Hasta La Gadget!

While this capsule won’t actually launch you into space, it will take you wherever you need to go fast, if you’re going over water that is. The Jet Capsule uses a propulsion system that is akin to jet skis, and I’m sure they will start zipping around marinas everywhere pretty soon.

The Jet Capsule measures 24 feet in length, and with the amount of money you pay for it, you can customize it to your heart’s desire. It uses a propulsion system that can have up to two engines producing 350hp each, giving a top speed of 57 mph.

You’ll have to pay $250,000 and more to get your own. You’ll have to decide whether to use it to ferry to your passengers to your super yacht or use it as a mini-yacht itself.

[via The Awesomer]

Either that or there’s going to be a lot of squished people needing to be scraped off the tiles at the deep end. Currently under construction at the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, the Meg-a-Blaster slide will open in Spring 2014, dropping people from nearly 140 feet up.

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In case you haven’t noticed, we love gadgets around here. In fact, our list of our favorite kitchen gear quickly became far too long for a single article, so we’re splitting it in half. We present to you our favorite Kitchen Gadgets, and stay tuned in the near future for our favorite Cooking Gear. As always, we can’t wait for you to post links to your own favorites in the comments section.

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Re-usable water bottles are great for the environment, but are they so awesome for your taste buds? When you’re out and about you’re usually left filling them up from sketchy-looking drinking fountains or other questionable sources. But with these easy-to-use Shake Filters that work kind of like tea bags, you’re guaranteed clean tasting water no matter where you fill up.

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For centuries, scientists have puzzled over a counter-intutive observation: hot water, for some reason, seems to freeze faster than cold. Fortunately, now a team of physicists has worked out why it happens.

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