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This Wooden Xenomorph Phone Stand Looks Like It’s Been Dead a Long Time

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Intricately carved out by Ukrainian woodworker Vadim of Etsy shop bovagu, these wooden xenomorph phone stands are perfect for letting coworkers know you’re a fan of the Alien franchise. Or for trying to convince them you’re an alien headhunter like the Predators. Speaking from experience, though, that’s an uphill battle. These people aren’t as gullible as my nieces and nephews.

The $145 heads are carved from sustainable linden wood, weigh 0.9 lbs, and measure approximately 5.5″ x 12″ x 3.5″. They can also be linseed oiled in different colors if blue isn’t your thing. I want mine to be the limey green tint of xenomorph blood, as seen in the movies. I demand realism!

Admittedly, that’s a sweet phone stand. And to think I’ve gotten by all this time just using a stack of unfinished work documents for a stand while I watch Netflix instead of actually attending to those documents. Fun fact: those papers also double as napkins and emergency tissues!

[via DudeIWantThat]

Magnetic Levitating UFO Bluetooth Speaker

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This is for sure one of the coolest speakers we’ve seen. It’s literally floating. Or least the top half is. If you can bet the bottom part to float too, call us, we’ve got a proposal for ya, probably not that illegal. This Levitating Bluetooth Speaker uses the magical and mysterious power of magnets (how do they work?) to make the speaker float in mid-air. Meanwhile it can also spin around like an alien carousel full of little aliens riding cows around in a circle. Why do aliens like cows so much anyway?

So the speaker, yeah, the speaker connects to your phone or whatnot (probably your phone though) via bluetooth and pumps out that bassy bass with 5W audio drivers. Feel the earth move under your feet, because this speaker won’t feel the earth at all since it’s floating. There is a rechargeable battery in there since we’ve yet to develop anything better. Perhaps some actual aliens could help us out a bit on that front? Please? We’ll give you more cows.

This speaker looks pretty sleek, and has a modern look with it’s glowing light. It’s an instant party, just like aliens like to do. Party with cows. You can also just use the UFO top part on it’s own with the base, but what fun would that be?

Magnetic Levitating UFO Bluetooth Speaker

UFO Abduction Night Light: Take Me to Your Sleeper

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Inspired by the classic UFO shape perpetuated by old sci-fi films (real alien spaceships don’t look anything like this), this UFO LED Night Light is the perfect accessory to let aliens know you’re ready and willing to be abducted and join their human zoo. Made by ANQIA and available on Amazon (affiliate link), the light has 12 LEDs, three different lighting modes, and four brightness levels.

Available in black or white, the rechargeable battery-operated lamp features strobe (aka abduction mode), warm white, and cool white light settings, as well as adjustable brightness of 20%, 40%, 60%, or 100%. Unfortunately, there is no 80%. If you’re looking for 80% you’ll just have to cover a couple of the LEDs with black electrical tape.

What’s your current night light? Mine is the moon. The best part is it never runs out of batteries. The worst part is on cloudy nights it isn’t very bright and it’s hard to read comics in bed.

[via DudeIWantThat]

Start Your Own Alien Invasion with These Foam Space Invaders

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Space Invaders: they’re a bigger threat than most people realize. But don’t take my word for it; it’s not like I have top-level government clearance and know what goes on behind the doors of Area 51. I only pretend I do on dates. Available from Etsy shop Thunktronix, each bag of ‘Sooo Many Foamy Space Invaders!’ includes 70+ foam cutouts of the iconic video game characters so you can stick them to the walls all over your house. Or somebody else’s house, go wild!

Made from EVA foam, the sprites measure approximately 1″ – 3″ wide and are going to be a welcome addition to my bubble baths. Oh no, the aliens are coming! Pew pew, pew pew pew! I’ll be having so much fun I probably won’t even notice the water has long gone cold, and I’m all pruny.

Did I mention a bag only costs $10? That means for $100, you could have over 700 Space Invaders! That’s a lot of Space Invaders. Probably too many, to be honest. But don’t let me stop you from following your dreams; you do you, space ranger.

E.T. Flying Bike Moon Lamp: E.T. Light Home

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Inspired by the iconic scene from the movie where E.T. makes Eliot’s bike fly, Firebox is selling this officially licensed E.T. Moon Lamp. It features a moveable silhouette of Eliot and E.T. against a lit full moon. Just thinking of the scene still brings a tear to my eye. Mostly because it reminds me of those horrible government agents almost killing E.T.

Honestly, there are few things I dreamed about more as a child than meeting an alien friend who could make my bike fly. I can thank E.T. for that. I can also thank E.T. for all the cuts and bruises from trying to make my bike fly without befriending a telekinetic alien first. Stupid gravity.

Powered by two AAA batteries (not included), you can put the lamp absolutely anywhere without the limitations inherent in power cords and electrical outlets. Am I going to use double-sided tape to stick one to the dashboard of my car? Please, does E.T. love Reese’s Pieces?

Animatronic Alien Xenomorph Rocks out on Guitar

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Xenomorphs: they’re just misunderstood aliens that want to rock out, not kill. Case in point: this small animatronic xenomorph built by Danny Huynh that jams out on guitar. Free Bird! Admittedly, I would still have a hard time feeling comfortable being a groupie.

The animatronic’s basic tempo is controlled via knobbed servos, with its finer movements operated via radio controls so Danny can make the xenomorph’s motion correspond to the song it’s performing. Most impressive. Still, when reached for comment whether she’d ever attend a live concert, Ellen Ripley replied, “Only in an exoskeletal P-5000 Powered Work Loader.” Smart thinking.

Below is a video of an earlier iteration of the rocking alien performing Metallica’s ‘The Unforgiven,’ an appropriate song considering I doubt all those Colonial Marines have forgiven and forgotten what the aliens did to them. Now Danny just needs to build a Predator that can play drums and this duo can take their music on tour!

[via The Awesomer]

Crashed UFO Garden Statue: Take Me to Your Weeder

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Aliens: I want to believe they’re out there. And it’s easy because I’ve had direct contact with them on numerous occasions. But enough about the government refusing to take my calls anymore, this is the Crash Landing Flying Saucer Alien Spacecraft Statue available exclusively from purveyor of questionable home and garden decor Design Toscano. Now, this particular purchase, this is going to be a tricky one to explain to my wife.

Measuring approximately 30″ wide, 19″ deep, and 25″ high, the 49-pound, $450 hand-painted resin statue will look perfect crashed among a group of existing garden gnomes, who, at least in my mind, are now fleeing in terror.

Am I going to buy one and modify it with smoke and light effects for extra realism? My heart is saying yes, and my mind is saying yes, but my wife is shaking her head no. So you know what that means – I’ll have to do it in secret until she catches me! It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission, that’s my motto. Also: ‘That’s cool, I like sleeping on the couch anyways.’

[via TheGreenHead]

Alien Xenomorph Head Letter Opener

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Because nothing says I’m the boss around here like an over-the-top letter opener, this is the Alien Xenomorph Letter Opener from Diamond Select Toys and available on Amazon (affiliate link). I think it goes without saying it’s the perfect letter opener for playing the knife game (aka five-finger filet) like Bishop in the original Alien movie.

The 10″ long unit features a heavy base resembling the head of a xenomorph warrior, with the actual letter opener being a removable model of the alien’s inner jaw. Remember the first time you saw that in the original movie? It still gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Does anybody even use letter openers anymore? I just assumed they were a way to keep a weapon at your desk in the event your coworkers turn on you. I mean it’s not that hard to open an envelope, especially if you don’t care about what’s inside. ‘Probably just another past-due bill’ I exclaimed while accidentally ripping my second COVID stimulus check to shreds.

How To Make Your Own Wearable Alien Facehugger Entirely Out Of Rubber Bands

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Looking for a fun arts and crafts project? How about making your own wearable alien facehugger entirely out of rubber bands per this Instructable created by user tofugami? Personally, I can’t wait to make one, then slip it on when my girlfriend isn’t paying attention and see what she says. Hopefully not, “Well that’s an improvement.”

I should have just followed the video, but being the sort of ‘I don’t need an instruction book’ idiot that I am, I assumed I could figure it out on my own. I could not. My first mistake was probably trying to construct the facehugger actually ON my face. I can honestly say I’d never been stung by a rubber band on the face before, and I don’t ever want to be again.

So yeah, I decided to just make a rubber band ball instead. That turned out to be significantly more in line with my level of expertise, which, if I’m being completely honest with myself, is whatever comes right before beginner.

[via Instructables]