I can’t think of a single thing I’d rather F1 engineers doing with their downtime than building grills designed with F1 dynamics in mind. They only thing that could make Brennwagen grills more desirable would be guns to shoot your meat while you cook it.

Former F1 engineers Florian Wagner and Daniel Ernst got together to create these wonderful meat-burning machines. They’ve got “low profile tires, drop-center rims, center nuts [and] safety brakes,” and the top-of-the-line GTX 1500 looks a smidge roomier than my first car. The smallest grill, the GTC 500, is diminutive enough to pass as a piece of carry-on luggage, and would probably be enough to give your local TSA agent a mild stroke.

Brennwagen’s site isn’t super-clear about the prices, but they do offer this lovely illustration of how they think trucks deliver will the grills.

I love shoes. I love dogs. So how much do I love these art sculptures of dogs made from shoes? More than dogs love to eat shoes. Dogs. Shoes. Love. YES. They’re made by Vinti Andrews, who repurposed classic Nikes like the Air Max 1, Air Force 180 and Dunks to create this sorta vibrant and fiery pet art. They cost a cool $4,500 but I think I’d get one of these before I buy my next dog. The color combinations are beautiful.

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Ford has created a full-size replica of the company’s new Explorer crafted from Lego bricks. The sculpture was created by 22 designers over the course of 2,500 hours. All told, there are 380,000 individual bricks at work, weighing in at a hefty 2,654 pounds, and a 768-pound aluminum platform supports the creation.

Ford debuts its Lego Explorer at its Chicago assembly plant before shipping it to the new Legoland theme park just outside of Orlando, Florida. The block Explorer will ride all the way down to the sunshine state in a transporter with transparent sides so fellow motorists can view the creation.

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We’ve seen plenty of fail videos showcasing things gone wrong, like crane fails, car-chase fails, and car-race fails. They’re as addictive as the proverbial… well, you know. But when someone behind the wheel gets it right, that can be just as awesome.

That’s why whoever is behind the two wheels of this backhoe deserves a case of something congratulatory: in under three minutes he (or she) puts the earthmover into a dumptruck bed then back on the ground, and sticks both landings. Follow the jump for the video, and of course, don’t try this at your construction site…

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Our history with the tricycle is somewhat spotty. The inherently unbalanced design is only associated with skinned knees and brushes with asphalt in our memories, but apparently not everyone had the same experience. A trio of daredevils have taken to slinging themselves down mountain passes on modified big-boy trikes with nothing but the soles of their shoes for deceleration. Judging by the footage after the jump, the crew can crest speeds of 55 miles per hour, blowing by traffic and generally abandoning all regard for their well-being in the process. We love it.

Now, we’d be derelict in our duties if we didn’t mention that you’d have to be completely mental to try this on your own. If you do decide to take to public streets on a homemade trike, just don’t tell the authorities we told you to do it. Hit the jump to see the insanity for yourself.

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We know that the peeps over at Saudi Arabia is rich, and I’m not talking about just some CEO-class rich that rides on 7-series and had a Porsche 911 as a weekend car. No, those people ride in style, but what is style? Well, when you’re that filthy rich, you get one of the world’s most expensive vehicle, and turn it ten fold the vale it has. Maybe ‘ten times’ is rather underrated here, because the vehicle you see above is a Bentley plated in gold. Real, hard cold gold! Shows you how much loaded these people are. Could do with a more sexy wheel though.

Thanks to our reader Marlon Kho for the image!

Artist Jonathan Brand likes working with a variety of mediums, but he is wildly skilled when it comes to handling paper. Brand is also a fan of the 1969 Ford Mustang. Combining his passion for both in a way that only a skilled artist can, Brand has set about the task of building the full-scale Ford entirely out of paper. Not just the shell, mind you, but every single item on the original car will have been born from a tree.

So far, the Brooklyn, New York artist has completed the engine, a wheel and tire, and one of the doors. The accuracy he can achieve in this medium is amazing, and we are eagerly awaiting the day when he folds that last piece and the whole thing comes together. We’re guessing it’s going to be a while, but we’ll be waiting. While you’re waiting, check out Brand’s work in more detail at his website.

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Coffins are always black and rectangular, looking dull. Not like we really bother about it when most of the time we’ll be thinking about the person in it, not the thing that’s containing him or her. But some people that have fashion taste will also want to leave this world in fashion right? When you’re alive, you look good. Would you want to leave in a dull black box? Well here’s something extremely unique in its own. A coffin that doesn’t look like one!

Paa Joe’s sculpted coffins blur the line between art and craft. Each work is carefully constructed to reflect the ambition or the trade of the person for whom it was made. They are not dead things but are instead a manifestation of and indeed an affirmation of life. The works are wholly African and are a contemporary embodiment of traditional tribal burial rituals and art practice. They link back to pre-colonial West African sculpture but also recall the pomp and extravagance of ancient Egyptian royal tombs.

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