It’s Thursday. A normal kitchen blender gets its power from an electric motor. Mister Patina thought that was far too ordinary, so he decided to power his blender with a gas engine instead. He started by building Toyan’s V8 engine kit, then engineered a drivetrain to transfer the engine’s power to the blender blades. The result is a fully functional 4-hp miniature V8 that spins the blades just like the real deal—and churns out smoothies with plenty of horsepower to spare. Because apparently, the only thing your morning smoothie was missing was the sound of a screaming V8.

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It’s Wednesday. Most fast-food drive-thrus have a pretty strict rule: no walking up to the window. Strongman Jaden Tyson Laing found a rather creative way around that rule—he simply walked through the McDonald’s drive-thru wearing a car.

Showing off some seriously ridiculous strength, Jaden hoisted the stripped-down 800-pound car body onto his shoulders and proceeded through the drive-thru like it was just another day at the office. Then, channeling his inner Fred Flintstone, he used his feet to provide the motivation and propulsion needed to get that four-wheeled McMeal on the move.

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It’s Tuesday. A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by the car show at the Crossroads Festival in Shorewood, Illinois. It’s not a huge show, but they usually manage to bring out a nice selection of cars, and there are always a few that catch my eye.

I put together a gallery featuring some of my favorites from the show, so take a look below and enjoy the automotive goodness!

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