Our medieval forefathers certainly had a swinging good time in the fields, and I don’t mean sitting down idly while watching the different constellations with a horn of wine in one hand. No sir, they loved swinging their weapons around - ranging from a heavy two-handed battle axe to a huge sword. Casualties on the battlefield back then were really high, and there was no CNN in those days to tally up the daily death total for the masses to know, and hence the King (or whoever was in charge) had nothing to worry about in terms of popularity polls unlike today. The machines of war in those days were also extremely brutal, with battering rams, catapults, and trebuchets causing even the most battle hardened person quake in his knees when these come knocking on your city walls. We today have much more advanced weaponry that minimizes the loss of life (for the assault party), but thankfully the weapons of yore are preserved with this Desktop Trebuchet from Firebox.

So you’re an avid fan of golf, but how many times have you actually practiced your short game indoors only to have your wife yell at you for breaking her vase which has been handed down in her family for the past 10 generations? Chances are you won’t be getting any love that night (or the next few weeks for that matter), with the cold comfort of the floor as your bed in order for you to reflect on your foolish action indoors. Enter the Floppy Indoor Golf Ball that helps golfers worldwide practice their short game at home in peace, knowing that even wayward shots won’t result in broken vases which ultimately leads to a withdrawal of marital relations.

I’m getting quite into home automation at the moment. I’ve just got a Roomba vacuum (blew it up on the first day so more to follow on that one) but disappointedly it cannot open doors, this is where this remote controlled swinging door could come in handy.

You attach the swinging door opener to to the top of your door (and wall). You are then able to open the door via remote control. This could be useful for disabled dwellings or just plain OTT in most houses. Still looks like a cool gadget to me though :).

Available from SmartHome but be warned it’s quite pricey. [Found via Gizmos for Geeks]