Weird & wonderful

Gave Neuralink the top 10 out of 10 for the monkey controlling a game by thought alone.

One of the coolest things he has ever seen: a cheap lens-sheet invisibility cloak, rated 8 out of 10.

Lab-grown meat saves animals and lets nutrition be tailored, earning 8 out of 10.

Engineered male mosquitoes could collapse malaria-spreading populations; incredible innovation but raises ethical questions.

Building-sized 3D printers that made spherical earth houses in 8 days earn a 7 out of 10.

Growing wood from tree cells could save trees and processing steps, though still early.

A nanomaterial coating that turns infrared into visible light could replace bulky night vision goggles; 6 out of 10.

A patented Samsung shirt that harvests static electricity from movement to power sensors and temperature control.

Gave bubble hotels an easy 3 out of 10 on the wild-ometer; pretty crazy but not the wildest.

Clothing made from out-of-date milk uses 15 times less water and could change the world.

Lidar revealed a sprawling Mayan city hidden under the Guatemalan jungle canopy, scoring 4 out of 10.

A trackable, pingable smart umbrella that withstands strong winds, given 4 out of 10 for wildness.

A stealthy titanium-backed iPhone that survived an air rifle pellet without a mark, and he could see himself using it.

Arun thinks Escobar Cash is a worthless gift card for an unlisted cryptocurrency and likely a pump and dump scheme.

A foldable, naturally antibacterial straw that fixes the problems of soggy paper straws.

A chandelier with living algae leaves that purify the room's air, rated four out of ten.

Paper made from elephant dung that saves trees and gives people a reason not to hunt elephants.

A cheap off-grid home with its own wind and solar power and water collection, controlled by one app; rated seven out of ten.

A crowdfunded laser razor whose prototype could burn only one hair at a time, rated 6 out of 10.

Temple-less sunglasses held on by magnets glued to the face, rated 3 out of 10 as a fail.

A crowdfunded colour-scanning pen that looks faked and still has no retail product after ten years.

Misjudged how people read newspapers, earning a mild 2 out of 10 on his fail scale.

A $200 device that only ran Twitter, and badly, scoring 7 out of 10 for sheer stupidity.

A full Android watch on the wrist is a fun novelty, but it is huge and makes the wrist sore.