Long-time performance artist Chris Burden has been working on his 1,200-car Hot Wheel sculpture, "Metropolis II," for four years now. Well, he's finished it up now, and to celebrate it, the art piece is the star of a thoughtful, six minute documentary. Who knew Hot Wheels could be, well, deep?

With the Space Shuttles officially retired and the "Soyuz era" underway, the end of an incredible space program and iconic symbol didn't hit us until well into the weekend. As a tribute to the space vehicle, Lego's rereleasing its 1,000-plus Space Shuttle set.

The engine of Hollywood is currently cranking out superhero movies and television shows that promise to bring nearly every childhood comicbook icon from the last 30 years into real life. As a long time comic addict, I can say with all honestly that I never ever thought I would see that day that I had a choice of seeing an X-Men, Thor, and Green Lantern movie all in the same month. There is something special about this time in movies. Reawakening all those childhood memories also has many of us asking that same old question again: "What if?" We can't have super powers, but what if we could use the most iconic superhero weapons ever conceived, in real life situations? What weapons would you choose? Surely you could do better than Rainn Wilson's (Dwight Schrute from The Office) wrench in the recent movie Super. So, if you were trained and otherwise tech-enabled, what would be in your real life superhero arsenal? Rounding out our Superhero Week here on DVICE, here's a list of some of the most badass instruments of justice that you might want to consider before donning your cape and cowl.

This pair of "Singing Bird Pistols" is just another reminder of how great old-timey toys are — like the really old ones, from before your great great great grandparents were born. Who needs an Xbox 360 when you can play with these pearl and diamond adorned pistols worth $5.8 million.