The “Will It Blend?” series on YouTube reminds me of the kind of stuff we did to entertain ourselves as kids. Along the lines of, ‘Let’s see what happens when we throw these Ewok action figures into the kitchen ceiling fan while it’s on high.’ (Answer: I don’t remember what happens. It was more than 20 years ago.)

Here’s the basic rundown: Tom Dickson, a genial fellow in a lab coat, takes stuff that you shouldn’t put in a blender, puts it in the blender, and blends it. He’s destroyed a dazzling array of items, including an iPod, an iPhone, glow sticks, lighters and a Chuck Norris action figure.

Tom’s latest experiment is whether he can blend Guitar Hero III. Check out the results here:

My favorite so far was the glow sticks. Here’s that video:

There is, of course, a “Will It Blend?” Web site. You can buy “Will It Blend?” merchandise and suggest stuff for Tom to blend. Here’s the site.

Given that we’re in the holiday season, I asked Tom to blend some Christmas tree garland. Yes, I know it’s lame because it’s unlikely that garland will produce any kind of toxic smoke that billows from the blender when Tom is through mixing it, but I can’t bear to watch him annihilate another piece of pricey electronics equipment.

Maybe I’ll suggest some Christmas lights instead?