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I always held true to the old adage that tells us it’s the thought that counts, but that being said, I’ve had a lot of great thoughts… but they’re not at all better than getting some extravagant present. However, when I cant afford extravagance I like to go for something so unique or bizarre that the recipient exclaims ‘where did you find that!?’ Hence my family has some pretty...
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What took so long?
Its not rocket surgery.
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Handle makes marinating easy.
No kabobs rolling around on the grill... no spinning food.
This inventive 12-inch-long cooking tool is easy to load, flip, and release.
Food stays in place on food grade 18/8 stainless steel 'teeth.'
Theres no...
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Do you love the great outdoors? For those who have answered in the affirmative, which appeals to you more – the mountains and forest, or the beach as well as rivers? Some might like both, but this particular mode of transport across rivers and other bodies of water is made all the more special by virtue of the material. With an asking price of a rather high $1,900, the Transparent Canoe Kayak...
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Ever fancied having your very own HAL 9000 supercomputer from the 2001 Space odyssey film? Well Adafruit have published instructions on how to create your very own Adafruit HAL 9000 replica for less than $100.
HAL stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer, and stars in both the 2001 and 2010 sequel odyssey film, and is fitted with an iconic red eye.
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Working in an office with other people is fraught with all kinds of tensions and politics*, but there is nothing more divisive than the humble shared printer. Here's the instruction manual they forgot to include in the box that behemoth of a color laser arrived in. [PHD Comics] More »
The Real Instruction Manual For Your Shared Office Printer
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Is there anything more infuriating than watching your favorite team lose while you've spent the past two hours shouting fantastic coaching advice at the screen? Taking your frustration out on your TV's remote can help, particularly if it's able to shrug off the abuse like this impressive heavy duty alternative you can build yourself. More »
You'll Never Destroy This Heavy Duty Remote In a...
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In an effort to create an alternative to disposable plastic silverware, Triangle Tree has produced Edible Spoons, a spoon that you can eat after finishing your meal. Made of corn, the spoons are biodegradable and can either be composted or consumed. The Edible Spoon is also designed to break apart after use to make snacking easier. Created with all organic ingredients, the spoon comes in three...
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YUM! No, wait. I MEAN GROSS. THESE ARE GROSS. Candy is a beatiful thing. But these candy fails are not!
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Alligator Manhole Cover Doormat 23' diameter.
$22.99.
[via The Green Head]
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Japan is home to all sorts of weird and wonderful items, and why stop now? While I’ve enjoyed building models since I was a little kid, I’ve typically stuck to cars, motorcycles, airplanes, and the occasional robot. But in Japan, you can build a model of a fish. But this isn’t just any fish model, no. It’s a model that can be deconstructed into a meal. This is the fish that the guys...
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This set of comic-book themed keyboard stickers is a must for the geek who does a lot of typing. I’d rather look at superheros all day than letters.
(...) Original Story Comic Book Keyboard Stickers
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Check out this quirky photo project by photographer Fabien Nissels titled Blocks. Nissels first photographed his friend Johan in a studio from four different directions for each part of his body (i.e. head, arms, torso, waist, legs). They then printed out the photographs and fixed them onto styrofoam blocks, placed the blocks in various locations and in different arrangements, and...
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Hannibal Lecter is getting on in years. A bit of fish will be good for his heart.
-via It's Okay to Be Smart
(Photo: unknown)
Brain Sushi
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At first thought, animated GIFs might conjure up images of dancing “under construction” signs and cheesy banner ads circa the year 2000. Luckily, the creative minds of present-day animators, designers, illustrators, and digital artists are revisiting the technology and utilizing it in impressive new ways.
Whether it’s a website with strategically placed, imagery-rich cinemagraphs...
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Are you on the lookout for a new remote control toy in order to live out your childhood fantasies? After all, back when you were a wee lad, you were unable to own one of those remote controlled toys simply because your parents decided that getting one of those for you would spoil you, not to mention the money could have been better spent elsewhere. Well, now that you are working and are your...
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Lana Filippone designed the above T-Rex corn of the cob holders. She actually designed a bunch of them as part of a design competition for Imm-Living, which she won. That means that not only are they really cool to look at, they’re going to be made available for you to purchase soon. We’re not sure when, or for how much. But you can hit the jump for more pictures and links.
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Packing what appears to be a couple of bombs capable of wiping out a small city, this fighter jet-themed pendant light will hang from the ceiling and provide air superiority—and soft illumination—to any room. It requires six 40 watt bulbs in total—installed inside and outside the frosted fuselage and bombs—and when compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars the Air Force spends on...
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You have a lot of work to do. You're on a deadline. You're stressing out because people are constantly dropping by your desk saying hi, how you're doing because you're in a computer lab. You need to block everybody out. What do you do? Slap on some headphones and tape this sign onto your back. That should do the trick. You can work without any interruption now. More » How to Make Sure No...
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Panels 2 Ponder is a website that presents comic book panels taken out of their context, likely making them more enjoyable than the source material.
Comic book panels taken out of context
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Those yearning to relive their 80s glory days need yearn no longer.
Now, Sirobako has introduced the totally radical cardboard self-assembly ‘Berlin BoomBox’ kit, designed by German designer Axel Pfaender.
It takes only about 10-20 minutes to assemble the kit and no tools or glue are needed. You can play music saved in your iPhone/iPod, smartphone or any other music player that has a...
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Do you really want a Jar Jar Binks USB flash drive? There are so many better characters you could choose from. Well, at least this storage device can’t possibly be as inept and useless as the CGI Gungan himself, right?
You might remember that last year Mimoco teased fans with an April Fools’ Day joke where they said they were releasing a Jar Jar Binks Mimobot. Turns out, some of you...
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Japan is home to all sorts of unusual stuff, and the hits keep on coming. While the technology to 3D print a tiny model of yourself has existed for a while, this is the first time I’ve heard of using the same material used to make gummy bears/worms/critters to do it.
The guys at the Shibuya, Japan FabCafe recently offered men a chance to generate 3D models of themselves to give to their...
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Jennifer's sugar cookies look delicious. But how did she get the striated look and the wavy form? Click on Continue reading to see process photos.
Clever, don't you think? It's delicate work, but the results are beautiful. Jennifer also added blackened sugar to create the appearance of black pepper. Now just eat them with whiskey for a balanced, healthy meal.
Link -via Foodbeast...
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Gabrielle Rogers and Stefan Auer build ships in bottles the old-fashioned way (and if you don't know how it's done, you'll be amazed to find out). They got a request to build the boat from the 1975 movie Jaws in a bottle, and they did, complete with shark!
The amount of details makes all the difference when an artist is tyring to bring to life a scene like this one. A miniature fishing rod...
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A Dallas-based vintage enthusiast named David (no last name available) runs Remarkably Retro, a Tumblr page loaded up with images of vintage products, advertisements and photographs. And it isn't just a reblogging operation: In addition to scouring the web, David painstakingly scans old books and magazines, which is why we find images on his site that we've never seen elsewhere. Remarkably...
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Over the years, we’ve seen some really bizarre USB gadgets turn up. We’ve seen plenty of lights, flash drives, and all manner of other devices. We’ve even had little USB powered dogs designed to hump away at your USB port. ThinkGeek has what might be one of the most unnecessary and weird USB gadgets I’ve ever seen.
The product is called the USB Squirming Tentacle, and it does exactly...
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Japan is a country absolutely crazy about fish (sushi et al) but also stationery and design, so this is a natural corollary of a potent mix. At first glance the Ajina Tasty Fish Pencil Case resembles a delicious grilled fish. But split it open from head to tail to reveal not the guts of an water-dwelling future slice of sashimi, but your writing gear!
Yes, with this pen pouch you can be the...
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Go back about a hundred years ago and things like photos or documents weren’t so easy to store on your [...]
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Heard about that brouhaha over the trillion dollar coin? Well, the Brits beat us to it. Sort of.
The note above doesnt look like much, but youre looking at a real £1,000,000 banknote, nicknamed 'giant' in the British currency system. And if you think thats big, its nothing compared to its cousin 'titan.' That one is £100 million!
Chris Bowlby of the BBC has the story:
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[via Bem Legaus!]
Film Canister Salt & Pepper Shakers
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Cars, boats, trains, planes. They're all pretty standard kids' toys, and there's nothing wrong with them either. But maybe you want you offspring to get to familiar with something a little more sophisticated at that formative age. How about some nuclear power plant blocks? More » What Kid Wouldn't Want This Nuclear Power Plant Playset?
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Papercraft projects tend to be based on 3D models from video games or custom-made art projects. The basic idea is to take a 3D model and flatten it out in software such as Dunreeb Cutout or Pepakura Designer by Tama software. Then you print it, cut out the parts, fold them where necessary, and paste the whole mess together. Now, thanks to Paper-kit.com, if you've got a big head – or simply...
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When the lid is closed, this truck looks like all the other tankers at Ken Foster's oil delivery company. But this beauty is made to cook meat in huge quantities:
Then, with the push of a button, the whole thing cracks apart, opening like a giant set of aluminum jaws. And inside sits a traveling kitchen, complete with four-burner stove, 42-inch grill and stainless steel prep counter. [...]...
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'Shine some light onto your breakfast with this silicon egg shaper that will make your plate into a work of art.'
Like.
Want.
Bought.
$12.
[via designer Avihai Shurin, who was kind enough to take time out from his studio work to send me a link to his latest creation.]
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DIY Mini-Rocket The Big Book Of Hacks
Combine simple household items to make a rocket propulsion system.
MATERIALS Paper Pencil Scissors Glue Alka-Seltzer tablets Water Empty film canister
STEP 1 Design your rocket, drawing it on paper. A simple cylinder, nose cone, and a pair of fins will suffice. It should stand around 6 inches (15 cm) tall and be approximately 1½ inches (3.75...
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Hard Drive iPhone Cover – let your inner geek spring free: "
How badly do you want to declare your love for technology to the world? Are you, like a weekend nerd? Only comfortable with basement games of D&D with very close friends? Or are you a more flagrant abuser, shamelessly [...]
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I think they had the right idea when they began making sporks and including these hybrid utensils in packs of instant noodles. However, they left a lot to be desired, especially since they didn’t really do a good job when it came to actually scooping up soup or noodles.
That is, until now.
Some folks finally saw fit to reinvent the spork and come up with a utensil that is actually useful. The...
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Who cares what color the walls are when there's beer in front of you? That's exactly what the guys between Beertone thought, when they decided to put together a color chart that takes you on a journey through the entire spectrum of beer. Beertone explains: More »
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This system of burners, pipes, flasks and gauges looks like it came straight out of a laboratory. In fact, though, its a prototype coffee machine—and it could satisfy the technical desires of even the biggest coffee nerd. More »
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If you need any more proof that we're giving Nobel Prizes to the wrong people, behold the brilliant creation that is Putter Pool. It takes billiards and golf—arguably two of the laziest sports known to man—and merges them into an indoor game that barely requires you to get up off the couch. Genius! More »
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Add a bit of whimsy to your morning coffee routine with one of these Creature Cups ($15-$20). Available in 11 or 15 oz. sizes, these curious cups are dishwasher safe...
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Infrared RC Centipede - USD 55: " Most definitely NOT recommended for anyone with a fear of creepy-crawlies, this Infrared RC Centipede by JTT is the perfect way to scare the living bejeezus out of people. You just hold the mini red infrared controller and then make the multi-legged creature scuttle like crazy around on the floor. And it's huge, a real monster! But it charges up by USB so it's...
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'X-Tape is a series of printed adhesive tapes giving the illusion
that your package is sealed with (top down)
hinges, leather straps, O-rings, or tower bolts.
9 foot roll: $19.
Right now Im visualizing my friend Mike Anderson reaching for his wallet just when he thought Id helped him drain it as much as was gonna happen today — WRONG!
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You know those cute and cartoonish blinking eyes that you see in comics or on the TV? Well, you might want to bring a little bit of comic relief back to your home or office. Drawing button eyes on a piece of paper, cutting it out and then putting some Blu-tack at the back and sticking it to a notice board or at the office’s water cooler area is a whole lot of trouble. In fact, it is too much...
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Highlights and details from the website:
• Vinyl
• Floats
• Inedible
• 5' x 5.5'
$5.
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From LikeCool: 'With Esslack Food Spray, you can now gild your tomatoes, pretzels, and whatever other food screams out to be covered in gold. Using these fresh spray cans full of edible silver and gold paint, food goes from ordinary to bling in seconds.'
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Origin and Production
The Deli Garage developed Food Finish with a small food...
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USB Pickle Light: "
What took so long?
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Introducing: the USB Pickle
Its hard to keep up with technology these days, so why not invest in something that is almost entirely useless from the get-go?
Plug it into any USB port, push the button, and the pickle on the end will glow with a soft green light.
Each 17'-long device is made of plastic...
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