Archive for September, 2011
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BANANA PEEL ART
Australian artist Jun Gil Park sees more than just a funny shaped fruit when he looks at a banana – he sees the potential for a masterpiece. Jun Gil Park has been carving drawings into bananas, allowing the natural oxidization process to affect the scraped skin. The result is a change in colour that brings this artist’s carefully drawn image to life.
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MUSICAL NOTE GLASSWARE
Every kid learned how to make a crystal glass “sing” at a dinner party, but now, you can solicit an accurate series of musical notes with this musical glassware from Luna & Curious. If you fill the glass with any liquid to up to the line marked “A” you will hear an accurate “A” note when rubbing the rim of the glass in concentric circles. At ...
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BENT BAMBOO BICYCLE
This bicycle is made from sustainable bamboo material and was designed by Alexander Vittouris, a design student at Australia’s Monash University. The young designer envisions a bicycle that isn’t built, but rather “grown” – the bend stalks are formed into the smooth curves gradually while the bamboo stalk grows (a concept that is inspired by ‘arborsculpture’ – the process in which tree branches are fixed into ...
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BACON ROSES – ‘NUFF SAID
Stereotypically speaking, men are not overly anxious to receive a fragrant bouquet of roses…that is, unless we’re talking about bacon roses. That’s a different story. Surely this bouquet of delicious pork disguised as beautiful flowers will move most men to tears right after they say “WHOA!”.
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CTRL+ALT+DEL KEY CUPS
For all you PC-loving computer nerds, this cheeky set of CTL+ALT+DEL coffee cups designed by Think Geek is sure to help you reset your energy levels and reboot your mental hard drive just like these three magical keys do for your PC. Each cup is standard mug-sized and holds 8 ounces of fluid. The cups are available in white or black and are sure to be ...
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JOHN STAMOS’ GUIDE TO CUDDLING
John Stamos is an American actor best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006 to 2009, Stamos had a starring role on the NBC medical drama ER as Dr. Tony Gates. In September 2009, ...
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ELECTRICAL OUTLET EMOTICON STICKERS
It’s no surprise to anyone that with a little imagination, three-prong electrical outlets can look like an open-mouthed face. Thanks to the Creative Outlets vinyl stickers, now you can infuse a little bit of personality into your boring outlet. BUY HERE
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INSANE SINGLE WHEELED MOTORBIKE
What began as a high school science fair project has quickly turned into an international sensation. Four years ago, a then 17-year-old Benjamin Gulak traveled to China with his father on a business trip. When he saw the incredible pollution in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, much of it produced by smoky two-stroke scooters and motorcycles, he knew that electrics would make ideal substitutes—if they were ...
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TOFU THE VEGAN ZOMBIE TOY
Tofu is a friendly zombie, created from a botched laboratory experiment. If Tofu loses his tofu-brain, he turns into a dangerous zombie creature, craving human flesh! This 7” PVC collectible toy with removable tofu brain has 5 points of articulation. Tofu comes on a removable base and will be your best friend until he loses his tofu brain! Tofu is a friendly zombie, created from a ...
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COOL GANGSTA JESUS CHRIST PHOTOS
David LaChapelle, born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut, is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style. LaChapelle’s work has been described as surrealist, grotesque, shocking and ironic. Ingrid Sischy, long-time editor of Interview magazine, has said there are three main aspects to his “strong ...
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STRESSTICLES
A stress ball is typically filled with rice, artificial silicone beads or powder and come in many shapes and sizes, but this stress ball caught our eye for obvious reasons… it’s shaped like a set of…well… that’s obvious. There is something about it that seems as though it would help diminish stress more the average rice-filled stress balloon. We dare you not to laugh when you ...
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THE EXTREME SCIENCE OF FOOD
A REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY IN THE ART OF COOKING. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition, Modernist cuisine has in recent years blown through the boundaries of the culinary arts. Borrowing techniques from the laboratory, pioneering chefs at world-renowned restaurants such as elBulli, The Fat Duck, Alinea, and wd~50 have incorporated a deeper understanding of science and advances in cooking technology into their culinary art. ...
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ROCK CLIMBING BOOK CASE
Sallie Trout went fairly far out of her normal interior, furniture, lighting and hardware design experience to create this towering family library right in the centre of her own home. While some shelves can be reached from the floor, adjacent landing or from the triangle-shaped spiral stairs, the rest of the books are accessible only by remote-controlled chain hoist that is attached to a bosun’s chair ...
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WORLD’S LARGEST SOLAR POWERED YACHT
What is the goal of the PlanetSolar team? To be the first to circumnavigate the globe in a “solar” boat, i.e. one driven by a silent, pollution-free electrical engine powered exclusively by solar energy. With this project, the PlanetSolar team has two objectives. Firstly, to show that current technologies aimed at improving energy efficiency are reliable and effective, and secondly to advance scientific research in the ...
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PEOPLE WEARING ONLY FOOD
Photographer Ted Sabaese‘s “Hunger Pains” collection is made entirely out of real food. Yes, there are people other than Lady Gaga wearing edible items as clothing. “Hunger Pains” is an interesting collection that depicts a model wearing a meal that the model was craving. To be quite honest, these images make us hungry, but our appetites quickly vanishes when we think of how difficult it would ...
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SAFEST USB DRIVE IN THE WORLD
Your information is safe from unauthorized persons with this Safest USB from dialog05. Not actually a product for sale, unfortunately. The company unveiled this puppy at an art exhibition recently. From Dialog05: “what is the difference between analogue and digital, physical and virtual? what connects and bridges these apparently different worlds?” “this phenomena inspired us to use the USB interface, with all its possibilities and ambiguities as a medium for ...
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WORLD’S HIGHEST TENNIS COURT
By now you’ve likely heard all about the incredible feat of architectures in Dubai, well, there’s more! Leave it to the incredible architects and engineers behind the Burj-al-Arab, the fourth tallest hotel in the world, to develop an outdoor tennis court nearly 700 feet above the ground. The circular court doubles as a helipad when there aren’t any bouncing balls around. Famous tennis players, Andre Agassi ...
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SHOE BURGER – CONTEST WINNER #1 OF 4
CONGRATULATIONS goes out to @stop4stuff for entering this fabulous Shoe-Shaped Hamburger into the WHOA giveaway contest! @stop4stuff has won one of four pairs of artisan salt and pepper shakers from DRPD in London! Tristen Beth created the shoe burger for a competition from his workplace and then submitted it to Shapeways.com, needless to say, it was a big hit. Tristen scanned his shoe using 3D technology, ...
