THE PERIODIC TABLE OF SWEARING

 
 
 





Jon Link and Mick Bunnage are writers, illustrators and cartoonists, and well known as the creative minds behind Modern Toss. One of their well-received works of art include the Periodic Table of Swearing (originally available in the form of a giclee print, a printed towel and magnets) is now available in the form of an interactive coffee table (yes, a piece of furniture) thanks to a partnership with Clay (a design and production company that turns conceptual design ideas into a reality).

The Periodic Table of Swearing is a machine with more than 100 brightly coloured buttons which unleash hilariously creative “bad words” when pressed. The cuss words vary in nature from tamefully offensive to quite wickedly jaw-dropping. The machine itself comprises more than 100 meters of cabling, and 300 soldered joints from laser-cut MDF. The fruit machine buttons were carefully chosen after much deliberation about a touch-screen option, but in the end, the tactile quality of the machine is what makes it a hit. In an interview with Wired.co.uk, Adrian Ward (co-founder of Clay) said “Pushing a button and getting a sound is one of the simplest, most enjoyable forms of interaction we could think of. The swearing is a bonus.” We couldn’t agree more.

35 Comments

  1. Stefano Carniel (@steky89) wrote:
    December 2, 2011 at 10:31 am

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  3. Jessica (@Smedette) wrote:
    December 5, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    If you’re still shopping around for the perfect gift for me: http://t.co/jITaNw5P (cc: @cguzzan)

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  4. meadowgirl (@meadowgirl) wrote:
    December 5, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    i want to buy this for @sutterink and @kateylous for Xmas. think of the hours of fun, y’all. http://t.co/mm7SDIAE

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  6. Jenny (@jennyboh) wrote:
    December 5, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    this is the only thing I want for Christmas #fuckyeah http://t.co/PIRmdpA3

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  7. Geoff (@foomandoonian) wrote:
    December 5, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    The Periodic Table of Swearing: http://t.co/VfbQmmub – Literally a table. Literally awesome.

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  8. Mark (@yokelbear) wrote:
    December 6, 2011 at 3:06 am

    @goddessdeeva Saw this and thought of you :) http://t.co/1uJha5xA

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  11. Carolina Gómez (@CaroGomezS) wrote:
    December 6, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    finalmente un buen uso a la tabla periódica http://t.co/zHU6wFbJ

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  12. Maha Kamal (@emeskay) wrote:
    December 7, 2011 at 2:56 am

    “The periodic table of swearing” – I doubt the #PTABannedList was this creative =p http://t.co/jSalSL1M

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    December 7, 2011 at 2:01 pm

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    December 7, 2011 at 2:46 pm

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  16. Just Another Hacker (@wireghoul) wrote:
    December 7, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    The periodic table of swearing – http://t.co/AWGTRiUg #winning

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  17. Nick Carr (@nickcarr1) wrote:
    December 7, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    The periodic Table of Swearing… Arseholes for Goalposts http://t.co/go4xRyJn

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  18. Alys of Foxdale (@alysoffoxdale) wrote:
    December 7, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Laughing so hard I almost fell off the sofa. I blame my brother. http://t.co/JoU6LXQ5

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    December 8, 2011 at 12:05 am

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  20. Periodic Table of Swearing would even make a sailor blush » Geko Geek wrote:
    December 8, 2011 at 6:00 am

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  23. David (@DTL) wrote:
    December 8, 2011 at 11:11 am

    @robmanuel Xylophone Buggery! It’s a real-life Buffy’s Swear-o-tron http://t.co/DW3IURzj

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  24. Joe Martin (@JOEMARTIN22) wrote:
    December 8, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    If anyone would like to get me one of these I’d love you long time. http://t.co/b7fjzcrN

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  25. John wrote:
    December 8, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Pretty stupid and bad taste. Too bad he didn’t have more brains to be more creative and come up with something better after investing so much time doing a good button and finishing layout.

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    December 8, 2011 at 6:41 pm

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  33. Elisa Pacheco (@elisasaur) wrote:
    December 13, 2011 at 9:21 pm

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  34. gbin (@gbin) wrote:
    December 14, 2011 at 2:54 am

    My coworkers need a French version of those :) http://t.co/dhAw6Rw5 http://t.co/tXspesWv

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  35. jazz (@frazzledjazz) wrote:
    December 15, 2011 at 12:13 am

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