Spanish artist Maximo Riera knows a thing of two about being an evil overlord. At least I think so, judging by this incredibly awesome chair/throne he’s created. “The octopus sculpture is created from compressed foam sections that are then attached and painted by hand to create the intricate details. [It's] upholstered in luxurious black leather [and] tentacles extend to 1.5 metres [to the back].” Consider the throne the crowning jewel in your undoubtedly already formidable castle of world domination; it’s certainly got the price tag to match: $53550.
Now to think of your evil name… Cephaloman? That’s pretty lame… Suggestions?
This is what happens if you take skis, shorten them to about 1 foot in length, fatten them up threefold and place them sideways on your feet. The Dual Snowboards are exactly what they sound like: one snowboard for each foot. It sounds silly. But it might not be. If you watch the video I’ve embedded after the jump, you’ll see that there might be some advantages to this quirky twist on tossing yourself down snow covered slopes. For one, your feet aren’t tied together! Also, since walking forward digs the edge of the “boards” into the snow, you can walk back up hill (why would you want to??). Also… your feet aren’t tied together! Admittedly there’d be a learning curve here, but to someone who knows nothing of icy downhill suicide games, it looks like some sort of fun. No? Anyway, you can use your regular boarding boots with them.
It’s $265.
Hit the jump to see what they look like in action.
Oh and a video of a Russian crow snowboarding, because why not?
The cold is upon us but that doesn’t stop us from drinking. Up here in Canada, we like to go outside with beer in hand now and then so what better way to stave off frostbite than with the Scandinavian Skuuzie, a purpose made beer holder/mitten hybrid.
I really felt like making that headline sound even more hysterical, but then you might think I put something in my Cool-aid. So I kept it relatively level headed, knowing you’d appreciate my composed approach. See, not much is known about the video above aside from what you can see in it: the most awesome Lego creation on the planet! No, really… you have to watch it to believe it. It’s this Rube Goldberg-like device that shuttles oodles of little plastic soccer balls around this incredibly complex track in a seemingly endless sequence of mind bending Lego engineering. It’s just too beautiful to dare put any more words than this to it.
So just watch and come back here and tell me to my face that you even noticed 8 minutes go by.
Just why on earth has this been created? They’re “100% cotton lounge pants [that] have an elastic waist with drawstring and side seam pockets.” Otherwise known as PJs. But they’re just awful. Why do they need to have these designs printed on them? Worst of all, why does the one on the right have to have that “boxers showing” look? Yeah… those boxers are painted on! Would anyone ever hope to get laid in one of these?
My eyes hurt.
It’s got to be a joke, but the $13 price seems to be real…
You can add the Click Keypad watch to the list of time-telling devices whose entire point is to make the business of telling time more (not less) difficult. There’s a certain charm in the process, at least in the mind of certain geeks that are attracted by it. We fall squarely in that group and that’s why we like this watch. Not only does it tell time awkwardly, it also looks like it should be a calculator, but it isn’t. Time is displayed by a sequential blinking of the corresponding LEDs, which are activated after pressing any 0-9 number. The date is similarly triggered and read by pressing “#”.
The Click Keypad comes in 5 colors and costs $90. They ship worldwide.
Bitchin’ motor runnin’, head out on the intergalactic highway…
Oh, sorry, didn’t see you there while humming my cleverly modified Steppenwolf song that I’m awkwardly using to segue into a description of this motorcycle suit that’s shaped like a Stormtrooper outfit. It’s made from grade-A cowhide and has the following features:
- Incredible attention to detail, featuring form molded details like never before.
- Raised rib detailing on the sleeves, shoulders, legs, torso and midsection perfectly replicating the look of rigid armor.
- Adjustable forearms, biceps, thighs and shin leather armor allow for a personalized ‘custom’ body fit.
- Waist belt is part of the jacket and not removable. Cleverly hidden is the main front zipper which has 3 main access points providing function, while allowing the main torso armor to be uncompromised and true to what was seen on screen.
- Snap buttons on the cuffs and wrist zippers.
- Jacket and Pants zip together at the waist essentially converting this to a one-piece body suit.
- Removable quilted cotton lining.
- CE-approved body armor in the shoulders, forearms/elbow, back spine protector, thighs and knee/shin armor is standard for riders but is easily removed for day-to-day wear.
Sounds like some serious suit right there, and there’s a serious price to match: $1,165 CDN for the whole set, although you can buy it in separate parts. Like, the books cost $150. But let’s face it, you’d look pretty stupid wearing only part of a Stormtrooper biking suit. You’ll still look weird wearing the whole thing, but no one gives a damn because, well, Star Wars is what.
Sales close January 31st, 2012 with delivery in Q2 of that year. The essential helmets, however… don’t appear to be sold with this.
Well this is about as low tech as things can get, but it’s interesting anyway. The Harbin Public Transport Company in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang has seen it fit to include specially labeled “emergency” bricks onto 300 of their 700 bus fleet. Why? So you can easily break windows and exit should the doors somehow become inoperable in an incident. There’s one brick by the driver’s seat, and another towards the back of the buses.
Wouldn’t a purpose-built hammer be easier for stunned and shocked accident victims to use? Perhaps, but… “The special hammers are expensive and people were always stealing them,” explained a spokesperson from the Harbin Public Transport Company. “We don’t think anybody will be interested in stealing bricks.” Famous last words?
This being China, perhaps there’s some hope that they won’t be misused or stolen, but you can bet that if this was America…
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