Thursday, August 31

Want One...

Smartphones May Now "Scream" When Stolen

Lord Kelvin Would Be Proud

World's Smallest Mobile Compass by Yamaha

Snakefighter


What do you get when you equip a fire hose with water hydraulic valves and actuators that make it capable of moving forward like a biological snake? The ultimate firefighter's helper!

Gnathograph

Nightmare Dental Instrument from 1939

Toilet Themed Dog Bowl


What more can I say?

Dance, Damn You!


Shake it, hamster. Sure! It's pointless, but what the heck, it's a catchy tune.

For Tyler - and his cube mates.

Wridea


Wridea
for collaborative brainstorming and organization.

Wednesday, August 30

Can You Overnight That?


Dr. Grordborts Infallible Aether Oscillators

Color Fusion Shower


Light generated by water pressure

Tuesday, August 29

Invent Yourself

Klonies

Thanks, Cappucino!

Monday, August 28

Turn left at the hydrant...

Woman Crashes When Teaching Dog To Drive

Sunday, August 27

For Anushka:

Mobile CricketCast

Saturday, August 26

Strange Science


The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology

Above: Narwhal skull misidentified in 18th century as unicorn horns.

Perplex City

In my latest Valleyschwag delivery I found a pack of Perplex City cards. The idea is to solve brain-teasers to lead you toward a real-world $200K prize. Looks pretty fun. I'd like to hear from anyone who has tried it.

Friday, August 25

RetroJunk

Your Memory Machine - "Hey, I remember that!"

What Makes YOU Happy?

Remember this: no one when they're 91 says "I wish I would have worked more..."

The President's Carriage


Before Air Force One, there was Carriage One...

Official Borat Homesite

Borat has a movie coming out. I actually hope it doesn't go mainstream so that he can keep on doing what he does best...

Netflix Mobile

Finally, Netflix Launches Mobile Site for Cell & PDA Users

Thursday, August 24

Happy 10th!

The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!

Wednesday, August 23

Firefox Crop Circle


Aliens prefer Firefox? Nah - just some crazed fans of the much adored web browser

Don LaFontaine GEICO Spot

Movie Trailer Announcer Guy - You know, the guy with the Voice...

WeirdAl

Don't download this song

Tuesday, August 22

Starbucks and McDonalds

Everywhere...

Starcrash - in More Than One Way


George Lucas had Harrison Ford, but Roger Corman had "The Hoff"

Like, Totally!

The '80s Server

Monday, August 21

The Mumy Returns


The Billy Mumy fan club. Not sure which is more disturbing: the fact that Billy Mumy has a fan club, or that the fan club has a "members only" section. Oh, my dear boy! The pain... the pain!

The Tony Hawk of Bicycles


Wow...

Abundant Free Energy?


Like a lightning bolt from Zeus. If it pans out, it may very well be the single most important discovery of our time. The Irish may have discovered how to violate laws of physics to create energy. Go figure!

Lake Peigneur Video

"The water of Lake Peigneur slowly started to turn,
eventually forming a giant whirlpool. A large crater
developed in the bottom of the lake. It was like someone
pulled the stopper out of the bottom of a giant bathtub."

Sunday, August 20

Meez and Meez Again...

One of two bikenutz's Meez:

Meez

tumbleweed's Meez:

Anyway Up Clock


This clock isn't the most clever invention to date, but it's kinda fun...!

One Thing At A Time

Try thinking about the about the taste of chocolate at the exact same time as you add 47 and 56. If it makes your brain fuzzy in the way your mouth feels after you've had an unripe banana, you're in good company: it's impossible.

Unstoppable Cube Warfare


A missile launcher for the discriminating cube rat...

Ragdoll Pinball

Fun-Motion: Factory Pinball (Ragdoll Pinball)

VideoJug

Community of Illustrators

Amateur Illustrator

Friday, August 18

Time and Again


This device, designed by a German company, allows viewers to see the scene in front of them in various eras.

Thursday, August 17

Homestar Decker-Slaney!

I have got to get my prescription changed!

Deitel has another one

Welcome to the Firefox Resource Center!

Pet Accessories


Inflatable Dog Collar

You Ate My Dog!


Mystery creature found dead. Nobody is quite sure what it was that was killing people's pets, but it was not more powerful than a passing car. Rest in peace, whatever you were.

Amuse Yourself For Minutes!


Find out any actor's Bacon Number at UVA's Oracle of Bacon calculator

Wednesday, August 16

Remote Lounge "Spy" Bar


Aaaah...video cameras and alcohol - what a perfect match!

Intelligent First Aid

Check out the Talking First Aid Kit. Listen to a sample here.

Funny Office Slang

OfficeSlang.com

Go Easy On Your Gluteus Maximus


Omni Directional Suspension Bicycle Seat

Is the Sun a Planet?


Our Solar System - For Tyler...

Tuesday, August 15

Next Up, NASCAR Segway?


Off-road Segway Coming Soon. Does 170 MPH and looks really cool. Just kidding. Whatever happened to taking a nice walk?

PhoneTrick.com

Prank your friends!

Monday, August 14

The Imaginary World of Mr Toast

It's hot..

...in Topeka

Stephen King on dieting

"I hadn't found a single diet that tried to scare people thin"

Optical Illusions Etc

Optical Illusions Etc...use caution if you are prone to epileptic seizures...

Firefly


No, not the SciFi series... this one turns your water bottle into a lantern.

The BEAR: Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot


Designed to find, pick up and rescue people in harm's way, the humanoid BEAR robot can do what humans can't: Lift heavy loads and carry them long distances.

Sunday, August 13

Test of LiveWriter

This is a test of Microsoft's new Live Writer blogging tool.


Motion painting

Sony Mylo


1) Find a hotspot, 2) Begin instant messaging

Messin' with Sasquatch


The binoculars prank. Another in the Jack Link's Beef Jerky "Messin' with Sasquatch" series. Awesome jerky, awesome commercials.