Wednesday, October 31
Swim Van
Amphibious RV settles that ages old conflict, "When I retire, I want a boat... Errr, an RV... No, I want an RV that can swim." Done.
Tuesday, October 30
Bad, Bad Monkey
Learn what to do if you are ever attacked by a monkey. Really. Monkey attacks are extremely rare in the wild; the creatures tend to be scared of us and often scamper away when a person gets within 100 feet. In town, they hang around with the wrong crowd, learn to smoke, drink, and gamble. Nothing good can come of it.
Monday, October 29
Exploratree
Exploratree is a free web resource where you can download, use and make your own interactive thinking guides.
Feathered Fire Alarm
Polly wants a cracker, a new cage, some better reading material, his own TV remote, a larger sippy-bottle, and a nice back rub twice a day. He'll probably get all of that and more after saving his owner from being converted into a crispy critter.
Space Suits for Tourists
In space, nobody can year you jeer. New company designs space suits just for the new space tourism industry. Oh, joy!
Sunday, October 28
Space Bubbles!
Finally, some ROI from the European Space Agency. They've mapped space bubbles near our planet. All I can say is, "What?! It wasn't me!"
Saturday, October 27
Redheaded Neanderthal!
Some Neanderthals were redheads and vice versa. Some of each are apparently still with us. Mmm-hmmmm?
Friday, October 26
Who Dat?
What's wandering the woods of Northwest Pennsylvania? Is it an unknown primate or just a skinny, sickly bear? Send in your pictures of skinny, sickly bear to help them figure it out.
For Mark
Thursday, October 25
Episode 5: Deleted Scene
Darth hosts dinner, a scene abruptly cut from The Empire Srikes Back! Trust me, Sith Lords make terrible mealtime banter. Oh, and watch out for that cape.
Wednesday, October 24
Tuesday, October 23
Polar Dino Prints
Long, long, ago, on a continent far, far away a great adventure took place. You would have thought they wore boots, but they didn't. New polar dinosaur tracks have been discovered.
Monday, October 22
The Last British Spy is... You!
Way behind the curve, as usual, those amazing Brits are planning to embed recruiting ads for their intelligence agencies within video games. Does anyone else think that basing a nation's intelligence efforts on 1984's The Last Starfighter is a bad idea? Sample clip, and (perhaps) basis for a new British training film here.
Sunday, October 21
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Force feedback vest lets you feel the pain you crave. If you are like most of us who are content to avoid the indignity of being slapped, kicked, or punched (and, of course, the searing pain of being shot), this product isn't for you. This new game peripheral will, however, let folks with really loose wiring get their "Owww! Mother..!" on in style.
Hammer Time!
Granny goes at Comcast like a spider monkey - a spider monkey with a big friggin' hammer! Well, customer service isn't quite what it used to be. Okay, that's a bit like saying that gas is a wee bit more expensive than it was in 1952. The good news is that she got off pretty light. Maybe the judge was a Comcast customer, too.
Saturday, October 20
Death of the Cubicle or Ultimate Wedgie?
Here comes the ScooterDesk! With laptops and wi-fi connections, why pay for all those silly walls that allow for a modicum of privacy, when you can require your employees to scoot around on their fannies staring at their workstations all day? Well, you still might want to keep around a wall or two, if only to allow folks a place to go to pry their undies out of the deep recesses of their bums. Potential customers will thank you. At least these doohickies might give you a shot at putting an end to cubicle fights.
Friday, October 19
Thursday, October 18
Neanderthal Elocution
Yabba-dabba-doo! Neanderthals might have spoken just like [some] humans do now, new genetic findings suggest. What? Not clear on the definition of elocution? Stop banging those rocks together for a minute and look it up.
Driving Mr. Poddy
Driverless pod cars. Well, we have to do something while we wait endlessly for our fracking hovercars. At least this one will drive itself while you do some of those things you do now that you should never do while driving. You know who I am talking about, you mini-van driving, sweaty nightmares of the road! Get that cellphone away from your pod head long enough to stuff your pod kids into a pod car. We'll all be safer.
Wednesday, October 17
Tuesday, October 16
Monday, October 15
Stop Alien Abductions
"I have been abducted by aliens for years and found stopabductions.com by a happy coincidence. The Thought Screen Helmet, invented by an expert, has stopped the unwelcome visitations and has raised me and my family`s quality of life. Therefore I highly recommend it."
Burning Rubber on Aisle Three!
Hmmm. A V8-powered shopping cart. Well, if that's your dream, the dream is alive.
Sunday, October 14
Virus = Windows
Apple Store search feature identifies virus! Just type in the word "virus" and the search routine returns information on Windows. I tried it myself here, and it works just fine.
Disappoint Your Ancestors!
Japanese push-up counter. Switch on the chin align do start. How many times as possible or records Challenge! Really? Well, there's plenty of time before Christmas. For a bit more lucid explanation, check here.
Saturday, October 13
Friday, October 12
Do You Believe in Magic?
The science of better. Customer service in the travel industry is pretty crappy, huh? Well, imagine if the whole mess was run by Walt Disney. Some travel industry folks, including airports, are turning to the vaunted Disney Institute for help improving your travel experience. I just hope we never forget one thing: that it was all started by a mouse.
Thursday, October 11
Wednesday, October 10
It's a Grouse Space Cubby House, Bloke!
Australia has scientists? Australian scientists... Wait. That was the first time I've ever used those words together. Let's try that again. Australian scientists develop crappy Lego space cabin interesting concept for a habitat for use on the vast, uninhabited expanse of the Moon, Mars, or Coober Pedy (and it's not just an airbrushed FEMA trailer). What? You thought all they could do down there is split the beer atom? Well, good onya, mate!
Tuesday, October 9
Designed With Function in Mind!
This dinner set comes with a bulldozer pusher, fork lift fork, and front loader spoon.
- For Tyler