Category: Weirdness
Don't just get it clean – get it Cyber Clean!
If your keyboard is forever full of the, er, by-products of the working day, perhaps you might be interested in giving it a thorough Cyber Clean.
The Cyber Clean is a… some sort of… a thing designed to help stick to and pick up the human waste (I mean dead skin and hair, nothing rude) that tends to accumulate wherever humans sit still for long periods of time. It’s uses a “combination of viscosity and elasticity” to sink into recesses and pick up dirt. It was probably developed by NASA…
Buy Darth Vader's T.I.E. Fighter and other goodies at the Profiles in History movie props auction
You know all that saving you’ve been doing? No, not real saving. I mean like money tied up in your house and anything you might have stashed away for your children’s education. Yeah, well it’s time to cash it in because there’s an auction about to take place for a truck load of movie props including Marty McFly’s hoverboard and Darth Vader’s T.I.E. Fighter from Star Wars…
South Korean dog-cloning – build an army of Shebas for $50k a pop
If your faithful old mongrel is starting to get a bit wobbly on his legs and is going off his food, rip out a lump of its hair and head to South Korea – where “dog cloning” is a genuine service.
Two competing South Korean labs offer the chance to recreate a dog for anything between $50k and $100k, although, of course, this isn’t just so Paris Hilton can keep the same puppy…
Shouting Vase: turn your rabid shouting into whispers
I could really have used one of these quirky objects from Japan this week, what with dealing with telecoms companies and faulty software. The Shouting Vase would perhaps have stopped me getting strange looks from my neighbours as I did Victor Meldrew impressions around the house…
Hot Mod: Bluetooth handgun headset for you iPhone
Got a spare bluetooth headset? This mod shows you how to install it into an airsoft handgun for those extra-annoying calls.
A video on a postage stamp: Austria's Andreas Herzog's 1997 World Cup qualifying goal
No, this isn’t an advert. Look closer and you’ll find this moving image to the left is exactly what you should be paying attention to. It is not a trick designed to coax you into buying something that you hadn’t previously wanted – well, unless that item is an Austrian postage stamp featuring a video of Andreas Herzog’s goal in the 1997 World Cup qualifier against Sweden…
Geek Fetish:French-maid hips and thighs PC case
My first reaction at seeing this was *facepalm*. My second was to be slightly concerned that I do know guys who would be seriously tempted by this amalgamation of their beloved PCs (who all have names like Yuki, and Sayoto) and the bottom half of an anime maid. (If you looked up *facepalm* you’re probably not one of them)
The Theremug or how to make a theremin from a tea cup
If people are turning the moon into a UFO, it seems to make sense to turn a cup of tea into a theremin. Trust me, there’s a certain logic in there somewhere. The difference is that, whereas only one person could make such a staggering astronomical blunder, everyone can have a crack at tuning their favourite brew into one of the finest musical instruments ever invented.
Theremug from Kyle McDonald on Vimeo…
A fantastic display of garden sheds, including several outstanding TARDIS designs
We should explain the importance of the garden shed to our international readers. It may smell a bit mouldy, there may only be one uncomfortable folding chair to sit on, and most sheds lack basic utilities like gas, water and electricity. But the shed is the final hiding place for man.
Women won’t go there because it’s cold, children aren’t allowed because it’s dangerous. The shed is the last remaining 6′ x 4′ castle of the Englishman. Which is why some crazy men spend so much time modifying their sheds to look like the TARDIS. If you’re going to spend six hours a day in a shed, it may as well be a cool shed.
This stunning selection comes from Readers Sheds (best idea ever), which is currently running its Shed of the Year 2008…
eBay Nutcase of the Week: Man wants £744,000 for half his future earnings
Following the hot, international news sensation that was the life-selling nutcase, we brings news of a new eBay nutcase.
The nutcase in question is 33-year-old Canadian musician Ashley MacIssac, who rather worryingly decalred himself bankrupt in 2000, and has stuck his potential future earnings up for auction. And he wants quite a bit of money…
