Mobius Strip is Dangerous, Helmet Companies Rejoyce

February 29, 2008

The Mobius Strip climbers, now available from Landscape Structures, seem like an awesome new way to injure children.  The website boasts that “kids love climbing up, down, over and under as they test their strength and agility, and invent limitness new games”.  The only problem with this is what happens to the kids if they fail the […]

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Fireproof Tent is Nifty, Not for Camping

February 27, 2008

Mr. Tai Chiem has come up an interesting concept: a fireproof safety tent. The idea behind the tent/canister/umbrella is that if you get trapped in a burning building, you can use this device to shield yourself from the smoke, heat, and flames until the fire department arrives for help. The unit also […]

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Coconut Amp Amplifies, Is Deadlier Than Shark

February 12, 2008

FACT: You are more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than you are from a shark attack.
FACT: Coconuts are more dangerous than flying.
FACT: This coconut is a guitar amplifier.
FACT: Today is deadly amp day. If the Discovery Channel can devote an entire week to sharks, then we can devote today to deadly amps. […]

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Tesla Coil Guitar Amp: Rock Out With Your Shock Out

February 12, 2008

I know, I know: lame title. But, whatever, the video is plenty cool to make up for that. This is for you guitar freaks that have a billion-ty amps, but still are not satisfied. Scopeboy decided that he’d turn an extra Tesla coil (that he just happened to have laying around) into an amp. This […]

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Spam Architecture is Architecture Made From Spam

February 8, 2008

Alex Dragulescu, created a program that turns email spam into art. From his web page:
The images from the Spam Architecture series are generated by a computer program that accepts as input, junk email. Various patterns, keywords and rhythms found in the text are translated into three-dimensional modeling gestures.
Most of the resulting art looks deadly, but […]

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Mad Man Invents Small Personal Helicopter

February 5, 2008

This personal helicopter looks suspiciously like the Mosquito RC copter, only infinitely more deadly. I know, right? Hard to believe. I don’t necessarily think that this thing is a bad idea. No no. I think it can serve those who wish to end their lives earlier than expected. It’s called a personal helicopter because it […]

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Porcupine Pendant Lamp Looks Deadly, Painful

January 30, 2008

This lamp, designed by Australian Company, Ruby Studio, looks like it is supposed to be a prop from the next SAW movie. The metal pins along the side contract, to a chandelier-like state, and expand to a god-knows-what-heavy-metal-death-trap state (yes, I did use that many hyphens). Despite its deathly semblance, it does look kinda […]

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Sharp Aquos X-Series is Sharp

January 25, 2008

Only figuratively. But one step closer to being true. With a thickness of only 3.44cm (world’s thinnest to date), we are getting closer to making some very pointy TVs. Apple has already shown us we can get there with laptops. The deadly force of home electronics is growing exponentially with every new innovation. […]

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