number 5 is alive!

and i will gleefully kiss the ground our new robotic overlords roll over, and of course i'll help wipe the bums of their cute little baby robots...

MSNBC - Air Force testing robots as security guards

the idea i never had

well, it's nice to know there really are still some new things under the sun... i think this is cool for no other reason than i have never thought of it or anything like it before... chairs made of dirt with grass growing on them... make sure you arrange them right the first time, though...

Terra Grass Armchair

how cool is this?

y'know, there was a time when i was forever coming up with ideas for strange and unusual things - not the least of which being a home made flame thrower... mine wasn't nearly as involved as this one, though...

The Awful Forums - Homegrown PVC flamethrower (56k image heavy)

i'll frag to the finish 'cause my laptop eats spinach...

oh, man! they beat me to it... i had the idea of using plant material to generate power through photosynthesis years ago when i was in highschool but i couldn't do anything about it...

Could laptops run on spinach?: Solar cells turn over a new leaf.

this is rather ingenious

origami cameras... real cameras made out of folded paper...

it's probably not waterproof though...

IdNProShop | Product Details

sim teen?

i don't know what it is but i can seem to put it away...

Avatar High

off-colour wackiness

this is a rather bizarre test of your ability to tell the difference between dog toys and marital aids... see if you can be trusted to care for the dog...

D O G T O Y :or: M A R I T A L A I D - You decide.

ways to freak out a cat

try making a low hissing noise (pretend like you have a slow leak) continuously for as long as you can in the cat's presence.... it only works the first couple of times but the look on the cat's face as it tries to figure out what happened to you will be priceless...

and thus was born the sniper paparazzi

a digital camera with a 30X zoom, so you can get closeups for madonna from a mile away...

it's called a digital camera scope, and it really does look like it should be mounted on something... hmmm... maybe assassins will use this to prove they've made their kill-shot?

AkibaLive: The Kowa TD-1 Reappears

file this under "not exactly useless"

maybe it's because i'm a guy and i take the (supposed) luxury of being able to pee while standing up for granted (easily done when you consider mens washrooms typically don't have any kind of dividers between the urinals - yeah, very luxurious), but i can't see this being a big hit with the ladies...

female pee-while-standing aid

wherefore art thou, neo?

guess which evil empire has taken the next step in creating "The Matrix"...

Microsoft patents body power | CNET News.com

would you like to surf while you surf?

a wifi capable laptob embedded in a surfboard... so where are the foot controls? and how do i find a hotspot when i'm in the ocean?...

BBC NEWS | Technology | Surf the net while surfing waves

so how bored are you?

not as bored as these people, i'm sure... painting a baseball over and over again for 27 years so that now it's a 1,300lb ball of paint takes boredom to a whole new level...

BALL OF PAINT

ummm... i don't get it....

ok, so aside from the fact that it seems like it's laser day, this gadget has me a little confused... adding lasers to thing don't make them magically better (well, maybe some things they do, but not just anything)...

the site says it makes your hair thicker and fuller - uh huh, like hair is a plant that grows better in certain types of light... hello, i'm mr. chia head...

laser comb

the force is strong with this one

somehow, not quite as menacing as the ones in the movies... maybe size has something to do with it...

megalaser, the worlds brightest green laser pointer

gentlemen, set your phasers on 'stun' - wide dispersion

Defense Tech: NEXT-GEN STUN GUNS TARGET CROWDS

i'm sure glad i wasn't anywhere near this

couldn't find a picture but i'm sure the mental image is enough for this one to send shivers down your spine...
ABCNEWS.com : Truck Carrying 9 Million Bees Spills in Mont.

hows this for convenience

no longer do you have to get out of your car and walk into the restaurant to rob the joint at gunpoint... just drive up to a conveniently located drive-thru robbery portal, reach inside, and take them for everything they've got...

local6.com - News - Man Climbs Through Drive-Through Window, Robs Restaurant

if you're finding breathing too easy...

... then maybe you should try one of these on for size... just strap it on to your face and make believe you're on a mountain top where the air is thin...

and people around you can make believe you have too many dollars and not enough sense...

Altipower Personal Hypoxicator

this just defies classification

i normally like stuff that has pictures (oooh, look at the pretty
pictures) but this one stands on it's own even without the graphic (in
fact the graphic would probably have been too graphic)...

company forced to move due to neighbour's simulated beastiality with simulated beasts

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i hate it when things expire... try this...
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what a rip off...

"how can the government spend $500 on a hammer?" you say? by purchasing it from people like this...

The $6,700 Power Cord

nifty quote

"it may be that your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others"

hmmm... i can't wait to use that in context...

looks like fun

cooking implement or tobogan? you be the judge...

chiseen | Wok Boarding

slippery when frozen

Hilarious Funny Pictures - Weird, Strange, and Funny Pictures

KILL BILL

you've seen the movie, now play the flash online game - the bride vs. the crazy 88... kill 'em all!

KILL BILL

cops - we can rebuild them... we have the technology... we can make them faster, stronger...

ok, so this is just cgi, but it looks SO real... check it out...

Tetra Vaal Robot - realistic 3D animation - Analogik

i could tell you what this is about but then i'd have to kill you

click me

i don't care if it fulfills a need or not...

the japanese have come up with tetra-pack containers (drink boxes for those of us who don't know the technical term for every mundane thing under the sun) that look and feel like the fruit the juice they contain came from...

the japanese are therefore officially cool...

Sourcefruit Juiceboxes

not so little...

do snails make you feal uneasy?

how about if they were as big as a child's head?
newsobserver.com | News

sad but true

y'know it really says something about the society that we have created when one comes to the realization that men need women to enable them to meet other women...

it's sad, it really is... apparently men on their own (or worse, in a group) are considered less approachable/desirable than if there's a woman in the mix... this does not bode well...

Wingwomen.com

here's a news article with a first person account (from the enabler's perspective) of how it works...

story

just when you'd thought you'd heard of everything

and you thought the swedish chef was weird - look out for these guys, who knows what they'll think of next...

RedNova News: Swedish Packing Researchers Build Cardboard Piano

so that's where morning breath comes from...

please folks, please teach your kids which end is up... cuddling up with the family pooch just isn't the same, otherwise...

Filesoup Forums -> Ever wonder where "morning breath" comes from?

"Jackass"ery

the anti-climactic story of a bunch of guys, a speeding car, 40lbs of popcorn and a video camera...


lets make popcorn angels

geek alert!

super heroes face off - who beats who?

my favourite line: the hulk's one major weakness - he's a dumbass...

Comic Book Duels - Superman vs. Thor

ummmm... okay...

there are apparently some very industrious folks out there who can figure out how to make a buck off of anything... case in point - imaginary girlfriends...

Imaginary Girlfriends - Find Your New Imaginary Girlfriend Today!

turn your shower head into a flash ligh - neato!

ok, so here's the question... why not use this same principle to power a small heating element in the shower head and thereby get more hot water for less overall cost?

Energy