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Walking on water
31 Jan 2010 • 3 Comments • 1,784 views

Here’s proof that it can be done.

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Innovative curtain door
30 Jan 2010 • 6 Comments • 1,952 views

Winner of an architecture competition, this amazing door is about 17 feet high and 5 and half feet wide andopens like a curtain into a beautiful flowing curve.
This feat is accomplished with the help of 40 sections of Burma teak …

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Max Payne 3 coming soon
29 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 916 views

Fans of Max Payne rejoice. Max Payne 3 is on its way and is bound to have several new developments, including a rugged change in the main character’s appearance.
He is now completely bald and supports a bushy beard. Looking at …

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Irony in a can
28 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 696 views

A rusty can of Rust-oleum really shows you the true meaning of irony.

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The Simpsons house in real life
27 Jan 2010 • 2 Comments • 1,371 views

Admit it. You have always had a secret desire to live like Homer Simpson in that awesome Simpsons home. Here is the Simpsons house in real life.
Whoever constructed it, got everything precisely as it is featured in the successful television …

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Stone cold cubes
26 Jan 2010 • 2 Comments • 686 views

Though these cubes are meant for whiskey, they could be used for pretty much any drink. Just stick them in the freezer for a few hours and throw them in just like ice cubes.
The soft granite won’t scratch your glass …

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Obama one year on
25 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 659 views

Here’s a nice chart showing how things have changed a year after Barack Obama took over the reigns of the US presidency from George W. Bush.
We haven’t seen any cool tricks so far from the 44th president and both the …

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Sylvester Stallone’s broken neck
24 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 842 views

It seems that 63-year old Stallone isn’t as invulnerable as we once thought he was. He broke his neck during the filming of the upcoming action-packed movie The Expendables in a vicious fight with ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin.
However, instead of …

Toys and Gadgets »

iPhone doormat
23 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 1,273 views

An iPhone, slide-to-unlock, doormat. How awesome is that? Off course, would be so much cooler if you really could just slide it with your foot and enter a pass-key to enter the house.
Whether you love or hate the iPhone, this …

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The real periodic table
22 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 954 views

This is what a real periodic table looks like. Just be careful when you sit on the uranium and keep food well wrapped to lessen the risk of lead contamination.

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Chocolate Blackberry
21 Jan 2010 • 3 Comments • 1,729 views

This is for all you Blackberry fans out there. Now you can have your Blackberry and eat it. The model does look a little outdated though.

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Denzel Washington Venn Diagram
20 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 940 views

Denzel’s done some fine parts in his acting career and has played everything from freedom fighters to lawyers to criminals. This Venn diagram shows his roles where he wore a hat, glasses, facial hair and combinations of the three.

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Bowling pin lamp
19 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 1,106 views

How many table lamps have you broken by knocking them down? This bowling pin lamp is one that requires being knocked down to function.
Keep it upright to have it lit and when you’re done, just knock it over and it’ll …

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Scary contact lenses
18 Jan 2010 • 4 Comments • 5,049 views

If you have a couple hundreds bucks to splurge on something, make it these novelty contact lenses.
You can have eyes matching everything from an Ebola-victim to a big cat, or even a smiley-face. Would be a really cool thing to …

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Cat for breakfast
17 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 583 views

We love cats, especially ones this cute, but few of us would eat one. This guy claims he just found it sitting in his bowl, but we know that wasn’t the case.
Just look at all that seasoning sprinkled on top …

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Mirror table
16 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 675 views

Here’s an awesome and innovative “reflecting device”, aka mirror, that doubles as a table whenever you require it.
Just remember to clear the food off the table or you might have a dirty mirror. Also be careful putting down that heavy …

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Chocolate pretzels
15 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 1,197 views

Everyone loves chocolate. Most people like pretzels too. Should be able to guess where we’re leading you. No, not a chocolate and pretzel throwing fight. What we have here are pretzels covered in chocolate.
They look quite delicious and should provide …

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Burj Khalifa – World’s tallest building
14 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 974 views

The Burj Khalifa, previously known as the Burj Dubai and now the world’s tallest building, opened its doors to the world in a lavish ceremony on the 4th of January.
Costing $1.5 billion and almost six years to construct, the building …

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World’s largest hummus
13 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 906 views

How much do you love hummus? Enough to make 4 tonnes of it? That’s what 50 chefs from the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh did.
The chefs set a new world record by beating the previous record of about 2 tonnes, …

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Shower notepad and pencil
12 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 664 views

We’re all familiar with the creative power of the shower. It can make us sing and come up with some really creative ideas, but the moment we step out, we forget everything and return to our boring old selves. Here’s …

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Bread shoes
11 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 723 views

Bread is such a wonderful thing. It is delicious, healthy and can be eaten with just about anything. It’s so soft that people have been know to use slices of bread as pillows and is now available in the form …

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Beriscope for remote scuba diving
10 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 702 views

The Beriscope, by designer Jaewon Choi, seems to be inspired by typical periscopes that you can find in a submarine and allows you to remotely and safely scuba dive from the comfort of the beach (or boat).
The Beriscope comes with …

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Majestic shot of Dettifoss Falls
9 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 803 views

The Dettifoss is the biggest waterfall in Europe (in terms of volume) and looks almost like liquid rocks disappearing into a thin mist below.
Here is an amazing shot of this beautiful jewel, situated in Iceland. The puny human mortals are …

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Pyramid chocolate marquis
8 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 1,109 views

Ever wondered what delicacies the kings of Egypt enjoyed at the height of their glory? We’re guessing they looked something like these chocolate pyramids.
It is said that the pyramid shape has unique properties that might protect, or even enhance, whatever …

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Human teeth jewelry
7 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 1,072 views

If you’re into hair pulling or jaw breaking, you’ll love this. Jewelry made out teeth and actual human hair, including tooth rings which you can use to break jaws and gather even more teeth.
This is great as far as artistic …

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Hand candles
6 Jan 2010 • No Comment • 754 views

These colorful candles, made in the shape of real hands making various friendly and obscene gestures, are the work of young artists from Paris.
Each of these candles will burn for 3 hours and provide lots of amusement. I wonder who …

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Self-stirring mug
5 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 1,127 views

Gone are the days when you’d have to rely on a primitive spoon or spatula to do your stirring. With the self-stirring mug, you can kill a few more brain cells by letting machines deal with the complexities of stirring.
Requiring …

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Chocolate hand gun
4 Jan 2010 • 3 Comments • 1,811 views

This is one gun barrel that you wouldn’t mind sticking into your mouth. Made out of 6 oz of hollow milk chocolate, the chocolate gun comes in its own carrying case and is bound to give you that suave, secret …

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Edgeless aquariums
3 Jan 2010 • 3 Comments • 1,407 views

As the name implies, these aquariums have no edges. Not ones that are clearly visible at least. Zeroedge makes a number of outdoor and indoor aquariums that look amazing.
I wonder if they have ones big enough to accommodate sharks. You …

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Amazing hand art
2 Jan 2010 • One Comment • 996 views

Remember the great looking body paint we talked about a while back? That pales in comparison to how good these painted hands look. They’re all in the shape of various animals, such as this zebra, and at first glance, can …

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Concept Hummer
1 Jan 2010 • 4 Comments • 1,210 views

When General Motors sold Hummer to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery late last year, we wondered what the future would be like for the gas-guzzling off-roader we’ve come to love. However, these concept shots by Andrus Ciprian (a Romanian …

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Google You Are Here umbrella
1 Jan 2010 • 2 Comments • 1,147 views

You’ll look really silly holding an umbrella when there are clear skies above, but at least the You Are Here umbrella will put you on the map. Google Earth to be more accurate.
The umbrella is designed to stand out in …