Category: Curiosities

Alien v Predator

Finding a new angle to promote a movie franchise that has been around for a long time and received a big budget campaign to begin with must be tough. So kudos to the company behind these ads for upcoming screenings of Aliens v Predator on Sky TV in New Zealand.

A bunch of links – March 21, 2009

Unleavened bread

Have you ever thought about how many different types of “flatbread” there are? Bread varieties that are essentially the same thing just used different ways by different cultures? Profound hey. One man’s Yiros is another man’s burrito. Here’s the list from Wikipedia.

Make your next beer a blast

Why is it that I make one of the coolest posts I’ve made in days weeks months ever and the next day I spot something that would have been an absolutely perfect fit. I give you the beer blaster.

Actually, it’s probably good enough to warrant its own post. Here’s where you can get yours – and here it is in action.

A bunch of links – March 20, 2009

Shirt of the Day: Pacman redux

I posted a Pacman shirt from Glennz.com last week. This one is funnier. And it’s from BustedTees

Runners up in the almost shirt of the day category (which is generally weekly and completely arbitrary)… from the same site include the following.

This one poses the important questions

This one poses the important questions

And this one is too rude for me to display – even though I think my mum would approve. And my wife would relate…

Meth busters

The title of this post is only appropriate because it contains a passing reference to a popular television show and the name of the guy who designed the stuff I’m posting. Dan Meth. Creator of the fantastic trilogy graphic has produced a series of pop culture graphics. Included below for your enjoyment, education and edification are images mapping the location of popular sitcoms, the location of New York based sitcoms and the layout of sitcom sets from popular series throughout history.

A bunch of links – March 19, 2009

What’s wrong with this soap?

Nothing. It’s got bacon. In fact, it’s made out of real bacon.

Here’s the step by step guide.

Pizza by numbers

Want to make your own logically tasty Sudoku pizza? Here’s how.

Son of a gun

Barack Obama is under fire from the Christian Right gun lobby for making air travel in the US more dangerous by repealing an act that allowed pilots to carry sidearms.

Guns are fun. Everyone knows that. Which is why I’ve collected this post full of novely gun items that you should all consider adding to your personal armoury.

Like this BBQ lighter

“A fun way to start the grill, the Shoot and Cook Rifle BBQ lighter will help you light your grilling flames safely. This 14.5’’ lever action rifle replica features impressive miniature details that are sure to make it one of your favorite backyard grilling tools. Refillable, this butane lighter is child resistant for safety and features flame adjustment.”

Sounds fun. Buy it from the Bass Pro Shops

Now, we all know I’m a bit OCD about flies. Nothing spoils Christmas lunch at the Campbells like a hoard of buzzing blowflies… well, now I can dispose of them safely and hygenically. Thanks to this:


Once the trigger has been activated, the capture tube will shoot out about 1 cm. At the same time there will be a strong vacuum created in the suction cylinder and capture tube. The fly doesn’t stand a chance against the suction, which is reinforced by the rapid projection of the capture tube. The fly is sucked into the capture tube up to the protective grating. The protective grating prevents the fly from getting into the internal mechanism.

Fly Goodbye.

If you’ve caught your flies and don’t have turtles to feed them to – perhaps you’ll need this butane lighter machine gun with a laser scope. It’s not a long bow to draw. It’s a machine gun lighter to burn

“This great refillable butane lighter looks just like a Machine Gun. Pull back the hammer and watch the blue jet torch come out the front. This gun lighter is also a laser pointer with 5 different picture lenses including traditional point pinky hand indian skull hand and more!. Everyone will notice your amazing lighter/lazer pointer gun.”

Yeah, and chicks totally dig guys with machine gun flamethrowers. Buy yours here today. Or don’t, they’ll no doubt be here tomorrow.

And finally the coup de grace – if you can’t handle all these guns of awesomeness and rather conveniently want to shoot yourself – I give you… the backwards pistol. I’m sure it’s ergonomically sound.
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*Possibly not a real product.

A bunch of links – March 18, 2009

YouTube Twosday: Segway segue

Lets face it. Despite my constant references to the gyroscopic personal transport device Segways have not taken the world by storm.

Perhaps the underlying technology was just not used to its full potential. Maybe. Just maybe. Someone should have considered how much more awesome a segway would have been were it based on an octopus. With tentacles instead of wheels. What do you mean someone has already done that?  Why are all the good ideas taken? It’s called the Cajun Crawler – and here it is in action…

A bunch of links – March 17, 2009

Rub a dub dub

Here’s something for all the Psycho fans out there – turn your shower cubicle into a crime scene with this bath mat.

Complete with bloodied footprints. Just 15 pounds. Bargain. Found here.