Category: Curiosities

The secret life of stuff

Bent Objects creator Terry Border has created a host of images you might have seen around the web or in your inbox presenting the secret life of everyday things.

Here’s an experienced grape.

This is not a parsnip – it’s a carrot zombie.

Check out some more at his blog.

I love this quote (from an interview with Neatorama) about what he’s trying to do with his art…

I’ll tell you a secret – a lot of times I’m not trying to be funny at all. I’m just creating the saddest situation I can think of while using a certain object. Sometimes, while I’m photographing a scene, I’m like “Oh man. I’ve gone too far here. People are gonna see how sick I am, and make me get psychological help.” Know what though? Those are always my most popular images. People see them as funny. There are a lot of sick people out there, just like me. Hello out there, all of you sickos!

Man’s best friend becomes even more useful

If beer opening cuff links aren’t your thing how about getting a dog collar with a built in bottle opener… dog not included.

Ninja restaurant only gets good reviews

I’d go to a restaurant called Ninja. If I could find it. If you don’t like the food – they chop you in half*.

“The ninja is mysterious,” said Ou Chia-wei, owner of the restaurant simply named Ninja, explaining why he chose that theme for the Japanese-style restaurant. “On that premise, we can do magic tricks and light up the food.”

Waitresses working the barely lit dining room floor burn specialty menus, which vanish without a trace of ash, and send flames snaking across tables as customers watch.

A moat and screen of cascading water just past the front entrance make customers wait a few minutes until the drawbridge goes up, leading to a dark stairwell toward the dining hall.”

*not really.

The Beetles

This VW ad is very cool.

From here.

Traces of peanuts

Doh, a deer, a streetview deer

Ahh Google. If jumping the shark is the way TV shows die then the search monopoly will be hoping “hitting the deer” isn’t how internet companies die – especially when they’ve documented it for posterity’s sake

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What to do in a Nuclear Attack

This is timeless advice.

Caged Tiger

This picture of Nicolas Cage as Tiger Woods is from the oddly awesome “Nic Cage As Everyone” blog.

How to make a really awesome moving cake

The gun turret of this tank cake rotates. It’s pretty cool.

It’s the jeans Chuck Norris rejects that make Chuck Norris the best

I’m pretty sure I’ve posted this before – but I mentioned them to Amy last night because Tim lent me a really incredibly awesome looking Chuck Norris movie. Anyway. I give you. Chuck Norris Action Jeans.

Although perhaps you’d prefer something more purpose built when roundhouse kicking someone in the head.

Sabre rattling Lego movie

I like Lego stop motion videos and I can not lie. I don’t even care if it uses Star Wars’ concepts as the basis for the narrative. This is cool.

What would Steve Jobs Do

This is probably a good question to ask yourself if you’re a product designer or an aspiring billionaire – it’s not going to get you anywhere in the long (eternal) term like the original FLAW (four letter acronym wristband). But it’ll only cost you $5.

Wedding invitations taken to new level

I’ve posted some cool wedding invitations here in my time – none cooler than this one. A couple of geeks programmed their own Marioesque invitations and sent them out on CDs. Their friends had to play through the level in order to receive the details of the nuptials. They could choose to play as either the bride or groom.

Here’s a video of the invite being played (and you can download the actual invitation (link to .exe file) if you want to invite yourself along)…

Via here.

Put a doll-up in every recipe

These Russian Doll measuring cups designed by Fred and Friends are cool.

Cuffdrinks

Carrying a bottle opener on your key ring is a great way to subtly let other Christians know they can comfortably bring alcohol to your house when you invite them round for dinner. If you’re not comfortable with such an overt method of communication perhaps you’d prefer these bottle opening cuff links.