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Category: Curiosities
There’s a kid’s book for that
Got an awkward concept to explain to your child? No doubt there’s already a book to help you explain with easy to understand illustrations.
Here’s a post from elsewhere that has collected some for you. Just in case.
Just shoot me
This is a cool camera that takes the notion of a photoshoot pretty literally.
What your bed head says about how you slept
I like this infographic from FlowingData. Click it to see the full size (for those seeing this in the sidebar).
Bringing a tank to a gun sport
Australians make the best beer ads.
Fast food makes you fat
Apparently it’s not the speed at which your food is served that is bad for you, but the speed at which you consume it. This plate monitors how fast you’re slamming down your dinner and warns you when you’re eating too fast. Kind of like that speedo thing you have in your car that you set to 50km over the speed limit because you get so sick of the beeping.
Toilet paper warns against SBDs
Toxic warning tape would probably be a more appropriate addition to most bathrooms – but in the case of literal “silent but deadlies” this crime scene toilet paper will do the job.
Bowl the zombies over
If zombies are taking over your neighbourhood and you want to welcome them with a piece of good old fashion hospitality you might want to serve up your delectables in a dish that looks like this…
From Etsy…
Know where you stand when you fall
Just in case you were wondering about the post death pecking order – chances are you’ll (until judgment day at least) be at the bottom.
When I use the word “chances” I don’t mean to suggest that there is any probability of zombies, ghosts, or vampires coming after you. But if you’re writing fiction and want to produce better characters then this will at least help you put things in perspective.
From here.
The bread of life
An artist who was perhaps tired of unverifiable claims of Jesus appearing in believer’s daily bread has recreated the crucifixion using slices of toast.
From here.
“British artist Adam Sheldon recreated Jesus’ crucifixion using some pieces of burned toast and a scraping knife. His work of art is now on display at the Anglican Church of St Peter, in Lincs.
33-year-old Adam Sheldon took on the project at the request of his mother, who worships at St. Peter’s Church. Before starting work on his 1.8 ,meters long, 1.1 meters wide masterpiece, Adam scraped the Last Supper on three pieces of toast, to perfect his technique.
He used a regular toaster to burn the pieces of bread, then dried and flattened them so they would fit in a giant frame. Using a scraping knife he managed to create the lighter parts of the artwork, and darkened the background with a blowtorch.”
I like traffic lights… except when they are red
Why has this idea not been put into practice yet?
Traffic lights with a progress bar. Brilliant.
From here.
Tiny Teddy Art
My clever little sister (number 2) made these Tiny Teddy Pictures for your enjoyment and edification.
Super Mario Art – Stop Motion Edition
If I had eight spare hours in my day I don’t think I’d be making this. Mostly because I don’t have that variety of artistic talent and inspiration, but partly because I’d be doing other important stuff like procrastinating on reading the first six chapters of my Hebrew text book.
The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Mac Decals are great. I’ve posted some before. But check out these four…
