Category: Curiosities

Pirates v Ninjas: Black and white issue

First there was ninja v ninja checkers – and now a chance to settle the age old question – pirates v ninjas.

Superhero Supply Store

I’ve written about Real Life Super Heroes and the Real Life Super Hero Registry before. Those not sure what I’m talking about should check those links before reading further – or just read this one sentence summary: There are people who dress up in costumes and run around fighting crime… for real…

Now, we’re on the same page.

I’ve always wondered where Real Life Super Heroes go to get their awesome supplies and costumes. Well, now I know. The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co – “Online purveyors of high quality crime fighting merchandise” indeed. They sell the complete range of Super hero requirements from capes to cartography… and everything in between (including Robots).

The Standard Cape.

“For over two centuries, the BSSCo. Standard 58″ Superhero Cape has been the industry standard in fly-wear for professional heroes. Every cape we ship meets all Superhero Alliance and FAA regulation requirements, and is specially designed for maximum flight control and resistance to air burn.”

There are occupational hazards that you may not consider before taking on the role – but the Super Hero Supply Co has you covered.

A Flight Tilt Indicator

“For mid-flight orientation and positioning, the Flight Tilt Indicator finds and displays the angle of your vehicle relative to the Earth’s axis”

Run Arrest

“Fast-drying, Compound X-based formula for sealing torn seams on tights, leotards, capes, hoods, gloves, and other non-breathable superheroic fabrics.”

Canned Intelligence

“Our neuro-oil formula is specially designed to meet the demands of heroes in the field:

-Eliminates idle, repetitive thinking.
-Restores quickness to one-liner delivery.
-Prevents corrosion from sidekick.

Recommended for use with brain mold, power supplements, and all weaponry. Improved performance on TV quiz shows or standardized tests not guaranteed.”

One Gallon of Omnipotence

Matter

“Fundamental building block of the material universe, in convenient evaporated powder.”

And Anti-Matter

“BSSCo. Antimatter reverses the process by which subatomic energy organizes into material form. Suggested for use in the dissolution of all material structures, including human and non-human bodies, all forms in nature, buildings, material planets, unwanted hair, paperwork.

WARNING: Ordering in the same shipment as Matter is a waste of 20 bucks.”

Coming soon…

There’s heaps more there – so get ordering and get on with saving the world…

“What’s really in these cans and bottles?

If you purchase a canned or bottled item, your shipment will include an information card stating exactly what’s inside of it. It is all safe. (Unless you’re a supervillain.)”

It’s what’s inside that counts

Have you ever wondered what’s holding all your favourite cartoon characters together?

Skeletons of course. Anatomically correct skeletons in fact. At least that’s what Michael Paulus reckons

Dirt cheap art

Writing “wash me” on the back of someone’s car is so passe. Any clown with a finger can do that.

Reproducing classic art work or portraits of universally famous people is a much more difficult proposition

A bunch of links – June 12, 2009

Hub cap

There should be a maxim when it comes to USB hub designs – “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”. Let me show you what I mean. Here are eight USB hubs that should arguably never have been invented – and one bonus one within the list that I’d actually buy… see if you can pick it.

  1. The stone
  2. The potato
  3. The Tulips
  4. The Conch
  5. The Hearts
  6. The Strawberry Chocolate Cake
  7. The Grapes
  8. Lego
  9. The Nautilus Shell

iWalk with iShoes


Marketing a new product these days is just a matter of sticking an “i” in front of the function it performs or the noun that best describes it. And yes uneducated grammar nazis nouns can be descriptive – and in fact should be, it’ll cut down on your crap adjective use. Anyway, I digress. I give you, via the magic of the Internet, the iShoe. Footwear for the iGen. Or personal transport for the iGen – because lets face it – Segways are so Gen Y.

These iShoes will set you back $US250 – but that’s ok – they’re “a step towards the future”…

Here they are in action.

Not convinced? The guys who made them thought of everything – here’s the faq.

Ninja signs

If you think your awesome castle may suffer a visit from ninja assassins you should make sure they know how to get in just so they don’t damage your carefully manicured rock garden…

Who am I kidding? Ninjas move so quickly they leave no trace – but having one of these graffitied signs outside your abode would be awesome…

A bunch of links – June 11, 2009

Shirt of the Day: Ninja Code

For people who know CSS and like ninjas… Buy it here.

A bunch of links – June 10, 2009

Lights, camera, action

Police should spend more time providing deterrents to people who speed and less time pulling them over for “allegedly” running stop signs.

They should install these billboards everywhere…

Found here.

Shirt of the Day: Under Construction

Tetris+T-Shirt=blog synergy.

You should buy this. Most definitely.

Good yarn

What is it with Etsy users and macabre toys? I can’t complain too much – they’re great blog fodder… sadly this particular item is sold out, but there are other similar products available.

Found here.

Bacon breath

It’s probably the wrong time to be posting this with swine flu hysteria floating in the breeze… but how good would it be to always have bacon breath. Everybody loves the smell and taste of freshly cooked bacon – so why not grab these two bacon accessories and share the love…

Bacon Lip Balm

Bacon Chewing Gum