Saturday, May 18, 2024
By David Ponce It's Friday, and we're thinking there no better way to start the weekend than with a bit of a Japanese mindgame. It's called 1-Click, and it's not really a mindgame at all, we don't think... but...
By David Ponce Tap water (or any water for that matter) tastes pretty darn bland, but it doesn't have to be this way. Proctor and Gamble's "Pur Water Filtration System" (the kind that attaches to your faucet and filters...
By David Ponce It's clear that spam is one the most hated elements of online life, and it's nice to see people deal with it in creative (if not necessarily useful) ways. Bill Shackelford created the SpamTrap, a contraption...
By David Ponce This somewhat morbid bath duck is tethered to an electric cord, with a packaging that says "Electric Bath Duck, Suicidal Tendency, One Use Only" and "Please Make Sure You've Made The Right Decision" on the other side....
By David Ponce Looks like there really are people stupid enough to grant researchers funding to determine formulas for the strangest things. Last time we covered this, it was a Russian-American scientist who claimed to have developed a formula...
By David Ponce This bizarre Japanese toy called "Human Player" simply tries to be... you. The first time you use it, it asks you 50 questions which are meant to analyze you and your personality. Once that's done,...

By David Ponce You know how when you go to these multi-cultural fairs, and come across the Africa stand, you always have cool wooden sculptures of elongated people and stuff. Yeah? Well, little did we know that the...

By David Ponce Last time you bought a smaller CD spindle (what is this? 10, 25 CDs?), we bet you had no idea you were also buying Tupperware. Well, hell, look at this! When you're done burning...
By David Ponce Oh, Japan, how you delight us with your wacky shenanigans. The latest? How about a fully functional aquarium that exists... right inside a deep fryer. No, no... let me explain this right. See,...