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Bizarre September 19, 2008 posted by
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Decorative Car Wind Power Lamp – huh?

Um…trying to work out the reasoning behind this bizarre car accessory. The Decorative Car Wind Power Lamp clearly fulfills some purpose in one universe or another, although probably not ours. So we’re figuring the car moves, the wind blows, the prop turns, the light lights and bystanders laugh. Or something. £2.83. Specifically designed for car decorative lamp. # Stylish streamline body. # Wind power, no battery, wiring required. # The strong wind, the bright of the lamp. # Easy placing at…


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Bizarre August 18, 2008 posted by
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Now do this!

This isn’t a subtle attempt at subliminal mind control, this isn’t a subtle anything. Now Do This is a minimalist To Do list from the Max Mosley School of Getting Things Done. Forget Remember The Milk, tell Getting Things Done to get lost because you can’t count on your 43 Folders anymore. Get real, get simple, get Now Do This. Click on the edit list, add your objectionable actionable items and hit Save. Now you’re ready to conquer the world….


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Bizarre August 13, 2008 posted by
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Matryomin – the strangest musical instrument in the world?

The Matryomin is a theremin electronic musical instrument built into one of those Russian dolls called Matrioshka. It’s Japanese built – where else indeed? – has a five octave range and is just about the weirdest thing ever to see and hear. Watch this amazing video of a full Matryomin orchestra and dare to disagree. Priced from around $400.00.  Matryomin is the unique, original erectronic musical instrument invented by Masami Takeuchi in 1999. It is a type of theremin – oldest electro-musical…


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Bizarre August 13, 2008 posted by
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The Phone Car – weirdness

Dude builds a Phone Car to advertise his telephone company. It has a ringer instead of a horn. I guess it’s not road legal right?  THE PHONE CAR: Created by business owner Howard Davis as a way to promote his telephone company, Datel Communications. It’s been featured in many magazines, including Motor Trend and Weekly World News. Exhibits include the Petersen Automotive Museum in Beverly Hills, as part of the exhibit of art cars. The Phone Car is built on…


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Bizarre August 8, 2008 posted by
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DecisionPaper – don’t bother working out your life, let a dead tree do it for you

DecisionPaper is a somewhat different kind of Magic 8 Ball for y’all. To reach a decision you simply pull a bit of paper out of the pad and tear it down the middle. How it splits gives you the answer. Confused? All will soon be clear. Available for love, wishes and decisions, and hey you can also write on the paper if you get the urge. $5.00.  The quantum unpredictability of tearing paper lets you make wishes and decisions by completely natural…


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Bizarre July 22, 2008 posted by
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Cyber Clean – beats as it sweeps as it cleans…

Cyber Clean is a totally weird – but in a funny way logical – product for cleaning keyboards. I have a feeling that it would be a perfect way to get inside the nooks and crannies of my keyboard for instance. Hey, and it’s Swiss so it’s got to be good, right? £7.95 for a 500g pot.  Did you know that the average computer keyboard is proven to accumulate more germs than a public toilet? Now there’s a Swiss solution that can help…


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Bizarre July 18, 2008 posted by
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Reborn Babies – eerily realistic baby dolls threaten to take over the world, or at least eBay

Reborn Babies are distinctly…ah…surreal. Take one normal kind of baby doll and spend literally days painting the thing carefully to match the skin tones of a real baby, use specially weighted fillings to make it feel real, and then stitch in realistic hair. To top it off, find some cutesy little outfits which are suitably awwww….and bingo. They’re selling on eBay for anything up to £300/$600 and beyond, with or without a fake heartbeat. Wow! So how real are they? Er…very.  The…


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Bizarre July 15, 2008 posted by
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Tardis Garden Sheds – outwitting snails one space warp continium at a time

There are, apparently, a selection of human beings around the globe who have erected Dr Who Tardis garden sheds behind their homes. We, of course, are not surprised, although we would have to give the ultimate prize to Eric Edwards in Wales who has managed to cram what looks like the complete contents of a Radio Shack store into an old toilet, thereby fulfilling the Tardis dream of a pan-dimensional space even if it’s not the right colour and shape of…


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Bizarre July 9, 2008 posted by
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Miracle Berry Tablets – taste twisting pills mess your mouth up in weird delicious ways

These Miracle Berry Tablets contain some rogue protein which binds to the tastebuds on your tongue. The result is you taste differently after you take one. Sour tastes sweet, sweet tastes astonishing and basically your tongue does a freak out for around 2 hours. Is this a good thing? Diet fanatics will no doubt think so. £9.95.  Each pill rewires the way your palate perceives flavours for up to two hours, so you’ve plenty of time to try tons of…


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Bizarre June 18, 2008 posted by
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Intempo Rebel – the world’s first ‘lawsuit just waiting to happen’ gadget

The Intempo Rebel is a music recorder with two major features. First, it will record the most-played tracks from any FM radio station, and save the tracks as MP3 files onto an SD card minus the adverts and DJ prattle. Secondly, it is probably the first ever consumer electronics product which aims to use a music industry lawsuit as part of the marketing strategy. Why else call it ‘Rebel’, eh? Our advice, grab one of these fast, before those big…


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Bizarre May 6, 2008 posted by
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R2 Fish School Kit – teach your fish to slalom, limbo and play soccer

The R2 Fish School Kit is a complete system for teaching your pet fish how to do tricks. Video. Um…right. Oookay. So…let’s see. NEXT!…. $29.99.  THE R2 FISH SCHOOL IS A COMPLETE TRAINING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TEACH YOUR FISH REALLY AMAZING TRICKS * INSTRUCTIONAL DVD * R2 FISH SCHOOL TRAINING PLATFORM * OVER 20 COMPATIBLE TRAINING ACCESSORIES * ALL NEW FEEDING WAND * INSTRUCTION MANUAL WITH 100+ PHOTOS * COMPACT BASE FOR BOWLS OR SMALL TANKS…


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Bizarre April 25, 2008 posted by
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LiftMagic – check out your facelift before you hand over the cash

LiftMagic. An image tweaking service whose sole purpose is to give you an idea of how you’ll look after a bit – or a lot – of facial cosmetic surgery. Upload your photo and select which procedure you fancy trying out. This has gotta be more fun than an hour in the company of an encyclopaedia salesman, right? One for the confidence-challenged among us. Tags: liftmagic, face+lift, cosmetic+surgery


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Bizarre April 21, 2008 posted by
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Bangkok market train – train meet market, market meet train

For some surreal and bizarre reason the Maeklong Market in Bangkok, Thailand is  built smack on top of a working train line. Eight times a day the market parts like the Red Sea to let trains through, and then returns to normal business. Apparently only two lives have been lost in twenty years. More here Maeklong Market video 1 – from the front as train approaches. Maeklong Market video 2 – footage from the back of the train Tags: maeklong+market, bangkok+thailand


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