Personal & Culture
Shark eating another shark
Nature proving it is cooler than any tech delivered this inception-esque shark eating shark moment. Scientists were reeling in a smaller shark (dogfish) when a bigger shark (sand tiger) decided it was hungry. Source : helablog
12 course meal from a can
We live in an always hungry and instant gratification society so why not create a way for us to consume a quick to |make" and quick to eat 12 course meal? Christopher Godfrey, a design student,has created this "wonderful" meal you eat straight from a can. What "delicious" flavors will tickle your taste buds? A selection of local cheeses with sourdough Pickled Kobe beef with charred strawberry Ricotta ravioli with a soft egg yolk Shiitake mushroom topped with filled peppers Halibut poached in truffle butter in a coconut crepe Risotto-foraged ramps, prosciutto, and fresh parmesan French onion soup with fresh thyme and gruyere cheese Roast pork belly and celeriac root puree Palate cleanser, pear ginger juice Rib eye steak with grilled mustard greens Crack pie with milk ice cream on a vanilla tule French canelle with a malt barley and hazelnut latte
Cola flavored Wine is here
A French winemaker (Haussmann Famille) is about to make your wildest dreams come true by introducing Cola flavored wine. This "magical" concoction is called Rouge Sucette and is 75% wine and 25% sugar,water and cola flavoring. It contains about 9% alcohol. Citizens of the winemaking kingdom (aka France) will be able to enjoy [or be repulsed by] this new product as soon as next month. Could this be a new club favorite, something between regular code and rum and coke?
Denture Bracelet : the ultimate in personal expression?
As you finally accept the weirdsness of the general population, people find new ways to get weirder. Now I present to you the denture bracelet. You too can have this "original" braclet for only $160 from an ETSY shop called ConcaveOblivion. This "original" thing is handmade from dental acrylic.
Make a Tetris sandwich
It's time to make sandwich time a little more exciting with the Bites and Pieces Sandwich Crust Cutter which converts your plain old sandwich into a Tetris inspired eating game. Finally a great reason to play with your food. You can check out the product and buy it here.
Single Malt... toothpicks?
Its time to stop picking at your teeth with your fingernails. There is a better way to get those food remnants out from between your teeth with something called a toothpick. But toothpicks have always been so boring: being a small, flat and flavourless piece of wood. Now Danesonhas finally released toothpicks worthy of being called exciting. Daneson sells toothpicks soaked in expensive, tasty and glorious single malt scotch. As you keep these adulty toothpicks in your mouth, the wonderfully delicate taste of the scotch slowly releases into your mouth where you will hopefully be refined enough to enjoy its valuable gift.
Designer approved pen fits in any room
Every desk has a coffee cup with a bunch of pens that ruin your carefully manicured decor. Wouldn't it be great if you could keep your pens readily availble and make them visually pleasant? Your prayers have been answered with these functional yet somewhat ZEN looking glade of grass pens (called Pooleaf). The pens comes in 3 beautiful shades of green. Each pen is $5 so be prepared to spend $70-$100 to make your grasspens to look like a nice bunch in that vase.
Amsterdam is home to the only one person restaurant
Humans are social creatures and we dread eating alone (unless you are on a business trip of course). A new restaurant in Amsterdam called Eenmaal was designed [from the ground up] for single person dining. “Eenmaal is a restaurant like any other restaurant, but one thing is totally different: you only find tables for one person here. Eenmaal is an exciting experiment for those who never go out dining alone, as well as an appealing opportunity for those who often eat alone at restaurant.
Chinese anti-pervert protection stockings
Can you think of something more unattractive than very hairy legs? Well an entrepreneurial Chinese group is selling "hairy leg stockings" for girls meant to keep perverts away (and countless other people). Keep this in mind when travelling to China. Maybe someone will import these to North America? source: article
The biggest party cup you'll ever see
A party just isn't a party without disposable plastic cup ( fill with your product of choice). Now Fred Flare is selling a 72 oz "disposable" red cup (normal plastic cups hold 16 oz) to make your party that much better. This gigantic party cup is made from ceramic so it will offer many years of party use (unless you drop it of course).