What the Heck

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Pedal-Powered Car Gets Pulled Over by Toronto Police

Labels: art, technology, toys

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

Japanese Sex Doll Factory

I was surprised to learn that factories exist in Japan to build sex dolls. More (some images not safe for work)

Labels: erotic, robots, sex, toys

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Strutting Female Robot

Labels: robots, toys, women

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

1945 Slot Machine Watch

Labels: design, overkill, technology, toys

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Thursday, April 5, 2007

Office Fish Tank

Labels: animals, pets, toys

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Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Celebrity Weight

Don't like saying you weigh 135lb? Now you can disguise your weight by saying, "I weigh about as much as Yoda."

Labels: design, toys

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Pee & Poo Plush Dolls

"Birds do it. Bees do it. Even we do do it! Here’s the new #1 and #2 toy for your toddler. The pee & poo set makes a fun, light-hearted tool for introducing your child to potty training." Link

Labels: toys

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Monday, February 26, 2007

Finger Puppets for Terrorists

"Uncanny crocheted likenesses of Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Il, Ahmadinejad and George W. Bush." Link

Labels: celebs, deadcelebs, toomuchtimeonhands, toys

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Sunday, February 4, 2007

Wicked Dangerous Home-made Robot Ride

Super dangerous and super fun robot ride

Labels: death, robots, technology, toys

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Wii-Controlled Robot With a Sharp Sword

We took an industrial robot, strapped a tennis racket and a sword to it, and put it under the control of a WiiMote. We ran very light pattern recognition on the WiiMote, so it would copy our sword swings. You can read the write up at www.usmgarage.com

Labels: games, robots, technology, toomuchtimeonhands, toys

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Friday, February 2, 2007

Really Weird British Comics for Girls

"British girls comics seem to have a flair for the goofy, the bizarre, the surreal. Just check out the hook in our first example:"

"Sixteen-year-old Carol May had just left school and was helping her mother run their small hotel. Her father, a scientist, worked in a laboratory at a local university which specialized in the study of animal behaviour."

Link

Labels: art, life, toys

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Paper Robots 1999

"So, here he is. The greatest achievement Paper Robot has created to date ... now in color! The one, the only, OPTIMUS PRIME! And not only is he a fully articulate action figure, but he also TRANSFORMS INTO A TRUCK! Wow. The best part is, he´s FREE!" Link

Labels: art, toomuchtimeonhands, toys

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