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Apparently a nod to the old print tradition of informing the reader of the author's intention of leaving a page blank this site's aim is to recruit members to have similar on their own sites. I can't see it catching on somehow....

Just incase you were wondering, the initial, sparse text on the page IS a link.

Gravity Defying Room

zestyping: How to really confuse your party guests.

A guide on how to turn your living room through 90 degrees and then take silly photos of your friends appearing to walk on the walls.

Hillarious Pet Product

Double Decker Cat Pram - Jesus who thinks these things up??

Haven't had a good blog entry from the B3ta newsletter for a while, and here's a corker. Just check out the pissed off looks on the cats faces by zooming in on their closeup app.

Pope's Hat Chip

I just don't know what to make of this Pope's Hat Chip thingy.

Is it viral marketing for Doritos? Is it's someone's idea to make some cash from a spuriously shaped corn chip? Whatever, it's getting blogged purely because it's the first time Google has EVER thrown up any interesting ads on my blog's adsense bar.

(I did of course not click on my own ads as that would be in violation of Google's TOS...of course.)

Please Watch This Video For One Year

1 year performance video consists of two men in seemingly identical cells pacing, looking bored, looking at what appears to be a laptop, sleeping, eating, and just doing very ordinary things.

It's seems however it's not them who are trapped there...it's us. The viewer is the one who must log in and carry on where they stopped watching the last time, so it appears that whatever minimal activity i going on it's merely an illusion of captivity.

Strangely addictive.

Doggy Durex

Dog Condoms are todays double take product feature. Not quite sure whether this is for real, but my bullshit alarm is flashing.

How To BBQ a Man

This strange short instructs how to have a successful BBQ party, in which the centre piece is barbequed man...not quite as grotesque as it sounds. Very quirky and found via Monkeyfilter

Bizarre Balaclavas

Will marry girl who knits

I've had this bizarre sinister knitwear as my Ajarn Forum avatar all week..truly truly bizarre...

Twisted Disturbingness

Babies With Beards

Do I have to spell this disturbing site out...what it says on the tin.

Flags in Dog Poo

Police hunt poo protesters

Great story found via BoingBoing about a police investigation into a continuous campaign of US and George Bush flag planting in dog shit.

Legal experts say there is no law against using faeces as a flag stand and the federal constitution is vague on the issue.

Anti Comic Sans Font

ban comic sans :: Putting the Sans in Comic Sans

Yeah! Down with this sorta thing!
Careful Now!

Comic sans fans needn't fear...there's also a fan club devoted to this font!

Group Fridge Magnet Simulation

Just Letters
This is sooo strangely addictive. Here's the bsic idea. A fridge door just full of fridge magnets of the plastic letter kind. That and up to 50 anonymous users all vieing to do something with them. This creates anything ranging from close cooperation in creating a shape or message to outright war as you try to steal your companions' letters...difficult to describe. Just try it for an enjoyable waste of 10 minutes.

Mr Mum

POP! The First Human Male Pregnancy - Mr. Lee Mingwei

Erm...it's a bloke...and he's up the spout. Anyone else think this is slightly odd? Horse for courses I guess.

Man Wipes Arse On Money Used To Pay Parking Fine

Fined $250 for harrassment of public officials

Hehehe...liked this story found via Fark.

A whole new twist on sticking it to the man.
The interesting bit is that this is a psychiatrist.

What fascinating advice he must give.

Bag Full of Eels

Who's this ugly mush?

Why! It's me old mucker Slippery Rick AKA Thoughtpusher, he of the extremely short term co-blogging stint.

You don't want to know what he sent me when I directed him to Smegma.caWell, it is Canadian..I thought he'd have been into supoorting the fine efforts of his fellow countrymen.

Blog regulars.... that link is not just unsafe for work in the extreme, it is likely to make you puke even if you are safely at home...just pretend I didn't link it....ok?

Anyone for Mindball?

Interactive Productline AB is the manufacturer of a game called Mindball. Here is a brief description from their site.

Mindball is an experience product, a game where two players control a ball with their brain waves. The player being most relaxed wins the game. The brain waves are detected by sensors attached to the headbands. The sensors (electrodes) are connected to a biosensor system. The biosensor system, registers the electrical activity in the brain – so called EEG. The brain waves increasing the chance to win Mindball are called Alpha- and Theta waves. They occur when we are calm and relaxed. The player´s brain activity is shown in a diagram on the monitor. The player being most relaxed makes the ball roll over to the opponent´s goal, with his brain waves as only aid, and thereby wins the game.

Ping! Splat!

Unwise Microwave Experiments is an extertaining read of the "don't try this at home variety" where we are regaled about various interesting things to can do with microwaves for example turning pieces of stone into magma, and turning candles into balls of plasma.

Good stuff!

Found via Ajarn Forum

INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY

INTRNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY - OCTOBER 22

SHIT! I MISSED IT!
OH WELL, BETTER CELEBRATE IT ANYWAY...

Is This a Ghost??

Is this a ghost?

This creepy picture wa taken on a ghost hunt in a spooky Wiltshire pub reknown for it's ghostly incidents.

He didn't get around to downloading his photographs until two days later when he made the gruesome discovery of the face. Pub landlord Richard Bounds' first reaction to the photograph was: "Bloody hell."

Local Nutters

B3ta
presents a list of local nutters provided by it's readers....just going to show you how low the gene pool goes in the UK.

Vodka with a kick

Kalashnikov Vodka is the latest product from Lietenant General Mikhail Kalashnikov, better known for his assault weapon. Just the thing to day the edge off a day slaughtering Chechen separatists. Cheers!

"I've always wanted to improve and expand on the good name of my weapon by doing good things,"

Paper Folding

Origami Vagina anyone?

Amazing what you can do with paper innit?

Tree-like Mesage Board

Ecotonoha is a quirky but beautiful message board concept where each message frorms a branch of a tree. Very new age sounding but fascinating to watch. You can only make one message per day, but it's kind of cool.

Paper Pac Man

Paper Arcade

Instructions on how to make realistic if miniature looking arcade coin-op cabinets for Barbie dolls and stuffed toys....
Odd.

Fizzy Fruit

Via Techie Blog Gizmodo a strange article about Carbonated Fruits

Plans are underway to begin carbonating fruit, vegetables, yogurt, canned food , and ice cream.

Check out the article Fruit With Fizz

"The carbon dioxide brings no extra flavor, but it can enhance flavor profiles in a variety of food products,"

Not sure about this...I'd probably try but fizzy baked beans? No thanks!

THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh?

Found on Ajarn Forum

Big Dead Place

Guide For New Antarctic Workers

When we hear about those scientists stuck out in the frozen wastelands of the Antarctic, we are usually shown the noble, enthusiastic work done in the name of science. Professional journalists will espouse their awe of the vast openess of the place, but what about the reality of living in a permenantly cold wilderness with hardly any company.

This website, gives a fleeting and sarcastic view of what real life is like in Antarctica and the real views expressed by the average worker there.

Boondoggles

You might be surprised to find that you are not the only person willing to be flown into the stark wilderness to test your mettle against whatever nature throws your way. Your sincerity and enthusiasm are appreciated, but try to remember that for all the familiar shock of institutional carpeting, pickup trucks, and plentiful loveseats, almost every person you meet would not blink an eye at being sent into the middle of nowhere at a moment's notice. But that doesn't happen every day. Especially if you work in the Galley. If you go on one of these trips, or are one of the scientists attending one of these field camps in their very brief existence, many people would like to hear about your experiences, but none of them think you are particularly tough. Save that routine for when you return to the States, or for when you talk to any of the NSF-sponsored journalists from the big media. They eat that shit up.

Meet George Jetson...

Xeno's Arrow - 10 Laws of Bad Science Fiction

Make no distinction between science and technology. These kinds of clear definitions will only confuse your audience, and besides, everyone knows that scientists spend all of their time building fabulous machines, pouring brightly-coloured chemicals from one test tube to another, and zapping stuff with radiation for kicks. All scientific research is directed toward the idea of building some kind of a device, or mixing a magical potion. The idea of a scientist who just spends his/her time figuring out how physical laws work, with no kind of "product" in mind as the result - - aside from the sheer accumulation of knowledge - - is unheard of in scientific circles, and will remain so, as long as there are giant robots to be built and people to be shrunk.

The World's Dodgiest Toy Shop

Bob's Inappropriate Toys for Children

Very sick and thankfully a spoof, but makes an amusing if uncomfortable 5 minutes reading.

Via Linkfilter

Nokia Chucking

The 5th Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships

Wireless device abuse in, where else, but Finland, home of Nokia. Not sure what else to say about this...

See Thru Loo

Invisible Toilet

Fancy taking a dump in this? One way mirrors mean that this public toilet is almost invisible from the outside, but like sitting in a glass box on the inside. I'm not sure I'D feel comfortable laying a cable in here. Besides can you se through one way mirrors if you press your face upto them. Maybe the knowlege that someone could see you trying to watch them drop a nuke would be enough to discourage them.

Via MoFi

For all you potential Blofelds

VillainSupply.com | Your Online Source For Everything Evil (TM)

From secret Skull Bases to Doomsday Machines, the online store will supply all of your supervillain needs.

Dance Chicken Dance!

Subservient Chicken

Now this is wierd and creepy. Imagine having your own life-size chicken gimp to bend to your will (more or less). Order this chicken around. Tell it to do anything you want it to and watch it do it.

However it does not do naughty things and it will admonish you for suggesting them or for swearing as shown in the photo. Crawl and pray are very funny ones...what others can you discover?

Nasal Hair Plucking

Nose

More pointless fun for 5 minutes. How can I describe this? Use a pair of virtual tweezers to pluck unsightly nasal hair from a mans nose, which then forms a positive adjective. I should blog something sensible one day.