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Posted by rappin in WTF? on 10 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Lego TV Remote
Each of the keys has a simple id chip in (like rfid but w/o the rf and two contacts.
When you buy the remote you get a bag of keys and the base. You can reconfigure what the remote does when keys are pressed by somehow interfacing the remote with your computer (usb or bluetooth maybe).
Obviously all...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 10 25th, 2009 | No Comments
The Diving Horses of Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey! The biggest show in the Garden State. Once, decades before Disneyland, it was the playground of America; the city of the original Monopoly board, because Charles B. Darrow, that game’s unemployed inventor, had spent so many happy summers there in his childhood (the board’s...
Phantom Bike
When I first saw this bike, I thought that it must be an optical illusion. Olli Erkkila designed this unusual bike for his graduation project. It’s rather amazing!
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 06 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Collection of the most expensive and most worthless items in the world
A new blog, maybeyoushouldntbuythat.com, publishes pictures of ridiculously expensive products. Describing itself as “a collection of the most expensive and most worthless items in the world” it is proof that some people really do have more money than sense. Among the items on...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 03 25th, 2009 | 32 Comments
10 Strange, and Often Wrong, Colored Foods and Drinks
I thought of this idea yesterday when everyone was talking about green beer. Sometimes, foods are just supposed to be one color. And when they’re not, it feels wrong.
I know that green beer is regular beer with tasteless food coloring added. And yet, when you drink it, your mind thinks something...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 03 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments
8 Overkill Punishments Dished out by Greek Gods
The Greeks brought the world a number of awesome things.
The first Olympics, delicious Gyros, but most importantly The Greek Gods.
Today we’re going to jump into the Delorian and take a look at what might have happened if you somehow disappointed one of them.
Does the punishment fit the crime? ...
WTF? The KKK had a baseball team?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic militant organizations in the United States, originating in the southern states and eventually having national scope, that are best known for advocating white supremacy and acting as terrorists while hidden behind conical hats,...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 02 19th, 2009 | 15 Comments
Unknown creature found by Russian soldiers
This creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline. Sakhalin area is situated near to Japan, it’s the most eastern part of Russia, almost 5000 miles to East from Moscow (Russia is huge). People don’t know who is it. According to the bones and teeth – it is not a fish. According...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 02 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Absurd Inventions Ever Patented
Obtaining a patent is a costly and time consuming process. Inventors must have unstoppable faith in their vision in order to realize their dream of acquiring a patent.
But sometimes these inventions come from a creative place so deep, they can be perceived by some as offbeat, unusual and possibly a bit...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 02 6th, 2009 | No Comments
Russian Anti-Coca-Cola Calendar
In Russia they started selling anti-Coca-Cola calendars. The reasons for this are not very clear. Here is it. It’s being made in Soviet stylistics.
The cover reads “Chemistry or Life?”
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