February 1, 2008

Fast food while you drive

After seeing the Cheeseburger in a can I thought nothing could be worse or an invention so "fueled" by Nascar fans. Now, with this "lame" invention, you can not only combine two of your favorite hobbies(driving to your local Nascar event & grilling out), you can save time & money & use untapped resources from your car's exhaust. You getting as excited as I am...not really though. Ok, so the whole idea is not having the time to enjoy your hobby as the master griller. The solution is the nifty & ridiculous Exhaust Grill. Yes, technically, it would work because of the heat back there but come on...who is going to use this?

I am dying to see someone actually stop on the side of the road, get out with a small grill pick & put that bad boy on a bun to eat it. On top of getting that tasty burger cooked while you drive you can now have the annoying sound of a souped up import car.
So, what have we learned today? Don't eat burgers heated by the exhaust from your car. And, don't eat any burger from McDonald's. But, if you plan on heading over to the next Nascar event, bring this new invention with you so you'll be ready for the first bite before the boys are warming up their grills.


Cheeseburger in a Can! Part 2, Review!

With the ingredients & instructions posted on the can, it seems like a simple meal, right? Wrong, with every action there is that sometimes "bad" reaction. And, any time you decide to munch down a canned cheeseburger you will pay for it as the poor guy did that reviewed this thing. Now you can see the picture of the ad in my post from last month & try to compare the two pictures for similarities, but you won't come out with anything similar. Lesson to learn from this sorry excuse for a meal...don't can good kinds of food. It will make it worse.


January 31, 2008

Slow Motion Balloon Pop



This is pretty nifty...what other things could be recorded in super slow motion? Yea people have done bullet collisions, but nothing of the speed of the water balloon video. Explosions on a small scale would be interesting to see, or along the same lines as the water balloon but interactions of rainfall or chemical reactions.

January 30, 2008

Cheeseburger in a Can!

Ok, first off, this is just plain ridiculous. Who out there would think this up, or in fact, eat it. As if a regular cheeseburger from your local grease spot wasn't gross enough, the Germans though it better to start canning these things. Now don't think that it'll be a yummy homemade grilled burger that is stuffed into a can. It'll probably be some dollar menu mystery meat burger crammed into a can. I am still trying to figure out the reason for this. Canning good healthy food is a good thing for keeping good food from spoiling for a long time. Canning bad food is a bad idea...just following logic. Seeing someone crack open a can and seeing a cheeseburger would probably induce vomiting...especially if it resembled anything from your local (disgusting) McDonald's or Burger King. I'll pass. But, if you are into something like this...purchase a few here.

Retardation in Progress

Oregon Father Uses Stun Gun on 18 Month Old
By Christine Moers
A father in Albany, Oregon is accused of using a stun gun on his 18 month old son.
Capt. Eric Carter, of the Albany Police Department, told CNN's Dave Northfield, "You're talking about an 18 month old child, so it has to be excruciating. This would cause extreme pain to you or I."
Rian James Whittman, 23, is the man accused of using the weapon to electrically shock his son. He was arraigned on three counts of second-degree assault and criminal mistreatment. Whittman is a long-haul trucker who isn't home much, but has shown his violent temper when he isn't on the road, said neighbors. An unidentified neighbor told CNN, "Jennifer seems pretty nice. Rian is gone most of the time, but when he isn't he's usually drinking."
Whittman's wife Jennifer, 21, who was not named in the police report to media, reported the abuse on Saturday. Rian Whittman was arrested later that night, without incident, in the 1900 block of SE Hill Street, police said. He was held in the Linn County Jail.
Police say that the 100,000-volt stun gun removed from Whittman is similar to the type of stun gun authorities use on suspects. Carter said that the device was not a taser weapon, named for the manufacturer, but a much older model that must be applied against the person. The child showed the obvious signs of the weapon's use - burns or welts where the metal prongs had made contact with the skin, said authorities.
The young boy received treatment at a hospital before being taken into protective custody by the state Department of Human Services.
According to TBO-Tech, a stun gun is designed to affect the nervous system. Energy is pumped into the muscles in a rapid cycle. That, in turn, depletes blood sugar by converting it into lactic acid in seconds. The result is disorientation, loss of balance and leaving the victim confused and passive for several minutes.
TBO-Tech states on its web site, "As a general rule, a one-half second contact can repel and startle the attacker, giving some pain and muscle contraction. One to two seconds can cause muscle spasms and a dazed mental state. Over three seconds can cause loss of balance and muscle control, mental confusion and disorientation."
Detectives disclosed that Whittman had been utilizing the device over a three-week period. There were at least 10 incidences of use on the boy.

Ok so this story is almost a year old, but now this Rian Whittman is ONLY getting 4 years in prison. I think the wife should be charged also, for the simple reason of "not seeing" the previous 9 sessions of abuse on the poor child.

January 29, 2008

136 cats in a small apartment


There is always something interesting in seeing any animal in mass quantities. I think it would be interesting with a few laser pointers or a light show in the middle of this number of cats. Ah, throwing a bag of catnip in the middle of the room would be the pinnacle of chaos. If you haven't seen what actual catnip does to a cat, then visit your local crack addict...then you will know.

January 24, 2008

Turn a Teddy Bear Inside Out?

Think of your favorite teddy bear. Now imagine it’s been ripped open, gutted, and turned inside-out. That’s what Kent Rogowski's Bears series has done to the iconic stuffed animals of our childhoods. This is pretty cool, even though I don't see any parents purchasing these for their children anytime soon. I would definitely pick one up...the scarier the better.