Archive for the Strange & Bizarre Category

Personal Soundtrack T-ShirtWhile I would never buy this $40 t-shirt, it’s still a cool geeky setup, with built in sound effects. Check out the video on the page to see it in action.

It’s missing two things IMHO: crickets for all those daily shitty jokes around the office, and #2 – the ability to customize the shirt with your own songs, sound effects, etc. I wish you could play a sample of all the sound effects and music on the page below as well.

Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt

Edit: BTW, make sure you check the date of this posting.

Second Edit: Looks like their April Fool’s gag may end up being a real product with time.

Sounds like a pretty cool, albeit strange thing. I wonder what type of premium will be attached to a self-chilling beverage. Sounds like a good thing to have on hand for those times when refrigeration isn’t available, or for when the power goes south during those bad summer storms or winter ice storms.

Coca Cola Readying Self-Chilling Soft Drinks?

This is definitely strange and bizarre. Why would anyone do this?

Skull Face Tattoo Man

The toothbrush holder idea is kind of cool. The other stuff is just plain weird.

Die Electric Socket Blockers Make Better Use of Your AC Outlets

These would have been fugly shoes for Nike to actually produce. The power laces are cool though:

Nike’s Back to the Future Sneaker Patents Discovered After 26 Years

Man, there are some unbelievably crazy things in here. Some of the represent the worse of do-it-yourselfers. Others, are even more crazy in that professionals did some of these jobs in the photo gallery.

Home Inspection Nightmares

Hmm, if this is supposed to be Optimus Prime, why is it not done by Nike and Hasbro. Strange.. very strange “toy.”

Nike Transformer - Sneaker Robot

“Power laces, alright!” I can’t believe they’re releasing these. I’d rather Mattel release a hoverboard. :) These won’t be big sellers.. fugly as can be.

Nike Air McFly To Be Released?!

Nice and interesting list. I swear some of of this is not new to 2006, like the eyelash thingy:

50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn’t Know This Time Last Year) 2006 Edition

This is just messed up and a waste of time for the police.

Kid Arrested for Playing With Christmas Present