Maestro Dobel Tequila
Tequila is good stuff. I, like many, hated tequila… mainly because I was drinking the crappy stuff in college. In fact… if you have ever gotten sick on tequila (I have) it becomes tough to give it another shot. Soooo with that said… let’s talk about “good” tequila which is very different than “crappy” tequila. […]
Speed Bumps Are For Sissy’s – Speed Walls From China
I guess you can call this a gadget… a speed bump gadget. The Chinese decided that speed bumps were just not enough to slow down traffic on the Jing Zhuang highway…so they built a 2 foot high wall that extends 100 feet long! Looks like people have been using the wall for bumper car action… […]
A Bar Inside A 6000 Year Old Baobab, Unleash The Hippies
First thing first, WTF is a baobab you may ask? A baobab is a tree, a huge friggin tree, that grows real old, older than John McCain old… The one in our story is over 6000 years old! So what do you do with the worlds widest and most famous baobab tree that symbolizes Africa, […]
Large Hadron Collider Explained… In A Nerdy Rap
Short and sweet, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider explained with an Uber Nerdy Rap! Biggest show on earth is going live in September 2008. Check it here, yo! C to the E to the R to the N!
Get Your Very Own Olympic Torch… Replica
For a paltry $500 you can have a replica (built from left over steel from the “Birds Nest” national stadium) of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. I love the Olympics as much as the next guy/gal… but not sure I want a 29cm tall version of it laying around collecting dust. By the way… anyone […]
Hammock Tent
Love camping… but not a fan of pitching your tent on the ground with the scorpions, spiders, rodents, etc…? Check out the Lawson Hammock tent. This tent comes with spreader bars on both ends so you don’t feel like a mummy… it can hold one person and their gear. Pretty cool… assuming you can find […]
Like Disneyland… But Very Different… Diggerland
Whether you think heavy machinery fills a void from previous vacations to Disneyland or not… you have to admit… this unique theme park is cool. Diggerland is a theme park that features real earth moving heavy equipment that kids and adults get to operate. They have dump trucks, back hoes, diggers, etc… The HUGE bummer […]
Electric Mini Cooper Coming To The US In 2009
Jim McDowell, the Mini USA VP, said that the US will be getting the Mini in an electric version in Summer 2009. Very cool!
Does Your Apple Store Have iPhones?
If you want to find out if your Apple store has the new 3G iPhone you can use the Apple availability widget. You have to wait until after 9PM though… try it out and let us know if it works for you.
Teach Me Time! Talking Clock
Perfect gift/tool to get kids up to speed on how to read an analog clock. I remember my Dad not letting me have a digital wristwatch until I learned how to read an analog one… boy was I pissed. Well… now things just got a bit easier… and for only $45! “Teach Me Time! is […]