When 2 Become 1

The Jet Stream Water Glove is a glove shaped water pistol with a water tank backpack! The coolest alternative to water pistols to hit the market. You can rush round the garden like a water-soaking super hero, drenching your target with 4 streams of water at once! The backpack holds up to 2.5 litres of water, which means that you don't have to go and fill it back up every 10 seconds. A small hose connects the water tank to your Jet Stream Water Glove and boy will you feel super cool wearing it.

If like me you are against the use of guns in any form, but miss a good ol' water fight with your chums, then this is the answer. The Jet Stream Water Glove is a fantastically different and futuristic looking alternative in the world of water fights. Just putting on the water glove emits a message of 'Don't mess with the Fist of Doom mister' Try wearing this Jet Stream Water Glove and not make a Superman 'staring into the sunset after saving the universe' face. I dare you.

When we first heard about this we thought it was a crazy idea. A telescope inside a walking stick?

Then again, how cool is the idea of walking outside when you suddenly feel the urge to watch something from up close. Simply take your stick, point it to the object and enjoy the telescopic view.

The stick has a cool looking handle which, when pulled, reveals a tiny telescope. Of course you should not expect a huge magnification as it only has a 3x zoom.

This is an excellent gadget for bird watchers and hikers and is made out of decent African rosewood.

Our Grow Your Own Girlfriend is a fantastic gift idea for those who are fed up with nagging, pestering, moaning girlfriends. This 6cm tall hottie will grow up to 600% her original size! Just pop your new girlfriend into water and within 2 hours she will begin to grow! Your girlfriend will be at her greatest size within 3 days, and if a small, wet, bright pink woman is your thing then this is the perfect gift for you.

When I was shopping for just the write ass-receptacle for my cubicle, I considered the ejector seat chair, Hula chair, and tank chair. Unfortunately, I didn't know about these fast little numbers at the time. RaceChairs are actual seats from sports cars that have been converted into office chairs. Based on the picture, they may or may not be manufactured in somebody's guest bedroom. Depending on the model, they vary in price from a paltry $2,000 to over $10,000. Holy crap. That one there is from a Ferrari 360 and costs $3,000, but I just used the company card to get the $11,000 Lamborghini LP640 Murcielago.

Tilted Twister is a robot built from a Lego Minstrom NXT set that can solve a Rubik's cube.

Tilted Twister solves Rubik's cube fully automatically. Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister's turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using a light sensor. The robot turns and tilts the cube in order to read all the faces of the cube. It then calculates a solution and executes the moves by turning, tilting and twisting the cube.


Performance

* Scanning the cube: 1 minute
* Calculating a solution: 20 - 40 seconds
* Executing the moves: 1 - 5 minutes. Average 4.5 minutes (60 faceturns)
* Average total time: 6 minutes

The Timex2154 is a conceptual watch design that took runner-up in the global watch design competition sponsored by Timex and Core77. First place was a sundial. This particular concept was designed by a stoner (hence the 4:20) and fastens to your nail. You push the end to scroll through the different modes and change your color options. My girlfriend is so stupid she would probably nail polish right over it. Hey Timex, if you decide to manufacture this thing can you do me a favor and make a fingernail calculator too? I'm failing algebra because the teacher doesn't let us use calculators. Well, that, and the guy I chose cheat off of is apparently an idiot.

That's time at your fingertips [popgadget]

The B21 Kitchen Robot was designed to know where everything in your kitchen is via RFID tagging and help you prepare meals. In reality, the robot will probably just stab you. The blue barrel bastard was created by the Technical University of Munich and even has the capability to learn how to use new tools (read: knives, read: oh fucking great).

(By using RFID tags) the robot knows where everything is, and it can learn simple tasks simply by observing the movements of the objects.

"Setting the table is very easily recognized from cups and plates disappearing from the cupboard and appearing on the table, and cleaning up later is characterized by the same objects disappearing from the table and appearing in the dishwasher."

The team is also working to integrate a number of open-source software packages to enable the robots to get instructions from the internet, in the same way that some search for images.

Oh yeah, that's just what I need -- a robot that's getting instructions from the interwebs. So let me get this straight: There's a robot in my kitchen. It knows where the knives are, and it's being controlled by someone whose goal is to type F1RST! in the comments? Thanks, but I'll just keep my wife chained to the stove. Damnit, hold on.

Robot chef gets a boost from wireless kitchen [newscientist]

The Connect-A-Desk is a $40 hands free laptop desk that hangs from your neck. It was designed to make you look cool and I think it's safe to say it's working perfectly.

I mean, it's hands-free, so you can walk around (or drive) and still use your computer. I do suggest they sell a towel attachment though. You know, one that hangs down in front low enough to cover your junk.

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Here's a video for some Friday lightness. Its a music video by some Malaysian artistes singing a song. Its alrite in the beginning then it gets draggy because they keep repeating the chorus about 500 times. Which so happens to be the amount of money I spent every month filling my tank up with petrol.

Here are some fuel saving tips, myth or facts I'll let you decide:

ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS STILL COLD.
Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening, your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.


WHEN YOU’RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE.
If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode, you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you’re getting less worth for your money.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL.
The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated, so that every litre is actually the exact amount.

ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP.
Most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

Considering I got this off an email, I'm not exactly sure about its authenticity and whether or not it will work just as great if followed. What I'm sure is, if I'm going to be driving 450 km every week I'd better be able to do it in one full tank. Enjoy the Friday.

We've seen Tetris shelves, mirrors, decals, waffles, and even another set of ice cube trays, but here comes another. Because, well, I love Tetris and I love drinking. Both hold a very special place in my heart. A place I go when my wife starts blathering about the rough day she had at work and I'm trying to tune her out.

tetris + ice cubes = icetris [technabob]