Milk Gone Bad Lamps, Turn On Your Imaginary World

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 27 2008 Published in: Household Tags: , , ,

milk gone badEver wanted some bad milk beside your bed? Milk Gone Bad is a project by Anatomic Factory and Bomboland’s illustrations. It is a collection of of eight lamps, made in a shape of milk cartons and each carton is one of a series.

Johan Lorbeer’s Amazing Still Life Performance

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 25 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , , , , ,

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Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer who became famous for his public “Still-Life Performances”, such as, the famous “Proletarian Mural” and “Tarzan”. Several of these performances feature Lorbeer in an apparently impossible positions, where seems to unhinge the laws of gravity. In his performances he would elevated or reduced to the state of a sculpture for hours on end and he would interact with his often bewildered and irritated audience.

Porcelains Teach Your Kids About the Birds and Bees, So You Don’t Have To

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 24 2008 Published in: Household Tags: , , ,

These are some downright bizarre porcelains depicting children in various stages of their life from coming out gay to working in a sex industry.

images via worth1000.com

DIY Burglar Alarm Comes With an AK-47 That Can Fire Remotely

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 16 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: , , , ,

My house was broken into 3 years ago, while i was in University taking my programming exam. it was the most horrible experience I’ve ever had. Maybe if I had a security system as cool as the one made by Afghan inventor Hanif Molavizadeh, then the burglar would’ve walked out the house empty handed instead with all my PS2 games and a laptop.

20 Year Old Artist Phoebe Washer Fell Off a Cliff

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 16 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , , , ,

Brilliant artist Phoebe Washer, 20 was hiking with a 22-year-old man in the Marin Headlands when she tragically fell off a 200 feet cliff on Monday 14/04/2008 and died.

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Phoebe’s private art teacher Gage Opdenbrouw said:

the young painter had a lot of natural talent and was just beginning to sharpen it.”

Jamungo’s SKLLBUD 1.7 Bronze

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 16 2008 Published in: Cool Toys Tags: , , , , , ,

SKLLBUD 1.7 is the latest release SKLLBUD from Vinyl Toys artist Jamungo, these are limited to 500 pieces at $15 USD a piece. I think there’s something freaky about the see through flame shape bulb with the inset C-3PO look-a-like head. The SKLLBUD 1.7 bronze will be on show at the Spring Vinyl Toy Network (5.4.08) in the DKE Toys booth.

They Don’t Make Commercials Like This Anymore

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 16 2008 Published in: Video Tags: , , ,

The year was 1963, a time when women acted like slaves and men acted like small whiny children. Only 4 decades ago, OH! How times have changed, they sure don’t make commercials like that anymore and good thing too.

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Scientist John Wheeler ‘Black Hole’ Dies at 96

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Apr 15 2008 Published in: Science Tags: , , , , ,

US Physicist John A. Wheeler, who popularized mind-stretching ideas about black holes has died of pneumonia on Sunday at his home in Hightstown, New Jersey. According to his daughter, Alison Wheeler Lahnston, he suffered poor health for the last week. John was 96 year old.

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