Posts Filed Under — Outdoors

[ September 3rd, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Video: Now That’s a Blob Jump Competition

I must confess that I never heard of blob jumping until I saw this video, it looks like the sort of scary fun that I would definitely want to try.

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[ August 27th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler Takes Your Party On The Road

If you like Jägermeister enough to take six bottles of the stuff and have it on tap whenever you head off the grid, then the 6-Bottle Shot Cooler will probably be up your alley.
The cooler holds six bottles, ice and still has room for some Red Bull. It runs on the same principal as the [...]

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[ July 29th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Sand-X Platune: 0-100kmph In 2.8 Seconds… On Sand

Accelerating from 0-100kmph in just 2.8 seconds is an impressive feat on road; do it with a half-tracked vehicle on sand and what you have is an totally awesome way to cull the herd. As a bonus it has a top speed of 185kmph.

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[ July 29th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Phrenology Helmet Protects Your Noggin With Pseudo-science

Phrenology, one of the more interesting pseudo-sciences can now be put to good use, protecting your skull; hope you don’t mind explaining your phrenology helmet to everyone that “doesn’t get it.”
Price: $250 [Fashionably Geek]

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[ July 17th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]

Jacket Makes Avalanches More Survivable

Getting buried alive by an avalanche strikes me as a particularly horrific way to go, if you are not instantly crushed to death then you must contend with suffocation. The Avajacket is designed to give you a fighting chance, it has a pillow that inflates around the wearer’s neck both for protection and to give [...]

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