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 29th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Phrenology Helmet Protects Your Noggin With Pseudo-science
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 [...]
DIY: Pocket-sized Fishing Rod Is More Clever Than Practical
While I doubt it would be possible to catch anything big enough to be worth eating, this pocket-sized fishing rod and reel combo by Toglefritz would make a good little gift for the fishing fanatic in your life — and it costs next to nothing to build.
[Instructables via Make]
Color Changing Umbrella Gets Colorful In The Rain
Squid London has produced a whimsical umbrella featuring an all-white picture of the London skyline. Things become interesting if the umbrella becomes wet; on contact with water, the white picture becomes multi-colored.
Price: $36 [Crave via Technabob]
Notebook BBQ Grill, A Great Way to Take The BBQ to the Picnic
Picnics tend to be boring affairs with altogether too much salad, that is unless you take a Notebook BBQ grill to the party. It folds up for easy storage and carrying and at 4kg it is light enough, so the only bulk you will need to carry is the charcoal and some meat.
Price: [...]
