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Steampunk Time Machine is a Prop for the Ultimate Nerd Halloween Costume

What would happen if comic-obsessed Internet nerds remade Back to the Future? This steampunk flux capacitor would replace the normal one, and it would be in the back of a carriage pulled by a steam engine made of brass with leather accents rather than a DeLorean. Also, instead of "Great Scott!," Doc's catchphrase would be "LOL what." This particular example of homemade steampunkism was made as an accessory to a "19th century time traveler" Halloween costume, which makes your "Golf Pro" costume look even more half-assed. [Flickr via Boing Boing]

7:43 AM on Mon Oct 29 2007
By Adam Frucci
3,981 views, 10 comments

Latest by flashover109: That would look great in the Mad Scientist Lab!! Awesome. more »

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Lazy Teapot is an Accomplice for Your Slothful Ways

We've seen a lot of lazy gadgets, but this has to be the grand prize winner: the Lazy Teapot, relieving you of that cumbersome and backbreaking chore of actually picking up a teapot and pouring its hot water into a cup. Designer Lotte Alpert created a design concept for this teapot and its holding device, whose saving grace is its temperature scale on the back that lets you first boil liquid and then dial up a specific temperature to keep that liquid warm. More »

9:26 AM on Fri Jun 1 2007
By Charlie White
2,668 views, 10 comments

Latest by meher: well i guess this is pretty neat so that i dont spill tea or coffee next time i am pouring it ;-). for those who think that i am lazy or incapable , consider this, ITS MUCH BETTER THAN more »