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Bicycle for Two Seats Riders Next to Each Other

Bicycles built for two seem like they'd be romantic, but how do you decide who gets to sit in front? It's clearly the better position, as you get a view of the open road rather than of your bikemate's sweaty back. That's why this strange mutant two-person bike makes sense… sort of. I mean, it seems like just riding separate bikes would be easiest, but what do I know? [eBay via Spulch]

6:50 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By Adam Frucci
6,983 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: This type of bike is not very difficult to ride for pairs of normal people. Weight difference is fine within 90 pounds, or so. As noted by another, they can be ridden just fine solo, albeit at a bit of more »

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Girlfriend Pillow Offers Flat-Chested Comfort

Add this Girlfriend Pillow to that Lap Pillow we showed you a few years ago, and you could end up with a whole girl, minus all that bothersome yapping. This one takes the concept a step further, quivering with delight thanks to its internal vibrator that runs on two D batteries. More »

11:53 AM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Charlie White
8,191 views, 14 comments

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Beethoven Clock, Bringing the Grouchy Old Composer Into the 21st Century

Here's a two-thirds scale bust of Ludwig Van, wearing a pair of Vuarnets and reminding us of what time it is. Judging from his expression, it looks like the old master isn't too joyful joyful about wearing these shades; he could thinking about committing some of the ultra-viol, my little droogies. We think this statue looks more like Bill Murray than Beethoven, anyway. More »

7:30 PM on Thu Mar 22 2007
By Charlie White
1,527 views, 10 comments

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Weird Combo of the Day: Free Batteries With Your Booze

We've heard of getting a free ice cream scooper with the purchase of two boxer briefs, a free calculator with a pair of socks, and now you can get a couple of free Maxell batteries when you buy a bottle of Japanese grog, or as they call it, sake. Is this some kind of ancient samurai hangover cure? More »

9:10 AM on Tue Feb 6 2007
By Charlie White
594 views, 17 comments

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Ping Pong Ball Prowess: Miraculous Shot After Shot


We're just wondering how long it took this guy to perfectly nail so many shots of those ping-pong balls into a variety of glasses. Just look at some of those ricochet shots. The entire video is just downright remarkable. More »

1:36 PM on Tue Jan 2 2007
By Charlie White
2,526 views, 29 comments

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JLr7: Watch From Another Planet?

Here's another one of those cryptic watches that make you guess what time it is, the JLr7 by e35 whose little J and L-shaped LEDs seem to light up at random. Even its name seems arbitrary, but check out the top row of LEDs and you'll see: JLr7. How does it work? The first three rows of lights show the hours in a 12-hour format, the fourth displays quarter hours and the rest of the rows show minutes and seconds. More »

8:35 AM on Tue Dec 19 2006
By Charlie White
3,707 views, 25 comments

Latest by zerocrossing: Tokyoflash watches are just jewlery. That's it. Time telling? Look at your cellphone. Basically if you want a cool looking wristband, any watch on their site would make a fine addition. I own several and more »

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Fishy Extension Cord

Something's fishy about this extension cord with the male plug at its head and female receptacle on the other end. Not sure what kind of fish this is, but we're thinking it must be an electric eel. More »

4:24 PM on Wed Dec 6 2006
By Charlie White
362 views, 12 comments

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Jeep and Mitsubishi Sharing Alarm Codes?

Are Jeep and Mitsubishi using the same car alarm codes? Check out this video, where our beloved bloodbrother Ray Wert at Jalopnik wants to get into his Jeep, hits the unlock button on his remote key fob, and the alarm goes off in the Mitsubishi next to his Jeep. WTF? Ray tells us that Mitsubishi and Daimler Chrysler, Jeep's maker, once shared components, so maybe this is just a coincidence. More »

2:11 PM on Fri Oct 6 2006
By Charlie White
645 views, 13 comments