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more about #miniature more comments → Hi, I'm God: Good luck making a 12 square inch model of a patent for multi-touch. Or planes. Did anyone ever patent Godzilla clones? more » Curves: Can you imagine how cool the basement of the patent office must be. You could spend years finding trash and treasure there. more » anexanhume: I love that silly paper clip too more » Kaiser-Machead: And this is why we suck. Frito Lay, you're way below the bar on your Cracker Jacks. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Sigh... I remember when Cracker Jack still had real toys in the box and not the lame stuff they have now.. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Japan: giant cartoon robots but miniature models of everything else. more » mitch_93: Nice. So wait can you actually use this like one of those jewellry guys and look at things real close? If so way cool more » -
#retromodo
Back in the Day, Patents Actually Meant Something
From 1790 until 1870, patent applications had to also include a miniature model, less than 12 square inches in size, along with the idea. We wish the policy were still around, at least to weed out the more ridiculous ideas. More » -
#digitalcameras
Pfft, This Nikon SLR Is Way Too Small to Use!
In Japan, Gilco candy is sort of like our Cracker Jack, including a small toy in each box. But unlike Crack Jack, Gilco's toys don't totally blow. -
#halo
Halo 3 Scarab Toy is the Best Stroller Ever
If playing with Halo replica guns is quite beneath you, then check out this battle-damaged Halo 3 scarab. It measures 24 x 24 x 20 inches (large enough to put a small baby on), is covered in Covenant-purple paint, and is the biggest miniature that WizKids has ever made. In the game, it's "highly resistant to human and Covenant weapons", so don't go trying to use that replica gun on it. One lucky Comic-Con attendee got to walk away with this $250 replica. We could recommend using this as an actual stroller, but if some stroller company made one just like this, it'd make baby-having that much more enticing. [WizKids] -
