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design

What Happens When a Computer Programmer Decides to Build a Cheap Surfboard?

Not surprisingly, you get the nerdiest surfboard ever. The "Shredder" surfboard was designed by a computer programmer named Mike Sheldrake after he decided to replace his old board. Since he did not possess the skills necessary to make a board the traditional way, he decided to use 3-D modeling software to design a snap-together deck built out of 400 pieces of computer cut corrugated cardboard then shellac it with fiberglass and epoxy resin. Thanks to a mathematically sound triangular pattern, force is evenly dispersed throughout the board—making it incredibly strong. More »

7:20 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Sean Fallon
25,728 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: OK, now they need to make one out of FedEx boxes. more »

privacy intact

Spy Pen Writes with Invisible Ink, Illuminates with Ultraviol, Then Shreds Messages

Ever get caught passing a note in class? Instead of swallowing the evidence, you droogs can just shred that little piece of your personal life, and your privacy will be intact with this ultraviolet spy pen with a message shredder built in. Ultraviolet? Yes, the pen also writes messages with special ink that can only be read with an ultraviolet light, conveniently nestled within this useful $9 instrument. [Spycatcher, via Oh Gizmo]

3:00 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Charlie White
1,546 views, 11 comments

design

Recycling Paper Shredder Design Concept

This paper shredder design by Hong-Li Zhuo Roy may look like a regular shredder at first, but it's actually supposed to be "Green". We're not sure how the innards are supposed to work, but it takes your crappy credit card applications and transforms them into Post-It Notes. Quite cool if they can actually pull it off, but until then we'll just keep on feeding our shredded papers to our neighbor's dog after we lace it with Rohypnol. [Yanko Design]

7:30 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Jason Chen
3,518 views, 7 comments

Latest by HomeSpectorInc.com: Nice looking shreder. And will shred a whole magasine at once or you have to put it in page by page? more »

security

USB-Powered CD Destroyer Mauls a Disc in Five Seconds

Keep that schoolmarm from perusing your porn with this USB-powered CD destroyer from Brando. In just five seconds, this hungry beast renders any CD or DVD unreadable, grinding in devastating circular scratches and resulting in a strangely beautiful coaster that reminds us of a Spirograph. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Charlie White
5,508 views, 40 comments

Latest by dspark: You know what also mauls a disc in seconds? A pair of scissors. David more »

hamster-tech

Hamster-Powered Paper Shredder Mark II

Tom Ballhatchet, of Hamster Paper Shredder fame, has gone on to develop a better model. The cage's top and bottom are now matching in lipstick red, and there are slots for depositing food and water next to the paper slot. Gearing is internal, which makes us wonder about Hammy's safety, but if you look carefully and think about it, the lil guy won't get chewed up in the gears if he's running in the wheel. – Brian Lam

Tom Ballhatchet [via Core77]

5:41 AM on Thu May 17 2007
By Brian Lam
1,477 views, 12 comments

Latest by Xenobiologista: If you throw paper in a rodent's cage they will shred it with their teeth regardless. (took my gerbils forever to figure out what their exercise wheel was for.) more »

gadgets

Friendly Paper Shredders Add Cutesyness Where There Once Was None

Destroying evidence is a decidedly dreary affair, what with you having to sit with your feelings of guilt and apprehension while you shred sheet after sheet of incriminating information. Why not spice things up and make your criminality a bit more fun? More »

1:25 PM on Tue Mar 13 2007
By Adam Frucci
1,873 views, 8 comments

gadgets

Nine-Bladed Shredding Scissors

Five bladeded scissors just wasn't enough for the Japanese. They've went and upped the ante to NINE. Nine blades to help you shred your papers nine times as fast as a normal pair, and 1.8 times as fast as the five-bladed model. Available for $19.80. More »

3:08 PM on Wed Aug 9 2006
By Jason Chen
3,489 views, 19 comments

gadgets

Shredding Scissors

Save electricity by shredding your unwanted bank card applications manually with these Shredding Scissors. Combining the power of five scissors with one blue handle, these make short work of old credit cards and Christmas cards. You could even cut your kid's hair 5 times as fast. More »

6:58 PM on Fri Jun 2 2006
By Jason Chen
5,648 views, 12 comments

peripherals

Mini Shredder Good for Mini Shredding, via USB

In the U.S. we automatically assume that bigger is better. Well, over in Japan this isn t the case. Case in point, we see this miniature USB-powered shredder. It is small, it can shred an A4-sized document folded in half. Besides a USB port, this shredder can suck its juices from batteries or AC power. It comes in black and white—to match your iPod, of course. More »

10:52 AM on Fri Mar 17 2006
By Travis Hudson
697 views, 2 comments