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gas gas gas

Fart Tanks Fight Methane, Give Al Gore Weird Ideas

Being the world's largest beef producer with 55 million cows, Argentinian scientists tested claims about bovines being one of the worst polluters on the planet thanks to the methane they produce. To do this, they used big pink tanks on top of the cows, connected to their intestines with a tube inserted into their rear end (what scientist technically refer to as "That Cow's Ass"). More »

11:15 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
12,684 views, 65 comments

RC Tank

Floating, Off-Roading, BB-Shooting RC Tank Delivers Beer, Removes Eyeballs

We think Danbar Toys has a winner on its hands today with this $92 amphibious BB-shooting RC tank, with cupholders. I mean, what better way to cap off a beer-fueled barbecue than with a remote-control tank that can go anywhere, turn on a dime, and take people's eye balls as war trophies at the same time? The "creatively written" instruction manual (borderline Engrish) cautions against firing at people or animals, but we've had a few already this morning, and Uncle Bob and his stupid cat are totally asking for it. Drink, er, fire away. More »

12:00 PM on Sun Jul 13 2008
By Jack Loftus
6,608 views, 15 comments

Latest by PingMaster: Beer, a gun, AND a remote control!? I need to get in line for this baby. more »

usb

USB Hub/Paperclip holder/Fish Tank, May be Worst USB Gizmo Ever

A four-way, USB 2.0 hub. A magnetic paperclip holder. A fake fish tank. A seven-color LED illuminator. Mix them all together, and what have you got? Yes: possibly the worst USB gizmo ever. I mean, what's next? A USB hub with built-in electric dog-polisher? I don't know though: if you're a collector of USB naffness then maybe you'd prize this thing... available now for $20. [Gadget4All]

6:51 AM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,989 views, 13 comments

beta tank

Mind Chair Now in Wood, Working Model

The Mind Chair, that rather weird sensory substitution chair on show at MoMA's Design And The Elastic Mind show at MoMA earlier this year, has been reincarnated. Designers Beta Tank have built a working model that will be on show in a lab at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London for people to "come and see with their skin." More »

6:00 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By AddyDugdale
2,378 views, 9 comments

tankproof

Soviet T-72 Tank vs Incrudo USB Flash Drive

Incrudo makes water-proof, shock-proof, scratch-proof, and apparently T-72B tank-proof USB flash drives out of pure titanium. And to prove it, the crazy Ivans pitted the key—which also has a special metal-ceramics composite on the front and back panels, as well as a real ruby that illuminates from the inside—against the legendary tank. Sure, the test is on the mud, but that's 49.1 tonnes of tank. A Soviet tank. If there's something cooler than that, I don't know what is. [Incrudo]

10:00 AM on Thu May 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
9,494 views, 53 comments

Latest by cabowah: hmmm.. A tank can drive on 10 cm thick ICE... so this is lame... Gizmodo come on. more »

cake

Loving Dad Bakes Son a Motorized Tank Cake

This dad went above and beyond the traditional lazydad Carvel and built his son a cake in the shape of a tank, with a motorized rotating turret. The canon also adjusts elevation as it turns. But due to wife-husband restrictions from the Tank Cake Treaty of 2006, it does not fire whipped cream munitions anywhere near the freshly cleaned kitchen table, thank you very much mister. Vid post jump. [Instructables, thanks Steve H. ] More »

1:29 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Brian Lam
5,034 views, 23 comments

Latest by Gann: This reminds me of those cool tank fireworks that used to scoot forward a few inches then unleash a sparky hell on whatever was in front of it. Those things were awesome. more »

crazy

Guy Builds Nazi Tiger Tank, Invades Michigan

A Rommel-wannabe from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, has built a fully working, 1:2 scale version of the Tiger I 56.9-tonne heavy tank used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. Not happy with that, he drives his amazing creation—Guderian-style—on the road, with a "yellow triangle" on the back. The thing is so menacing that his neighbours called the police, thinking he was planning to take over Poland. Or Detroit. It could have gone either way. More »

4:30 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Jesus Diaz
27,414 views, 57 comments

Latest by videoCWK: Happy birthday Trisha! (who gets what I'm referencing without google?) more »

design

Moody Acquario: Bathing With The Fishes

There is something about aquariums that is just plain cool—and the Moody Acquario is definitely a cool bathtub. While I can see where the designers got the idea, the logic behind the $14,500 price tag is a little harder to fathom. I mean, the design itself is pretty basic and it doesn't look all that comfortable to sit in. Plus, you have all of those fish quietly laughing at your whale-like physique or less-than-impressive manhood. [Giant.co.uk via Apartment Therapy via Born Rich]

10:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,155 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: I thought the idea of taking a bath was to get rid of that fishy smell! more »

gadgets

Poseidon Mk IV Discovery Oxygen Tank Recycles Your Exhaust, Lets You Dive Stealthily

Diving is fun until your oxygen tank runs out and you die, but this Poseidon Mk IV Discovery tank actually extends the time you can be underwater by recycling your carbon dioxide exhaust and turning it into breathable oxygen. The tank works its magic with its C02 scrubbers and oxygen cells, which is powered by a lithium-ion battery. And because it takes in the air you breathe out, you'll be able to dive stealthily without your bubbles alerting people to your presence. Community pool, watch out! [Poseidon via Pop Sci via DVice via Geekologie]

2:32 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Jason Chen
6,437 views, 46 comments

Latest by n/a: @SonOfMagicFact: Are you referring to 'The Platform'? The MSRP is $800?!? That IS expensive. It looks like a great product, but I find it very difficult to justify such a price, even if it's a Poseidon product. Photos of The more »

bonkers

Isolation Tank Makes You Hallucinate, Get One Free, Become a Nutcase

"Comedian" Joe Rogan has got himself a new 7-foot tall isolation tank, and he is giving away his old one. This was created after the 1980s movie Altered States, in which the protagonist—played by William Hurt in his first role—uses it to get in touch with "ultimate reality." Isolation tanks deprive you of your physical senses and, according to Rogan, they make you have hallucinations with no secondary effects or addiction. Sounds weird? Yes. That's why we got deeper into this whole altered states thing. More »

6:30 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Jesus Diaz
12,782 views, 48 comments

Latest by vote Obama: @TheChaz: hahahahaha more »

sensory substitution

The Mind Chair Transmits Moving Images to the Brain Via the Skin's Nerves

I got rather excited when I saw this, thinking that J and I could take it in turns to be Death Row prisoners on a Sunday evening, but apparently it's not an electric chair. It is, my little bunnies, the Mind Chair, which uses sensory substitution techniques to allow the sitter to perceive moving images in their brain via nerves in the skin. Wowzers—more info below the gallery. More »

7:19 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By AddyDugdale
6,341 views, 25 comments

gadgets

Extreme Tank Wheelchair Gets Upgraded: Rascal Owners...Be Very Afraid

The second generation of the Tank Chair is even bigger and badder than the original, with a 24v, 2hp, 127rpm variable speed motor powered by four Optima Deep Cycle batteries. It also has a 22:1 gear ratio and it can handle a 10% incline with no problems. More »

5:00 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Sean Fallon
9,938 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: ohh this thing looks like a web 2.0 design! LOL im gonna use it on my site [www.seekmp3.info] more »

(invisible) blitzkrieg

Invisible Tanks

Patton would've killed for a battalion of these babies. The British Army's testing an "invisible" tank that works like the invisibility jacket Susumu Tachi put out a couple of years ago. Basically a camera/projector setup throws images of the surroundings onto the tank, letting you see through it, so it's not quite the kind of future-y awesomeness DARPA's working on. Yet, anyway, according to the project head: "The next stage is to make the tank invisible without them - which is intricate and complicated, but possible." Add a couple of legs and a rail gun, and we'll see Metal Gears walking around in no time. [Daily Mail via Geekologie]

8:40 PM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Matt Buchanan
12,966 views, 14 comments

Latest by TrevorJ: Hum. I can just see the poor IT guys running around the battlefield changing projector lamps and swapping out bad HDMI cables now. more »

cool

Tank Church Mod is War God

We have no idea what this is about, but it looks dope. So dope, we are considering returning to religion. Amen. Anyone (really) know what this is about? If not, shoot up your witty observations after the jump anyway. [UrbanRetroLifeStyle]

6:49 AM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Haroon Malik
8,805 views, 66 comments

stupid boys

Students Mistake Landmine for Frisbee, Narrowly Avoid Death

When a couple of Swiss kids on holiday in Hungary found a circular object by a river, they did the logical thing and started playing Frisbee with it. They were gob-smacked to learn, however, that their toy was, in fact, a Soviet anti-tank landmine. More »

10:30 AM on Thu Aug 23 2007
By AddyDugdale
13,013 views, 34 comments

it eats priuses

The Dragon Tank Truck

Somewhere in Russia, a man (who knows something we don't) is getting prepared for the post-apocalyptic trek across Europe with this Dragon Tank Truck. It's a truck, but it's also a dragon tank, thanks to the many, many pieces of steel (?) melded onto its exterior. More »

5:00 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Jason Chen
21,974 views, 46 comments

home entertainment

Stuff Your Subwoofer, Speakers Into Your TV Cabinet

This huge entertainment center from Tank Audio has a DVD player, speakers and a subwoofer loaded inside of it, allowing you to keep your home theater setup consolidated and clutter-free. It also has a card reader and USB port, presumably to load up music on the speakers. It looks pretty great, but to be honest I don't know if I'd want to place my fancy new HDTV on top of a table that's going to be shaking and vibrating whenever I crank up an action movie. Having it shimmy its way onto the floor while I'm watching Top Gun would really ruin the movie for me. More »

1:15 PM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By Adam Frucci
1,870 views, 13 comments

Latest by fmydog: Thnx djdare this will most likely be helpful but i have to worry about my lame azz brothers yelling at me because thier rooms are next to mine. more »

gadgets

Airsoft Snow Leopard Battle Tank vs NYC Sidewalk


As far as remote-controlled toys go, Airsoft's Snow Leopard Battle Tank is the toughest you'll find, rugged enough to withstand a rumble through the dirty cobble-stone streets outside Gawker HQ. The battery-operated tank is about 2-feet long and a breeze to maneuver. It can be loaded up with pellets or made to emit smoke (though we had trouble getting the smoke feature to work right). The tank goes for $68 and I was surprised at how far your $68 takes you, this tank can take a beating. HobbyTron also has a Helicopter, which as you'll see in the post-jump video, didn't hold up as well. More »

7:10 PM on Tue Mar 13 2007
By Louis Ramirez
8,945 views, 15 comments

Latest by samlin: at rc hobby site www.rcplaneguide.com you can find better infomation on rc tanks - airsoft tanks at: http://www.rcplanegu great rc tanks info,I enjoy it ! more »

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