Gizmodo: yard

The Solar Squirrel Is a Mean, Green Glowing Machine

Mark Wilson — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:40:00 EDT

It is among my few regrets in life that I don't have a front yard, only in that it limits me from unleashing an army of solar-powered squirrels on the neighborhood.

Imagine, if you will, standing behind a legion of weather proof, poly-resin rodents that operate off free energy. What in the world would not be mine for the taking, as presidents and kings alike bowed to the power of the amber LEDs or simply broke into tears at the unparalleled beauty of 3,000 squirrel soldiers all adorned with the same hand-painted finish?

Buy one for $55, two for $90 or 20,000 for $903,800. Trust me, it's a good investment. Few armies come with a complimentary 2-year warranty. [GreenCulture via Nerd Approved]

RainwaterHOG Looks Great While Collecting Mother Nature's Liquid Givings

John Mahoney — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:30:00 EDT

The RainwaterHOG is a design-y rainwater tank (yes, there is such a thing) that collects rain to re-use in the garden, give to your dog or fill up your Super Soaker without draining the mains. Most people don't save rainwater because they don't want a giant open bucket/mosquito-larvae farm on their porch. But now, you can store it away in a nice recyclable virgin polyethylene tank. Each HOG holds 47 gallons, and they can be linked up with each other. [RainwaterHOG via PopTech]

Add Some Laughs To Your Lawn With Little Green Men

Kit Eaton — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:52:49 EST

Much as I think all lawn ornaments should be heaped into a pile and blown to kingdom come, I think I could spare a corner of my garden for these tiny chaps and their crashed spaceship. Disappointingly not made from exotic metals recovered from the Roswell crash site, they are instead made of weatherproof resin. The 9-inch space ship and two 7-inch aliens are available for $49.95, or 3000 Flanian Pobble beads. [What on Earth via Nerd Approved]

V8 Snow Blower

Travis Hudson — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:41:29 EDT

People don't want to spend time figuring out what a business does, so our home page will highlight the most important features of both our business and our web site. We'll think of the home page as a kind of portal, giving customers the information they want at a glance, and offering lots of links to draw them in to the rest of the site.

That is specifically stated on the V8 snow blowing website. Much to our disappointment there is no information about it. After many hours of deducing by looking at pictures and video I have finally made a realization about this product. This is a snow blower being powered by a V8 engine! Hot diggity, that ll clear some snow in a hurry! For more information (a.k.a. pictures and a video) check out their site.

The Original V8 Snow Blower