Flatulence Filter

Back when we worked in an office, trying to pass gas discretely when there were people around was the highlight of our day. Alas, more often than not, the keen nose of our coworkers would alert them to our rear-corridor escapades.

But, with the Flat-D odor absorbing pad under your buttocks, you’ll be free to fart and fart ’til you get a chunker.

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T-Shirt That Hugs via SMS

Remember when PDA stood for something other than personal digital assistant? It can again with the Hug Shirt, a high-tech garment that simulates the experience of being embraced by a loved one. When a friend sends you a virtual hug, your cell phone notifies the shirt wirelessly, via Bluetooth.

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Elephant Bezoar Stone

Because wine and other drinks were often laced with arsenic, the most popular poison of the period [seventeenth-century European society], many magical devices were employed to negate its deleterious effects before it was consumed. Amethyst, crushed emerald and “unicorn horn” (often narwhal tusk) were all immersed in suspect beverages in the belief that they would render them safe. The most common and effective of these amulets was the bezoar stone. Bezoars are the gall stones of calcium and hair found in the alimentary tracts of ruminants such as deer, sheep, llamas and antelope. The original bezoars came from goats found in the mountains of Western Persia. They were introduced to Europe from the Middle East sometime in the 11th century, and they remained popular there until the 18th century…

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iZ Speakers

It’s not easy describing something as weird and wonderful as iZ. The boffins behind this impossibly cute creature call it an “interactive animatronic DJ/speaker” – which it is, but you’re probably still baffled, aren’t you?

Allow us to explain. iZ (pronounced “is”) is a bizarre, battery-operated being that functions as a quality audio speaker, compatible with almost any music source. Simply plug in your MP3/CD player using the supplied cable and you’re away.

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Robo-roaches give robot armies new reproductive prowess

We give robots all the credit for being our one day overlords, but if you base world domination potential on who is busting out the babies, we’d have to go with cockroaches. So we’re really not too surprised to see them both joining forces to create a super being: the Robot Zombie Cockroach.

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