Glow in the dark crowbar

Glowbar - - the glow in the dark crowbar. Via.

Just-in-Case shotgun kit; Zombie Attack Barbie

(Along with that Zombie-Viper, it's turning into a theme day...)



Mossberg's "Just-in-Case" series of shotguns and survival tools.




Zombie Attack Barbie by Sarah Anne Langton. Via.

Link roundup

(I'm not sure if my starred items will survive the upcoming changes to Google Reader, so I'm clearing out my backlog.)


Street signs by Anthony Discenza. Via.




Orphaned screech owls get weighed. Via.




Stain removal infographic.




Slap Hat Extreme Self Defense Cap:

This standard baseball cap is one the most simple, least noticeable, and efficient personal defense items on the market. The secret of this hat is a pocket of unique impact material that is 100% the density of lead and which is sewn into the cap. Simply use the bill as the handle and the cap becomes an instant impact weapon to be used against a threat. Simple, fast, and effective! The cap includes Velcro adjustment to fit all sizes.

$20 at Amazon. Via.




Keep the ResQMe in your car in case you ever need to cut your way out of your seatbelt and break the window in your car. $10 at Amazon. Via.

Link roundup

1. Best adventure gear of 2011.

2. Jess Nevins offers several suggestions for Asian steampunk novels. For example:

One of the archetypal steampunk figures is Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo. While there was no real-life analogue for Nemo, one fictional figure who was similarly archetypal in Japanese popular literature during the early 1900s was Oshikawa Shunro’s Captain Sakuragi, who appeared in six novels from 1900 to 1907. Sakuragi is a Japanese naval officer who grows disgusted with the Japanese government’s inability to do anything to resist the imperialism of Western governments in Asia and Japan. Sakuragi quits the Navy and on an isolated island somewhere in the Indian Ocean builds the Denkotei, an “undersea battleship” armed with futuristic weapons, including torpedoes and high explosive shells. In the novels the Denk0tei demolishes white pirates, the Russian, British, and French fleets, and Sakuragi and his crew go ashore to help Filipino “freedom fighters” against the imperialistic American occupiers.

3. "Men and sometimes women from a group of families disavowed by mainstream Amish have terrorized a half-dozen or more fellow Amish." Via.

Spork multitool

CRKT Eat'N Tool with spoon, fork, bottle openers, screwdrivers, wrenches and more on sale at Amazon.

Don't hurt the kitty

Gabriel Hargrove, Lynn Lim and William Newhouse at the fabrication shop in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects department figured out that you could deter people from damaging the table on the drill press by placing a photo of a helpless kitten. See also: Chicago Children's Museum Tactile Map. Via.

*Previously: Tiny kitten.

*Buy "I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun" at Amazon.

Star Trek Recruitment Poster (link roundup)

This unused poster for the Star Trek reboot was much better than the posters actually used. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Road signs tease a wedding proposal, then announce a breakup.

2. A positive review of Gear Pods survival kits.

3. Former NJ Net Jayson Williams entered into a plea bargain to finally settle charges arising from the 2002 shooting and will serve time in prison.

*Previously: Ninja Recruitment Poster.

*Buy survival tins at Amazon.

Redesigned Swiss Army Knives by Thilo Fuente (link roundup)

Redesigned Swiss Army Knives by Thilo Fuente. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Death confronts an old man, perhaps?

2. A female jedi fights a giant monster.

3. Watch the first 15 minutes of Dead Space Extraction. Looks terrific.

*Previously: Swiss Army greeting card.

*Buy Dead Space toys at Amazon.

Redesigned Swiss Army Knives by Thilo Fuente (link roundup)

Redesigned Swiss Army Knives by Thilo Fuente. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Death confronts an old man, perhaps?

2. A female jedi fights a giant monster.

3. Watch the first 15 minutes of Dead Space Extraction. Looks terrific.

*Previously: Swiss Army greeting card.

*Buy Dead Space toys at Amazon.

Chewbacca Mighty Mugg cosplay (link roundup)

Chewbacca Mighty Mugg cosplay spotted in this Dragon*Con photo gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Katherine Heigl was in the movie Zyzzyx Road, famous for being the lowest grossing movie of all time.

2. Hisashi Yuki from Takara Tomy talks about how he designs Transformers toys. Via.

3. Baby Soda Bottles look like they'd give Altoids tins a run for their money as fun emergency kits.

*Previously: The neon signs of Rapture.

*Buy Bioshock toys at eBay.

Amorous dogs disrupt a news broadcast (link roundup)

Funny video of a news station trying to advertise dogs up for adoption. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Popular Science lists five tools, including a solar-powered charger and UV water purification system, to help you survive the apocalypse.

2. DC Comics Solicitations for November 2009.

3. I find this hard to believe, but the White House apparently set up a tip line and asked people to forward emails critical of the proposed health care reform. They've since canceled the program.

*Previously: Plush dog wearing underwear.

*Buy survival tins at Amazon.

"The Happy Little Handsaw"

Go here for high-res scans of the book, The Happy Little Handsaw. The notes say: story by Robert E. Mahaffay, pictures by Milli Eaton, Copyright 1955 by West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

*Previously: This man is not happy with Verizon.

*Buy vintage tools at eBay.

Moon Ladder and Eyeclock

Two creations by Mike Mak:


Moon Ladder (it looks like the kanji for moon).



Eyeclock (tells time with rolling eyes, goes on sale in September). Via these sites.

*Previously: Nightmarish ladder.

*Buy the Japanese in MangaLand: Workbook at Amazon.

Creepy Bull Terriers (link roundup)

Bull Terrier with mask and piranhas in his stomach. Both by Mr. Klevra, and don't miss his many-eyed bird monster.

And a few more links:

1. Lifehacker sums up the cool tools their writers carry around, including the specific programs kept on flash drives.

2. Devil Summoner paper toys.

3. Vampire Savior paper toys.

4. Meet the reclusive billionaire twins who own the Daily Telegraph and live in a castle on a private island.

*Previously: Adorable Boston Terrier desktop wallpaper.

*Buy plush dogs at eBay.

Creepy Bull Terriers (link roundup)

Bull Terrier with mask and piranhas in his stomach. Both by Mr. Klevra, and don't miss his many-eyed bird monster.

And a few more links:

1. Lifehacker sums up the cool tools their writers carry around, including the specific programs kept on flash drives.

2. Devil Summoner paper toys.

3. Vampire Savior paper toys.

4. Meet the reclusive billionaire twins who own the Daily Telegraph and live in a castle on a private island.

*Previously: Adorable Boston Terrier desktop wallpaper.

*Buy plush dogs at eBay.