Ky Michaelson, or “The Rocketman” as he’s known in some circles, doesn’t trudge through the frozen winter tundra like the rest of us.
His custom-built rocket sled is modeled after a miniature Radio Flyer. Of course, his features machined aluminum rails, oak planks, front-mounted steering bars, speedometer, and, oh right, a rocket strapped to the back.
But my favorite part of the rocket sled isn’t the sled itself. It’s that The Rocketman is testing his creation near some families who were probably happily ice skating on that pond before some lunatic decided to bring ruckus to an otherwise tranquil atmosphere, replacing the aroma of roasted chestnuts and hot chocolate with spent rocket fuel.
I was such a loser back in the day and many would agrue that I still am. My Radio Flyer wagon had a busted wheel and rust. The concept above, dubbed Cloud 9, has an MP3 player and more.
So all that means I’m feeling pretty inadequate right now. And why shouldn’t I? As CNN notes in their report on the latest invention out of Radio Flyer’s Chicago-based HQ, this thing has enough gadgets and gizmos to give the family mini-fan a serious case of envy.
First, there’s the aforementioned MP3 player and speaker system, meaning this could very well be the first wagon that little Timmy and friends will use to ghost ride down a cul de sac.
And when he gets tired of that, he can strap himself in to one of the two bucket seats using a five-point racing harness. At his fingertips will be a digital display panel, complete with temperature readouts, odometer and speedometer. Got a Juicy Juice sippy cup handy? No worries. The Cloud 9 has cupholders too.
Seriously, this thing is ridiculous.
“We approached this product much like an automotive company might with a concept car,” said Mark Johnson, Radio Flyer’s product development manager.
Should the Cloud 9 see the light of day, and there’s a pretty good chance that it will, the asking price will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000. That’s a small price to pay to ensure that your son or daughter has the stuff necessary to crush the spirits of the other neighborhood children and their parents.
Not only has there “been a 100 percent increase in patients complaining of Wii-itis,” according to Dr. Dev Mukerjee of Broomfield Hospital, Essex, UK – a symptom that’s never really described, but apparently caused by “sudden movements, resulting in tendon stretching or tearing” – the Wii could cause lifelong injuries. “It’s possible Wii-itis may lead to rheumatism or arthritis later in life. Patients often have inflamation [sic] of the shoulder or wrist,” says Dr. Mukerjee.
And let’s not forget Wii-knee, which results from ”the bending of the knee from the Wii-Fit game.”
God forbid you actually move or bend your knees people. For gosh sakes, if anything, these people should be moving more, and then the generally mild activity induced by the Wii would not strain their underused joints. Now they have the perfect excuse to be a bunch of lazy bums forever.
So, remember all this if you’re thinking about picking one up for your parents for Christmas. It’s not too late to take it back.
Happy Hanukkah or Chanukah to my jewish friends out there across the world. Lighting the candels are lots of fun, but jerking off to these chicks is even better.
Behold, the top 10 hottest jews in Hollywood. I bet a bunch of you didnt even know some of these chicks were jewish (who knew Meadow Soprano was?!?!), this knowledge makes them ten times hotter.
In what comes as a complete shock and a horrible disappointment to anyone who likes getting drunk and staying up all night, the MillerCoors company announced yesterday it will stop producing the popular Sparks 7% Alcohol by Volume Energy Drink.
Reason being: the City of San Francisco and the Attorney Generals of 13 other states have successfully won litigation with the MillerCoors company on grounds that the energy drink/alcohol concoction was improperly marketed to younger children. These underage boozers were said to be drawn to the products by branding them as ‘an energy booster’ and partying stimulant due to its ingredients of guarana, caffeine, taurine and ginseng.
What’s crazy is that Sparks was so popular but the makers have never produced a television ad or directly sought out underage drinkers to buy its product, but the prosecutors argued that the drink is heavily associated with drinks like Red Bull and Monster which are already popular with the kids.
In my opinion that sounds like a BS argument. Is the mere fact that taurine, caffeine, and guarana are contained in the product enough to say that they are ‘marketed to the youth’? Is it possible ‘of age’ drinkers also enjoyed energy boosts and the ability to ‘party longer’.
I’m over 21. I like to party. I’ve drank Sparks once or twice.
All packaging clearly says ‘contains alcohol’ and 7 or 8% by volume, a malt liquor beverage. And I’m pretty sure liquor store owners are smart enough to stop underage kids from walking out of their store with these drinks.
So whose fault is it?
This isn’t a major blow to the MillerCoors though. It syays it will still produce the drink after reformulating the ingredients and removing all the energy drink-style components.
Sparks is the leading brand in the alcohol energy drink market, with a 60% market share. However, Sparks only makes up 1% of MillerCoors total volume. So even if it was shelved, it won’t hurt Miller who is drunk off profits from Miller Lite, “Good Call”.
Want to not get run over by 18 wheelers while cycling, but afraid to look like a nerd with all the reflectors? Enter Scotchlite 680, a vinyl that reflects white only in the light.
Michael Mandiberg turned his ride into the Bright Bike by layering it with adhesive Scotchlite 680, for a dark-as-the-Batmobile look by day, and a safe reflective glow by night. You can order Scotchlite 680 at Beacon Graphics in New Jersey or wherever fine signage materials are sold.
Every football fan has had a ref make a bad call at their team’s expense and knows, NFL refs aren’t perfect. But footballs and gloves with built-in sensors? Those might just make coach’s challenges history.
Dr. Priya Narasimhan of Carnegie Mellon University has developed the football and gloves, loading them up with wireless sensors that can precisely determine whether or not a ball hit the ground before being caught or whether or not someone had control of the ball before fumbling. It could also, using GPS, determine whether or not the ball cross the goal line. But the applications do much more.
Currently, there are no teams or football organizations on board with the technology, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a network got on board to help them create super-accurate animations and recreations of plays.
If you’re the kind of nerdy scientist who drinks wine in a box but has a couple of high-powered titanium electrodes lying around, you’re in luck, because a short blast of electricity can really improve your swill.
Scientists and oenologists (did you know there’s a word for wine dorks? Other than wino?) have discovered that they can rapidly age and thus round out the flavor of cheap, gross wine by using powerful electrodes. This technique is mostly being applied to raw, young wines, but it very much improves the flavor and “mouthfeel” of cheap and dirty wines as well. Wine is pumped through a pipe running between two titanium electrodes, which increases the reactions between alcohols and acids. Those reactions produce esters, which contribute to fruitiness and flavor.
They also found that too much electricity can create gross new flavors from new aldehydes, rendering it worse than it began, but a few super snobs have testified that the artificial aging really does work. The efforts were begun in China by chemist Xin An Zeng, and now a number of Chinese wineries are investigating the possibilities.
Personally, I’ve been waiting for electrified wine for years.
I bet college girls everywhere are elated…stay classy!!!!
You’re crazy if you don’t love The King?!#?#@%?#$@
And I’m not talking about Elvis, I’m talking about The King From Burger King!!!!
Burger King is awesome and now I love them even more because they’re selling a new men’s fragrance with the scent of meat. It’s called Flame, the company says the spray is “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat”.
Let’s be realistic, this stuff probably smells like gross crap but for the going rate of $3.99 a bottle, I’ll buy one.
Best part about it is the video promoting it. Make sure you click to spray the scent all the way till the end, you won’t be dissapointed!
It’s the game everyone (or at least Fight Night, boxing fans, and WG employees) are waiting for. Just watch that trailer above and tell me you’re not pumped up watching it!!
For years people have wanted a boxing game with Tyson and now we have one. Aside from Punch Out, this is the best thing going!!
And you can play it for money on the site when it comes out, how awesome is that?!?!?
If you want something else that’s awesome, check out the video below!!!
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