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Sergey Brin's Wife Shows Off Baby Bump and Talks About Her Invention of the Year
I was just in the midst of catching up on my daily dose of Oprah on Friday, when who should appear on her Friday Live! episode, but Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Alongside her 23andMe co-founder Linda Avey, Wojcicki talked about her Retail DNA Test Kit, which was named Time's 2008 Invention of the Year.
Eligible Bachelor du Jour
Does anything scream "single and ready to mingle!" more than Teenar, the Girl Guitar? It looks as though Sideshow Bob pictured above (otherwise known as Lou Reimuller) combined two of his favorite fetishes to invent Teenar.
Got Wedgie?
Introducing: The Rip-Away 1000. These twin cuties invented a pair of wedgie-proof underwear, but from what I can tell, it leaves bullies with an elastic waistband in their hands (to parade around the schoolyard) and their victims with a fallen pair of underwear gathered at their knees. I'm not quite sure how this makes the situation any better, but good try boys!
Dumbass Invention Of The Day
The Self-Sustainable Chair is actually an unflattering dress made of the finest polyethylene. Two pumps extend from the bodice and attach to foot weights that force air into a bubble of fabric positioned over the booty (heyyy!) while walking. The result is a ready-to-sit-on chair you can use anywhere-- for five seconds.
Are We Seriously This Lazy?
Here's an ad for an automatic paper towel dispenser. Yes folks, someone came along and thought that tearing a pre-perforated piece of paper from its roll involved too much effort. The Towel-matic promises to "make your life a lot easier at home"-- because getting a paper towel really zaps the energy right out of you.
Hot Rice, Just Add... Cold Water?
Oh how I love science. Or should I make that, oh how I love Japan. How about, oh how I love Japanese scientists...
WTF?!
Man attempts to improve upon the automobile. Man radically fails.
These Eggs Remove the Guess Work
Thanks to modern science, you will no longer have to wonder exactly when your soft-boiled, medium-boiled or hard-boiled egg is ready. Why's that? Because the egg is going to tell you itself!
Wii-diculous - Playing the Wii in a Movie Theater
This group of geeky fellas deserves a medal. Lead by Jon Peck, who is a Zend Certified Engineer and Technology Support Professional at the State University of New York at Oswego, Ed Forth and Chris Van Deuson created the ultimate Wii experience: movie theater Wii sports. The group figured out how to play their Wii in a movie theater on a 344" screen using a homemade wireless sensor bar.Fresh Ice Cream in 45 Seconds?
Imagine this: you're out shopping and you get this wild craving for ice cream. Fresh ice cream. Actually, make that, fresh ice cream in your favorite flavor.
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