(this application not recommended by safetytat.com)
Safetytat.com - Temporary child safety tattoos that have allergy or special needs info, and “if lost, please call ____” tattoos are also available. A brilliant idea that may save lives.
I decided to design Blogadilla’s very own “Adult Safety Tats” (and you can print your own with transfer tattoo paper).
If you’ve ever been this inspired while eating barbecued wings, you’re probably a redneck.
MMM….French fry coated bacon on a stick!
For more French fry-covered goods, including a photo how-to, click to phil.lees’ Flickr Photostream. Also check out the the French fry-covered hot dog!
Though the art of engraving designs onto metal currency pre-existed “Hobo Nickels,” when the American “Indian Head Nickel” was released in 1913, the art form took off. Given the large size and relative low cost of the nickel, this became the canvas of choice among hobos - often adding a hat and scruffy beard to the Indian portrait, making him into a hobo.
The Original Hobo Nickel Society (OHNS) is doing its best to keep this odd artform alive - take a look at their gallery of newly crafted Hobo Nickels.
(via Garry)
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Shrouded in mystery, this drink comes from the exotic Japanese criminal underground - many died to discover the recipe.
The Ninja ingredients:
• 1 bottle blueberry (or grape) soda
• 2 shots Bacardi 151 Rum
• ice
• 1 highball glass
• a blender
• straw
• 1 ninja throwing star
Step 1: Blend ice, add one bottle blueberry (or grape) soda while blending.
Step 2: Add 2 shots Bacardi 151 Rum, garnish with ninja throwing star.
(Ninja. Get it? It’s strong and it sneaks up on you.)
Oh man . . . my creativity gland is sore from spending the day at the 2008 Maker Faire. I don’t even have the energy to make a video of it; below are some photo highlights.
If you live in the Bay Area: GO!
It’s happening tomorrow (Sunday) also.
GO! . . . and be crafty.
Bonus Round: Hacker Mullet!
Speaking of porn and wallpaper:
Feast your eyes on the high art of the bento (Japanese lunchbox) - the Flickr ‘Bento Porn’ Pool (yes, this is SFW).
These make lively laptop wallpapers.
Man, my lunches are boring.
(via Wendy - designer of ‘Preschooler Bento’ below)
This Saturday and Sunday (May 3nd - 4st) is Make Magazine’s third annual ‘Maker Faire’ - a festival of DIY and all things hacker.
At the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, adult day pass $25, student $15, child $10.
Here’s a video I made of last year’s Maker Faire:
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Blogadilla co-author Allison and I decided that we can make better “tiki bar” drinks than most Tiki Bar franchises. Here’s the first installment of what we’ve dubbed “The Boozadilla Project” - behold “Noah’s Ark”:
Noah’s Ark ingredients:
• 1 watermelon
• plastic animals
• 2 shots vodka
• 2 shots white rum
• 2 shots coconut rum
• 2 shots gin
Get it? “Noah’s Ark” - 2 of everything
• 2 shots fruity-flavored schnapps
• 2 shots lime juice
• 2 shots grenadine
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 cup grape soda or strawberry soda
• 1 tray of ice cubes
• 1 sharp knife
• 1 large spoon
• 2-4 straws
Step 1: Cut the top of the watermelon into the ‘ark’ shape above, remove the inside of the watermelon with the large spoon. Cut windows into the side (near the top) of the watermelon, place animals in the windows.
Step 2: Pour all of the ingredients into the hollowed-out watermelon. Garnish with tiny umbrellas.
Serves 2 to 4 people.
And when you’re done drinking, the watermelon also makes a great helmet!
Last Fall, someone tried repeatedly to break into a neighbor’s apartment - windowscreens torn or pulled off, and attempts to pry open the window locks. I helped her to better fortify her windows and I decided it would be wise to protect my own.
I went with minor antipersonnel gardening: planter boxes beneath all of the windows, each filled with cacti. The project itself cost around $25 for each antipersonnel planter box, and it took an afternoon to do. IKEA (at the time) had sets of 3 small cacti for ~$5.00 and single large cacti for ~$5.00 each.
Some points to consider:
• This won’t prevent anyone from breaking in if they are hellbent on doing so. It provides ‘disincentive’ - making it uncomfortable or more difficult to casually approach and open windows from the outside. They provide a visual threat (I’ve considered adding poison oak to some of the planter boxes, also).
• The cost is relatively low.
• It is easy to do - Screw the planter box into the bottom of the window sill. I suggest you use BBQ tongs or pliers to handle the cacti when you’re planting them.
• It is easy to maintain - Cacti are low-maintenance and often only need watering on a monthly basis.
• It looks cool - every time I look out the window, it looks like I’m in Arizona.
It’s here: the exciting conclusion to “Aliens (Sweded Edition)”!!
As you can see by the out-takes at the end, we had a blast filming this.
We hope you enjoy the show:
DailyMotion link
Google Video link
Yahoo! Video link
Update 4/21: We made the front page of SwededFilms.com!
This week, I bring you two bacon products– one tame; one risqué (and possibly NSFW). CHOOSE YOUR OWN BACON ADVENTURE! (OK, so what if it’s not as complex as those books that were all the rage when I was in elementary school?)
Tame Bacon: “Pocket Bacon”
‘Pocket Bacon‘ is crocheted from red and white yarn can be yours for the low price of $5.00 + S/H. As the artist says, this is “seriously the dumbest thing I have ever made but you guys seem to like it” and “You can use this as a bookmark but other than that I am at a loss, I mean, you SO TOTALLY need this.” Click the image below to order:
Risqué Bacon: The Bacon Bra
The Bacon Bra is quite possibly the strangest application of an uncooked meat product that I’ve seen– well, it comes close (read #31693)– and I’m not sure The Bacon Bra is safe for work, but I’m going to post it anyways, since there’s no nudity or anything. Suffice to say, if you hear your boss approaching, stop reading this page and switch to another tab in your browser until the coast is clear. Or, if you work in the garment industry, perhaps your boss will feel you’ve discovered an entire new line of products. You be the judge.
The good news here is that you can procure a bacon bra at your local supermarket without paying shipping and handling (woman not included; sorry guys). Personally, I’m thinking of creating and patenting the Bacon Jock Strap. Either that or the Bacon Manzier (the Bacon Bro?). Thoughts?
(Bacon Bra via Laura, via Slashfood; Pocket Bacon via SteveB, via Etsy)
Since the movie “Be Kind Rewind” came out in theaters last month, ‘Sweded‘ videos have become all the rage - YouTube is flush with ‘Sweded’ flicks.
For those of you not familiar with the concept of ‘Sweding’: it is a homemade remake of a movie, often involving a lot of cardboard.
Here are some of the more spectacular ‘Sweded’ films (some of these were made prior to the movie “Be Kind Rewind,” but can still be considered ‘Sweded’):
Star Wars • Tron • Jurassic Park • Terminator 2 • Back to the Future • 300 • I Am Legend • Top Gun • Point Break • Home Alone • Groundhog Day • The Silence of the Lambs • Alien • Total Recall • The Lord of the Rings • Mad Max (by the Neistat Bros) • Kill Bill (part 1) • The Shining • Goldfinger
A long, long time ago (1998 to be exact) and in anticipation of the release of the first of three Star Wars prequels, toy maker Jason Deyer and his buddy Steve Ross were approached to design ‘Dealer Loaders’ for promotions and giveaways. But because they were ‘unapproved vendors’ (AKA not part of George Lucas’ monolith) Jason and his friend had to base their designs on the original trilogy.
You can check out the original drawings on Jason’s blog, Action Figure Insider, and you also can hear an interview about his trials and tribulations on NPR. Make sure to check out NPR’s Bryant Park Project page on the Star Wars merchandise, here. (Click ‘Listen Now’ for the interview).
Death Star BBQ Grill Anyone?
In honor of Easter (albeit a day late), and to combine a few favorite Blogadilla themes (Walk It Out, Gwen; Peep Show and Microwave Oven vs. Easter), I present to you this awesome video of our beloved Peeps (who are gluten free, FYI) “Walkin It Out.” Enjoy!
(via Katya; via GlutenFreeNYC)
For you collectors of either Dutch delft blue ceramics or dildos, here’s the holy grail of both worlds. I think the plug is so you can fill it with, er, well, I have no f’ing idea, but I’m sure you can come up with something… Either way I think it would make a nice addition to a figurine or fine china display case.
Jodi’s cat (named “Steve”) has taken to crapping on her kitchen floor. Because he’s a d!ck.
Inspired by the Sprinkle Brigade, Jodi has turned this into an art challenge. Today’s cat poop artwork is entitled “Cigar.”
[A nice follow-up to last week's Honda del Sol X-Wing.]
Another awesome car mod:
the Subaru Outback Ghostbusters ‘Ecto 1′.
(via Notcot.org)
