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Egg Machine Puts Live Chickens in Vending Machine

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:29:00 +0000

We have seen some very strange vending machines around the world over the years. You have your cool and understandable machines like the bread maker and the pizza maker. Then we get really weird machines like the one in China that dispenses live crab. The German version of PETA, called NOAH, has put a vending machine on display that you can’t actually buy from.

The machine is packed with live hens. The point was to show people the conditions that some chicken farmers force their birds to live in. Rather than dispensing eggs or chicken legs, this machine handed out coins with eggs on them. The numbers on the coins went along with the sort of conditions the chickens were in.

The main thing was that only 0 (Ökohaltung) and 1 (free range) are ok to buy. The coins with eggs on them having 2 (bottom position) and 3 (cage) are not to be purchased according to NOAH. If anyone knows what that word with number 0 means let us know in the comments.

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[via NOAH]

Chicken Burger USB Hub: Why?

Technabob — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:58:41 +0000

I think the headline pretty much sums it up. I have no idea why anyone would either make or buy this thing, but it’s just too ridiculous to pass up.

The Chicken Burger USB Hub definitely wins the prize for the best and most descriptive product name of the week. Yep, it looks like a chicken sandwich, but don’t try and take a bite out of it, or you’ll be in for a rude awakening. Your teeth and stomach will not be happy when you chomp down on a bunch of USB connectors and memory sticks.

Want one of these awesomely weird things? Head on over to our friends at Brando, where you can have one for the low, low price of $19 (USD). Me, I’m headed to KFC for a Double Down instead.

USB Chinese Bbq Looks Delicious, but Inedible

Technabob — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:20:23 +0000

We seem to have a food theme going this morning. After you nosh on an appetizer of some Lego sushi, why not fill up your belly with some USB BBQ?

These goofy USB flash memory devices are disguised to look like crispy, delicious Chinese BBQ. Available in chicken wing, drum stick, and BBQ pork “flavors”, you definitely don’t want to bite into one of these if you have any interest in keeping the teeth in your mouth.

And even if your choppers could tear through their rubbery exterior, you’d probably have a pretty tough time stomaching the metal USB connector and the silicon circuitry inside.

As long as you can resist putting these in your mouth, you can store up to 4GB of files on each one. They’re available from Brando for $28 each – not including steamed rice.

Lets Talk About Chicks, Man.

Technabob — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:42:50 +0000

If cute is your thing, you’re in luck. These baby robot chickens from Japan are so sugary sweet, you might go into a diabetic coma.

SegaToys’ Dream Chicks are lifelike baby birds that respond to real world stimuli. Petting and interacting with the tiny chick makes the diminutive avian chirp and flap its little wings once in a while. From the looks of this video clip, he’d need to flap his wings a whole heck of a lot faster than that if he doesn’t want the be dinner for the neighborhood hawk.

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Available in Japan for a few months, they’re now available in North America from importer NCSX for $25 each.