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Automatic Mini Donut Factory Brings Out the Homer in Us All

Shane McGlaun — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:00:08 +0000

We really like donuts around here. My daughter has to have a pink donut with sprinkles several times a week, or she gets mad. My son likes the glazed and I generally eat any kind of donut you put in front of me. If you are a fan of donuts, this sweet Automatic Donut Factory will save you some trips to the donut shop – and you can pretend to be Gulliver and Homer Simpson at the same time.

The donut batter goes in one side of the machine, and it automatically pours and cooks perfectly round, tiny donuts for you. The finished donuts drop out the back into a small bin. You can then take the donuts, frost them, and decorate as you see fit.

The donut maker also has a see through window so your kids can watch the donuts cook all they want. Each batch of mix is able to make 30 mini donuts. It takes 90 seconds to make a batch and the thing uses hot oil to boil the donuts. The machine costs $179.99 (USD), but is available here for about $150.

Homer Eats Some Donuts on the Escalator

Range — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:06:11 +0000

I’m not sure how I missed this when it first came out, but this great escalator was made for The Simpsons movie. It features everyone’s favorite dolt chomping down on donuts at the bottom of the escalator. What did you expect? Homer Simpson eating a veggie burger?

This advertising piece was done by Gabriel Russo, who has it up on his Behance page. But there’s one thing that I’m not sure of: is this just a concept or was it really installed somewhere?

For now, the question remains unanswered, but either way, it’s pretty awesome.

[9gag via Leetlady]

Mmmm… Donut Flash Drives

Technabob — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:41:02 +0000

What better way to get your day going than with little chocolate donuts? Check out these little USB flash drives that happen to look like Homer’s favorite high-carb treat.

In addition to the traditional chocolate frosting, they’re also available in strawberry (my personal favorite) and some weird green shade too (moldy donut?)

Available from Vavolo, be sure to check out some of their other food and drink inspired storage devices like tiny coffee cups and freshly baked breads.

[via Thoughts from the Sidelines]