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Stitched Together Fry From Futurama: I See What You Did There

Range — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:25:37 +0000

Futurama’s Philip J. Fry has found his way into the embroidery ring. That’s right, they still have embroidery in the 31st century.

Fry was hand-embroidered by Malarie, the owner of the Etsy shop It’s A Stitch. She kept her cotton and hemp creation in the hoop so that Fry could be displayed as wall art.

I really like this Fry guy, but it looks like he’s already been sold. Ah well, you can always request a custom order and see if she’ll stitch you one. Maybe Zoidberg instead.

Electric Tennis Racket Serves Up Pesky Mosquitos

Technabob — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:25:01 +0000

Summer is just around the corner, and with that comes one of life’s greatest annoyances, the mosquito bite. Thankfully, the fine folks over at Brando have the solution for swatting those little buggers right off the map.

The $10 Electric Mosquito Trap Racket is designed to fry any unsuspecting pests who happen to land in the racket’s wire netting. Operated by a couple of AA batteries, the swatter should deliver enough of a jolt to kill bugs dead, but hopefully not the one swinging the racket.

It goes without saying, but don’t let your kids try to play tennis with this thing or stick their tongues on the racket surface.

Deep Fried Couch Potato

Technabob — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:40:56 +0000

Are your kids not sedentary enough? This LCD television from Hannspree lets your little ones enjoy all their favorite product-placement-enhanced TV programming, all the while reminding them of what they’ll probably be eating for dinner tonight, junk food.

This insanely surreal television looks like a giant pack of French fries, and is accompanied by a remote control that looks like a packet of high-fructose corn sweetened tomato ketchup.

While it might look cute on the surface, for some reason I think this MIGHT be sending the wrong message to kids. Now I must get back to my Quarter Pounder and the latest episode of American Idol...

[via Chip Chick]