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assassinate your friends with real-life “extension knife”

Altair

I didn’t much care for Assassin’s Creed, but I will concede that the assassin’s retractable dagger is a pretty badass weapon. And in the most literal sense of “badass.” So you would think news of a real-life assassin’s dagger being manufactured would elicit a sheepish smirk from me. Well, not so much. No, instead I’m…

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October 16th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: strange + wonderful video games

use a table saw to cut your cake

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Imagine the next time you have friends over to dinner, you bring out a delicious chocolate cake on the table, then proceed to hack it apart with a hand saw.

Now you can slice and dice cakes and other tender foods with the Table Saw, a serrated kitchen knife that looks just like a hand…

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September 12th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design gadgets just plain fun

zipit electric clamshell package opener: overkill defined

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I’m sure you’ve all had your share of frustration opening up those annoying heat-sealed plastic clamshell packages. I’ve certainly had a war-wound or two from the nasty sharp edges as I tried desperately to crack into my new gadgets and goodies. And while a decent pair of scissors or an X-Acto should do the trick,…

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July 27th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets technology

‘wasp knife’ will stab your victims then freeze their organs

wasp knife

Britain is reportedly on alert for the wasp knife, a knife that can “deliver a ball of compressed gas capable of killing its victim at the press of a button.” A needle in the tip of the knife’s blade shoots out a little frozen gas ball which instantaneously grows to “the size of a basketball”…

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July 18th, 2008 comments (21) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful

snack and stack cutlery is extremely lego-like

The Snack & Stack cutlery set comes with a lego-esque fork, knife, and spoon with silicone handles that stack up for easy packing and, of course, a bit of fun.

The Snack & Stack was designed by Winnif Pang. It’s a product from Fred & Friends, and isn’t out yet, but should be in stores…

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July 16th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: just plain fun