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Snowball Crossbow is Robin Hood’s Winter Weapon of Choice

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:00:25 +0000

We don’t get a real winter here in Texas, it rarely snows. If it does snow, it only lasts a few days. In colder climates, like Technabob HQ in Chicago, you guys can spend the winter having snowball fights and digging your car out. If you want an edge in those Winter snowball fights, this is the weapon for you.

It’s called the Crossbow Snow Launcher, and it can shoot a snowball up to 60 feet away. It comes with a snowball press to make up to three snow spheres just the right size for firing. It appears to use some sort of rubber or elastic straps to hurl the snowball towards your victim.

The photo here is actually only a rendering. I would love to see a video of this in action. The Crossbow Snow Launcher is offered by The Sharper Image and sells for $39.99 (USD).

[via OhGizmo! via Dvice]

Be The Center of Attention at Every Party With This Snowball LED Mini Dress

Hazel Chua — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:30:07 +0000

You might recall those geeky circuit board ties we featured earlier by Enlighted Designs that had several LED lights running through the entire design to give them a more authentic look.

Well, the woman behind all that illuminated clothing, Janet Hansen, is at it again, but this time, she’s made something for the ladies: the Snowball Mini Dress.

The dress doesn’t look like something that women would normally wear for regular occasions (except, of course, if they were Lady Gaga or trying to channel her sense of style or something.) Another occasion this dress would be appropriate for is Halloween.

While it’s definitely on the sexy side, given its length, I don’t think this is a dress that many people could pull off for family dinners or office parties at all.

The literal highlight of the dress comes when the lights go out. Just flick a switch and instantly be the bearer of light center of attention center of attraction (at least, to the light seekers) in the room.

The dresses are made-to-order and have actually made several appearances over the years at events and fashion shows. If you want to have one custom made for you, then you might want to drop Janet a line or two.

[via ThisNext]

Snowball Blaster Fires Fluffy Stuff Up to 80 Feet

Technabob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:30:45 +0000

Those of us living in the Midwest know all too well that Winter is about to strangle us with its icy grip. And while 6 months of freezing cold weather can really suck the life out of you, there is a happy side-effect of the season. Snow – lots and lots of snow. So what better way to put all that fluffy white stuff to use but to nail your friends with some major snowballs.

I’ve never been very good at making decent snowballs, but with this heavy-duty mechanical Snowball Blaster, pretty much anyone can become an expert snowball marksman.

Just pack your snow into the three casting chambers, and it’ll roll three perfectly round snowballs. When you’re ready to take aim, just load one of your spherical snowballs into the muzzle, pull back the launcher mechanism, and SPLAT! Your victim is covered in snow. An elastic slingshot mechanism means that you’ll be able to fire off another snowball blast in just seconds, just in case one wasn’t enough.

The $29.95 Snowball Blaster should ship just in time for Christmas over at Hammacher Schlemmer.

[via Switched]