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Urine Rubber Can Be Cut in Half and Still Reform to Original Shape
A new rubber compound that's made from fatty acids and a component of urine retains its shape to such a degree that it can be cut in half with a knife and then repair itself, retaining its original form. Imagine it: you break a plastic toy in half, only to have it seal itself back together, with the only downside being that your hands smell like you didn't wash them after going to the bathroom. Science! More »
waterproof camera
Rugged Camera from Minox is Waterproof to 33 Feet and Just Rubbery
Manly and rugged outdoorsmen with small rucksacks might find Minox's DC6033 WP so far up their mountain path it's parked in their crevasse. Encased in rubber armor, the six-megapixel point-and-shoot camera is dust, dirt, sand and salt-proof, and you can take it underwater to a depth of 33 feet. More »
home entertainment
Pink. Rubber. Duck. Vibrator.
Not only is this rubber duck pink—or "Paris", as they call it—it runs on only two AA batteries. You activate the duck by pressing his torso, which makes him bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz you into tranquility. If you happen to share a bathroom with roommates, or god forbid your parents, this is a good way to disguise your playtime toy. More »
robots
Hold on to the edge of your seat, boys and girls, because this here robot is poised to Blow. You. Away. Not only is it made of metal and rubber, in and of itself completely mind-boggling and on more than one occasion made me question my own hollow existence, but it can also walk up walls. So the government has been lying to us! I totally called this back in '47. More »
This Robot Defies Jesus, Walks on Walls
Hold on to the edge of your seat, boys and girls, because this here robot is poised to Blow. You. Away. Not only is it made of metal and rubber, in and of itself completely mind-boggling and on more than one occasion made me question my own hollow existence, but it can also walk up walls. So the government has been lying to us! I totally called this back in '47. More »
cellphones
Plastic for Girlie Men: Samsung Dresses Phones in Hot Metal Bodies
Not a phone launch, per say, but news that Samsung finally realizes that plastic is not the future. They're experimenting with cases in magnesium, fiberglass reinforced plastics, and rubber. We still want a mainstream handset carved from a single block of mahogany. We encourage this kind of phone mussing, Samsung. Bring us stainless steel phones hammered by blacksmiths, and we'll give you some fine coin. More »
1:34 PM on Tue Sep 19 2006
By Brian Lam
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Latest by Gene: A headline that includes "hot...bodies" and not a single comment about the model? I'm disappointed! more »
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