Every office is loaded with the perfect pranking material. Just grab a few pads and cover someone’s office walls, floor, desk, computer and anything else in sight with the iconic little yellow squares. It makes for a nice re-tiling of any work environment. Perfect for cubicles as well. And as a bonus, you could even [...]
These advertisements use objects and space in creative ways. They catch the eye with interesting compositions and ideas that literally jump out toward you. You might not remember what any of them are actually for, but you’ll certainly remember the ad itself.
Really good business cards, like great neckties and impressive office toys, are a fantastic way to make a good professional impression. But in this tough economy, and with just about everything going digital these days, the need to make a lasting impression with a unique, creative business card is probably more important than ever. If [...]
Abdul Naaim Azaddin, a 48-year-old entrepreneur in Malaysia, is a master craftsman of colorful mushrooms. He makes and sells a variety of shrooms made out of coconut shells and plastic pipes. He sells them along the roadside; as motorists drive by and see his odd creations they can’t help but stop and purchase them. The [...]
Police are investigating a Craigslist ad in Arizona that listed a human skull for sale. The seller claimed that he bought the skull at a garage sale for $1. He figured he could sell it at a massive markup, so he listed it for $300. Police officers were alerted to the strange ad and they [...]
Japan’s deceased are in a storage crisis. The rate of deaths is already high and increasing. Over the past 10 years an average of 23,000 additional people died each year. This leaves the funeral and crematorium businesses with a lot of work to do. And many of them are unable to meet the demand. In [...]
A Japanese invention may help to burn off those extra calories and lose weight under your pants. They’re called Calorie Shaper Pants. The specially-made exercise underwear is coated with a resin over the fabric. The company claims that muscles have to perform extra work to stretch the garment, thus burning more calories in the same [...]
With the sale of the Spelling mansion in Bel-Air for the paltry sum of $85 million, it failed to become the most expensive single residence sale in US history. Considering the house was initially offered for $150 million, that’s a hit. However, it led us to wonder what kind of company a 56,000 square foot [...]
A group of Buddhists bought 534 lobsters and set them free in a prayer ceremony. They cut the lobsters’ bands, blessed them and let them back into the ocean as free crustaceans. The freedom was short-lived. The lobsters were headed straight for a trap. Literally, a bunch of lobster traps were set up. Lobstermen on [...]
At Fort Morgan in Alabama, there has been a leak for the past 160 years. Since before the civil war, water has been seeping through cracks and walls, and doing damage to the structure of the fort. Well, it only took over a century and a half to fix the problem. After a three-year restoration [...]
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