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Yesterday was the final game at Yankee Stadium, the House That Ruth Built. A new stadium is under construction right across the street. But until them, you can enjoy Sean Kenney’s massive model of Yankee Stadium made entirely of Lego bricks! There’s over 45,000 Lego elements in the 5+ foot square model which took three years to construct. You can buy poster prints of the stadium from Sean’s website, since he is a professional Lego artist. Let me repeat that in bold: a professional Lego artist. Yes he has the greatest job in the world.

photo credit: Sean Kenney

Take that Truck Nutz! Plastic balls for your truck? Is that all you’ve got girlie man? How about some real kangaroo scrotum hanging from the back of my Plymouth voyager?!

In some parts of the world (ok, it’s Australia) Kangaroo scrotum is said to be very lucky; ensuring you a long life, happiness and healthy children. With these Kangaroo Scrotum Pouches you can keep that bit of luck with you wherever you go. Available in several sizes (ranging from “shrimp on the barbie” to “g’day mate”) there is a scrotum for everybody. There’s 1001 uses for ‘roo scrotum from “sack”ing away your coins or storing your golf “balls” or tying them to the back of your F150 to show who’s really got the balls on the road.

via nerdblend

All Ice Records in the only record company in the world dedicated to music made entirely of ice (probably not the most competitive niche of music to be honest). The range of instruments that can be created from ice is surprisingly vast:
Iceofon, Ice Harp, Ice Horn, Ice trumpet, Ice percussion and an Ice bass drum carved from one block of ice. Even the stage they play on and music stands are carved from the ice. The instruments are carved with saws and knives and must be free of any air bubbles. Norway’s Terje Isungset came up with the concept and it has spread to an entire record label’s worth of music. The sound of ice instruments is actually very calming (when played correctly). Here’s a short video about a ice instrument live concert:

Has the world gone insane?! Hitching a ride on a (sweet) van by attaching yourself to it with suction cups? Is this really the solution to the high cost of gas- suction cup hitching? The designer, Robert Nightingale, believes that the triple load vacuum suction cups are strong enough to keep you from flying off. I don’t. And I’m not going to be the one to test this thing out. No way. I’ll take the bus instead (the normal way, by getting INSIDE it).

via Yanko

Don’t expect to find this in the next Martha Stewart Living. The Alien Table is one futuristic piece of furniture. Inspired by the movie Alien, this glass topped end table has a mechanized alien holding up the glass. Each table is unique, hand crafted from used car and bike parts, tools and other recycled metal components. They are not cheap at nearly $1000 from a British shop.

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The new Teddy Bear Phone is ridiculous and cute at the same time. Ridiculously cute? Perhaps. The Kuma Phone, as it’s called, has a speed dial number embedded in each paw. You pinch the paw to activate the sensors and make the call. When an incoming call occurs, the bear vibrates and makes customizable noises. You press his tail to answer the phone. And yes you hold the entire stuffed animal phone up to your face to talk. The Teddy Bear Phone was just shown at the Good Design Expo with an anticipated list prices of $500.

via Trends in Japan

The folks at Urban Mapping have just introduced the Panamap for NYC and Chicago. The Panamap takes advantage of a process called lenticular printing which produces three different images in one depending on what angle you look it. You may have seen this used in Cracker Jack prizes or Sportflix baseball cards (I might be dating myself with that last reference). This allows a lot of information to be shown on a single map without overcluttering it to the point of unreadability. The three viewpoints for each city show street view, neighborhood layout, and subway routes all on the same map. Just tilt it slightly to get the view you need. The short flash video below demonstrates it all nicely. The maps will retail for just under $20 and other cities may be planned.

via Gothamist

Flower power! This ordinary looking plastic flower is so much more than just a pretty kitchen decoration- it’s also a fire extinguisher for grease fires (although you probably knew that if you had read the title of this post). The flowers have a magnet on their stems so you can keep them handy. Then when you have a grease fire, and if you’re anything like me that’s about once every other week, you just grab the flowers and drop them in the fire. The flower melts and expands in the pot creating an oozing film that covers the surface and extinguishes the fire.

You’ve got to check out the video of this weird gadget in action- it really works!!!:

Yes you can buy these from the Japan Trend Shop for $40 for a pair.