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Apparently in the gummy phase of their career, The Flaming Lips have released more music that their fans will need to eat their way to. This time, a USB stick containing three new tracks are embedded within a gummy fetus.
And for those who feel this marketing gimmick might be in bad taste, the USB is conveniently located in the head — so it’s not like you’ll have to eat through the whole fetus or anything.
[via The Uniblog]
Jell-O Pianos, Mascots Gone Wild, and Dancing Squids… It’s Foodiggity’s Best of The Week.
There’s always room for… Jell-O Piano
The elusive Grimace and others… Food Mascots In The Wild
Extreme close-up!!… Microscope Photographs of Food
When lunch attacks… The Dancing Squid Dish
Make anything a juicebox… The Titanium Straw
Sharpen up some cheese… The Parmesan Pencils
The Parmesan Pencils, created by German ad agency Kolle Rebbe for The Deli Garage, are packaged together in their own little pencil case — sharpener included.
Simply grate/sharpen the desired amount of truffles, pesto, or chili parmesan onto your dish of choice. That is, if you happen to live in Germany where these are available. They get all the cool stuff.
[via The Kitchn, and @H18]
The Rubik’s Cube Cake is brought to us by Vicky McDonald of Stasty. Created as a tribute to the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, Ernö Rubik, the Battenberg-style cake can be easily solved with McDonald’s step-by-step instructions. And no peeling off the stickers, cheater.
Sip your juicebox like a boss, or use the Titanium Straw and blunt force to create your own. Available at ThinkGeek, you can also cut out the middle man and drink straight from the fruit.
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