June 2010 – Page 2

Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

When passive-aggressive emails and refrigerator notes fall short—it might be time for a new and more creative method of getting co-workers to stop stealing your lunch.

Anti-Theft Lunch Bags are zip-lock sandwich bags designed with green mold-like splotches printed on both sides. Although this might be effective in deterring some low-level office thieves—the more aggressive ones will surely investigate further and upon discovering the trickery will only be encouraged to eat your dessert too.

Although temporarily out of stock, more information on buying the Anti-Theft Lunch Bags can be found here.

[via The Awesomer]

The Winner of Starbucks’ Coffee Cup Design Challenge Is… A Chalkboard?

The concept behind the Betacup Project was simple—issue an open challenge to come up with a solution to the billions of non-recyclable coffee cups that are disposed of every year. Starbucks, perhaps one of the most obvious transgressors, was the most notable sponsor of the contest.

During the contest we were able to view the progress of the Betacup challenge and get a glimpse at some of the more promising solutions, most of which were alternative cups. In the end, after over 400 submissions, the winner of the $10,000 grand prize was… A chalkboard. Huh?

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How To Open A Wine Bottle With A Shoe

Nothing says class like having to remove your shoe at a dinner party because you lost your corkscrew. Demonstrated here by a Frenchman, it is possible to open a wine bottle with nothing more than your shoe and a sturdy wall.

Although we do find it hard to believe that a Frenchman would not have a wine opener handy at all times—our guess is that his kid is probably using it.

[via Presurfer]

Slow Motion Food: The Huber Experiments

Lava lamps are so last century. The next time you need to enhance your mellow, or listen to the Allman Brothers, simply press play on the Huber Experiments – Vol. 1 and get hypnotized by gravity-defying food in slow motion. Right on.

[via Serious Eats]

For Whom The Bell Toasts

Here lies Anne Lindeboom—born in 1920, died in 1984. Now, she’s a toaster.

The toaster was created by Dutch artist Wieke Somers from the ashes of the deceased. Somers uses a prototype printing machine to create dead people art, mixing the ashes with epoxy, which get melted in layers following a 3D model.

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