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The Oreo cookie wafer… It’s round, distinctively embossed, and if oversized and rendered in cast iron, would make an ideal manhole cover. Fortunately, artist Andrew Lewicki was thinking ahead.
Behold the Oreo Manhole Cover. At 28 inches in diameter, and actually cast in iron, the replica chocolate wafer will certainly keep you from falling into any manhole. Unfortunately, it does not come double stuffed.
[via The 6th Floor]
To promote the launch of The Great Food Truck Race, Food Network has commissioned the World’s Most Expensive Kebab.
Created by chef Andy Bates, the ‘King of Kebabs’ includes champagne-infused mint and cucumber yogurt, barrel-aged ewe’s milk feta cheese, and coeur de boeuf. And of course, no over-the-top foodstuff would be complete without the superfluous edible gold leaf.
The asking price for this new street-food-gone-fancy is $1,225. In other news, the US is still broke.
[via Buzzfeed]
To promote its line of 99 Flake Ice Creams, Cadbury has launched the World’s First Amphibious Ice Cream Truck. Going where no ice cream truck has gone before, the ‘HMS Flake 99’ can currently be seen handing out cones to lucky Brits along the River Thames.
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Because nothing says ‘innovation’ like Pong, DDB Stockholm created an interactive McDonald’s billboard that allows people with smartphones to play a giant version of the infamous first video game.
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Does grilling make you feel like a superhero? Well now you can play the part at your next BBQ, with the Caperon by Betabrand.
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