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November 17, 2008 at 4:15 pm · Filed under Misc & Random
While it’s never cool to regularly get into bar fights and street squabbles, it’s very comforting to know that you know enough to be able to survive one. The best way to ensure your survival in any fight is, of course, to end it as soon as you can. The longer it draws on, the greater the chances that someone can sneak up and ruin whatever new designer gadget you have in tow.
If you want to to survive flash attacks, group fights and unexpected scuffles, Mike Serr’s Barroom Fight Tactics DVD should prove a sufficiently complete guide. In the 2-DVD, 2.5 hour set, Mike makes a good point of showing techniques that will allow you to end fights abruptly, with as little damage to yourself as possible. The techniques are the same ones he learned after years of working as a “cooler”, hired by bar and club owners to clean up businesses that have been overrun by gangs and criminal elements, and an international bounty hunter, one of the most vicious jobs available in the planet.
Learn speed strikes that will quickly end fights and scare anyone else considering getting a piece of you. Watch how to deliver ten powerful attacks that mess up your opponents badly. Find the most vulnerable pressure points for instant knockouts, learn how to throw heavier opponents to the ground and plenty of other useful fighting skills 100% applicable where it really matters - on the street.
The DVD instructions are clear and properly demonstrated with adequate amounts of precautions. Most likely fight scenarios are covered, including those where you will be seriously outnumbered or grossly under-matched.
November 13, 2008 at 4:05 pm · Filed under Fashion, Misc & Random
“Woah, man, those are some bad sunglasses!”
Joke’s on them though. These sunglasses, while they actually do look bad, aren’t just regular spectacles. They’re spy sunglasses capable of high-level covert sneaking and peeping.
If you want to keep an eye on things without giving up your position or are just plain voyeuristic, these Spy Sunglasses will let you watch scenes unfold despite having your back turned. Witness how the world works when you’re not supposed to see what’s happening. Discover secret handshakes, notice unfavorable facial expressions or just spy on topless girls sunbathing without letting them know about it. Featuring special dark smoke-grey lenses that reflect images like a rear view mirror, they effectively outfit you with eyes on the back of your hand.
The Spy Sunglasses cost $19.98 from Things You Never Knew Existed and is currently in stock.
<b>Making It Cool</b>
While this might be useful in a few situations, it’s just plain unpalatable to wear because of how it looks. It’s like an 80’s throwback to biker chic - seriously not my style.
If you want to be able to use this for most situations and actually look normal, you’ll need it to appear at least reasonably cool. A possible solution is to buy the spy glasses, get a new fashionable frame and have the optical shop outfit it with the Spy Sunglasses’ mirrored lens. Unless the angle of the frame prevents the lens from receiving images from behind you, this should turn out to be a plausible solution.
November 9, 2008 at 6:28 pm · Filed under Misc & Random
Want to carry six beers at a time but don’t know how it’s done? Simple. Wear a Beer Belt.
The Beer Belt is exactly what its name implies. It’s a belt that carries beer. No longer will you have to be restricted to a beer in each hand. With a Beer Belt, you can have as many as six beers hanging on your waist. If you’re greedy, you can have six on your waist and one in each hand. No more multiple trips to the wet bar. No need to miss any part of the ballgame to hit the fridge. Pack it all in and drink to your heart’s content.
The Belt
The Beer Belt is a sturdy nylon strap that you can wear on your waist. It hooks in via a fully-adjustable belt buckle to ensure firm hold. To hold the beers, the belt is outfitted with six hardy plastic cup holders - each one designed to suitably accommodate both a bottle and a can.
This function-centric, non-fashionable accessory is available from Urban Outfitters for only $18 and comes with no alcohol warnings whatsoever.
November 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm · Filed under Gadgets, Misc & Random
Ford Motors recently announced a new technology embedded in their car keys as an additional safety driving measure. Dubbed MyKey, Ford is marketing it as a way for parents to limit the speed their teenaged children can drive in when they borrow the car. Finally, more ways to wage a passive-aggressive war between mom, dad and the children!
The key, which contains a computer chip, can be programmed to set a number of limits on the vehicle’s driver, including:
· A reasonably cautious top speed of 80 mph
· A maximum volume level on the car stereo
· An incessant chime that will repeat every few minutes until the driver puts on his seatbelt
Additionally, the chip will alert the driver of certain speed milestones to bring attention to their current acceleration (45, 55 and 65 mph) as well as send a notice when the vehicle is going on 75 miles to empty. MyKey will ship first with the upcoming 2010 Ford Focus and later with the rest of Ford’s line.
Back To Bite You!
What will really be cool is if Ford allows car owners to reprogram this key with even less top speed, a possibility given a few parents’ excessive concern. With kids being more computer-savvy than mom and dad though, this can easily turn into a sitting-bomb of a practical joke. Imagine the kids topping-out their parent’s max speed to 10 mph. That will be legendary.
MyKey is part of Ford’s drivers’ safety program, Driving Skills For Life.
Ford website
October 31, 2008 at 6:10 pm · Filed under Artwork & Design, Misc & Random
Cool can run an entire range of polarity from understated elegance to utterly disgusting. If you don’t want to take my word for it, take a look at these two items and bask in their equally fascinating yet markedly contrasting characteristics.
#1 The Grandfather Clock
Rob Price’s Grandfather Clock took the classic time furniture and updated it to suit modern tastes, resulting in an elegant creation that retains much of its iconic energy. It debuted for sale last year and continues to be one of the few functional clocks that successfully evoke classic images while looking perfectly comfortable in a modern art gallery.
When Rob first unveiled his creation, he built each one by hand, carving and assembling them inside his home studio. With the design’s surge in popularity and the high amount of orders, he now works with a woodworker artisan to crank out the amazingly striking creations. The exquisite clocks can be purchased from >Spring Gallery for $120.
#2 The Pen Holder
Many office cubicles are notorious for featuring the most retarded little contraptions, from cute stuffed animals to quirky Japanese stationeries. Nothing prepared me for this pen-holder, though.
Billed as the Mr. Old Butt Moaning Man Pen Stand Holder, it showcases an older gentleman lying on his stomach with his bottom sticking out. The pimple-laden backside features a gaping hole in the middle that would, effectively, be the man’s rear portal. Sized large enough to fit a pen, the hole performs the pen holding function.
The battery-operated desk product ekes out an electronic scream every time the pen is pushed into the slot. Cool? I think so. Will I put it on my desk? No.
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