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Passive Aggressive Anger Release

Passive aggressive people must have it bad sometimes. They get all pissed off and angry, they want to be violent, and yet they are forced to look you in the face, smile as genuinely as possible, and say shit like, “You’re awesome!”

So for these people, these poor sad people who think that every negative emotion cannot be shared with the person who caused it, I think this passive aggressive anger release vending machine is perfect*. They should be installed in every place of business and in many malls and airports. Let the sound of smashing begin!

Thanks to And I’ll Burn for the link!

*Note: this device would be useful in situations where punching the person -your boss, the guy with the gun, the judge, the children- would be a Very Bad Idea, too.

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Hello Robot Overlords!

Scale this little guy up and we can begin to say hello to our new robot overlords. At least our overlords will be Transformers!

Via Japundit.

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Look! Up in the Sky!

It’s an idiot risking a broken neck!

Apparently Thunderbolt Aerosystems is trying to resurrect the Jet-Pack idea… again. Just strap 188 pounds of equipment filled with 98 pounds of Kerosene and Hydrogen Peroxide and (if you weigh less than 180 yourself) you can go on a 75 second, 3/4 mile cruise to wherever, while everyone in a 5-mile radius looks around for that hideous noise!

Best of all? It’s only $100,000

Golly!

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Awesome SciFi Things that would Suck

I know the title is confusing but it comes down to this… Science fiction has thought up tons of really cool things that people often think it would be awesome to have. Yet if these things existed in real life they would cause more problems than they would solve. Take, for example, the Star Trek’s (among others) holodeck.

We’re thinking if aliens showed up to Earth 1,000 years after the invention of the holodeck, they’d find a silent planet with 10 billion mummified corpses laying on the floor of 10 billion dusty holodecks, with huge smiles on their faces.

I think you can imagine just what that huge smile signifies… Anything missing from the list at the link? I’m thinking light sabers. It sounds cool until someone loses an eye (and has it cauterized in the process)!

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Mobile Phone Jammers Go…Mobile

I hadn’t realized that one could buy (though only illegally here in the corporate-run United States) a mobile phone jammer that fits in one’s pocket. About freaking time!

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X-Wing Fighter Flies

Awesome. Science fiction catches up with real life. Someone in California has built a jet powered Star Wars X-Wing fighter that really flies. Awesome. All they need now is a swamp to crash it into…

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Cool Retro Tech

With Rotodynes being made in the 50’s, it makes you wonder why we’ve wasted so much time and money on the Albatross Osprey.

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A Real Laser Pointer

Want to make a real laser pointer that burns when you point it things? Look no further! Definitely not something you want to accidentally point in someone’s eye. Thanks to Banana Boy for the link!

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M.I.T. Designs New Space Suits

Yes, sleek and sexy is this century’s new look for the Astronaut On The Go! Out with the big and bulky and in with a new slim style that says “Sure, I may exploring a hostile environment but I look great!” Note how it flows effortlessly from the office to dinner and drinks!

(A tip of the hat to Kent Jones for the heads up, and some plagiarizing)

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X-Ray Ketai

While everyone in America is going bananas over Apple’s newly release iPhone (anyone have theirs yet?) Japan has been way ahead of the curve. Their cell phones (called “ketai”) and what they can use them for are leaps and bounds ahead of us. In fact, there’s now an x-ray cell phone… Women beware! Via Japundit.

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