Let this lesson be learned: Never drop the blow dryer on the wet floor where you and your friend were just showering.
This is the first track off of the 2nd disc of that Sessions Six CD I just posted.
Grey Water Toilet System uses dirty water from your shower to flush
February 6, 2009 @ 11:23 pm
This is one of those inventions that I read about and end up scratching my head over wondering why nobody had thought of this earlier! The Grey Water Toilet System was invented by Alison Norcott, a student at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia who created a way for toilets to use the dirty water from your time in the shower to flush the bowl. The water is collected from the drain in the shower and stored in an in-wall tank that minimally treats the water using ultrasonic radiation. If you’re worried bacteria growing in a tank filled with dirty water, Alison has designed the system so that it flushes the tank completely of unused water every 24 hours.
Since most bathrooms that I’ve been in already have the toilet and shower in the same vicinity as each other, I don’t really see how this could cause any sort of major headache for somebody who wants to install this in their homes. I think this is a great idea coming from a place that takes water conservation very seriously. I’d love to see Alison’s system made into an actual product for homes in the near future.
PlayStation controller soap mold
February 3, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
Someone on Etsy is selling homemade soap with olive oil shaped in the likeness of a PlayStation game controller. Each soap costs $4.25 and is available in red, yellow, blue, purple, peach, green, pink and turquoise. [via]
Unfortunately, the soaps aren’t completely 3D on all sides. The bottom of the soap is flat, but that is probably a good thing so that it doesn’t wobble around on a counter top or shelf. Anyway, this is a good gift for a gamer if the gamer you have in mind has a hard time getting up to take a shower.
Man tests North Face jacket by stepping into a shower with it
December 15, 2008 @ 2:30 am
This tester isn’t very specific about which North Face jacket this is, but apparently it’s supposed to be waterproof and breathable. To test this claim, this man puts on the jacket and steps into a shower with it. Then he turns on the water and lets the jacket do its thing. I imagine that The North Face does something similar with its official gear testing, no?
Bathtub Racers
September 26, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
Bathtub Racers are exactly what you think they are — little tiny bathtubs fitted with 4 wheels, a steering wheels, and a motor. Think of it as a go-cart with a bathtub body-kit, because that’s essentially what these are. The bathtub racers even come with a non-working shower spout! Aren’t these totally great?!
A starter bathtub racer kit starts at $10,995 and includes two complete bathtub racers, 2 battery chargers, and everything else you need to start driving the tub around. If you’ve got a crowd, you can purchase the Grand Prix edition for $20,995, and that’ll get you 4 bathtub racers complete with batteries and accessories. Still not enough? Then go for the set of 6 with the Grand Prix Deluxe set which will cost you $29,995.
If you want to throw a complete bathtub racer party, the website also sells an inflatable track where you and your friends can race each other in the tubs. The track alone will cost you nearly $10,000, so if you’re more of a free-spirited person, I’d say just save your money and drive your bathtub racer wherever you want.
Haha, this looks incredibly fun!
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