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Professor Retro’s Space Food Samplers: One Small Step for Gastronomy…

  Relive the days before NASA budget cuts and international-space-station malfunctions with this collection of freeze-dried space food – which, the purists among us will be happy to note, hasn’t changed a bit since the Apollo 11 moon landing....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 29th, 2010, 8:30 am
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Magnetic Battery Eater: Nom-Nom, Juice!

Given how few recycling sites accept non-rechargeable batteries, the value of this Magnetic Battery Eater is subjective at best. But if you’re trying to teach the kids to get the most from their personal possessions, I suppose you could do worse....
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 23rd, 2009, 7:00 am
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Wiggly Eye Dice: Snake Eyes!

We play a lot of board games in my house, which means we end up losing a lot of dice. (Kids just never want to stop rolling the things.) I’m not sure we’d have any more luck keeping these Wiggly Eye Dice together, but at least we’d...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 8th, 2009, 10:30 am
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Meet the World’s Largest Gummi Bear

Don’t be fooled by the cute, scaled-down photo: Each of these World’s Largest Gummi Bears weighs in at over five pounds and stands taller than a football. For those of you seeking the ultimate sugar high, you’ve met your match —...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 2nd, 2009, 10:00 am
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File Under ‘If We Had the $’: Real T. Rex Skeleton

That’s not to say you don’t have a few million in spare change lying around, but from our perspective, we can only dream about “Samson,” one of the largest known T. Rex specimens ever discovered, which will be going up for public...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 27th, 2009, 9:30 am
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There’s a Party in My Pool… Literally

If you break it down, this Pool Party Seating set really doesn’t cost much more than any other decent backyard seating arrangement: You’ve got your table and four chairs ($799), your umbrella with stand ($299) and — oh, yeah, your...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 26th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Egad, It’s a Black Hole Starter Kit!

Give your kids the power to unleash the most terrifying force in the universe — and, no, we don’t mean tantrums. The Black Hole Starter Kit is really just two 1″ magnetic balls in a can (to which we say bravo for good marketing), but...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Aug 19th, 2009, 8:00 am
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Tauntaun Sleeping Bags No Joke Anymore

Like a lot of Star Wars nerds, we went bonkers back in April when ThinkGeek announced it was releasing a sleeping bag modeled after the tauntaun from The Empire Strikes Back. Too bad the date was April 1, and the company was just pulling one of its...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 9th, 2009, 5:22 pm
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Spread Heads Spreading to Toothpaste Tubes!

We recently geeked out over Spread Heads’ awesomely grossed-out ketchup and mustard toppers, so consider us tickled to see that the company’s taken its concept to after-dinner rituals. Available for preorder now, Toothpaste Oscar (the cat)...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 6th, 2009, 10:30 am
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Old or Young, Fish Can Learn New Tricks

So the kids just got their first pet goldfish, and a week into things, both kids and Goldie are feeling the ennui of their new life together. What better way to recharge both parties than with a goldfish training kit? No, we’re not making this...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jun 15th, 2009, 9:00 am