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Friday, May 9, 2008
Gadgets

Rocket Lamp Built From Jet Engine (Can We Get A “ZOMG”)

11:20PM Mark Wilson | This retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it’s the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that’s built from the igniter can of a freakin’ jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its US$2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels…even though we know that they don’t actually do anything…and that they probably aren’t even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich] More »
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
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Stand Back, Bidders: Buck Rogers Gun, Sold on Ebay

1:40AM Mark Wilson | A pistol from the late ’70s TV show Buck Rogers just fetched $2,750 on eBay. Twelve inches in length, the gun features a microswitch to light up the clear tip. My initial impression: Damn, this thing is cheap-looking. And then I remembered a trip to the Star Trek museum in Vegas, and how cheap phasers looked in person. And then I remembered watching TNG after that trip, and how cheap the phasers looked on TV. So really, who are we to judge sci-fi show props? [ebay via uberreview] More »
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