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How Could Anyone Not Want A Product Called The Strap And Crap?
Even with an outhouse, relieving one’s self in the great outdoors is an unpleasant experience. But having no choice but to just squat on the ground is as terrible as it gets. So after a “particularly unpleasant outdoor restroom experience”, Laura Stude was struck with the inspiration to create the solution to every nature lover’s biggest woe with the Strap and Crap.
The Oatmeal’s Tesla Fundraiser Blows Through $US1 Million Mark, No End In Sight
The Oatmeal sure knows how to raise money. The comic strip’s founder Matthew Inman wanted to raise $US850,000 to help buy Nikola Tesla’s old New York lab, and gave himself over a month to do it. In four days, the fundraiser hit its target and now that four more days have gone by, the campaign has blown through the million-dollar mark.
The Oatmeal’s Tesla Museum Hits Funding Target
A few days ago, Matthew Inman — founder of The Oatmeal — started on a mission to turn Nikola Tesla’s old New York laboratory into a goddamn Tesla museum to honour the inventor. Today, that project hit its $US850,000 funding goal after less than a week on Indiegogo.
This iPhone Case Conceals A 650,000 Volt Stun Gun
On the weekend I read a troubling story about a Wall Street Journal reporter who had his jaw “split in half” by a group of thieves who stole an iPad from his partner while on the New York subway. That’s an awful story, but perhaps he could have benefited from this iPhone case which — for defensive purposes only — conceals a 650,000 volt stun gun inside. Whoa.
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