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A Grandma Is Selling Suicide Kits Online

8:00AM May 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

A 91-year old Grandma is selling $US60 suicide kits over the Internet. The kit is rather basic actually, it’s a large plastic bag with an elastic band opening and a slot for a plastic tube to be inserted. The tube is supposed to be connected to a helium tank and then pumped into the bag. Helium, when inhaled in its pure form, is deadly. More »


Science

"Extreme" Mentos Kit Could Take An Eye Out

10:00AM February 14, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Mixing Mentos and Coke to make impromptu corn syrup cannons is nothing new, but this kit from EepyBird manages to gather all the parts into one handy package—and adds a dangerous “pinprick hole” to the mix for extra danger. More »


The 19th Century Vampire Killing Kit: When Dagger/Gun/Cross Combos Were Socially Acceptable

2:40PM December 9, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Somewhere in between wooden stakes and Blade’s katanas, the art of vampire hunting reached its apex with this ivory kit. Particularly its spring-loaded pistol that was also a dagger. And also also a gun. Buffy, eat your heart out. More »


TomTom Car Kit Now Available

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2:30PM November 18, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Pop quiz: How much would you pay for an iPhone windshield mount? If you answered $160, then you might want to look at the TomTom windshield mount, which is now available to purchase. More »


Gadgets

Dirty Bomb Emergency Kit Appeals To The Paranoid In Me

12:10PM September 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

When I was a kid I saw The Day After, which left me having nightmares about nuclear bombs exploding in the horizon, and looting supermarkets for chocolate bars. Maybe that’s why I’m itching to buy this dirty bomb emergency kit. More »


Gadgets

Pet Emergency Evacuation Jacket Turns Your Cat Into A Supplies Kit

4:40AM September 22, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Sure, you could keep emergency supplies in a box in your closet. But keeping it on your cat is just far more adorable, which is important in a crisis. [Japan Trend Shop via 7 Gadgets]


Stuka Aeroplane Kit Is a Flying Carpet, Literally

1:20AM May 28, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

My career in model making finished with a P-51 Mustang which ended looking like Dick Dastardly’s aeroplane with an epoxy overdose. Fortunately, this JU87-G Stuka carpet kit by Katharina Wahl doesn’t require any glue. [Mocoloco]

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Gadgets

DIY Pocket-Sized Oscilloscope Kit For $US33

8:20AM May 14, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Using a oscilloscope for your projects is often an expensive endeavor. At the low end you are talking several hundred bucks at least—but this DIY version fits in your pocket and only costs $US33.

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Implosion Toy Set Lets You Practice Destroying the Apple Cube Store Over and Over

2:45AM December 14, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

American Toy and Invention Co. is selling a kit that’ll let you build, implode, and rebuild a multi-story structure that looks strangely enough like the 5th Avenue Apple flagship retail space. I’m sure it teaches about the physics of demolition, but hey! Stuff’s blowing up! Stuff with iPods inside!

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Gadgets

Super-Sleek Aurora Open Source DJ Mixer Can Be Built From a Kit

8:00AM July 10, 2008 | John Mahoney

We love open source hardware, especially when it can throw some MIDI flange and fade into your party like the Aurora–a dual-channel, USB-powered DJ mixer. All the schematics, bills of materials and source code can be nabbed for free online, or you can have one built and shipped. And it can pull off a pretty mean LED lightshow…

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