I love potatoes as much as the next guy. Maybe even more than the next guy. But I cross the line at putting a bucket on my head to cook a few spuds. Well, unless I was cooking au gratin potatoes. More »
Seems like only yesterday I was powering an LCD clock with a potato and now Israeli researchers are using a similar approach to create a battery that could help solve the developing world’s energy problems. More »
A group of German bargain hunters, obviously thinking they had stumbled upon the iPod deal of the century, would do best do to stop bargain hunting because they’re about as dumb as the sack of potatoes they now posses. More »
For some reason, Ted Goessling and Zach Gens think that creating a French fries machine using a potato gun–a compressed-air bazooka that fires potatoes–, a wire screen, and a large pot with hot oil is a good idea. I don’t agree. I think their instant French fries maker–or Uber Tube, as they call it–kicks some serious Mr. Potato arse. Now I challenge them to make them curly. [Makezine]
See how this commercial for Zyliss’s new electric multipeeler exploits all the techniques of a razor commercial in order to make men feel more comfortable about giving potatoes a clean close shave. But if the intended result is that manly men feel good about kitchen prep, why promote a battery-powered peeler? Know what? Manly or unmanly, I still want one. [YouTube via Core77]
