Filed under “only in Japan”. These goggles are supposed to make your wrinkles go away. It looks like it gets the results by pulling the skin around your eyes. I would think that this would cause more wrinkles… because it would stretch your skin out. I’d say you’ll have better luck trying to find the best eye cream and hoping for the best… in other words, I think these anti-wrinkle goggles will only make your problems worse. Also, they make you look like tank girl:

I live in the desert. We don’t get rain very often. So, when I saw these rain measuring boots, the first thing I thought was “these would make great dust catchers”. Because we get wind storms, you see. I’d just as soon buy snow boots and a giant parka.

Even though I live in the desert, we do get the occasional freak storm, and sometimes those storms are crazy- dumping half a years worth of precipitation in an hour. On those rare occasions, I still don’t care how many inches of rain have fallen.

I’ve enlisted the Pixel-Shack in-house photoshop artiste (myself) to whip up a stunning example of just how out of place these things would be.

I’m all for classic video game homages, but how about giving the lesser known titles a go? Won’t someone pay tribute to Pengo or River City Ransom for a change?

This guy has invented a machine that takes plastic refuse and turns it into twenty pound building blocks. It produces 1-2 brick per minute.

more details at the source

This guy is way too good at manipulating that string. Weren’t Yo-yos cool for about five minutes in the late 70′s or early 80′s? Also, I bet this guy’s parents were disappointed when instead of taking Online School Courses, he opted to be a yo-yo champion. I’m sure his dad did the longest facepalm in recorded history. And by that, I mean he’s still doing it right now! Somebody call Guiness. I mean the brewery. I need 5000 CCs of ale, stat!

But seriously, this is not a good way to make a living! Is the guy going to live on free yo-yos? Hopefully, he’s spending his winnings on an education. Maybe one day, he will be able to own his own yo-yo company if he gets himself a business degree. And maybe engineering- yo-yos don’t design themselves, you know!

Here’s a handy guide for all of you DIY electronics repair people out there. How to replace a capacitor. Capacitors are one of the most common hazards faced by electronics repairers, as they pack enough juice to give you a serious jolt. My adventures in re-selling used merchandise has recently led me into the realm of electronics repair. A lot of the items I sell are electronics- whether they are scales , radios, or like my most current acquisition- an arcade machine… well, there are no guarantees that a particular item I’ve purchased will work. If a device doesn’t work, I may crack the lid and see if there’s anything obviously wrong inside. This typically doesn’t get me anywhere, and I end up selling the item as a defective unit. This warrants the sad emoticon. Crazy thing is, some defective items end up selling for a profit. Now if only I waas better at fixing these things!