03.18.06
Upside-Down Tomato Garden
TOMATOES! Tomatoes?! I don't care if you don't like them. It's freakin cool if you can grow anything upside down. Hammacher Schlemmer sells an Upside-Down Tomato Garden. Admittedly, I've seen products like this before and I haven't told you about them. For about $17, you can buy yourself a Topsy Turvy instead, but the aesthetics and ability to plant things on top make the nearly $70 latter option viable for those who don't have a place to hang stuff. I too like inexpensive things, but I also believe that things should just look cool. By growing certain fruits upside down (yes, tomatoes ARE a fruit remember), the chances of rot from sitting on soil is virtually eliminated. There are probably other practical reasons for growing stuff upside down, but I don't think any of them compare to the excitement when your friends exclaim "Holy crap! That's freakin awesome!".
Solar Backpacks!!
Do you have a friend who's phone never works because it's always dead? Well, I do. While this backpack may be a little overkill for day-to-day life, Kristoff recons this would be just freakin awesome on trips where you don't always have a car or an outlet to charge your technical lifestyle. This backpack sports 3 built-in solar panels with a battery to boot. While it won't charge your laptop, it's perfect for things like cell phones, mp3 players, GPS duflops, digital cameras, 2-way radios, and PDAs. The only thing you don't want to do is get it stolen. Currently at $219 on CompactImpact.com, this backpack is a bit pricey, but be assured that you'll turn heads and start conversations. If a solar panel gets broken (hey – it happens), replacement solar panels can be bought. Want to see other Voltaic products? Kemplar.com has their solar messenger bag, daybag, and pouch. While these bags may seem a little more expensive on this site, remember that the prices include shipping.
03.15.06
Monkey Picked Tea
To start off KTB’s blog, I’d like to entice the curious out there with a little monkey business. Enter the world where not only humans work, but the monkeys actually pick the tea. These aren’t any ordinary monkeys. No siree. These are specially trained Chinese monkeys, from China. The price is £10.95 for a 57 gram bag. What does that say to us Americans? Well, you’re either getting really cheap drugs or … it’s about $19.12 for approximately .13 pounds worth. Don’t ask me for a fraction. I’m simple minded. Where does one go to get this monkey picked tea you may ask. Well, it certainly is edible, isn’t it? Then get yer arse on over to Edible.com! “Well that’s crazy Kristoff!” It certainly is. You know what else is crazy though? They sell Weasel Coffee. The coffee beans are eaten by weasels and regurgitated, giving it a distinct taste. Or maybe you’re in the market for some pearl dust. You read it right. They actually sell ground up dust from pearls. It’s supposed to serve as an aphrodisiac, but y’all know Kristoff is already down with the ladies. There are many other things on the site that are certainly unique. Don’t let me ruin the fun though. Go check it out for yourself! If anyone has luck buying this stuff in The States, let me know.
EDIT:
As of October 13th 2006, the link doesn’t seem to work. In fact, the whole site has been under “reconstruction” for quite while. I hope they come back up.
