Steven M. Johnson comes up with all sorts of wacky inventions in his weekly Museum of Possibilities posts, but something's missing from his strange gadgets: names. Can you come up with a name for this one? The commenter suggesting the funniest and wittiest name win a free T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
Contest rules: one entry per comment, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Please make a selection of the T-shirt you want (may we suggest the Science T-shirt, Funny T-shirt, and Artist-designed T-shirt categories?) alongside your entry. If you don't select a shirt, then you forfeit the prize. Good luck!
Update: Congratulations to winner NathanBBlu, who named the invention "Stalaglites," and explained why. And also to winner lolamouse, who came up with "Light in the Loafers" (used to tell interested observers which way you go). Both win t-shirts from the NeatoShop!
When spelunkers are in the dark recesses of unfamiliar caves, it helps to not have to carry a flashlight. A headlamp really works best for low ceilings and *stalagtites,* while short stalagmites can go dangerously unnoticed. A pair of stalaglites is the perfect accessory for this daredevil hobby.
I'd like the Bauhaus Birds shirt, in medium and black or chocolate.
Working The Red Shift 2XL
Working The Red Shift
Working The Red Shift 2XL
(sorry for the double post)
For the fashion-forward human trafficker. Low-healed with hand stitched heavy leather, this technically advanced footwear catapults the everyday Mexican Coyote from novice to professional. These wingtips come pre-assembled with footlamps to light up the trails and signal flashers to denote which direct your cargo needs to run and hide. Batteries not included.
Working The Red Shift 2XL
Working The Red Shift 2XL
They come equipped with a blinker system to warn other traffic of your direction.
Also, these handy treads come with lights (similar to headlights on an automobile) that allow you to see in darker areas and at times where holding a flashlight is not possible.
To turn on the features of Traffik Treads, simply use the remote provided.
Luckily, Traffik Treads are powered through your walking motion by the steps you take, so no batteries are needed!
(neatorama lolcat shirt size xL)
Radioactive Pumpkin... Ladies XL.
I would like the carbon footprint in 2xl please.
Vegetarian
Ancient tribal slang for....
Vegetarian
Ancient tribal slang for....
used to tell interested observers which way you go
Pointless Stories Are My Thing T-Shirt, Med, Chocolate
ORLY Ladies L Serene green
ORLY Ladies L Chocolate
I Fish Because of the Voices... XXL please
I Fish Because the Voices... XXL
I Fish Because of the Voices... XXL please
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Diagonally parked in a parallel universe. M
Great Vocab Didn't Save The Thesaurus From Extinction:
XL, ash grey
Come to the Dark Side - We have cookies - L
The perfect celebrity to pitch these for you would be Gordon Lightfoot.
I know it's a weak one, but should I win, I would take the Thesaurus shirt - M.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEP8zwk-48
Mmmm...pi men's medium
Mmmm...pi men's medium
Mmmm...pi men's medium
Come to the Dark Side - We have cookies - L
Dogs of War - Large
ORLY Ladies L Chocolate
Shoes + blinkers = Shinkers