To foil German U-boats torpedoes during World War I, battle ships were painted with weird, cubic camouflage with bold designs and bright colors called "Dazzle" (or as the Americans called it "Razzle Dazzle").
Since the U-boats need to aim the torpedoe ahead of the moving ship's path, the idea was to make it hard to determine the ship's course.
Ultimately, advances in radar technology killed this high-fashion at sea. Link
The Baller or Cheating Pen has a 6.5-in retractable erasable sheet! http://www.ballerpen.com/baller-pack-p-31.html?osCsid=cd650f0fae4f668386584d38c1a175fc
With MotoArt authentic First Class Chairs, you can "Fly in the comfort of your Home Theatre with First Class luxury for the price of Coach." Link (via BoingBoing)
OK - this is an oldie, but it's a goodie: Charles Fourie of South Africa invented a flamethrower that blasts a jet of fire at would-be car jacker. Link
Hilarious vintage health and safety posters from India, from the book "An Ideal boy: Charts from India". It looks like if someone is on fire, then you roll her into a cigar! Link
Michael Sessions ran as a write-in candidate for mayor because he was too young to get on the the ballot. The young man used $700 from his summer job for a successful door-to-door campaign in Hillsdale, Michigan.
Running from the law? Here's a guide on how to fake your fingerprint in 12 easy steps. http://www.ccc.de/biometrie/fingerabdruck_kopieren.xml?language=en
Art takes many forms. Here, it's a 47 feet high stainless steel tree, created by artist Roxy Paine. http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/roxypaine/index.html
From the website: "These guys don’t look too bad. The pose is pretty static, but they look more or less like ushers at any church in Americ….whoa. “Let Me Touch Him”? Wow. That kind of conjures an image that doesn’t have anything to do with praising the gospel…"
