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Stylish Knife Block Lets You Safely Play Five Finger Fillet

Commemorate All Famous Shipwrecks With This Sinking Shower Curtain

Inflatable Captain's Chair Is Where Kirk Would Have Spent a Day At the Beach

Where Better To Store Your Earbuds Than On a Pair Of Ears?

Sending This Candle To a Watery Grave Is a Beautiful Way To Remember the Titanic?

'90s-Inspired Case Gives You the Flip iPhone that Apple Never Will

Last year ThumbsUp! created an '80s iPhone case transforming your fancy Apple creation into the clunky bricks of that era. This year the company's back with a '90s iPhone case that instead gives it the flip-style functionality that none of us actually miss.

Glowing Bubbles Turn Any Occasion Into a Kid-Safe Rave

I don't know why black lights make everything cooler, but they do. And if your ten-year-old has been asking for a rave-themed birthday party, these Tekno Black Light Bubbles are the perfect favour. You know, instead of psychedelic drugs and alcohol.

Wait, Why Do I Want Goggles That Show Me the World Upside-Down?

Maybe I'm missing the boat here, or am too old to comprehend another bizarre fad, but I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out why someone would want to wear goggles that make the world look reversed.

Ridiculous Fur Case Adds Brushing To Your iPhone Cleaning Ritual

My iPhone already has no problem attracting all manner of mysterious dirt and crap, so the last thing I need is one of these Monster fur cases that's going to turn it into a magnet for dust, lint, and fuzzballs.

Let Schrödinger's Cat Decide If You Should Order Sushi Or Thai

Any decision in life, whether ordering take-out or taking over a corporation, should be left to the randomness of the universe. Like flipping a coin, or even better, a 1935 thought experiment on quantum mechanics by an Austrian physicist.

I Can't Stop Staring at This Clock's Ticking Six Mark

As wall clocks go the Paniki from Stallinga is even more plain and boring than the one you stared at in school. Save for the tick mark at the six position, which mesmerisingly swings back and forth counting off the seconds.

I Hope This Giant Wall of Scrabble Contains Centuple Word Scores

If you suck at Scrabble as much as I do, the prospect of putting your epic three-letter creations on display with this massive 49-square foot board isn't that appealing. Nor is paying £7,695 just to embarrass yourself.

Shuriken Sticky Notes Make For Stealthy Office Reminders

I love everything about these ninja-inspired throwing star sticky notes from ThinkGeek. Everything except the fact they're made from black paper, making them next to impossible to write on with anything other than a special marker.

Microcassette Records Messages Without a Recorder

When I was in college a microcassette recorder was the state-of-the-art way to record a lecture. But now, this novelty digital recorder that's only made to look like a microcassette makes me feel terribly old and dated.