Wouldn’t that be an AWESOME smoke detector? A plastic bird that can be attached to anything. Unobtrusively it just looks like something you bought last minute at Ikea but in reality it’s a life saver. At the first sign of smoke, Chick-A-Dee poops sings a warning for everyone to get out.

You really thought it would poop huh? Yea me too.

Ever had your car stolen? Or more conceivably, ever had your neighbor’s car alarm go off for two hours at 3am? Well now a company exists who hopes to kill two birds with one foggy, flashy stone. A company called FlashFog Security has made a new type of car alarm that doesn’t depend on noise at all. Instead of making the now universally ignored alarm sound featured in most theft deterrents, the FlashFog system concentrates on making a car virtually impossible to steal by assaulting your other senses.

First the FlashFog system rapidly disperses a cloud of glycol, filling the car in just a few seconds with thick, dense, harmless fog. And if a car instantly hotboxing itself isn’t enough to make a thief crap in their pants, the FlashFog system has a second line of defense. After blasting out the fog the system immediately begins strobing rapidly, blinding anybody in the cloud of confusion.

“FlashFog’s unprecedented power overwhelms even professional thieves who know it’s coming. The fog alone is incredibly disorienting but FlashFog doesn’t stop there. The terrifyingly bright strobe light hits him 12 times per second, forcing his eyes into constant shock.”

On top of disorienting fog and the threat of frighteningly implied “constant eye shock,” the FlashFog also claims to offer protection for up to one hour, ensuring that the would be thief doesn’t just wait it out. FlashFog Securities also says that the fog leaves no residue or odor, stating on their web site that it won’t even effect tobacco flavor. So upon discovering your flashing, smoldering Mercedes, at least you don’t have to sweat the pack of menthols in the glove box. The machine itself also comes with a three year extended warranty, giving you the piece of mind that you won’t be enveloped by a terrifying, blinding cloud of fog while you’re on your way to pilates. At least not for three years.

“The fog is so thick that even finding the door is a great challenge. Finding anything to steal is virtually impossible.”

Honestly FlashFog sounds pretty fool proof and looks to be a logical evolution from the “This car is protected by Viper!” days. Just don’t freak out after dinner when you find a blinded car thief in your driver seat frantically groping for a door handle. What do you think? Hit the comment bar to leave some feedback.

So 3 dogs and a rabbi walk up to an ATM. . . Sorry, I’ve always wanted to start a story out like that.

No these pooches aren’t robbing their owners nor have they figured out another ATM hack. They’re part of a group of assistance dogs trained to use the ATM, yes THE ATM! Unfortunately they don’t enter in your pin number. That you’ll have to do yourself, but they do insert the card and take the money out with their mouths.

It takes 2 years for Canine Partners to train the 30 dogs that enter the program every year. When they graduate, they’re brought to disabled people whom are confined to wheelchairs for life.

The program all started when a Gulf War veteran struggled to take money out from the ATM when his dog, Endal, instinctively jumped up and pulled the money, card and receipt out with his mouth. The feat earned Endal the Millennium Award in 1999 and kick started the training program at Canine Partners.

[Via Metro UK]

Japanese company Thanko is always making cool and strange stuff, and this gadget is no exception. The Dino Lite EZ Digital Microscope plugs into your computer and gives you 10-50x magnafication of anything you’d want to get that close to, and my imagination hums with ideas as I type this.

The Japanese product page shows repulsive examples of skin…and skin. One of the advertised uses on this page has you questioning your hair line due to stress, and assures you that you can check the status of your scalp health with this device. They also recommend checking the status of your facial skin. Are they trying to scare you into purchasing this?

The Dino Lite EZ sells for 9,980 Yen.

[via ARENA]

Now you can learn all the controls of your favorite commercial airliner without having to pay a dime for terrorists day camp, mom would be proud. Scroll over the picture on specific areas and get a quick tutorial on what each part does like the landing gear or throttle.

[via Meriweather]

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