Pop Fi has brought all sorts of homes to your attention. We’ve had houses made of newspaper, “backpack” additions to condos and houses made from recycled trash. Even dog houses that would make some people jealous.
The latest unusual home is a house made of umbrellas. The structure by Japanese designer Kengo Kuma is comprised of […]
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No Leaks in Umbrella House
Posted 5/30/2008 12:51 pm by Stephanie Sturgis
The Penalty For Assault With A Dead(ly) Hedgehog
Posted 5/30/2008 9:10 am by Ron HoganWe’ve all been hedgehog-throwing mad. I know I sure have. It’s important, when you’re at your angriest, to step back, take some deep breaths, and slowly put down the Erinaceinae, because if you’re anything like the New Zealander who threw the last hedgehog, you’ll end up paying a hefty fine.
While $545 is a pretty steep […]
Intelligent Digital Pot Reveals Pertinent Plant Info
Posted 5/29/2008 10:40 am by Stephanie SturgisIt doesn’t take long to figure out I don’t have a green thumb.
One quick look at the window sill where my few pitiful potted plants reside shows my sheer lack of intuitive human/plant interaction. Only the heartiest greenery survives my care.
There may be a rescue in sight for my not-so-green house plants.
It’s the Digital Pot. […]
Wacky Packages Stuck on the Coffee Table
Posted 5/28/2008 11:10 am by Stephanie SturgisWho doesn’t love some gross humor.
Come on, admit it. The lowbrow can still be funny.
We were taught this at an early age thanks to the folks at Topps who produced Wacky Packages stickers.
You remember don’t you. A pack of stickers with parodies of actual products available on the local grocer’s shelves reformed into a panoply […]
Vintage Photos - Pics from the Past
Posted 5/27/2008 11:38 am by Stephanie SturgisThere’s nothing like looking back at society through the snapshots of the people.
I can spend hours scrolling through vintage photos and wondering how the lives of the people depicted were different from mine or just same as what I go through.
If you enjoyed Tracy’s earlier link to vintage photos here at Pop Fi, you’ll certainly […]
Gamers Can Buckle Up Old School
Posted 5/22/2008 9:35 am by Stephanie SturgisI have to admit I’m anxious to get to play with the new Wii Fit.
The stand-on board from Nintendo looks like a real test of balance and, considering I’m not the most graceful, it will be a challenge.
One thing about the Fit, I don’t imagine the big white rectangle will be turned into a […]
Robot Mouth Chomps on Apples
Posted 5/20/2008 10:55 am by Stephanie SturgisSometimes I wonder how scientists in lab think of new things to study.
I envision it something like this.
There’s a chemically-enhanced man in a white lab coat standing next to a counter top covered with a bunsen burner with a blue flame shooting out of the top of it and a computer nearby. He mulls. He […]
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Creepy Kids in Ads
Posted 5/19/2008 12:05 pm by Stephanie SturgisNothing wigs me out quicker than a creepy kid.
It’s even worse when an advertising agency thinks that what they consider a darling cherub but I see as an evil devil spawn is fawning over their product in a commercial or ad.
Is it just me or does that kid at the top look like she’s salivating […]
Happy Birthday Converse
Posted 5/16/2008 12:43 pm by Stephanie SturgisChuck Taylor All-Star tennis shoes are everywhere.
I know they are in my closet. I’ve got two pairs tucked in there. That makes me part of 60 percent of all Americans, according to a survey that says more than half of all US citizens own or have owned a pair of the low tech athletic shoes.
The […]
The Vrolik Is One Morbid Museum
Posted 5/16/2008 12:17 pm by Stephanie SturgisThe human body is a crazy gizmo.
When you start thinking about how it works it can be overwhelming. I pop in a couple of slices of pizza for fuel and the thing just keeps on ticking.
Curious doctors, scientists and anatomists have tried to solve the puzzle that is the human body for centuries.
Japanese doctor Yasukazu […]
Mmmmmm - Meat Water
Posted 5/14/2008 12:43 pm by Stephanie SturgisStrolling up to the beverage coolers in the local quick mart now presents too many options.
It’s no longer just a question of with which soda will I quench my raging thirst.
Now, thirsty consumers have to wade through shelf upon shelf of chilled energy drinks, sodas, bottled waters, flavored waters, teas, flavored teas and electrolyte-replenishing beverages.
All […]
Gruesome Bread Heads
Posted 5/14/2008 12:02 pm by Stephanie SturgisThe picture above is not part of the promotional advertising for the latest addition to the Saw movie series.
The heads are actually available in a bakery in Thailand.
Thai artist and baker Kittiwat Unarrom brings dough and anatomy together in truly creepy form. Kittiwat’s family owned the bakery and he added his ghoulish artistic touch to […]
Nuclear Waste as Art
Posted 5/13/2008 2:30 pm by Stephanie SturgisNuclear waste and art are rarely combined in the same sentence.
However, a storage facility for nuclear waste in the Netherlands is bringing a new approach to the problem.
The Habog Facility has been painted a bright orange and is covered with giant equations to capture the attention of passersby. Inside the building, in addition to the […]
Red Hot Lover Captain Kirk and his Alien Women
Posted 5/13/2008 1:46 pm by Stephanie SturgisMy dog wakes me up every morning about 5 a.m. to go outside.
The only good thing about this canine habit is that it coincides nicely with TV Land’s morning schedule in which Star Trek (The Original Series) has a prominent place, airing every Monday through Friday.
So while I doze back off for another hour of […]
Skeeter Eaters
Posted 5/12/2008 9:41 am by Stephanie SturgisOnce again, it’s Mother Nature to the rescue.
You can’t turn on the news on television or click online to a news site without hearing about the housing foreclosure crisis. All across America, houses are empty and abandoned due to money woes.
Many of those homes in warmer states like California, Florida and Arizona have swimming pools […]
Floating Shelves Are Decor Magic
Posted 5/12/2008 9:05 am by Stephanie SturgisI love a clever design trick that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg or necessitate a trip to one of those giant furniture stores.
Roaming the Intertubes, I ran across a shelf on Neatorama that pulls off a trick worthy of Kris Angel and David Blaine.
It’s a “floating” shelf and you don’t have to be […]
