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Weirdness</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fteabag-your-familys-food-with-love%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17886" title="heart bamboo nutsack spoon" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/heart-bamboo-nutsack-spoon.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="284"/></p> <p>Let your friends and family know that their meal was made with love when you add a dash of sweet sugar and stir vigorously with your <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://fashionablygeek.com/hats/iteabag-dont-go-drinking-with-someone-wearing-this-hat/">nutsack</a>. Well, a heart spoon that <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/brakenutz-lighted-nutz/">looks like a nutsack</a> anyway.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.bibelotshops.com/index.php?view=product_detail&pid=90196975&name=Heart+Bamboo+Spoon">Product Page</a> ($7)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Teabag Your Family’s Food With Love", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/teabag-your-familys-food-with-love/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17880 post hentry category-household category-misc-weirdness tag-art tag-decor tag-guitars tag-instruments tag-music tag-pianos tag-sculptures post_box" id="post-17880"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/household/instruments-for-musicians-on-a-budget/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Instruments For Musicians On a Budget">Instruments For Musicians On a Budget</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-02-01">February 1, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/household/instruments-for-musicians-on-a-budget/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/household/" title="View all posts in Household" rel="category tag">Household</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/misc-weirdness/" title="View all posts in Misc. Weirdness" rel="category tag">Misc. Weirdness</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fhousehold%2Finstruments-for-musicians-on-a-budget%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17881" title="instrument sculptures" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/instrument-sculptures.jpg" alt="" width="465" height="458"/></p> <p>My band might sound like crap right now, but come back after I get my<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/tag/guitar/"> guitar </a>neck and the other half of my clarinet. I got one more payment on layaway.</p> <p>Actually, these instruments are for <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/tag/sculptures/">decoration</a>, not for playing. Either way, they don’t make a damn bit of sense.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/whatonearth/Whats-New_1AA/To-Decorate_1BD/Item_Music-Sculptures_CE1322G_ps_cti-1BD.html">Product Page </a>($30)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Instruments For Musicians On a Budget", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/household/instruments-for-musicians-on-a-budget/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17857 post hentry category-approved-products category-bizarre-gadgets category-misc-weirdness tag-approved-products tag-misc-weirdness tag-nerd-approved post_box" id="post-17857"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/the-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to The Best of Nerd Approved: January 25th-31st, 2010">The Best of Nerd Approved: January 25th-31st, 2010</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/jonathan/" class="url fn">Jonathan Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-31">January 31, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/the-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/bizarre-gadgets/" title="View all posts in Bizarre Gadgets" rel="category tag">Bizarre Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/misc-weirdness/" title="View all posts in Misc. 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Weirdness</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fthe-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-17858" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/the-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010/attachment/approved-products/"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-17858" title="Approved Products" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Approved-Products-515x224.jpg" alt="" width="515" height="224"/></a></p> <p>Here are the top ten <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/">Nerd Approved Gadgets </a>for the week of January 25th-31st, 2010:</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/contest-reminder-enter-to-win-garbage-pail-kids-wall-and-laptop-graphics/">Contest Reminder:</a> Today is the final day to win Garbage Pail Kids wall and laptop graphics.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/10-ultimate-weapons-for-nerd-self-defense/">Feature:</a> 10 ultimate weapons for nerd self-defense.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/certificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start/">Certificate of Virginity:</a> Gives you a fake fresh start.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/getty-lamp-looks-like-a-portal-into-another-dimension/">The Getty Lamp:</a> Looks like a portal into another dimension.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/exhaust-chopsticks-shift-chinese-food-into-overdrive/">Exhaust Chopsticks:</a> Shift Chinese food into overdrive.</p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/the-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010/#more-17857" class="more-link">[click to continue…]</a></p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Best of Nerd Approved: January 25th-31st, 2010", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/the-best-of-nerd-approved-january-25th-31st-2010/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17853 post hentry category-office-products tag-candy tag-cd tag-chocolate tag-holder tag-kiss post_box" id="post-17853"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/office-products/these-cd-holders-wont-satisfy-your-chocolate-craving/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to These CD Holders Won’t Satisfy Your Chocolate Craving">These CD Holders Won’t Satisfy Your Chocolate Craving</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/jeff/" class="url fn">Jeff Chenkus</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-31">January 31, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/office-products/these-cd-holders-wont-satisfy-your-chocolate-craving/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/office-products/" title="View all posts in Office Products" rel="category tag">Office Products</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Foffice-products%2Fthese-cd-holders-wont-satisfy-your-chocolate-craving%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-17854" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/office-products/these-cd-holders-wont-satisfy-your-chocolate-craving/attachment/kisses-cd-holder/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17854" title="kisses-cd-holder" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kisses-cd-holder.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360"/></a></p> <p>Putting these <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/audio/hersheys-kisses-and-jolly-rancher-earbuds-probably-sound-better-than-they-taste/">Hershey’s Kiss</a>-shaped CD holders on your desk gives you a stand to keep your CD’s from getting scratched. They are also likely to be snatched up by every chocolate fiend in your office.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.hiddenartshop.com/product.php?xProd=3337&xSec=505&s=1">Product Page</a> (£11.50, about $18)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "These CD Holders Won’t Satisfy Your Chocolate Craving", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/office-products/these-cd-holders-wont-satisfy-your-chocolate-craving/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17847 post hentry category-approved-products category-office-products tag-batteries tag-desktop tag-recycling tag-storage tag-stuff-that-looks-like-other-stuff post_box" id="post-17847"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/battery-recycling-tin-says-ill-deal-with-this-problem-later/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Battery Recycling Tin Says “I’ll Deal With This Problem Later”">Battery Recycling Tin Says “I’ll Deal With This Problem Later”</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-30">January 30, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/battery-recycling-tin-says-ill-deal-with-this-problem-later/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/office-products/" title="View all posts in Office Products" rel="category tag">Office Products</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fbattery-recycling-tin-says-ill-deal-with-this-problem-later%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17848" title="battery recyling box" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/battery-recyling-box-423x510.jpg" alt="" width="423" height="510"/></p> <p>Want to recycle your batteries but you’re not sure how? Well, this <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/duracell-battery-phone-keeps-landlines-from-dying/">battery-shaped</a> recycling tin doesn’t answer that question, but it does something almost as good—it puts that problem off until later. In the meantime, your drawers will stay just a little bit tidier. According to the product page, the tin comes in two parts to accommodate batteries large and small—but you could use it to store just about anything that will fit.</p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/battery-recycling-tin-says-ill-deal-with-this-problem-later/#more-17847" class="more-link">Click Here For An Additional Image</a></p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Battery Recycling Tin Says “I’ll Deal With This Problem Later”", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/battery-recycling-tin-says-ill-deal-with-this-problem-later/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17842 post hentry category-approved-products category-misc-gadgets tag-armatix tag-guns tag-leds tag-pistols tag-watches tag-weapons tag-wireless post_box" id="post-17842"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/armatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Armatix .22 Pistol Features Ingenious Wearable Safety Feature">Armatix .22 Pistol Features Ingenious Wearable Safety Feature</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-30">January 30, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/armatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature-2/#comments" rel="nofollow">3 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/misc-gadgets/" title="View all posts in Misc. 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Gadgets</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fmisc-gadgets%2Farmatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature-2%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17844" title="armatix" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/armatix-510x339.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="339"/></p> <p>From <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://fashionablygeek.com/watches/armatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature/">Fashionably Geek</a>: Taking <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/10-ultimate-weapons-for-nerd-self-defense/">weapons</a> to the next level is this Armatix .22cal pistol, which comes with a custom wristwatch that is also responsible for sending a wireless arming signal to the gun, illuminating a green LED on the back of the gun and allowing it to fire. When the gun is not within a few inches of the watch, the gun will be disabled, as signified by a red LED. However all that safety will cost you. The limited edition pistol is selling for 7,000 euro, or about $9,700, and starts shipping next month.</p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/armatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature-2/#more-17842" class="more-link">Click Here For An Additional Image</a></p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Armatix .22 Pistol Features Ingenious Wearable Safety Feature", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-gadgets/armatix-22-pistol-features-ingenious-wearable-safety-feature-2/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17829 post hentry category-approved-products category-misc-weirdness tag-certificate tag-diploma tag-novelty tag-sex tag-virgin tag-virginity post_box" id="post-17829"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/certificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Certificate of Virginity Gives You a Fake Fresh Start">Certificate of Virginity Gives You a Fake Fresh Start</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/jonathan/" class="url fn">Jonathan Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-29">January 29, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/certificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start/#comments" rel="nofollow">1 comment</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/misc-weirdness/" title="View all posts in Misc. 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Weirdness</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fcertificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-17830" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/certificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start/attachment/certified-virgin/"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-17830" title="certified-virgin" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/certified-virgin-387x515.jpg" alt="" width="387" height="515"/></a>Show how much you are over your ex by dissing him/her with a certificate of virginity that says “It was so bad, it didn’t even happen”. Your rock solid certificated virginity will also help you mentally erase a one night stand, wear white at your wedding or empower you to trade in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/reserve-a-spot-in-hell-its-warm-and-there-are-pleny-of-hookers/">this</a> for one of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/reserve-a-spot-in-heaven-hurry-space-is-limited/">these</a>. However, if you plan on using your virginity diploma as a pick up device to finally land a woman you can bring home to Mom, your chronic crotch scratching will identify you as a liar right off the bat.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://certifiedvirgin.com/">Product Page:</a> ($1 via <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.geekologie.com/2010/01/wait_what_certified_virgin_cer.php">Geekologie</a>)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Certificate of Virginity Gives You a Fake Fresh Start", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/certificate-of-virginity-gives-you-a-fake-fresh-start/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17825 post hentry category-approved-products category-misc-weirdness category-toys tag-art tag-homer-simpson tag-my-little-pony tag-simpsons post_box" id="post-17825"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/my-little-homer-simpson-pony/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to My Little Homer Simpson Pony">My Little Homer Simpson Pony</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-29">January 29, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/my-little-homer-simpson-pony/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/misc-weirdness/" title="View all posts in Misc. 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Weirdness</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/toys/" title="View all posts in Toys" rel="category tag">Toys</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fmy-little-homer-simpson-pony%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17826" title="My_Little_Homer_Simpson" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/My_Little_Homer_Simpson.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="508"/></p> <p>After 20 years at the power plant, I was thinking third eye or an arm growing out of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/search/homer%20simpson">Homer’s</a> lower back. A complete My Little Pony metamorphosis was unexpected to say the least. Unfortunately for Simpsons fans, this is a one-off art project by deviantArt member Tiamatar.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://tiamatar.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Homer-Simpson-143276905">Project Page</a> (via <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.greatwhitesnark.com/2010/01/29/my-little-homer-simpson/">Great White Snark</a>)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "My Little Homer Simpson Pony", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/my-little-homer-simpson-pony/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17821 post hentry category-approved-products category-bizarre-gadgets category-household tag-design tag-lamps tag-lighting post_box" id="post-17821"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/getty-lamp-looks-like-a-portal-into-another-dimension/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to The Getty Lamp Looks Like a Portal Into Another Dimension">The Getty Lamp Looks Like a Portal Into Another Dimension</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-29">January 29, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/getty-lamp-looks-like-a-portal-into-another-dimension/#comments" rel="nofollow">1 comment</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/bizarre-gadgets/" title="View all posts in Bizarre Gadgets" rel="category tag">Bizarre Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/household/" title="View all posts in Household" rel="category tag">Household</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fapproved-products%2Fgetty-lamp-looks-like-a-portal-into-another-dimension%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17822" title="getty lamp" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/getty-lamp-510x326.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="326"/></p> <p>Designed by Marcus Tremento, the Getty Lamp is made from electroluminescent wire, perspex and, possibly, the fabric of time and space. Limited edition of 10.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://www.gnr8.biz/product_info.php?products_id=926">Product Page</a> (Price On Request via <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://design-milk.com/getty-lamp/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+design-milk+%28Design+Milk%29">Design Milk</a>)</p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Getty Lamp Looks Like a Portal Into Another Dimension", url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/getty-lamp-looks-like-a-portal-into-another-dimension/" });</script></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-17809 post hentry category-approved-products category-bizarre-gadgets category-peripherals tag-charging-port tag-thanko tag-usb post_box" id="post-17809"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/peripherals/if-you-have-80-usb-gadgets-that-need-simultaneous-charging-today-is-your-lucky-day/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to If You Have 80 USB Gadgets That Need Simultaneous Charging, Today Is Your Lucky Day">If You Have 80 USB Gadgets That Need Simultaneous Charging, Today Is Your Lucky Day</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/author/sean/" class="url fn">Sean Fallon</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-29">January 29, 2010</abbr> · <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/peripherals/if-you-have-80-usb-gadgets-that-need-simultaneous-charging-today-is-your-lucky-day/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> <p class="headline_meta">in <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/approved-products/" title="View all posts in Approved Products" rel="category tag">Approved Products</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/bizarre-gadgets/" title="View all posts in Bizarre Gadgets" rel="category tag">Bizarre Gadgets</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/category/peripherals/" title="View all posts in Peripherals" rel="category tag">Peripherals</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522if_/http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdapproved.com%2Fperipherals%2Fif-you-have-80-usb-gadgets-that-need-simultaneous-charging-today-is-your-lucky-day%2F&source=NerdApproved&style=compact" height="20" width="90" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17810" title="80-port-usb-charger-board-001" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522im_/http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/80-port-usb-charger-board-001-510x510.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="510"/></p> <p>Dammit, I have 81! Not surprisingly, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://thanko.jp/product/usb_80port/">Thanko </a>(everyone’s favorite Japanese purveyor of generally useless gadgetry) is behind this 80-port <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201061522/http://nerdapproved.com/tag/usb/">USB</a> charger. Yes “USB charger” as in, it only does charging, not data transfer. 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