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The Scents Of An Age Of Steam That Does Not Exist
Posted on 04.26.08 by ScottC @ 9:52 pm

BPAL Steamworks

You have to attend the Industrial Radical Party fund raiser tonight but you'd been in the workshop all day. You reek of hydraulic fluid and solder from constructing the riot automata in time for the Royal Ascot horse race. All those toffs in one place are begging for a bit of the old ultraviolence. And that is nothing to compare to Victor's odor with his experiments with electrical fluid and… body parts. What is a young steampunk to do to cover those malodorous vapors?

The Phoenix Steamworks is the answer. The newest division of the venerable Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, their perfumers create fragrances that evoke an Age of Steam where analytical engines hum in calculation, metal automata mimic God's creations, and mad scientists run headlong to new and dangerous knowledge. Whether you want the opaque haziness of Ether or the dark heaviness of Smokestack, you are sure to get appreciative smiles when you reach for that glass of absinthe.

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I Do Find the Hanged Man... Once I Turn On the Lights
Posted on 04.08.08 by Widge @ 3:15 am

The Hanged Man

Have we ever talked about something that qualifies as morbid whimsy that's a lamp? I don't remember. But this certainly fits: an anthropomorphized lightbulb on the gallows.

If you own one of these, do you get to say "Dead bulb walking" on your way to change out the light?

Found via Cribcandy.

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You Ready For Your Closeup?
Posted on 03.16.08 by ScottC @ 12:10 pm

Dental Camera

Found this little gem on Grinding.be, The MIHARU Intraoral Camera. Now you can examine your teeth for pesky plague in the comfort of your own home. You can also check out all those hard to see places for a mere $159. I thought I'd share some thoughts.

First: what kind of obsessive compulsive sufferer needs this? Who really needs to see how much tartar buildup they have? If you practise regular brushing and have regular dentist appointments and you still need to spend $159 on this, you might need to see a different kind of doctor.

Second: you have to hook this gadget into your TV. So you can share the interior of your mouth or any other orifice with the whole family. The ad doesn't say if it's HD-compliant, but does the average layperson need that much detail?

Third: we're going to see porn shot from the 'penis' point of view any day now. If it's not out there already.

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When That Dude From Memento Goes Shopping...
Posted on 03.10.08 by Widge @ 8:53 pm

To Do Tattoo from Fred & Friends

Sometimes Fred & Friends gets my hopes up that a product is real, when it's not. And from what I can tell, this isn't. But it should be. It really, really should be.

Mostly because when I try to draw the lines on my hand, I can't ever get them that straight.

Found via Cribcandy.

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Blu-Ray: The Makeup. No, Honest.
Posted on 03.10.08 by Widge @ 11:36 am
Blu-Ray makeup by Cargo

Yes, I know...when I first saw this over on NotCot, I thought it was a joke too. But apparently not.

blu-ray, CARGOs revolutionary new collection originally created for make-up artists filiming in high-definition, is designed to provide flawless results while maintaining a perfectly natural look. Because life happens in High-Definition…

I don't know about you, but my life is definitely not happening in high-definition. My life is on one of those tiny screens in Brazil with the giant magnifying glass in front of it and meaningless characters streaming up its length, like a steampunk Matrix. In fact, my life is a bare bones Warner Brothers DVD release in one of those annoying snap cases. Released in full frame. Without even a trailer.

What format is your life in?

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