Surfing Rats
Cowabunga Dude! Tofu, the surfing rat was taught to catch waves of up to 4 ft. His owner, Boomer Hodel, pictured above has been hitting the waves twice a week at their local beach in Hawaii. Check out the video after the break.
January 2011
45 posts
Congrats to Elenorrigbe!
Sorry about the late announcement guys. I realized if I announced the winner and asked the winner to email me, there would be no way of verifying whether the winner was the actual tumblr who won. Anybody that sent me an email could have claimed to have won. So instead I private messaged the winner through tumblr.
Anyway, congrats to Elenorrigbe! You won the WHATTHECOOL Tea Sub Reblog Giveaway!
Animal Staple Removers
Animals staple removers make great desk decorations for the office.
Sweet Corn Pillow
The Sweet Corn Pillow by designer Weng Jie. You can pluck and play with the corn. The design won a Red-Dot design Contest. Is this too corny?
Edible Candy Heart Ring
The enormous 3” heart ring is completely edible and originated from Barcelona, Spain.
Goggle Umbrella
A cute and fun umbrella inspired by the periscopes in submarines. Made in China.
Congrats to Last Week's Tea Sub Winners
Congrats to Jamesk1546, Toni, Judy, Landry, & Olivia! They won last week’s Tea Sub Giveaway!
Sorry for the late announcement, it was due to readers not responding to my email. I had to pick a new winner 3 times (Note: I gave 48 hours to respond to all readers)
Anyhow, congrats to the winners and thank you all who participated and thank you for the tea suggestions.
If you didn’t win, remember there’s ONE LAST TEA SUB GIVEAWAY going on right now!!! You have a little over a day to enter! Click here for more details.
Amazing Everyday Objects Magnified
Using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) scientists enable us to view everyday objects close-up, really close up. Check out more after the break.
Eye of a Needle and Thread, Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
Ear Wax collected on Cotton, Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
Toothbrush Bristles, Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
Plaque on strands of dental floss, Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
Computer hard disk read/write head, Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library
DIY: Button Up Shirt Into A Skirt
Monoxious came up with a quick tutorial in turning a shirt into a skirt. Click through to see how.
The LAST Tea Sub Giveaway!!!
The bad news is I already emailed the 5 Winners from the past Giveaway and have not received emails from TWO PEOPLE. You have until midnight Pacific time tonight, January 25th, to respond otherwise I have to choose two other winners. (Please check your email and spam folder)
The good news is I have one extra Tea Sub and so if you didn’t already receive a “YOU WON” email from me, fortunately you still have a chance to win! This last Tea Sub is for my fellow TUMBLRS. All you have to do is reblog this post. Yup, it’s that simple. The contest ends this Saturday night at 9:00PM PST on January 29, 2011.
Guidelines:- The contest will run for 5 days and ends on January 29, 2011 at 9PM Pacific Time.
- You must reblog this post on TUMBLR.
- The Winner will be announced within 24 hours after the Giveaway ends.
- The Winner must respond within 48 hours, or I will be forced to choose a another winner.
- Anybody can enter, as long as you have a Tumblr account. Whether you’re a WHATtheCOOL veteran reader, or you’ve just stumbledupon us.
- If you’re under the age of 18, you must have parent or guardian’s approval.
P.S. Show some love and recommend WHAT THE COOL to the TUMBLR Directory: Click here to recommend WHAT THE COOL. (You do not have to recommend, in order to be entered in the Giveaway)
Insects Made From Matchsticks
Matchsticks made from insects by artist Kyle Bean. Photography by Owen Silverwood.
Only A Couple More Hours Left To Enter Our Tea Sub Giveaway!!!
WHAT THE COOL is giving away 5 Tea Subs and there’s only a couple more hours left to enter!!! Don’t miss out!! Click here to enter.
Grocery Shopping Cartrider
Cartrider by Korean designer Jaebeom Jeong. A combination of the bicycle and the grocery shopping cart which is ideal for children shopping in the market. Photo taken by Sang-sik Yoon.
NES Hard Drives
NES hard drives by etsy user 8BitMemory. The hard drive is enclosed in a NES cartridge and comes with the protective game sleeve. Price ranges depending on the amount of memory.
Drain Pipe Hotel
Das Park Hotel was designed by Austrian architect and designer Andreas Strauss. These hotels are located in Linz, Austria. If you’d like to make a reservation you can do so here.
Pac-Man Made Out Of Cans
Pac-Man made out of cans was taken by Flickr user Matt Boulton. There’s an annual event called the Can-struction. It’s a great charity in the form of a can sculpture stacking event where people compete and thousands of people are fed. Check out some of the past competition winners here.
Vincent Van Gogh Make-Up
Self portrait of James Birbeck mimicking Vincent Van Gogh. Make-up also done by Birkbeck.
Puzzle Calendar
Puzzle Calendar by Yan Yunyong. You will never have to buy a calendar ever again. All you have to do is shift the tiles each month in order to match the date with the day of the week. Why didn’t anybody make this before?
Fingerprint Art
Fingerprint art by Kevin Van Aelst. He uses everyday objects to create these cool prints.
Fortune Cookie Coin Purse
Fortune Cookie Coin Purse by designer Diana Eng. The purse is made with recycled leather so don’t worry, no animals were harmed to make these purses. You receive a unique number on it to track it’s origin.
Tea Duckie
Tea Duckie from Fredflare.com.
Enjoy your cup of tea with your new floating tea infuser. This 3 piece set includes an iconic yellow duck, metal mesh basket for loose or bagged tea and a lil’ holder that looks just like water.
Bugs Made Out of Recycled Human Hair
Bugs made out of recycled human hair by artist Adrienne Antonson. These sculptures are made from human hair and glue.
Tea Sub Giveaway
To kick off the new year in a positive direction I thought it would be a good idea to throw a Giveaway and since the Tea Sub started to go viral on our site why not give that away. But why giveaway just one? Why not giveaway… 5! This is basically a THANK YOU for WHATtheCOOL readers.
The Tea Sub is designed by Ototo. The TeaSub submerges tea leaves to the bottom of your cup, creating the perfect infusion of your favorite brew.
It is made of silicone and is dishwasher safe.
How to Enter:- Simply “LIKE” us on our Facebook page by clicking on the LIKE button located as pictured below:
- Leave a comment along with your email BELOW on this blog post. In the comment let me know what kind of tea is your favorite.
Guidelines:
- The contest will run for 14 days and ends on January 22, 2011 at 9PM Pacific Time.
- One entry per person.
- All 5 winners will be selected at random.
- You must become a fan on our Facebook page by clicking the “LIKE” on our Facebook page, we will verify (If you already “LIKE” us on Facebook skip this step)
- You must leave a comment below with a Name/Nickname and a valid email address so that we can contact you in case you have won. (Make sure to leave your email in the email field and not in the comment field, we don’t want spammers to get you).
- The winners must respond within 48 hours, or we will be forced to choose a different winner.
- Winners will be announced within 24 hours after we receive a response from all the winners.
- Anybody can enter, as long as you have a Facebook account. Whether you’re a WHATtheCOOL veteran reader, or you’ve just stumbledupon us.
- If you’re under the age of 18, you must have parent or guardian’s approval.
Crochet Gun
Crochet Gun made by Swedish artist Inger Carina. She made this back when she was studying for her MFA at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design back in 1998. And for the record: she says she doesn’t like guns.
Back! Did You Miss Me?
Hope everyone had a Happy Holiday and a refreshing New Year.
I’m curious where you guys got your “COOL” fix while WHATtheCOOL was on vacation.
Anyway, I’m glad to be back but have some bad news… Between working full time and trying to finish school, I won’t be able to post as much as I have been posting like in the past. I will still be posting… just less frequently.
(Image Source: Evilhobbit)
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