January 2011
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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.
Surf Rats @ Yahoo! Video
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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...
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Animal Staple Removers
Animals staple removers make great desk decorations for the office.
COSTS: $55
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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?
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Edible Candy Heart Ring
The enormous 3” heart ring is completely edible and originated from Barcelona, Spain.
COSTS: $14
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Goggle Umbrella
A cute and fun umbrella inspired by the periscopes in submarines. Made in China.
COSTS: 580 Yuan (About $90 USD)
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Stitched Illustrations
Stitched Illustrations by artist Peter Crawley.
420gsm white watercolour paper | 24 coloured threads | 400 x 400mm
6804 pierced holes, 3402 stitched lines, one ampersand.
420gsm white watercolour paper | Coloured cotton thread | 420 x 297mm
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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...
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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...
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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.
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WatchGandalf - Kristofer Strom
Gandalf directed by Kristofer Strom for Sony Ericsson’s motion activated earphones.
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Rubber Table
Rubber Table designed by Thomas Schnur.
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Trees in Sexy Lingerie
Trees in Lingerie by Yevgeny Dobrovinsky.
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Book of Art
Book of Art by Isaac Salazar. Check out more of his work after the break.
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The LAST Tea Sub Giveaway!!!
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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...
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Loose Leaf Paper Shirt
Loose Leaf Paper Shirt by Artware Editions.
COSTS: $70
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Insects Made From Matchsticks
Matchsticks made from insects by artist Kyle Bean. Photography by Owen Silverwood.
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Only A Couple More Hours Left To Enter Our Tea Sub...
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.
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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.
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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.
COSTS: $129-179
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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.
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Branch Bookshelf
Branch Bookshelf by designer Olivier Dollé.
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WatchB. Fleischmann - Playtime Stop Motion Music Video
Artist: B. Fleischmann Label: Morr Music Directed By: Saman Keshavarz
The video kind of reminds me an opposite of this awesome gif.
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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.
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Vincent Van Gogh Make-Up
Self portrait of James Birbeck mimicking Vincent Van Gogh. Make-up also done by Birkbeck.
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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?
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Fingerprint Art
Fingerprint art by Kevin Van Aelst. He uses everyday objects to create these cool prints.
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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.
COSTS: $45
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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.
COSTS: $12
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Motorcycle Made Out of a Lighter
How to make a motorcycle out of a lighter by Imgur user JoeDusk. My mind is officially blown.
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Transforming Oven Lounge
The Transforming Oven Lounge by Etsy User WayOutHere.
COSTS: $250 (Sold)
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The Curve Pet Bed
The Curve wall mounted pet Bed by designer Akemi Tanaka.
COSTS: $200
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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.
She says,
“My current work is inspired by the bizarre behaviors and ingenious evolutionary developments of the insect world. Using materials taken from my own experience and transforming them into real or imagined species provides a unique and intimate perspective on...
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WatchDRINKme-EATme-READme
A Stop-Motion Animation by Constantine Konovalov and Irina Neustroeva. About the books.. about emotions.. about Imagination.. about Wonderland!
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Plug And Socket Ring
Plug and Socket Ring by jewelry designer Casey Perez.
COSTS: $200[Plug], $170[Socket]
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Pencil Tree
Made by Tad Lauritzen Wright.
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Tea Sub Giveaway
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Congrats to Jamesk1546, Toni, Judy, Landry, & Olivia for winning!!!
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…...
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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.
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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…...