Upside Down Helicopter Ceiling Fan

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Jul 102012
 

A reproduction in 1:6 scale of the legendary Hughes/MD 500, which in the collective imagination represents the helicopter par excellence, made its debut at the 2012 Milan Design Week. Even if it has been out of production for years, this helicopter model brings back to mind all the movies where it appeared since its creation in the 70’s. It was one of the few models which could free itself in flight and perform one thousand acrobatic feats, including flying upside down. In a fantasy world where things can be the opposite of what is real, Raffaele Iannello’s Upside Down instead of landing on the ground, lands on the ceiling and deploys its propellers becoming an exclusive fan with four blades. Available in shiny black with a silver base, it is produced in fiberglass with carbon fiber blades and an aluminum internal structure. It has a standard three speed motor, which can be activated by the included remote. The diameter of the blades is 140 cm, and the base is 70 cm.

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The World’s Biggest Meat Sandwich

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May 292012
 

This monster snack is the world’s meatiest sandwich – crammed from bottom to top with 41 different cuts of meat including sausages, ham, turkey and – of course – bacon.

Before you tuck in youought to have planned for a long lunch break as this megawich will take an overwhelming ten hours to eat
The massive sarnie, dubbed a ‘carnivore’s dream’, stands a whopping 15 inches high, 24 inches wide and tips the scales at more than two stones.

It contains 1,445 grams of ham, two kilograms of salami, turkey and bacon, one kilogram of sausages and 720 grams of chorizo.

Hidden among the meat is cheese and gherkins and if you look carefully you might even be able to spot some salad between the cuts.

It was made by British chef and restaurateur Tristan Welch to mark the launch of TV programme Man v. Food Nation on Food Network UK.

The new show sees host Adam Richman travelling through the United States encouraging people to take on daring food challenges.
Luckily for all meat lovers Mr Welch has shared the recipe online so that brave diners can take on the challenge at home.

Nick Thorogood, from the Food Network, said: ‘The world’s meatiest sandwich is an epic creation.

‘We expect only the very brave will take on the challenge and attempt to eat it.

‘We wanted to create a sandwich that embodies the Man v. Food Nation series – that is big dishes, big flavours and big challenges.

‘It is definitely a dish that host Adam Richman will be proud of.’

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Girl Scout Cookie Flavored Lip Balms

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Nov 292011
 

We might not be fans of Cheetos flavored lip balm or Paula Deen butter lip balm, but the latest collection from Lip Smacker knows the way to our hearts. The Girl Scout Cookie lip balm collection represents five of our favorite tasty treats: Thin Mints, Trefoils, Chocolate Peanut Butter (Tagalongs), Peanut Butter (Do-si-dos), and Coconut Caramel Stripes (Samoas).

These lip balms taste and smell just as scrumptious as the cookies, and you won’t put on any extra pounds by wearing them-though you may develop a habit of licking your lips. Thankfully they’re hydrating too. Buy them individually or get all five in a set for $5 at Wal-Mart and Claire’s stores. Come 2012 they’ll be available in the liquid lip gloss version too. We can’t wait to enjoy our Trefoils all year round!

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Ford Unveils a New 1965 Mustang

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Oct 302011
 

It’s now possible to build a brand new ’64½, ’65 or ’66 Ford Mustang convertible from the wheels up using this latest Ford-approved and officially licensed body shell.

Unveiled today ahead of its public debut at next week’s 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, the new body shell joins previous ‘restoration parts’ versions for the 1967-68 and the 1969-70 fastback Mustang bodies.

The standard design is for the ’65 Mustang convertible but the original ’64½ as well as the later ’66 can be built depending on which powertrain and trim parts are added to it.

The body, which is currently being produced by Dynacorn and is ready for delivery, is priced at $15,000 and includes the doors, trunk lid, and all the sheet metal from the radiator support to the taillight panel except the hood and front fenders.

Unlike the original Mustangs of the 1960s, the new body shell is made using modern welding techniques and comes fully rust-proofed. This should ensure the cars are around to stay well into the future. The original Mustang sold more than 1.2 million units–including more than 174,000 convertibles–before its first redesign in 1967, but finding one in good nick is getting harder and harder these days.

To build a Mustang using the body shell, the powertrain, suspension and brakes, the electrical systems, the interior and trim can either be bought new or transferred from an existing car to the new body. You’ll find most of the parts from Ford-approved classic parts suppliers.

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The Earthscraper

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Oct 292011
 

The folks over at Mexican architecture group BNKR Arquitectura call this thing an “earthscraper,” and the reason why should be obvious: it’s a monstrous, beautiful, 65-story inverted skyscraper that hides a mini city underground.

Designed to be built smack-dab in the center of Mexico City, BNKR’s Earthscraper wouldn’t ruin the skyline there (though, really, who would object to something that looks like this?) and is designed in such a way that it would incorporate Mexico’s history in its design. The top ten floors — which, here, would be the “bottom” ten — is a museum and cultural center dedicated to the Aztecs. Below that you’ve got retail space, then apartments and finally, deep underground, businesses. Because, you know, that’s where business do their best work. It all terminates some 300 meters below the surface.

Our favorite detail: the interior of the structure is actually hollowed out, and there are bridges that extend out into the center of it so you can look down. Think the Grand Canyon’s Skywalk.

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