I have begun to start a diary of my various emergent understandings of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The URL is our.risd.edu and will give me a chance to reacquaint myself with ideas that focus primarily on the…
Ordinary cat- and dog grooming brushes often have way too timid brush bristles. To get to do a good job on your pet (and reduce hairs on furniture as much as possible) you need heavy duty tools. This steel rake takes care of the undercoat, and grabs only loose hair in the topcoat. From FURminator. Available on Amazon- for USD 28:-.brbr
Here is an idea to how you could utilize some possibly unused space in the kitchen. Most people should have at least one corner (we have two) where this big, round cutting board could fit. And provide some extra work space. The board is USD 134:-, and is claimed to have some sort of clip on the under side to keep it in place. Now, if you could live without the clip, perhaps you could make one yourself as a woodcraft project..brbr
We have sometimes made fun of Philips for their often pretty un-cool products. But this time they have come up with something we think is more worthy of applause than razzberries. Philips’ new mobile telephone, the Xenium 9@9j (coming in April) has a new smart feature – room for spare power. The phone has a slot for an ordinary AAA battery to be used when the re-chargeable battery runs out of power. The AAA backup is said to provide up to three hours of extra yada-yada time. The downside is of course that the phone is a little bigger, but that we are definitely willing to forgive.brbr
What possible use could one have for plastic razor blades? They could not conquer one’s stubble, could they? No, but they very popular with the car detailing crowd. It seems that plastic razor blades can remove old paint, adhesive or any other kind of goo without scratching the underlying surface, i.e. your freshly applied n-teenth layer of clearcoat. The plastic razor blades Pare double sided, have the same dimensions as ordinary razor blades and they will fit most common holders. They are available in three versions; a hard, durable yellow, a soft, flexible blue, and an in-between colored orange. USD 9:- for a pack of 25 from ScrapeRite.brbr
Pump spray bottles really suck. As soon as you turn one a teenzy-weenzy bit off its upright position it stops spraying. Getting the last of the contents is also virtually impossible. With this extra flexible piece of tube with its weighted end, most pump spray bottles can be made to work in most any position. The SprayRite tube is supposed to replace the original tube inside the bottle. It is USD 5:- for three.brbr
These Painter’s Pyramids are supposed to allow you to finish both sides of a shelf, a door or any other finishing job without having to wait for one side to dry. They are pyramid shaped distance blocks made of plastic, and they are promised not to dent or leave marks on the surface. The plastic is also supposed to be resistant to paint, varnish and the likes. USD 7:- buys you a pack of 10.brbr
Anyone who has seen a gecko race upside down across the ceiling must have been impressed by the the little critter’s ability to stick to any surface. Scientists at UC Berkley and Lewis Clark College in Oregon has gone beyond fascination. They have developed a new material sporting millions of tiny plastic fibers that imitate the gecko’s abilities. The material will grip whenever slid across a surface, and releases when pulled at a 90 degree angle. According the researchers a 2 square centimeter piece can support almost a pound of weight.
We have mentioned apple corers before, but this particular solution is new to us. It offers a new take on the eternal problem; i.e. how to get the core from the corer without hurting your fingers. Here’s the apple corer with its own core ejector. It is USD 10:-.brbr
All our bulky adapters is a constant problem. If you have a home office with computer, printer and scanner, if you want to charge your cellphone and your iPod and maybe your digicam, you need room for six adapters. Very few power strips can provide that much space. This clever idea, though, provides space through expanding. Each socket can be pulled away from the others to make room for more adapters. It is USD 40:- at Ideative.brbr
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