This is a bit hard to understand. And to explain. But we’ve seen that it works, since we’ve watched numerous waiters in different countries use trays like this one. Apparently it works like a gimbal, which balances out the swinging and prevents spills. We thought these trays were restaurant supplies, but we’ve found a place where anyone can buy one. They are GBP 27:50 (about USD 55:-).brbr
We bought a squeegee like this one for our latest car, and much to our surprise it worked like a dream. It was also a lot faster to work with than an ordinary shammy. The soft silicone blade adapts to the car’s lines and curves and removes the water after a wash and rinse. (We always hand wash the cars.) The people that sell this thing also says it works equally well in the kitchen, bathroom, shower and to wash windows. We’re sure that’s true, but we haven’t tried it. The silicone squeegee is GBP 18:95 (about USD 36:-), but we don’t think we paid that much for the one we have…brbr
French La Petite Reine has come up with a greener alternative to business deliveries by using truck-sized cargo bikes. The firm has a fleet of about 60 Cargocycles for hire in Paris, Bordeaux, Rouen, and Dijon. Weighing 80 kg, each Cargocycle can transport about 180 kg of merchandise in its 1,400-liter cargo space. The Cargocycles can go most anywhere and they can park easily between two cars. Cargocycle deliveries are completely nonpolluting, in terms of both emissions and noise. Cargocycles are also available for lease or sale, should you be inclined to have your own.brbr
The Push Hang promises to let you hang a picture or mirror in just seconds. We suppose they do not count the time it takes to determine the exact spot to put the hanger. Anyway, you’re supposed to be able to push it into drywall with no other tool than your own thumb. The Push Hang hooks are also easily removable and reusable. You get 10 hangers that hold up to 60 lb. each and 20 hangers that hold up to 10 lb. each for USD 19:95.brbr
It looks (almost) like an ordinary measuring spoon, but it has a feature that we’ve never seen in a measuring spoon before. Its built-in scale can be switched between ounces and grams, and it can measure from .0005 to 10.5 oz. It is available for GBP 18:50 (about USD 35:-).brbr
The thirst aid water purifier is one of the simplest to use that we have ever seen. You fill water from the bottom, shake the bag and let it sit for 15 minutes. After that you have drinkable water, even if you originally got it from a ditch or a standpipe. No price yet, though. From Thirst Aid.
CNN apparently has a function where you can choose a current headline and have it printed on a t-shirt for USD 15:- plus shipping. That’s no big deal, but the fun part is that you can hack the URL to show the headline of your own choosing. Or write just about anything you like. Try it. Here’s the link to the t-shirt we just made (a bit of wishful thinking perhaps, but why not?). Make your own before they close it down.brbr
Are you looking to buy a used car? Do you suspect your new used car has been in an accident? Has the body been filled? Well, with the Westfalia paint thickness tester you have a chance to find out. The measure tests paint on both steel and aluminum and the three LEDs show any irregularities in the paint thickness. Just take a measure from the middle of the roof, for instance, and the tester will store this paint thickness as a reference value. By placing the test probe on any part of the vehicle body, you can compare it with the first value and have a chance to determine whether parts of the body have been replaces or repainted. Comes with a key chain and battery. GBP 9:99 (about USD 20:-).brbr
There are similar baskets for grilling fish, and there are perforated skillets and woks for greens and shrimp and other small food, so why should there not be a burger basket. Our guess is that this contraption is brilliant since the friggin’ burgers have a tendency to stick to the grid all the time and resist flipping. The burger basket should solve that problem. The only downside is that it requires hand wash… The burger basket is USD 19:95 at Sur la Table.brbr
When in Thailand you probably order your moo yang with naam saparot or a bia sing lek or maybe some extra nam prik pla with your shrimps without trouble, but how do you do in Cambodia or Japan or Russia or Pakistan? Somewhere in the world you’ll be a newbie like the rest of us, and then you’ll need this book. Point It is a point and show book with 1,200 pictures of most anything you’d need to communicate and all you have to do to be understood is to point. Even in Ulan Bator. Apparently UN personnel on assignment in the bush uses it. Available on Amazon- from USD 4:62.brbrbr
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