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A Canadian safety group is taking the idea of phony speed bumps (which have been around for a while) to a twisted new level by making it seem as though you are about to mow down a kid chasing a ball.

Indeed, the 3D decal is a bit of guerrilla marketing designed to make us think twice about road safety as we cut the wheel hard and roll down a cliff to our horrific deaths. Check out a video of the decal in action after the break.

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animal safety plugs

Obviously, it’s a good idea to plug up exposed outlets when you have a child in the house—but it’s probably not a good idea to get plug covers with a shape might draw their attention. It’s only a matter of time before the little guy wants to play with (and possibly lick) the dog, cat, sheep or elephant.

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Fire Design Extinguishers

Fighting fire is important, but so is doing it in style. That’s why some French company came out with these “Fire Design” extinguishers that eliminate the “grandpa” quality of classic extinguishers and replace it with a host of contemporary designs from cow spots to a NY cityscape. Surely if Paris Hilton owned a fire extinguisher, this would be it.

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The other day I caught myself driving with only my left thumb on the wheel at 9 o’ clock.

That ain’t right.

I thought about it for a moment and wondered whether or not it would be a good idea to have a system of grips placed at 10 and 2 that would sound an alarm when the driver’s hands were off for more than 5-10 seconds. Maybe there could be sensors in the wheel itself. Obviously, a real world product would look a lot better than the crude mock-up above, but I’m sure you get the idea. I don’t know if this product exists, but it should.

Everyone has been there. You get a willing young lady in the shower with you only to have one of you fall and hurt yourself. And you know what that means. It means that your fun time is over. Because God forbid it is her that gets hurt and you think she may as well finish what she started. You can guess how well that goes over. These Shower Power suction cups will give you something to hold onto so that no one gets hurt. They won’t, however, make that activity last any more than 3 minutes.

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We have all heard that the bathroom can be the most dangerous room in the house —which is why you owe it to yourself and your family to pick up a few of these No Slip Bath Bananas. Each banana measures 9-inches by 3-inches —plenty large enough to ensure a secure footing while in the bathtub or shower stall. After all, slipping while getting out of the tub and cracking your head open on the toilet seat is no way for a pimp like you to go out.

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Lil' Pischer

It may be the most overused joke in movies involving babies, but if you have little boys you know that taking a shot of urine in the eye is a very real possibility. Thanks to the Lil’ Pischer jersey-covered cup, you can prevent these “sudden outbursts.”

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Butt Plugs

by Jeff Chenkus on September 21, 2007

in Household

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Please don’t mistake these for that other product people refer to as a butt plug. These fluorescent covers get plugged into unused outlets for safety. Unless you have a lot of electrical devices in your house, it will look like a proctologists nightmare.

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