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It’s raining cats and dogs

March 23rd, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Bizarre, Culture, Technology | 2 Comments »

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So what happens when your dog is desperate for a walk and it’s been raining heavily for the past few days? Dogs usually don’t like the rain and like its human owners, most dogs don’t like wearing raincoats either.

The solution could be in this umbrella for dogs — it faces downwards instead of up and has a leash attachment to it so that it automatically opens up over your dog as he walks. Interesting!

Not sure how it’ll work with your cat though. You can buy the product here.

Via Tokyomango.


The Problem With Japanese Inventions…

November 7th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Bizarre, Culture | 2 Comments »

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We’ve all read the books and – for those for whom books are anathema – the websites about the zany Japanese inventions designed to improve day-to-day life.

Butter in a glue stick, slippers with a retractable rod in the heel to squash cockroaches from a distance, double-headed jugs so you can pour two glasses of water at a time, and my absolute favourite: the hardhat with a suction cup on the back, so you can attach yourself to the train window on the way home and fall asleep without your head falling into your chest.

The problem with these inventions is that they seem to ignore one fairly major factor in the success of a new product: will it embarrass me?

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