Every city street is actually a block party waiting to happen, a coiled spring of neighborly hangouts and community come-together yearning for a release. Kevin Van Lierop decided to make that process a little less daunting with his "Block Party in a Box." Now your neighborhood has no excuse not to get down.
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There’s a greater chance of an alien spacecraft landing on earth in the next five minutes than there is of a badminton net surviving more than one summer afternoon. They’re not exactly designed to be long-lasting, or easy to setup, which is why this all-in-one badminton court kit could be a great investment as the snow starts to melt away.
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Did you know that mosquitoes inject an anesthetic into your skin, so you won’t feel a thing when they finally take that bite? When that wears off, the itching and wave upon wave of annoyance begins. That aside, mosquitoes are carriers of a multitude of diseases, too.
If you’re not a huge fan of bug sprays and insect repellent lotions, then you might consider wearing a mosquito net instead.
It may look silly, but this might just be the answer to your insect and bug bite woes. You can wear this mosquito net over your clothes, and it’s extremely breathable, so you don’t have to worry about feeling all stuffy during the summer. The 1.2-mm netting looks fine, but rest assured they’ll still allow the breeze to pass through while block off mosquitoes, insects, and other bugs. If you’re wearing shorts, you also might want to invest in a pair of mosquito net pants to round out your outfit.
The Wearable Mosquito Net goes for $34.95(USD) while the Mosquito net Pants sell for $29.95 over at Hammacher Schlemmer for $29.95(USD).
[via The Green Head]
It’s the middle of August. It’s hot. You want to break open every fire hydrant you see. You view ice cubes as a precious resource. You see air conditioning as the greatest invention ever created. You can’t wait to forget that you are a sweaty pig. You are jealous of these three guys in Russia who have hitched themselves to the insides of an excavator that dunks, swings, re-dunks, re-swings, re-re-re-dunks and keeps dunking them in a lake. Who cares if it looks dirty. Who cares if it looks like you’d probably drown. It looks like a hell of a good time. [TurkeyEuropechannel via Geekosystem]
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Summer is waning, but remains a punishing, sticky mess. So here’s a re-introduction to an old friend, alcoholic ice cream, which originally ran November 18, 2011.
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It’s summer, which means it’s the time for open flame charring our dinners to perfection. Just like dad did it. Just like dad’s paleolithic forefathers did it.
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I’m about to go on a vacation and I’m thinking about leaving all of my gadgets behind, save for my iPhone. When you take a vacay, what do you take with you, and what do you purposely leave home?
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Yes, most food photography is boring. But most food photography doesn’t involve meat, flames, and char. So for this week’s Shooting Challenge, I want you to photograph food in flaming action. Photograph food on the grill.
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We are officially in the dog days of summer. Here in New York it’s brutally hot, and the air has the consistency of bath water. You need something refreshing. The Greenhound is that something.
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