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6/15/2007 · 1 min read · 2 comments

Mentos Alternative Fuel Experiment

We all know that Mentos mixed with soda does crazy things. Did you know that it could also fuel a car? According to this video, it can. Do you want to drive a Mentos-powered car? Well, you’re in…

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6/7/2007 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Mentos Gyser Tubes Free with Mentos Soon

Today is a very Mentos’y day (I guess every day is a Mentos’y day for me though). First spotted on The Scattered Genius blog, then The Consumerist: Apparently Mentos may be putting geyser tubes into their multi-roll packages…

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6/7/2007 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Mentos Fountain World Record

On May 24th, at Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio, a new Guinness World Record was set for 504 simultaneous Mentos Diet Coke fountains going off at the same time. Mentos and Eepybird (the crazy guys who make the…

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5/29/2007 · 1 min read

PlayMyGame

Have you ever wanted to box me? Well, the wait is over, step right up to my PlayMyGame boxing match, where you can (virtually) beat the crap out of me. I even used a smug-looking face that you…

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5/20/2007 · 1 min read · 3 comments

The Hype Machine

I’m not a huge fan of traditional radio. I don’t listen to it very often (usually listen to podcasts in the car). I guess I just don’t like the hear the same 20 songs played over and over…

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5/15/2007 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Broadcast Your Skills with Sclipo

As their tagline suggests, Sclipo is a site where good folks can upload videos of their mad skillz. I like this site because it isn’t just a collection of youtube-like random videos. It has the specific focus of…

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5/10/2007 · 2 min read · 1 comment

New Japanese Mentos Spotted

Another shipment of Japanese rolls from Mentos Ambassador Roth arrived last week. There were a couple surprises in the package. There was a Juicy Cassis, Japanese Mint and a Citrus Mango. Of all those are flavors, I’ve got…

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5/3/2007 · 1 min read · 2 comments

Package Mapping

I’m waiting on a couple packages to arrive (one from DHL, and one from UPS) and I like to follow their progress on the tracking sites. OK, I check it about every other hour. I ran across a…

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4/18/2007 · 3 min read · 3 comments

Thunderbird 2.0 Released

The Mozilla Foundation has an early birthday present for me, Thunderbird 2.0! I’ve actually been using the latest Release Candidate for the past week or so and have been pretty happy with it. There is nice collection of…

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4/12/2007 · 1 min read

Google 411

Tired of getting charged for 411 information service from you cell phone provider? Now you can get the same service from Google for FREE! Just call their automated 800 number (1-800-GOOG-411) and ask for information on… anything! You…

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4/5/2007 · 1 min read

Nintendo in Your Browser

This is somewhat along the lines of my previous old school computer games posts. Now it’s not just old computer games, but you can now play old school console games right inside your browser too. Nintendo 8 offers…

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4/2/2007 · 1 min read · 1 comment

You Don’t Know Jack

Jack is back! The crazy pop-culture game You Don’t Know Jack is online again. These were originally CD-ROM party games back in the day. I can even remember playing an early Netshow version of these games in the…

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3/30/2007 · 1 min read

May the Force be…

…on your next postage stamp. The good ole USPS will be issuing Star Wars postage stamps in late May. Nobody likes that postage rates are going up (except for the USPS – duh!), but at least this will…

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3/25/2007 · 1 min read · 2 comments

Mentos Berry Mix

The Candyblog has a nice review of Mentos Berry Mix, that apparently came from Guam, but were made in China. They come wrapped in a clear plastic outer wrapper and the box is about the size of a…

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