4) Wall climbing suction pads

Remember the old cartoons where you saw the characters such as Wile E Coyote scaling up walls, the company Gekkomat have actually designed and created these suction pads that will allow you climb walls! They are trying to replicate the Gecko with their natural climbing abilities – all you need is a computer, 4 suction pads and a tank of compressed air .

At the moment the tank only holds enough gas for around 30 minutes of climbing and the exact use is still unclear why you would actually want to climb walls.

3) Fuel powered rollerblades

Another classic in Wile E Coyote’s inventory of tools are the gas powered rollerblades, every kid’s dream.

Although these are illegal they do exist! The inventors could do with going back to the drawing board because they seemed to miss out one vital factor of the rollerblades- the brakes.

2) The helicopter helmet

If you are a fan of Inspector Gadget you will no doubt remember his hat that turned into a helicopter, imagine having one of those!

Members at the Technologia Aerospacial Mexicana have made it possible with their strap on helicopter. All that was needed are 2 hydrogen tanks and propellers. It was stated that they are safer than the average helicopter as most crashes are the result of the tail rotor failing, with this pack not having one that should eliminate the problem… right?

Something tells me it’s like removing the brakes off of cars saying that brakes are the cause of most crashes.

1) Cartoon style mouse traps

Watching cartoons such as Tom & Jerry was entertaining in the fact he devised hundreds of wacky contraptions to catch the mouse – all failing. The guys at Rentokill have introduced their latest trap that is state of the art, basically it’s a long tube that the mouse can see straight through – upon entering the trap it blocks of both of the entrances and releases carbon dioxide to kill the rodent.

Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Cartoons, Funny.
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If you are a fan of the Simpsons you will notice that the majority of episodes revolve around the same characters, here is a list of the 4 most underrated characters of Springfield.

4) Gil Gunderson

Gil is the guy that ‘just needs one more sale’ to save his life from going down the pan, he is on the verge of losing his job, wife and home unless his luck changes. The great thing about Gil is that he WILL make you feel better about yourself – no matter how depressing your life is at the moment you can bet that it’s not as bad as his right now.

3) Arnie Pye

Arnie is Springfield’s second rate news reporter (Kent being the first) who provides us with humour whilst he is trying his best to achieve Kent’s status. He has the typical closed-news news voice which was actually dropped in the episode where he took over Kent’s anchor desk for a short while.

One of the best things about Arnie is the fact you can see how much he hates being second and has much anger towards Kent – practically everyone envies someone at a time in their life.

2) Lou

With all of crime going off in Springfield it’s all kept under control by a three man police force, there is Chief Wiggum who is incompetent and well known for making on the spot puns, Eddie who hardly speaks about anything – perhaps he is there just to make the police force stronger than it is. Last of all there is Lou, the heart and soul of the crime solving trio, he keeps everything under control while Wiggum claims the credit.

1) Luigi Risotto

Luigi is one of those characters that we all should hate, due to him belittling everyone he meets and is evil – even outside of his restaurant. Because he sounds so happy and enthusiastic we seem to love him. He only comes around every once in a while and is portrayed as the classic Italian chef when he has so much more to offer.

Posted: October 7th, 2008 under Cartoons, TV.
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