July 27, 2009

Try Shampoo or Conditioner As Alternatives to Shaving Cream

By Erin Schwendemann

Running out of shaving cream isn't the end of the world—just lather up with some shampoo. Thanks to their formulations, shampoo and conditioner can do that job and a whole bunch more.

Photo By Okko Pyykkö

Web site Life Hackery offers six unconventional uses for shampoo: makeup remover, nail dirt remover, cuticle softener, zipper lubricant, car cleaner, and, perhaps most helpfully, shaving cream substitute:

Shaving cream is one of the products often forgotten during grocery day. Good thing shampoo isn't. In the absence of a shaving solution, apply shampoo or conditioner on the areas to be shaved. Sprinkle a little water to make the solution a bit thicker. Once done, run your razor on the sections with shampoo. You'll... have a close shave, which rivals the results of shaving cream.

We've actually heard conditioner may be an even better solution for improving your shave, whether you're using it as a shaving alternative or just softening up your facial hair before you lather up with shaving cream. Hit up the link for more on the remaining shampoo uses.

Ever use shampoo or something similar in an off-the-beaten-path sort of way? Let us know in the comments.

Want to Use Twitter Offline? Grab a Twitter Pigeon

July 26th, 2009 | by Ben Parr
While it’s true that you can access the web almost anywhere, especially if you have a mobile smartphone, there are times where you could have no Internet access – i.e. your phone dies on a road trip. And if you’re like most social media lovers, you’re addicted to using Twitter (Twitter). So how are you supposed to tweet that your phone’s dead … when it’s dead?

Well, if this parody image from MakeUseOf is any indication, the answer is the “rat of the sky,” the pigeon. We couldn’t resist posting this image. The use of boxes to make sure you don’t go over the 140 character limit alone is brilliant.

Still, we have our concerns. Would you have to write out multiple tweets by hand to get the message to all of your friends? Or does the pigeon visit all your friends one at a time? I’m betting that Carrier Pigeon 2.0 still has some bugs. Still, this could be useful in a dire Twitter emergency:


Would you buy one of these pigeons if they actually existed?

July 26, 2009

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

Trip down memory lane for some of us..

Top Cat (a.k.a. "Boss Cat" in the U.K.) [1961]

Top Cat and his gang (Fancy Fancy, Benny the Ball, Choo Choo, Spook and Brain) with Officer Dibble Top Cat and Officer Dibble Top Cat and his gang again
The original "Tom and Jerry" [1940 - 1958]

The early 1940's "Tom and Jerry" logo The late 1940's logo The early 1950's logo


Jerry and Tom (from "The Yankee Doodle Mouse", 1943) Tom and Jerry (from "The Cat Concerto", 1947) Tom, Jerry and Nibbles (from "The Two Mouseketeers ", 1952)

The Flintstones [1960]

The Flintstones and the Rubbles (Wilma, Fred, Pebbles and Dino Flintstone; Barney, Betty and Bamm-Bamm Rubble) Barney Rubble and Fred Flintstone Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone

Wacky Races [1968]

All eleven Wacky Racers (Click here to see a complete list of them, including wallpaper and animated GIFs of them all) Dick Dastardly and Muttley in their Mean Machine car The Ant Hill Mob in their Bullet-Proof Bomb car

Peter Perfect in his Turbo Terrific car Penelope Pitstop in her Compact Pussycat car An animated GIF of the Slag Brothers in their Boulder Mobile car

Dastardly & Muttley in their Flying Machines [1969]
(A "Wacky Races" spin-off)

The Vulture Squadron (Klunk, Zilly, Dick Dastardly and Muttley) chasing Yankee Doodle Pigeon The four members of the Vulture Squadron - Dick Dastardly, Zilly, Klunk and Muttley Yankee Doodle Pigeon - the message-carrying pigeon that had to be stopped at all costs

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop [1969]
(Another "Wacky Races" spin-off)

An animated GIF of Penelope Pitstop, together with Clyde (leader of The Ant Hill Mob) and the Hooded Claw (the villain of the series) The villainous Hooded Claw, who is really Penelope's guardian Sylvester Sneekly The Ant Hill Mob in their sentient Chugga-Boom car

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