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Decorate Your Tires With Sweetskinz

Travis Hudson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Just when the cheesy and flashy auto customization market couldn't get any worse, a company with a horrible name like Sweetskinz has come out with artistic tires. If anything positive were to come from Sweetskinz, its the increased tire visibility, which is something maybe one person, somewhere in the world, may be interested in having. Other than that, these are pretty lame.

Pair the Sweetskinz with some LCD rims and get ready to prove to the world that your tires are more gaudy than the incorrect body kit-equipped 1999 Honda Civic CRX that sits on said tires. [Sweetskinz via Crave]

Welding Two School Buses Together Makes A Fine Political Statement

Travis Hudson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:15:00 EST

Introducing the Topsy-Turvy School Bus. This, um... unique vehicle is the work of Tom Kennedy and Haideen Anderson, who managed to weld together two school buses with the purpose of delivering a political message. One has to be batshit-crazy to want to weld two school buses together, right? Not necessarily. This project was commissioned by Ben Cohen, who is better known for being one half of the Ben & Jerry ice-cream-empire duo. Ben wanted to demonstrate how topsy-turvy the U.S. budget is, by...wait for it...creating a....topsy-turvy bus!

The bus took three months to construct and then traveled across the United States to educate individuals, including kids, about problems with the U.S. budget. Even the stop sign on the bus was replaced with a pie chart that became the emblem for the tour demonstrating where the U.S. budget spending goes. The entire project is a little wonky, but to a man that cares this deeply about his country, this bus means everything. [Topsy-Turvy Bus; Topsy-Turvy Tour; SF Chronicle Story; via boj]

Penis Car Is Something To Get Excited About

Travis Hudson — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:30:00 EST

Excited? Get it? It's because it's an erect penis! This moderately NSFW clip involves a young chap, two ladies and one hell of an unfortunately sub-compact penis car capable of becoming aroused. I'll have to admit, I was mildly surprised by the uncircumcised nature of the penis car. When modifying a car to look like a penis is the religious or cultural nature of the family taken into consideration? [Via]