I’m not sure how exactly a flashlight becomes High Def…maybe it makes things brighter? Don’t all flashlights do that? One thing the Bushnell HD Flashlight does offer is a perfectly square beam. I guess it would kind of feel like you’re watching TV while waving it around. It’d be like a 24hr nature show. Boring. Maybe stick some Snickers bars on the ends of your tent poles to see bears in High Def. The square beam flashlight costs about $70.

Say what you want about Peta; at least they have a sense of humor. Check out their co-founder’s will:

Upon my death, it is my wish that my body be used in a manner that draws attention to needless animal suffering and exploitation. [...]

a. That the “meat” of my body, or a portion thereof, be used for a human barbecue, to remind the world that the meat of a corpse is all flesh, regardless of whether it comes from a human being or another animal, and that flesh foods are not needed;

b. That my skin, or a portion thereof, be removed and made into leather products, such as purses, to remind the world that human skin and the skin of other animals is the same and that neither is “fabric” nor needed, and that some skin be tacked up outside the Indian Leather Fair each year to serve as a reminder of the government’s need to abate the suffering of Indian bullocks who, after a life of extreme and involuntary servitude, as I have seen firsthand, are exported all over the world in this form;

Awesome! Oh man. I like animals okay (except cats) but this lady is CRAZY. Peta classes up everything, don’t they? I’m going to be talking about this lady at every barbecue I go to this summer.

It’s the age old story. Cop in a car tries to pull over a woman riding a bike on the sidewalk, accidentally blasts himself in the face with Mace, and then handcuffs the woman before punching her several times in the head. And all the police can get out of this traffic stop is a resisting arrest charge? What the hell? We need to get rid of those dashboard cameras so that the police can do their jobs without all of this sideline noise. Now (of course) the woman’s filed a frivolous lawsuit. When will all those loser bikers learn not to ride on the sidewalk?

via Urban Velo

I’ve never understood why people backpack-I mean, it’s really hard to carry beer that far from your car. “Rusty, for your smoothie, you want an immunity boost or protein?”

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What it lacks in practicality it makes up for in dead animals. One of the least vegan bikes available is this Jacques Ferrand fixed gear, which comes wrapped in leather. I’d be a bit worried about getting the back wheel tight enough and riding the rain without enough mink oil would get pretty expensive. This bike is from the same guy who did leather skate decks.

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The Wright Brothers worked at a bike shop and even they knew that the first plane needed an engine. The Airbike is an ultralight powered by a fan that you run by pedaling like a madman whenever you’re about to crash land head-first into a swamp or shopping mall roof. The rig will set you back $2000, which doesn’t include a hang glider.

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The Road ID is basically a med alert bracelet for hypochondriacs. You put your contact information on a little slip of paper inserted into the bracelet and then hope that the maniacal motorist who ran you off the road not only pulls over to drag your body onto the shoulder but also checks your bracelets for contact information and then call those people. I suppose it’s not a terrible idea to carry emergency information when you’re commuting to work, but I think the same could be accomplished with a Sharpie on the inside flap of your messenger bag-at least people might flip that open to go through your stuff after they run you over.

Naxo bindings will go the way of the dinosaur and the Hummer when Rottefella shuts down the subsidiary company this month. Rottefella’s marketing and sales manager Torbjorn Ragg said, “Despite strong sales and marketing support for Naxo since Rottefella purchased it in 2006, the bottom line is that Naxo hasn’t achieved the critical mass worldwide that we needed in a very crowded market.” He could have also mentioned something about the binding’s blown heels in spite of their burly weight, or the fact that everyone who bought them complained about deflection on switchback skin tracks.

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The new Mercury inline skates are designed with a suspension system meant to minimize vibrations. The idea is that skating on city streets would be closer to feeling like gliding over ice. Either way, it’ll still be rough telling your parents that you’re gay. You can see more of the design on DVICE.

via Gizmodo