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The McDonald's hamburger* that wouldn't die

One of the two McDonald's hamburgers above dates from 1996 while the other is this year's model — can you tell which is which?

Robyn Lee's short blog post shorter: "Wellness educator and nutrition consultant Karen Hanrahan has kept a McDonald's hamburger since 1996 to illustrate its nonexistent ability to decay. Aside from drying out a bit and having 'the oddest smell,' it apparently hasn't changed much in the past 12 years."

You could look it up.

*The 1996 burger is on the left

[via Milena]

Flat Panel Booklight

An interesting take on the reading in bed space, reminiscent of the LightWedge of five years ago, which used the same idea but was larger, dimmer, and cost nearly twice as much.

From the website:
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Flat Panel Booklight

Flat panel light perfectly lights your page without disturbing others

Our handy flat panel booklight with built-in dimmer switch illuminates only the page you're reading, without any reflective glare — it even marks your place.

Special LEDs provide a bright, comfortable light that matches the natural spectrum of sunlight and provides excellent black-and-white contrast.

Requires 3 AAA batteries.

7” x 6”.
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$19.95.

BehindTheMedspeak: 19% of physicians believe divine intervention can save a person when doctors deem treatment to be futile

Most interesting statistic of the month.

You could look it up.

Official Sunglasses of Paris Hilton's Dog

I mean, ask yourself: what else would Tinkerbell (below)

wear?

$12.99.

Boolify Project

What's this?

Long story short: "Its goal is to increase a learner's ability to perform effective web searches."

Long story long here

Need more?

No problema.

Read George Boole's 1854 book, "An Investigation of the Laws of Thought," here.

That oughta keep you busy for a while.

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Trading Baby

This particular E*TRADE commercial is one of a handful of spots currently playing that I can watch again and again with both eyes open and the sound on.

At the risk of being cute, might I say I find the grand finale ... priceless?

City Slipper — Because it's always a beautiful day when you're wearing your Blahniks

Why should you have to suffer the pain of wearing flats just because it's raining cats and dogs?

For you, Oslo-based SWIMS unveils its City Slipper High Heel.

Features:

• Extra traction for slippery surfaces

• Low-cut style fits shoes with buckles or bows

• Pull on/off grip and soft silicone pad on the sides makes it easy to use

• The sole of each City Slipper features a map of either New York, Tokyo or Paris

• Flexible material and construction accomodates almost any heel height and thickness

• Protection for the delicate leather/suede sole of your shoe and the tip of the shoe against the elements

I guess these will have to serve as a placeholder until Lisa Carney ramps up production on her to-die-for High Tide Heels.

[via Yanko Design and Milena]