Anyone who has seen Discovery Channel’s Smash Lab show can probably agree on one thing: It sucks!
Despite being an attempt by Discovery Channel to duplicate the success of their very popular MythBusters show, the combination of terrible projects, awful hosts, and lackluster to simply non-existent science content means it’s one of the worst shows on television.
For most, Smash Lab’s suckiness simply equates to an hour of their day when they can’t watch the Discovery Channel (or two hours if for some god forsaken reason they decide to do re-runs) but for two guys named Eric, it means much more.
That’s because the two Erics run a design studio out of Canada called smashLAB, and now, whenever anyone Googles the name of their company, the results are filled with website after website decrying that “Smash Lab sucks!”
To combat this problem, they decided to not go after Discovery Channel for taking their name, but instead to create a website where they could openly request that Discovery Channel make Smash Lab suck a little less so that positive reviews can start to replace the negative ones:
It might not be enough to save the show, but hopefully their rather funny plea will get the two Erics enough business to survive Smash Lab’s downfall.
[Smash Lab Sucks]
Red Bull and Cocoon Branding have teamed up to create a rather unique DJ table for Red Bull Canada.
The goal was to create “a stylized yet functional DJ table that would represent Red Bull’s sponsorship of an actual nightlife experience”, and I think they succeeded quite nicely.
In addition, there were some interesting guidelines for the project that Red Bull wanted to meet: The table had to avoid blatant representation of Red Bull – including their trademark blue and aluminum packaging colours or an obvious bull motif.
The end result is a table that is more of an homage to DJs than to Red Bull.
The slotted cutouts are a nod to the days of vinyl, and provide ventilation for the modern DJ’s laptop, the illuminated Red Bull logo can be swapped out during the day for a more subtle look, and a ‘unique’ cut-out ‘down there’ confirms that the table is, in fact, a bull, and not a cow.
[Cocoon Branding]
Always dreamed of driving in a rally, but never had the car or the finances to do it?
Then check out the Rental Car Rally, a 36-hour race from NYC to Montreal that encourages you to rent a car, grab a friend, pay just $150 per team, and be on your way to automotive action and adventure.
All of the standard rally rules still apply (don’t speed, don’t kill pedestrians, etc.) but the financial burden is definitely lessened to let everyone get a shot at the action.
If you’re interested, check out the site for more information (and be sure to read the rules, since they were obviously written by someone with enough of a sense of humor to put on a rally made of rental cars).
[Rental Car Rally]
[Via: Uncrate]
Continuing the trend of rings that can kill, Anneke Van Bommel’s Antler Rings “celebrate on of Canada’s most famous and iconic silhouettes.” The rings are available in either the Moose, Caribou, Elk, or Whitetail Deer variety, and are each hand cut and polished from sterling silver.
They’re a limited edition though, so if you want a set, be sure to get them while you can.
(Just remember to keep them away from your eyes!)
[Anneke Van Bommel - Antler Rings]
[Via: NOTCOT]
