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Monday, April 07, 2008

Never Give Up! (Funny Pics)


"QUANTUM SHOT" #401
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Creativity gone bad - whatever gets the job done!

Some people need a boost to get creative, others have to to come up with darnedest ideas - just to meet the challenges of everyday life. When faced with shortage of tools and tight circumstances, these people do not panic, but start inventing - sometimes using everyday object in extraordinary way:



Solve your exercise dilemma:



Short on chess figures? try this:


(image credit: Alexander Dzhantimirov)



Using suitcases as a support structure is a bad idea (even if you fill it with bricks) -


(image credit: This Old House)

This airport (Sacramento, California) has a different suitcase problem -



Weird car enhancements:



The text under the picture says: "Nail protection". This is probably how that car owner used to protect his tires from punctures by nails deliberately scattered on the road. Here is some hi-tech:



Very, very crude GPS device:



In the absence of boutiques, try a different fashion:





"Sorry, did not have enough time to buy stamps - here is 5 cents for your trouble" -



Maybe this is the cheapest way to travel:



This however, is not a way to travel, period:




Unique Vehicles



This seems to fulfill the role of a school bus:



Not much of a car, but a cool audio system:



I am not sure what this was before - a bomb, a missile? - but now, it's a motorcycle:
update: it's made from a drop tank (external disposable fuel tank)



Are you bored? Start keeping the score:



Use a piece of big pipe to hold the mini-car races:



or just "walk softly and carry a big... horse" (for exercise?) -




Strapped for space?

Sometimes your personal space is reduced to almost nothing:



You can still catch some sleep:







No garage? No problem! -





Secure your car with an anchor - amazingly, this may even be effective:










Carrying things

Well, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do... Carrying a fridge in El Paso:




(image credit: Border Pundit)

Need to deliver BBQ? Put it on (and around) your head:
(more info)


(image credit: Herald Sun)


(sent by Ozzy in Cornwall, England)





















Pigs are brought to the market by various means:





But don't get too carried away with pigs (what is going on here??):




Danger is my Middle Name

These guys obviously skipped the safety meetings:















Sources: 1, 2, 3 (Originals of many images are unknown, as they came from image aggregation sites. Let us know if you have the info.)

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COMMENTS::

11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

i remember seeing the suitcase pic in a british newspaper
the guy who bought the house was claiming negligence against the surveyor

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

The anchor won't be terrifically effective, since it's attached to the wheel via a rope. A chain would have been better.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

The airport photo is the Sacramento airport in California. Funny art piece I reckon.

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Blogger Sigivald said...

Almost certainly neither a bomb nor a missile, but a drop tank (external disposable fuel tank).

Very popular for salt-flats racing conversions in the past.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best Peugeot bunmper i've seen!

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Blogger alvarhillo said...

I love the vintage GPS.

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Blogger Avi Abrams said...

Thank you Sigivald - post updated

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

yep, the Sacramento airport suitcases are art - supposedly a whole lot of lost luggage. It's really neat to look at.

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Anonymous Itay Banner said...

The text under the picture of the vintage car with the brooms says: "Nail protection". This is probably how that car owner used to protect his tires from punctures by nails deliberately scattered on the road.

PS - Your name suggests you might already know it by yourself, but I thought it would be nice to share it with other non-Hebrew speaking readers. Cool post!

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Blogger Avi Abrams said...

Itay - thanks for this interesting bit (I only know Hebrew alphabet, can't red though)

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

WoW...So Great!
Thanks for your sharing !

More funny photo in here:
http://www.hk32168.com/forum-59-1.html

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