Check out the Playmobil Security Check Point on Amazon.com. I only wish they were available for purchase.

From the Manufacturer
The woman traveler stops by the security checkpoint. After placing her luggage on the screening machine, the airport employee checks her baggage. The traveler hands her spare change and watch to the security guard and proceeds through the metal detector. With no time to spare, she picks up her luggage and hurries to board her flight!

The reviews are what makes this product page entertaining, but the review from loosenut proves to be the best product review, ever.

I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger’s shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger’s scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said “that’s the worst security ever!”. But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.
The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I’ve heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I’ll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).

November 15th, 2007


LED Jellyfish Mood Lamp

This desktop tank holds three jellyfish which “swim” around the tank (thanks to a gently contrived current). In the top of the tank are 6 bright LEDs, which let you set the mood. You can either have them blend softly from one color to the next, or stop on your favorite color. Either way, the jellies are happy to frolic in their kaleidoscopic, quiet menace.

I’m such a sucker for fake aquariums, and a sucker for jellyfish. If I had it my way, my entire desk would be covered with USB tanks, LED tanks, etc. It’s a good thing I don’t have an unlimited income!

October 7th, 2007You Bastet!

I kind of like cheesy archeology toys. This toy was a whole 88 cents worth of amusement. The material that the pyramid was made of stripped off some of bastet’s colour, but I think I’ll paint her.


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