This $21 unique flower is not just an ordinary plastic flower. It is covered with special chemicals that “choke” the fire instantly. The logic behind the product is that it more nice to have some flowers in the kitchen, than a large ugly fire extinguisher. Just don’t forget to call 911, we don’t want to bring some flowers to your funeral.

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The scientist have create a bowl of noodles or ramen (the Japanese version for noodles) in the size of 1/25,000 of an inch. the bowl which was created in the university of Tokyo is an example of what can be done with nanotube-processing technology this days.

If you were hoping on taking a spoon and digging into the bowl, you’ll be a bit disappointed. The bowl is just a mockup, and the noodles are actually made of carbon, not a very tasty ingredient in your bowl. It wouldn’t get you over your hunger also. The “noodles” in bowl are only 1/1.25 million of an inch, so you’ll need about 1.25 million bowls to get one normal noodle.

What’s a bit more weird in this story is that the scientists kept this ramen bowl for themselves for almost two years. They’ve only exposed this photo when they wanted to get the bowl into a contest. If you are in the management of the university of Tokyo, get them a free meal at McDonald’s. They must be hungry after splitting this bowl for two years.

[Yahoo News]