http://www.trendhunter.com/IdeaMan IdeaMan's Latest Trends en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:23:36 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/IdeaMan 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/track-laying-train (TrendHunter.com) John Henry may have been able to win a race against a steam hammer pounding in rail spikes, but KUHF is a track-laying train that can do far more than that. According to Houston Public Radio, the 30-car...]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:00:02 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/track-laying-train http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuchsia-snails (TrendHunter.com) The Cracking Art Group has constructed giant fuchsia snails in Milan to begin drawing attention to Expo 2015, the World's Fair to be held there in...well...2015. The group of artists specializes in larger...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:40:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuchsia-snails http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tattooed-goldfish (TrendHunter.com) Custom goldfish tattooing is one pet hobby that would definitely require some patience and skill. As a child, my family had a cat that always seemed to make its way into a sewer before coming home. My...]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:29:57 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tattooed-goldfish http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-robot-by-peter-ablinger (TrendHunter.com) Just in time for Halloween comes this possessed piano!  No, it's not really possessed, but I think it is pretty creepy. I wouldn't want it sitting there “staring” at me after watching the movie 'Poltergeist'...]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:29:58 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-robot-by-peter-ablinger http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dance-dance-remote-worlds-largest-remote-control-made-from-ddr-mats (TrendHunter.com) This is one remote that you'll never misplace--it's simply too big to lose! Billed as the world's largest remote, it's a homemade device cleverly made from two PlayStation 2 "Dance Dance Revolution" mats....]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:59:58 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dance-dance-remote-worlds-largest-remote-control-made-from-ddr-mats http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disco-ball-hat-nerdy-party-head-gear (TrendHunter.com) This crazy hat has to be straight out of the "Revenge of the Nerds" fashion line. Or someone's nightmare! Complete with a real spinning light ball, the Disco Ball Hat ensures you will be the talk of the...]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:19:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disco-ball-hat-nerdy-party-head-gear http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beer-drops-candy-for-beer-lovers (TrendHunter.com) Ok. I'm pretty open minded when it comes to food and I have had some beer ice cream that I really liked, but Beer Drops candy leaves me a bit skeptical. Michael John Grist bolsters my wariness when he...]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:59:50 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beer-drops-candy-for-beer-lovers http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pit-stoppers-nose-plugs-that-keep-water-in (TrendHunter.com) I'm not sure which is worse, a runny nose or one that's completely stopped up. If you're inclined to think the former, you may be interested in the Pit Stopper. It's a nose plug that keeps water (and,...]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:39:51 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pit-stoppers-nose-plugs-that-keep-water-in http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/water-powered-street-lights-donnegal-county-ireland-to-install-hydro-lights (TrendHunter.com) We've all seen solar powered lights, but now we may start seeing water powered lights! According to IrishTimes.com, “a private company had been contracted to install a 'hydro light' on a footbridge over...]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:39:50 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/water-powered-street-lights-donnegal-county-ireland-to-install-hydro-lights http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-tube-lamp-bikei-replaces-flourescent-lights-with-eco-friendly-alternati (TrendHunter.com) There has been a concerted effort the past couple of years by various environmental organizations to convince the public to choose fluorescent lighting as a more efficient alternative to traditional incandescent...]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:19:51 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-tube-lamp-bikei-replaces-flourescent-lights-with-eco-friendly-alternati http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/send-some-snow-for-the-holidays-snow-filled-snowmen (TrendHunter.com) Having experienced an early winter this year despite being a warm weather kind of person, this is the last gift I would ask Santa for. But for those of you who are blessed with living in a warmer, snow-starved...]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:59:58 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/send-some-snow-for-the-holidays-snow-filled-snowmen http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fungus-fuel-to-possibly-replace-fossil-fuel-myco-diesel (TrendHunter.com) We all know that money doesn't grow on trees, but now it seems that diesel fuel just might! According to Guardian.co.uk, scientists have discovered a fungus in the Patagonian rain forest that “naturally...]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:39:51 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fungus-fuel-to-possibly-replace-fossil-fuel-myco-diesel http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biosensor-timepiece-e-coli-clock (TrendHunter.com) When you hear someone say their biological clock is ticking, this probably isn't what they meant! Bioengineers at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have created a programmable clock based on E....]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:59:52 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biosensor-timepiece-e-coli-clock http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anti-griddle-frozen-food-in-a-flash (TrendHunter.com) Tired of slaving all day over a hot stove? The Anti-Griddle from PolyScience won't help with the “slaving all day” part, but instead of the hot stove, you can now have the option of slaving over a very...]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:39:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anti-griddle-frozen-food-in-a-flash http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/usb-skull-ring-handmade-memory-skulls-for-halloween (TrendHunter.com) New handmade skull rings recently introduced by Solid Alliance actually do double duty as USB memory sticks.  Simply pull the lower jaw off to reveal the USB plug.  The rings have a storage capacity of...]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:19:56 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/usb-skull-ring-handmade-memory-skulls-for-halloween http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-fries-actifry-fryer-saves-the-day-for-french-fry-addicts (TrendHunter.com) Well, finally, a kitchen gadget that claims to make healthy food that actually tastes good! The T-Fal Actifry fryer needs only one spoonful of oil to cook a load of fries, or “chips” as they are known...]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:20:04 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-fries-actifry-fryer-saves-the-day-for-french-fry-addicts http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-office-trike-mobile-desk-on-wheels (TrendHunter.com) I don't know about upward mobility, but this gadget will give you mobility around the house. Marketed by Deeply Mad Living, the Home Office Trike rolls around on three wheels, has drawers for storage,...]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:00:05 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-office-trike-mobile-desk-on-wheels http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5-seat-keg-harley-man-builts-motorcycle-for-anniversary (TrendHunter.com) What's the best way to say Happy Anniversary? Why, build a family-sized motorcycle of course! Well, sort of. According to Fox News, Steve “Doc” Hopkins of Shawano, Wisconsin built the bike not for his...]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5-seat-keg-harley-man-builts-motorcycle-for-anniversary http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bovine-compasses-cows-generally-face-north-south (TrendHunter.com) In yet another globally significant belief-shattering landmark study, German and Czech researchers reported in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that... cows like to face...]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bovine-compasses-cows-generally-face-north-south http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-architecture-grow-your-own-living-tree-house (TrendHunter.com) Scientists at Tel Aviv University are developing methods of growing trees such that the roots form stable structures that have many uses, even as living homes. According to aftau.org, "the original 'root-breaking'...]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:40:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-architecture-grow-your-own-living-tree-house http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synchronized-motorbike-performance-1950s-rome-police-celebration (TrendHunter.com) I recently came across this mesmerizing video and thought I’d post it in honor of the Olympics. Instead of synchronized swimming or synchronized diving, what we have here is synchronized motorcycling!...]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synchronized-motorbike-performance-1950s-rome-police-celebration http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kite-powered-generator-go-fly-a-kite-for-green-energy (TrendHunter.com) Generating power for your home in the future could one day be as simple as flying a kite!  According to the Guardian, “Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands harnessed energy...]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kite-powered-generator-go-fly-a-kite-for-green-energy http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nano-scale-olympics-logo-printing-2500-times-on-a-single-grain-of-rice (TrendHunter.com) Northwestern University researchers have come up with yet another useful thing to write on a grain of rice - the Olympics logo! Actually, they didn't really write it on a grain of rice, but they certainly...]]> Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nano-scale-olympics-logo-printing-2500-times-on-a-single-grain-of-rice http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-purifying-concrete-solar-activated-paving-material-could-help-roads-go (TrendHunter.com) Researchers at the University of Twente, a self-described entrepreneurial research university in The Netherlands, have developed a new paving material that could help clear the air in urban areas. The...]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-purifying-concrete-solar-activated-paving-material-could-help-roads-go http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-pedal-innovation-to-help-drivers-to-conserve-fuel (TrendHunter.com) Nissan has developed what they claim is the "world's first Eco Pedal", a device designed to help drivers become more fuel efficient. Basically, it works with the car's computer to determine the optimum...]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-pedal-innovation-to-help-drivers-to-conserve-fuel http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tailgating-just-got-better-hitch-mount-kegerator-packs-the-beer-and-the-tun (TrendHunter.com) According to partyacargo.com, the Party-A-Cargo "offers the perfect hitch-mountable, self-contained beer kegerator/entertainment system". Simply put, it's a complete tailgating system, minus the grill....]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:20:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tailgating-just-got-better-hitch-mount-kegerator-packs-the-beer-and-the-tun http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-power-from-bluewater-delaware-wind-farm-gets-approval-to-proceed (TrendHunter.com) One of the first, if not THE first, commercial wind farms in the United States has recently been approved by the Delaware government. According to the Associated Press, the wind farm will initially consist...]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:40:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/green-power-from-bluewater-delaware-wind-farm-gets-approval-to-proceed http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turbine-jet-boat-helicopter-turbine-powers-new-speedboat (TrendHunter.com) What do you do if your regular old speed boat is just not fast enough? Why, not try adding a helicopter turbine? That's exactly what the innovative thinkers at NYE Corporation have done. According to their...]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turbine-jet-boat-helicopter-turbine-powers-new-speedboat http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-heat-generator-electrotherm-green-machine-goes-commercial (TrendHunter.com) During my travels, I often see many sources of energy being wasted. This can be in the form of building air conditioners or refrigeration units that vent heat to the atmosphere, or even the heat given...]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-heat-generator-electrotherm-green-machine-goes-commercial http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flame-thrower-wheelchair-lord-humongous-is-my-name-and-fire-is-my-game (TrendHunter.com) For the latest project in their line of strange (but cool!) inventions, racegreathouselabs.com came up with something no disabled person who likes living on the edge can possibly do without: a flame-throwing...]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:00:01 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flame-thrower-wheelchair-lord-humongous-is-my-name-and-fire-is-my-game