http://www.trendhunter.com/patcoate patcoate's Latest Trends en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 04:29:33 GMT http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/patcoate 120 30 http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/convention-offers-ghostly-secrets (TrendHunter.com) I don't know about you, but I've always been quite certain ghosts exist. I've seen AND heard the buggers several times over the past decade or so.  However, I remember just a few short years ago when,...]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:39:50 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/convention-offers-ghostly-secrets http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-theories-in-db-cooper-tale (TrendHunter.com) Poor D.B. Cooper. They just won't let the iconic hijacker rest in peace--or keep living it up in peace, whichever the case may be. Almost forty years after the man parachuted from an airliner and into...]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:19:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-theories-in-db-cooper-tale http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bunny-lane-adam-kalkins-home-within-a-home (TrendHunter.com) Adam Kalkin has done it again and designed a living space like no other. This fabulous futuristic arrangement called 'Bunny Lane' features a giant, open industrial shed-like building for the outer shell....]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:19:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bunny-lane-adam-kalkins-home-within-a-home http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/got-manure-these-trucks-run-on-it (TrendHunter.com) It was there, heaps and heaps of it lying around literally all over the darned place. Some California dairy farmers looked at each other and asked, “So why the heck are we paying for fuel?” They are...]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:19:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/got-manure-these-trucks-run-on-it http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wombat-poo-paper-launched (TrendHunter.com) First it was kangaroo-poo paper, now it's wombat-poo paper. The Tasmanian company, Creative Paper, is certainly doing its darnedest to help make the world a sustainable place to live. Oh, and the processed...]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:59:50 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wombat-poo-paper-launched http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/go-camping-with-the-spring-extreme-places-tent (TrendHunter.com) I love camping; I really do, but one thing that drives me to absolute distraction about the experience is the frustrating, arduous, and life-sucking process known as ‘setting up the tent.' All those poles...]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:59:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/go-camping-with-the-spring-extreme-places-tent http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jet-kayaking-over-the-niagara-falls (TrendHunter.com) You say skydiving, bungee-jumping and motocross just don't cut it for you any longer? Well, one thrill-seeking Brit has discovered a heart-pounder of an alternative. Shaun Baker, world-class waterfall-kayaking...]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:39:50 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jet-kayaking-over-the-niagara-falls http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-a-giant-nascar-cafe-burrito-get-a-coaster-ride-seems-right (TrendHunter.com) Are you up for a little gastronomic challenge? Well, folks at the Sahara Casino's NASCAR cafe (in Vegas, of course) are betting you can't finish off their new 6-pound $19.95 Bomb Burrito--similar in size...]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:59:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-a-giant-nascar-cafe-burrito-get-a-coaster-ride-seems-right http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-fueling-robot-will-eat-plants-for-power (TrendHunter.com) You knew it had to happen, right? They've come up with a robot (see first photo) that fuels itself--no hands-on help required. The Energetically Autonomous Tactile Robot, or “EATR,” will hunt and forage...]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:59:58 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-fueling-robot-will-eat-plants-for-power http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carlinesque-architects-put-driving-range-atop-water-filtration-plant (TrendHunter.com) This might just be the Holy Grail of ‘green' multipurposing. They needed a water-filtration plant in the Bronx and, unfortunately, the most viable site was considered to be the Mosholu Golf Course, one...]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:59:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carlinesque-architects-put-driving-range-atop-water-filtration-plant http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-fusion-cuisine-takes-los-angeles-by-storm (TrendHunter.com) The guys that run the Koji Korean BBQ taco truck must be onto something. Koji BBQ has an active Twitter account (@KogiBBQ), where they post their exact location du jour. When nighttime falls in La-La...]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:39:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-fusion-cuisine-takes-los-angeles-by-storm http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virginia-likes-you-better-in-black-and-white (TrendHunter.com) The latest in national security measures, spearheaded by the state of Virginia, involves doing away with colorized driver's licenses and IDs and replacing them with laser-engraved black-and-white ones....]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:19:54 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virginia-likes-you-better-in-black-and-white http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-standby-office (TrendHunter.com) Workplace undergoing renovations? Need to get away to a quieter corner of the house to get things done? Running a shady ‘business' just one step ahead of the law? Boss having a hissy fit? Well, you can...]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:59:51 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-standby-office http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-vertical-city-in-shenzhen-china (TrendHunter.com) As the world’s population burgeons and living space diminishes, architects have begun to literally think outside the box when it comes to finding ways to house everyone in comfortable AND attractive...]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:39:46 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-vertical-city-in-shenzhen-china http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-gets-green-heating (TrendHunter.com) I love Paris in the springtime… and the summer… and the fall… Okay, I just love Paris! One thing that even further endears that gorgeous city to me is the residents’ active pursuit of the green...]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:19:58 GMT http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-gets-green-heating