Banana-Shaped Radiation-Proof Handset for Conducting All Your Monkey Business

I’ve rarely had to use a handset with my smartphone, maybe that’s because I don’t talk much on it, and most earphones tend to have built-in microphones, so they are perfectly capable of acting like handsets. However, if you talk a lot on your phone, and like the feeling of an old-school handset, check out this funny-looking one, shaped like a banana.

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The Banana Radiation-Proof Handset does exactly what its name says, protect your brain from harmful cellphone radiations – all while looking like a monkey’s favorite fruit. It connects via a 3.5 mm audio jack to a bunch of different phones, including iPhones, Motorola and Blackberry phones. Yes, this banana goes well with Apples and Blackberries.

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It’s available in 8 different colors over on Amazon and costs $21.99(USD). It’s definitely something fun to give in a gift exchange or as a prank – or to your pet monkey who knows how to use a phone.

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[via Fancy Crave]

Banana Car: for When You Need to Split

Check out this car that looks like a giant banana on wheels. It’s like Mario Kart came to life on the road, but instead of throwing bananas, you can drive one instead. This strange vehicle was spotted on the road by Redditor tkw97 in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina

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I guess you don’t have to worry about a banana in your tailpipe when your entire car is one. That’s one good thing, I suppose.

Steve Braithwaite built the Big Banana Car from a 1993 Ford F-150 truck. I can only assume he loves bananas. Why else would you build a car like this? What started out as a pickup truck has now become a game of “spot the giant banana on the road.” It’s an awesome vehicle. And it promotes healthy eating – unlike the Weinermobile.

[via Neatorama]

Banana Chair: Seating with a Peel

Monkeys. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’ll always be the one animal species that’s closest to the human race. So what could be more fitting than sitting in a chair that’s made with the monkey’s favorite food in mind?

Banana ChairIt looks all sorts of comfortable, too. The banana meat serves as the cushion to seat your in comfort, while the banana peel lets you rest your weary elbows on them after a long, tiring day.

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Designed by WamHouse, the banana-inspired seat is actually called the Zjedzony, which is Polish for ‘eaten.’ Makes sense, considering a huge chunk of the banana (chair) has been eaten away.

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Looks awesome, doesn’t it? I’d kill to have one of these for my living room.

[via +MOOD via Chair Blog]


Is That a Banana in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Going to Shoot Me?

We’ve featured lots of cool and geeky handmade prop weapons here over the years, but I can honestly say this is the first time I’ve seen a gun made out of a banana. (Other than those times when I was a kid and just pretended a banana was a gun – or a telephone.)

banana gun

This intricately carved banana gun won’t hurt a fly, but it still might get confiscated by the TSA if you try and bring it through the security checkpoint at the airport. I think this thing shouldn’t fire bullets, but instead it should use blueberries as ammo.

[via Buzzfeed]


Bananaphone touch synthesizer replaces ring ring rings with chiptunes (video)

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If you're tired of bananaphones that just make calls, the crew at Gadget Gangster now has a homebrew project to use them for musical escapades. A custom-coded (and appropriately named) Adafruit Propeller board turns a bunch of bananas into the Bananaphone TouchSynth, a synthesizer using the same capacitive touch principles that let a MaKey MaKey turn anything into a controller. The project as it's built won't be rocking stadium-sized crowds anytime soon -- not with those beeps and that lone speaker -- but there's nothing stopping it from scaling up to bigger sounds. Just remember that your fresh beats will turn very brown within a few days.

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