Skull Eyeglass Holders are a Deathly Vision

Skulls: I find them fascinating. They’re a reminder of our own mortality, and my wife also likes to remind me mine is unusually thicker than others. Whatever that means! Crafted by Etsy shop G7T6 Design, these Human Skull Eyewear Stands are hand-cast and painted to provide a unique way to store and display your eyewear with a serious memento mori (Latin: remember that you must die) vibe.

Available in black, silver, and gold, the stands cost around $44 and are definitely a conversation piece. A conversation that will likely involve me trying to convince a guest it’s made from the actual skull of one of my enemies slain in a medieval sword battle. I’m a convincing liar.

Alternatively, just toss your sunglasses down wherever when you arrive home – that’s what I do. Sure I’ve sat on countless pairs and have to buy new ones constantly, but that’s why they sell them near the cash register at gas stations, right?

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Sensory Deprivation Skull Chair: My Evil Lair Demands It

You know, I was just thinking the other day; I would probably do much better thinking in a skull-shaped sensory deprivation chair. Of course, I didn’t do that thinking in a skull-shaped sensory deprivation chair (I was laying in the shower), so maybe it wasn’t my best thinking. Regardless, Dutch design studio Atelier Van Lieshout has created such a chair, consisting of a fiberglass skull with two front-closing doors and a fur-lined interior, perfect for pondering life and death.

The chair was made as a limited edition of ten manufactured back in 2007, so if you want to get your hands on one (and body inside), you’ll have to do some searching. I took a quick look around eBay with no luck, but I did just spend way more than I should have on comic books. I see now why my wife tried putting a parental block on the site, which I had to bypass using my phone’s cellular mode.

It kind of reminds me of Darth Vader’s meditation chamber. I imagine Vader did some really good thinking in there. Granted, he was not good enough to prevent the destruction of the first Death Star by a blatant design flaw, but he was Emperor Palpatine’s enforcer, not his chief engineer.

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Skull Fireplace Logs: S’mores, Anyone?

Have nosey neighbors who like to snoop around your backyard? Why not scare them off by burning these awesome gas fireplace logs which look like charred human skulls?

Myard makes these fantastically gruesome skulls using lava granules, heat-resistant ceramics, and a steel structure underneath. They’re designed for use with natural gas and liquid propane fireplaces, but also work to top off the logs on a wooden fireplace or fire pit. Each one measures about 8 to 9″ high by 6.5 to 7.5″ wide, making it roughly the same size as a real human skull.

They’re available over on Amazon for $50 each – which isn’t exactly cheap – but they’re designed to last for years, so you’ll get years of pleasure watching the skulls of your enemies burn.

[via The Awesomer]

Fireproof Skulls Will Spice Up Your Firepit

Nothing says “I’m your nice, warm, and welcoming neighbour” than a fire pit stacked with a bunch of fireproof skulls. If that’s the kind of image you want to project, these skulls will satisfy your every need. Made from “heat-tolerant ceramic and lava granules, layered over a steel structure”, each skull weighs 10lbs and costs a hefty $65, meaning that if you want to recreate something like what you see in the picture, you’ll have to spend at least $500. It’s a small price to pay to display this much flair, though.

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A rare fossil and a duck skull make an appearance at the AMNH

A nine-year-old girl patiently looked on while a technician pulled up a scan of her specimen. A 3D skull with a pointy beak popped up on the computer screen. The child, wearing clear frame glasses and a light grey tee with a sequined star on the fron...

Skull Teaspoon For Your Morning Tea

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Call it a novelty spoon, but it’s one we’d like to own nonetheless. It’s from SUCK UK, who make tons of cool things, made from stainless steel like pretty much all cutlery these days, and its only claim to fame is the skull shape. Still, it’s the little things that can bring joy on a Monday morning, and at $3.22 for one, it won’t break the bank.

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Mortal Coil 3D Printed Slinky Skull Is Cool

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That’s a sweet looking 3D printing creation. It’s a skull made in Zbrush and printed in nylon and it kind of looks like a Slinky, only more skull-like. It’s called Mortal Coil, which is a brilliant name and deserving of some attention for the cleverness alone. Shapeways is doing the printing, so it’ll be pretty high quality, which partly offsets the fact that it’s also pretty expensive: $50.

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