Jennifer Lai

Artist Transforms Plain Chickpeas Into A Cast of Whimsical Characters

March 10, 2013 // 3:07 pm

Who says you shouldn’t play with your food? Certainly not Turkish artist Sadi Tekin, who stopped paying attention to that old adage a long time ago. Tekin finds inspiration and humor in food — specifically, when it comes to the ever-versatile chickpea, which takes on a personality of its…

This Clever Mug Keeps Your Tea Bag from Sinking

March 9, 2013 // 6:00 am

We’re in love with the totally sweet design of the Tea Cup SlingsHot — which essentially solves one of the most annoying issues that tea drinkers often encounter: The moment the tea bag string falls into your hot tea and is lost forever in watery…

Piñata Cake Stuffed with Lollipops, M&M’s, Jelly Beans & Wrapped Snickers

March 6, 2013 // 1:53 pm

Let’s take a trip back into time: It’s your best friend’s 3rd-grade birthday party, and you’re in the backyard with colorful streamers, pizza stains on your favorite outfit, and a mouth painted in fruit punch. Then, someone’s mother announces, “It’s time for the piñata!” and kids line up to…

WE CAN’T LOOK AWAY: Takeru Kobeyashi Devours Pizza In One Minute [Video]

March 3, 2013 // 7:00 am

Don’t eat so fast, you’re going to get a stomach ache, Takeru Kobeyashi’s mother probably told him (once, a long, long, long time ago, we’re guessing.)

But luckily for us, the little boy who didn’t pay his momma any mind would one day grow up to be the well-known…

Got Fries? 42,000 Pound Ketchup Spill Creates Massive Traffic Jam

March 1, 2013 // 4:29 pm

When a long line of cars pile up on the road, most of us think: There’s been a bad traffic accident.

Now, imagine driving past an incident where all you see is red liquid smeared all over the highway.

Pretty gruesome, right? But before you clutch your pretty little…