i really want to know what the bottom left ones tshirt says.

is it some sort of novelty door stop?

ive read them all as weel :D i havnt got a lot of time on my hands. i just have a short attention span

an 18th century sex toy (for those with a special fetish)

from what i can remember, this is the first batman movie without "batman" in the title

its a storm/lightning alarm. one of the terminals on the side is connected via a wire to a lightning conductor. the other terminal is connected to the earth. if lightning strikes, the central pendulum swings rapidly back and forth between the two terminals hitting them and ringing the bell at the very top.

fair point, although i must say it is rather arrogant to say that american ideas, technology and economic status are so superior. im sure japan would be close competition in that field. sounds like a rather biased article.

its clearly a steampunk perpetual motion machine. sometimes known as a spritzjig, it is supposedly the worlds most useless device. pouring boiling weater into the top "kettle" starts off the process. the escaping steam collects on a parabolic mirror(not shown in the picture) and drips through the two beakers into a third(also not shown) which in turn heats water in the kettle. its a pretty clever little machine. except that it doesnt work.

ive always had a fascination with eggs. how about a weekly competition were people send in pics of eggs theyve made to look like celebrities/movie characters :)

that sounds suspiciously like the oldboy scenario

its a failed champagne bottle opener design. you slide the open end under the cork and yank down on the other end. it makes it easier to open and keeps you a safe distance away from supersonic corks! :P

some sort of medival knuckle duster :P