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Mike Thompson’s Blood Lamp Changes the Meaning of “Turn Those Bloody Lights Off!”

by Jay Garrett on September 22, 2009

bloodGoths seem to be seen as having an overlap with the whole vampire thing.

Well this clever design sounds like it could well be a vampire/goth band………………….

Granted – I’m eagerly awaiting series 3 of True Blood and I have been known to hang out with members of the London Vampire Group and have actually read some Poppy Z Brite and Anne Rice novels – but that takes nothing away from Mike Thompson’s design.

Welcome to the stage – “Blood Lamp”

As you may have already guessed this light actually generates its power from blood.

MWAHAhahahahaahahahahahhah!!

Errrrrrrrrr…… yeah.

To light up the lamp the user must break off the top of the lamp, dissolve a tablet in the solution and use their blood to power the light.

The point of this exercise is that it forces the lamp lighter to consider when the most important time to use the light is.

Basically; it forces them to be more considerate and reflect of how wasteful we are with energy on a daily basis.

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Vampire Hunting Kit Sold – Gadgets to Kill Vampyre

by Jay Garrett on November 16, 2008

This actual case of Vampire killing tools has just been sold at an auction for $14,850.

Guaranteed 100% authentic, this anti-vampire kit from the 19th century is an absolute bargain.

It has pretty much everything that aspiring Van Helsing’s will ever need to trackdown and finally put to rest any pointy-toothed blood sucking type – no matter how well they dress.

So, what does the rather nice-looking hand-carved walnut suitcase contain? Let me tell you:

• A Gothic style cross.
• Bible.
• Hand gun and silver bullets (just in case you happen across a Lycanthrope I guess).
• Holy oils.
• Holy water.
• Mirrors.
• Candles.
• Garlic.
• Top-of-the range wood and metal stake with added cross for vampiric extra-pain.
• Extra wood stakes, just in case.

The 19th century vampire killing kit was sold in an auction as part of the Jimmy Pippen estate, which shows that the aforementioned Jimmy Pippen was a either an ‘eccentric collector’ or knew something that most people don’t.

Well, I’m going outside now so better wrap up, get my shades on and smear myself in factor 500……….

Antiqueandthearts via Gizmodo

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