Did you know that ordinary sticky tape emits x-rays when you peel it off the roll? The effect is a manifestation of triboluminescence – the phenomenon of light being emitted when some compounds, including sugar, are crushed. It just so happens that the disruption of the sticky tape adhesive molecular bonds results in an emission […]
Pinhead Push Pins are little suited figures with pins for heads. Apt to leave your noticeboard strewn with tiny decapitated plastic corporate types and looking like a Jake and Dinos Chapman take on the business world, Pinhead Push Pins may or may not be used to critique late capitalism, depending on the proclivities of the […]
Crafted from wood and natural bristles, the Pratonzolo is a grassy desk organiser which can lend a bit a bit of colour green and order to a monotone plastic-cluttered desk. The Pratonzolo is designed by Max Battaglia and Matteo Mocchi of the design studios Givingshape and BBMds for Italian company Stylemylife. This desk tidy will […]
Transform your dead office supplies into a Star Wars X-wing fighter using a spent Sharpie marker pen, foldback clips, a strip of staples, a pencil sharpener and some pen lids. Full ingredients and instructions over at Instructables. Reflect on how it all went wrong. Via Boing Boing.
The NASA equivalent of duct tape could complicate the search for life on Mars. Astrobiologists found evidence for plumes of methane flowing from beneath the surface of Mars. Methane – on Earth, principally a byproduct of life – itself might indicate Martian life. The next Mars rover, called Mars Science Laboratory or Curiosity, will launch […]
Sup G? Picture this, yo. You wid yo boys at yo crib, smokin’ indo, sippin’ on gin and juice. Got fine ladies in the living room gettin’ it on and they ain’t leaving ‘til six in the mornin’. But then you remember – you haven’t collated the ten copies of your marketing proposals for Q3 […]
Harry Wesley Coover, American inventor of super-strong adhesive Super Glue, died on 26th March 2011 at the age of 94. Super Glue was discovered accidentally while Coover was researching polymers for jet canopies at Kodak. While the cyanoacrylates he was experimenting with were rejected for being too sticky, Coover recognised their potential as extra-strong adhesives. […]
The Giant Paper Clip Wall Hook is the ideal gift for a hat-wearing office supplies enthusiast. If you like your Paperclips big and your hat stands stationery-themed, fork out $12.99 to Think Geek. They ship to the UK.
The Hapler: Pioneering office supplies Paperstone have been awarded its first ever patent – for an all-in-one device which both staples and punches holes in Paper. This stapler/hole punch hybrid is still in a prototype phase, but already “The Hapler” is exciting design experts and office supplies industry pundits alike. WallPaper called it, “an archetypal […]
Every occasional stapler user knows the crushing despair evoked when trying to staple something only to discover your stapler has run out of staples. In matters as important as this, the Dull Men’s Club is a step ahead of the rest of us. To counter Empty Stapler Syndrone they have designated two days each year […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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