March 18

Silly Sites
Sun Review March 18, 2000

Lunar Embassy (www.lunarembassy.com) is the leader in extraterrestrial real estate and the only company in the world to be recognized to possess a legal basis for selling and registering extraterrestrial properties. So if you can't afford local real estate, why not buy a piece of the Moon, Mars, Venus or the Jupiter Moon Io for less than a penny an acre. Now this truly is the cheapest real estate in the universe.

Bubblewear (www.bubblebodywear.com) is a unique line of products created from bubblewrap material. Now you can take your childhood joy of popping bubblewrap to new heights and discover what you knew all along: You're never too old to have fun!

For a unique way to tell time, check out the original sushi clock (www.sushiclock.com). Now also available in Dim Sum, Manju and Donut flavours.

Feeling a little down? Give yourself a high five with the "HI-5" (www.hi5arm.com), a life-like mechanical arm that responds to your high five. The "HI-5" arm is dressed in an interchangeable sleeve, displaying the colors of your favorite team, company, organization or your individual preference. If you're looking for a more manly way to mix those girlie drinks, the TailGator gas-powered blender (www.totallygross.com) is the ultimate in tailgate party accessories. At only 10 lbs., the Totally Gross Tailgator sports a 24cc 2-stroke engine which generates enough torque to whip up a pitcher of your favorite frozen beverage in just 15 seconds. You'll never be lonely again.

Take a radiation vacation! Visit the Trinity A-Bomb Site in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It's only slightly radioactive, and it's kilotons of fun. But if you're not up for travel, you can still get a souvenir piece of Trinitite at www.minresco.com/trinitite/trin.htm

They're quietly curing road rage with a little humor at www.roadragetoy.com The road rage toy is a changeable sign that helps you express yourself on the roads with 28 pages of messages such as "Stop Picking That!, and a blank page to write your own messages.

And here's another one for car fanatics - how about furniture custom-designed and carefully crafted from authentic early or late model automobiles? View a Cadillac sofa, Chevy desk and more classic designs at www.authenticdesigns.com

And if you thought you wouldn't find any useful sites in this column, please visit the UN's Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com). All you have to do is click a button and somewhere in the world a hungry person gets a meal to eat, at no cost to you. Corporate sponsors are footing the bill in return for advertising on the website. Spread the word!