Weird Gadget: Virtual Bubblewrap
Wha?
Monday, June 25, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Bubblewrap is one of the greatest things ever invented. It's functional in how it protects your fragile items in shipping, but it's also fun to pop the little bubbles when its use is done. There are few things more satisfying than getting a nice big sheet of bubblewrap with the big bubbles and to sit there popping each and every one of them. It's great for stress relief. However, to get bubblewrap you usually have to order some expensive piece of gadgetry, since it feels silly to go to a packaging store just to buy bubblewrap to pop.
Well, if you're a bubble popping addict, Bandai Asovision has created possibly the weirdest gadget I've seen; The PunchiPunchi. It's a little plastic pad with 8 buttons on it that make bubble-popping sounds when you press them. It has bonus features like playing special non-popping sounds every 100th pop. I have no idea who dreamed up such a weird gizmo, or even who will buy it. On the plus side, it's said that the PunchiPunchi comes with a liberal amount of real bubblewrap when shipped.
Reply #2 Monday, June 25, 2007 11:48 AM
You can pop at her site here: http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml
And my widget:
Reply #3 Monday, June 25, 2007 12:07 PM
I like bubblewrap, but I don't buy it to pop it. If there's some laying around, sure, I'll pop it.
Reply #4 Monday, June 25, 2007 12:15 PM
All I did was build a DX "frame" and embed the swf file into it. Since it's not making a call to the internet, it's a stand-alone toy.
Reply #5 Monday, June 25, 2007 11:57 PM
I re-bookmarked the site, and now I see it here on this forum! 
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 26, 2007 2:20 AM
...'tis re-usable and I hate waste....go find a mirror and some zits instead.
Reply #7 Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:02 AM
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Reply #10 Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:17 PM
they might hear........
Reply #11 Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:19 AM
Until your neighbour calls in the police....fearful it's multiple gun shots and worried about losing a few windows, etc. Explaining it to the cops could prove embarrassing/difficult.
So glad mine have grown, left home and now have to contend with their own kids fighting over the bubble-wrap. I used to tell mine: "Go on, fight, I hate peace....and if you cause any injuries to one another, the medical bills will come out of your pocket money."
Only if it's installed on two (or more) computers....to prevent abovementioned fights.
Reply #12 Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:02 PM
[visions of...what?!...imaginary jock straps and g-strings?!...never mind, must be the thin air here in the Rockies]
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Reply #1 Monday, June 25, 2007 11:42 AM