Coco Cacophony

Type of Invention: Improvement on an existing tool.

Probability of Success: 5 (on a scale of 1-10)

Synopsis: Fingernail/toenail clipper with a rubber “gripper”

As we’ve all experienced, whenever we clip our nails, the clippings usually go flying all over the place. I always try to clip my finger and toe nails over a waste basket, but a few clippings end flying off course, and then I’m trying to track the little guys down. It’s easier in the summer when I can do it outside, but I live in Minnesota, so that’s not always practical. My brothers like to clip their nails with the scissors tool on their swiss army knife, but I’ve never liked that- it takes too long, and it feels weird to me.  So, what if inside, behind the sharp metal “mouth” of the clipper were two small rubber pads (one on top, one on bottom) that compress against the top and bottom part of the nail getting clipped off. When the nail gets clipped the rubber pads are gripping the nail clipping, preventing it from flying across the room.  The rubber pads are hard enough that the nail clipping does not stick to them, and when the clipper’s mouth is opened, the nail clipping falls away. Any opinions?

Update on the previous “Benvention”. My brother Jeff upgraded it’s probability of success from a 3 to a 7. He really liked the idea. Steams? If you’re interested, man, I’d try to help however I could. I just want more varieties of Mountain Dew!

• I’ve been on over 50 flights in my life, yet I’ve only gone to the bathroom once, which happened last December. (I’ve had several flights over 8 hours long!)

• I’m the youngest of 3 brothers, but the tallest (by 1″) and the heaviest (by 25 lbs.)

• I learned to play drums in school, and was my church drummer for 5 years.

• I am a very finicky eater, and I especially don’t like cooked vegetables including squash, carrots (I love raw carrots), beans, broccoli, asparagus, spinach, beets, potato-au-gratin and cauliflowers.

Well, here’s a little something something to keep you coming back. Hopefully I’ll have internet access to keep the story going.

Adventures of Charftong and Steams

I definitely don’t want a blog that only consists of links, so I’ll just get this done with once and for all. First, Scientific American has an interesting article on global warming (of which I am a skeptic). It’s the best discussion I’ve ever seen about the subject and even if you don’t care about global warming you might still find it interesting… Are you a Global Warming skeptic? (link is broken)

The next fun link I have is just a silly commercial that you’ve probably seen already (I’m always slow with this kind of stuff):

What can I say? He’s always been the clown at our family reunions, and now this? He sure knows how to make me smile!

… Jakub, Jakub, Jakub….

From the article… “At that point, this guy came running out, naked, with a handful of knives . . . and started throwing knives at the police officers that were 10, 20, 30 feet away,” Dolan said. Included in the hurled items was the man’s penis.

Apparently, Charf has decided to start virtually pooping on my blog (how come it smells like peppers around here?) God bless his little soul, because he’s about to get what he’s asking for- a new blog. He can expect several juicy, succulent blogs a little later today (once I’m on a plane and have time to type something). Until then, I’ve got to pack my speedo and my nose plug, ’cause I’m outa’ here.

For all of those who been asking, heres a picture, or at least a close representation of Steams and Chaftong. Charf is obviously the one holding the sniper rifle.

It looks like Coco’s figured out how to add pictures! Thanks Charf.

 I see that Charf was able to post a picture to his blog, so I’m seeing if I can do the same. If you see a honeybear that looks strangely like my dad, then it worked. If you don’t see a photo, then I’m a complete failure.

• I went to one semister of Bible College (before pretty much going insane).
• My dad designed and carved the mold for the first plastic Honey Bear.
• My name “Ben Stone” was used by Michael J. Fox in “Doc Hollywood”, a laywer on “Law and Order”, by Luke Wilson in “The Family Stone”, and most recently by Seth Rogan in “Knocked Up”.