Yesterday I met with Jeff Boudro, the “Director of Really Cool Stuff at Staples.” And from spending time with him, I can attest to this being the truth!
Case in point is the picture left…
Jeff bought a clock that has 9 dials, each one representing a different timezone. For example, the top row of clocks from left to right are Los Angeles, New York, and Buenos Aires.
There are two problems with this clock.
1. The clock runs on 9 batteries. This means that they are constantly being changed.
2. Jeff left the clock on a heater once and melted the bottom middle clock. If you click on the picture, you will be able to see a larger version.
Instead of throwing it out, Jeff got creative.
He relabeled the melted clock “Dali” to honor the artist’s famous paintings. If you are not familiar with Dali’s melted clock, you can see an example here.
Then he (and his team) got thinking. What other times could there be?
Bottom right is “Yabba Dabba Do” time, to honor the late, great Fred Flintstone. That clock is permanently on 5PM. No more batteries for that one.
Bottom left is now “Hammer Time.” I’m not sure why the time appears to be random. Maybe the battery died because “u can’t touch this” clock.
The middle row’s clocks are labeled “Yesterday,” “Today” and “Tomorrow.” They all tell the same time. Nice. I’m curious what time the “tomorrow” clock will tell on December 21, 2012, the last day of the Mayan calendar. Supposedly there is no tomorrow after that day.
Here’s where we need your help…
What would be some cool labels for the top three clocks? If you have any suggestions, please submit them as comments.