Maybe You Shouldn't Buy That "A collection of the most expensive and most worthless items in the world." That's a pretty nice gold toilet, but we'll pass. No pun intended. [via BuzzFeed]
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Who would want a gold Colbert? I mean, wouldn't the seat dent the lip of the bowl, since gold is so soft? And it would drive me nuts knowing each day I was flushing a little bit of gold down the drain.
That bath mat's only $22. Why is it on the list? Now that they mention it, mine is looking pretty ratty...
Yeah, a $22 bathmat doesn't seem that outragious... I bought a cheapy one from Target for like $10, and it's fraying like crazy already (was expected, I was broke).
I believe the bathmat falls under the "most worthless items in the world." part of the site.
@h3llc4t: I bought some "runner" carpet from Lowes, and cut it so it is right around my toilet. That stuff is waterproof and even cat proof!
Bathmats aren't worthless? Keeps my floor dry, keeps me from slipping, matches my bath curtains....
@pecan 3.14159265: According to this site - [most-expensive.net] - it's this: 'The most expensive tea in the world, however, is a rare Chinese tea called Tieguanyin, which is priced at £1,700 per kilo (that's around $1,500/lb).'
Insert obligatory "I could make my own pizza for waaay less than $2800" comment here...
"I make my own pizza dough! And I mine my own gold on the Interweebs! Take that!"
I must disagree with the assertation that the Optimus Maximus keyboard only does what other keyboards do. Each key is a screen that is completely customizable depending on software, language, function, etc. Maybe you shouldn't buy it, but it has its uses.
/geek
I wouldn't buy one at that price, but I at least appeciate its functionality. And you could probably program some (non-holographic) representations of your typical Internet porn on a key or two.
I wouldn't want any of that.
@LabCoatWanting_GitEmSteveDave: Do you mean that cheapie berber on a roll or the spiky clear rubber stuff? I'm looking for something that will stay put and not get carried off by sneaky snouts in the night.
I'd pay twenty-five dollars for the bloody footprint bathroom rug if it was signed by Son of Sam.
OH hahaha, for some reason the picture of the bathmat wasn't working originally, so I thought it was just a regular bath mat.
Hey, some people like collecting weird things, and $22 doesn't seem like a bad deal...
The bathmat is the wrong way. You would be bloody getting in, but squeky (hopefully) clean getting out. :) I think it might be worth the $20 if they turned it around to display it properly...
@unobservant: It is about two feet wide and has alternating high and low rows running length wise down it. It has a rubber backing. I found it at either Home Depot or Lowes in the carpet section on a long roll. I use it in my mudroom, so it's pretty dog proof. The material it's made of is best described as almost like felt, but it's made with what I am guessing is recycled plastic spun/strung like they do to make those fleece jackets, if that helps.
The more disturbing thing to contemplate is the human toll of this needless extravagance. Look at the mining operations in South America and Africa, where a good portion of this gold and these jewels originate. Some things are not as bad as they were, but ther is still a great deal of misery inflicted upon others so that these douchebags can have solid gold bathrooms. Hopefully there is a special place in hell.
This is my new fav site!
The diamond-encrusted tea is the weirdest of all, I think. I would like to know what is the most expensive tea, and not because of diamonds, but because of the rarity or awesomeness of the particular tea leaf involved. Anyone have that factoid handy?