Liz Studlick 2009-12-31T18:23:04-05:00 | 3 Replies
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com:80/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=10&startValue=101&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=17857491&parentid=A_FURN_WHATSNEW&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,&navCount=135&navAction=poppushpush&color=&pushId=A_FURN_WHATSNEW&popId=APARTMENT_WHATSNEW&prepushId= I'll just leave this here.

jane eller 2009-12-28T12:26:20-05:00
This is so funny looks wild!

Chris Turnbull 2009-11-26T23:10:58-05:00
this is awesome! im guessing if you splash some water between the blocks, and maybe pour some cold water through it once its setup it would fuse it together

Rica Vinluan 2009-10-13T11:09:55-04:00
like the idea. interesting. let's see where this goes

Pam Martin 2009-10-02T19:49:14-04:00
Looks cool

Stephen Bozzone 2009-09-19T23:16:58-04:00
I don't see how the blocks are sealed together. Liquid running through ice will cause it to melt. The path of least resistance is at the intersection of two blocks. Unless there is some interesting Van der Waals force interaction going on.

Stacy Prince 2009-09-18T11:58:32-04:00 | 1 Replies
I'm thinking some of the graphics might include pictures of other party-goers (those with disposable income and freezer space) using this with glasses and premium vodka. People who entertain a lot are always looking for novel and fun ways to mix things up.

Scott Galloway 2009-09-18T10:51:25-04:00
Nice, Liquor is spelled incorrectly on the graphic however...

Sebastian Ewald Vibe-Petersen 2009-09-17T16:23:33-04:00
This will be a great idea. When it the next step for this product?? :)

Guy Hollister 2009-09-12T01:22:33-04:00 | 2 Replies
Red, reread and reread again and again... and i still dont know WTF a ice luge IS... WTF is this ?!?!?! Whats sliding down it ?!?! Huh ?!?!?!

corrado amenta 2009-09-10T10:24:43-04:00
any word on when we this product will move on to the pre-sale stage?

Trey May 2009-09-06T11:06:20-04:00
So I am assuming tat the booze runs through this ting once assembled. Do you put a lass at the end, or does the booze run trough it to an eager mouth.

Lizabeth Jacobsen 2009-09-03T20:45:38-04:00 | 1 Replies
I can't help but think of how much fun this product could be for kids! There is something fun about playing with water and freezing things. Could the next iteration of this be a full winter wonderland? Just think how much fun it would be if you could also freeze little bobsleds and run them down the course!

om design 2009-09-03T11:16:04-04:00
One iteration that was not mentioned is a direct vertical stacking with pour occurring from the top winding down inside the stack of layers. Each flattened rectangle has a curved channel and a single hole. When the holes line up with all channels, the liquid goes through in a winding pattern. To accomplish this I'd make a mold with open top surface and a bottom similar to a lego platform. Two mold inserts: 1. a full height peg which can insert into any of the lego positions and acts to create the 'hole' 2. a length with half circle profile of flexibly reinforced silicone or something that can flex and then withstand cold. Each end of this length has attachments to the bottom of the mold as well. Moving the peg from one end of the channel to the other between pieces of ice will create holes that line up with the channels perfectly. Sequence of making a 'pourblock' Mold channel position A Peg location channel A 1 - first block of ice Mold channel position A Peg location channel A 2 - second block of ice Peg location channel A 2 Mold channel position B - third block of ice Peg location channel B 2 mold channel position B - fourth block of ice In this way by 'leapfrogging' the pegs between ice freezings, you can have any pattern you want and always ensure the holes line up. With some time and creativity you could even make the fluid do loops within the assembled block.

r schober 2009-08-27T11:33:47-04:00 | 3 Replies
@Russell - If I ever came up with an idea I thought was truly innovative, useful, and beneficial product, I wouldn't be submitting it to Quirky for consideration. If I understand their terms and conditions correctly, once they've accepted a product idea, the submitter, by default, assigns all of their rights and financial interests in the product over to the company. Furthermore, Quirky can "sell or license a product idea, and/or any intellectual property related thereto, to any third party." Please correct me if I'm wrong, but somebody could come up with a killer idea, Quirky would produce the required 250 units, and then turn around sell the the license to some megacorp for tens of millions. Quirky's financial responsibility to the idea submitter and the "community" would end there, at under $2,000 total.

Randall Drullinger 2009-08-26T11:24:10-04:00
wouldnt this be hard to put together if you were half in the bag already? Also multiple pieces in the kitchen? What happens when the left hand turn goes missing. BuZZkill

Richard Graves 2009-08-26T10:49:31-04:00
alan berriochoa made a comment that this is "very niche" I agree strongly with that. The typical buyer for this would probably be college students or young socialites with major freezer space. But how often would it be used? My other thought is that a catering company would buy this for parties- but what is their insurance risk on providing a service that would probably be viewed as linked to binge drinking. Are catering companies buying beer bongs or beer pong tables? I doubt it but could be wrong. I don't think there is enough of a market for this.

Edward Chen 2009-08-25T13:47:25-04:00
I kind of agree with R Schober. It seems to me the problem is many of the products developed never make it to production. Quirky needs to go beyond selling these products back to it's users. Some of the ideas have potential, but need to be distributed widely to succeed. Prime example is the custom arm sling. Great idea, many people would buy it from the hospital gift shop or Walmart. BUT, the person would first have to have a broken arm. How many Quirky users happen to have a broken arm, or expect to break an arm?

stephanie Burns 2009-08-25T12:51:47-04:00
We really need to think about where someone would freeze this. Is this in my kitchen freezer at home? Will they all fit at once?

r schober 2009-08-21T14:54:44-04:00 | 2 Replies
This has to be the lamest Quirky product idea yet. I keep coming back to this site, waiting for somebody to come up with an idea for something that's truly innovative, useful, and beneficial. So far it's all been pointless (but nicely designed, I'll admit) plastic gadgets, like some holiday joke gifts you would buy for some co-worker you neither knew nor really cared about. The only impact any of these products will have will be to take up valuable landfill space and employ a few more underage overseas sweatshop workers. Please, somebody out there submit an idea for something we NEED.