Back Yard Archive

  • T-Mo: Every phone is free on June 19

    T-Mo: Every phone is free on June 19

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    In honor of dear old Dad, T-Mobile is offering every phone free-as-in-beer at their stores. Considering that iDay is only a week or so away, I’d worry about uptake on this offer but if your Dad is one of those weird types who doesn’t let you watch TV or use the Internet and instead is [...]

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  • Want to buy that car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

    Want to buy that car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Beat City, baby. The famous Ferrari from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is being auctioned off. It's not a real Ferrari, mind you, since the movie's producer's couldn't actually afford to pay for only to have it crash in Cameron's back yard.

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  • Family of Balloon Child hit with $42K fine

    Family of Balloon Child hit with $42K fine

    Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
    The family of the fake flying balloon boy, the Heenes, whose strange, sad story so captivated us for about an hour two months ago has been hit with a $42,000 fine for the cost associated with tracking the balloon through the skies of Colorado. I was once enamored by this family so dedicated to science as [...]

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  • Tom Swift and the Silver Space Balloon or A Father’s Lament

    Tom Swift and the Silver Space Balloon or A Father’s Lament

    Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments
    I’ve purposely avoided watching much more about the Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene, simply because the story is so ludicrous on its face. When you boil it down, you have an odd family who built what amounts to a weather balloon in their back yard and then believed – and convinced the rest of the world [...]

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  • Make your own Ball and Cage

    Make your own Ball and Cage

    Posted on August 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Welcome to CrunchGear’s old-timey corner of fun. First, read this for a bit of charming reminiscence: When I was a kid growing up on a farm, most boys carried a knife to school and usually sharpened their own pencils. Getting a nice smooth point on a pencil was a matter of pride for most of us. [...]

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  • Review: Jakks Pacific EyeClops Night Vison 2.0 Binoculars

    Review: Jakks Pacific EyeClops Night Vison 2.0 Binoculars

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Whether you want it to put the lotion in the basket or have some great fun running around in the back yard after dark, the Jakks Pacific EyeClops Night Vison 2.0 Binoculars are for you. These super cool, $59 binocs have a built-in infrared night vision system for spying on folks in complete darkness up [...]

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