Jealous, much?

July 30, 2013 8:40 AM

Bubblewrap bike (SLYT)
posted by fearfulsymmetry (18 comments total)

neeeeed
posted by mrgroweler at 8:46 AM on July 30, 2013

I watch this and immediately think "needs wider tires".
posted by mcstayinskool at 8:58 AM on July 30, 2013 [5 favorites]

yes, it's pretty cool, but the thin tires also seem like a waste of good bubblewrap!
posted by ipsative at 8:59 AM on July 30, 2013

Yeah, pretty much jealous.
posted by moonmilk at 9:01 AM on July 30, 2013

Needs more entourage, is all.
posted by de at 9:01 AM on July 30, 2013

Yeah, he should be followed by a whole crew of kids on tricycles, and then tap dancers to finish it off.
posted by moonmilk at 9:03 AM on July 30, 2013 [8 favorites]

That guy's squeaky stool is pretty darn cute too.
posted by moonmilk at 9:07 AM on July 30, 2013

Am I the only one to think "how wasteful"? All that plastic ...
posted by crazy_yeti at 9:16 AM on July 30, 2013 [3 favorites]

The Internet seems especially delightful today, I'm not sure why. But between this and the AskMe question about books for a Secret Room, it is making me happy.
posted by jacquilynne at 9:23 AM on July 30, 2013

Aaaaah, the sound of useless consumption…
posted by Omon Ra at 9:29 AM on July 30, 2013 [2 favorites]

For those concerned about waste, global production of plastic (all kinds) is roughly 500 billion pounds per year. A roll of bubble wrap that size is maybe five pounds. Just shy of 500,000 people have watched that video. The like/dislike ratio is 90% in favor.

I am totally okay with using 0.000000001% of this year's plastic supply to bring a smile to 0.006% of the world population. When two of these rolls are mounted standard on every new vehicle's front fender, I too will be concerned. But also amused.
posted by echo target at 9:47 AM on July 30, 2013 [4 favorites]

Needs more krampus!
posted by photoslob at 11:44 AM on July 30, 2013 [1 favorite]

This youtube version is missing some context. It looks like they edited out the first part of the video, in which he commissions the roll of bubble wrap from bioplastic thereby making a sizeable contribution to renewables and carbon sequestration, and also the whole second half, in which he pays his fun debt by volunteering for a month working with a wildlife rescue crew in the north Pacific removing plastic from the guts of sea turtles.
posted by George_Spiggott at 11:49 AM on July 30, 2013 [3 favorites]

Oh, and hamburger aside, "jealous much?" is pretty much the standard d-bag response to criticism.
posted by George_Spiggott at 12:02 PM on July 30, 2013 [2 favorites]

I heard this yesterday on NPR and I thought, "Geez, a playing card and a clothes pin will achieve a similar amount of noise." Now that I've seen the visual, I can also add, "and there's nothing to clean up afterwards."
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 12:46 PM on July 30, 2013

Clearly he needs a collector spool behind the bike, like a film projector.
posted by ceribus peribus at 12:52 PM on July 30, 2013 [5 favorites]

Aside from fail as a noun, "X much" is the most skin-crawlingly repulsive construction in the nerd English language canon.
posted by caek at 2:18 PM on July 30, 2013

I feel the same way about "party" as a verb. I've got a good group of friends, though, and they oblige me by no longer inviting me to party.
posted by hydrophonic at 2:49 PM on July 30, 2013