weird Gizmo
Oct 9 2006, Ashutosh

A wacky idea by a nerd who had lots of time in his hand.

He/she took a bronze statue of laughing Buddha and incorporated in it a chip and a USB port.

What does it do? It laughs at your misery.

How? When your window crashes the Buddha will.

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