Friday, April 18, 2008

Need a Conversation Piece?



Check out Mike Byers's latest creation: The Mark 24 Type 3a Trinary Hazard Emission Device.

The Mark 24 Type 3a is designed to emit three modern hazards: biologicals, radiation and smiley faces, and meets or exceeds Federal Standard UD/12336-P/14b. Revision 1299f for Devices That Do Absolutely Nothing While Appearing To Be Powerful And Dangerous ...

Gotta love an artist with that wicked of a sense of humor. Byers mostly works in glass, does fine stained and fused media, and he figured out a way to mix the oddest things -- he once created a steer skull that was chrome-plated. He sometimes picks up a pen: he sold a story about a unicorn killer ...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That thing is brilliant. Just be careful viewing it in Boston.

Bobbe Edmonds said...

Lessee...An exposed Disk drive connected to a motherboard attached to three propane tanks with a biohazard sign on them.

...And you people say I run the ragged edge too close at Thick as Thieves.

Steve Perry said...

But who other than a geek would recognize all those parts, hmm?