Fitness, Sports and Outdoors

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Cool Inspiration From Previous Arctic Innovation Competition Winners!

Meet the previous Arctic Innovation Competition grand prize winners

by Arnold Carreiro

If you’re planning on entering the 2013 Arctic Innovation Competition, it wouldn’t hurt to take a peek at the inventions that wowed the judges of this chilly contest, so here are the grand prize winners from 2009 to 2012 for extra inspiration:

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Thanko's USB Neck Cooler Clamps Down On Summer Heat

by Steve Levenstein

The bad news is, Thanko's new USB Neck Cooler makes you look like a sci-fi mecha robot's grabbed you by the throat. The good news is, you'll feel a lot less hot under the collar this summer if you're wearing one.

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Star Ball Soccer Ball From Perrocaliente Gives Futsal Some Star Power

by Steve Levenstein

The Star Ball, a futsal-sized soccer ball from Tokyo, Japan-based Perrocaliente, features a striking pattern of five-pointed stars and irregular nonagons designed for, er, universal appeal.

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This Summer's Number One Poop Throwing Game

by Bob J

With the warmer weather almost upon us, I can hardly help but be reminded of summers past and the lost innocence of childhood, when long into the evenings, the trees surrounding our happy home full with the raucous laughter of cicadas, my parents and I would challenge each other to a thrilling game of Doody Head.

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Dairy Farms Get A Carbon Grade

by Katie Gatto

A look at how farmers and producers in the dairy industry are getting a new tool that is designed to help them to keep tabs on their carbon footprint. The databased, which is being let out by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy under the 2008 initiative known as the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment, is designed to help producers to act more green.

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Stay Cool This Summer WIth A Pair Of Air-Conditioned Pants

by Bob J

If you're looking for a style of clothing that's sure to blow the pants off the competition, look no further than these air-conditioned pants from Japan. No matter how hot it gets, simply ramp up the power on the twin fan cooling system and let the wind blow.

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Cool-it Caddy Icepops Are Really Cool Cosmetic Bags - Literally!

by Kim Patterson

In warm weather makeup can melt, sometimes before it ever gets to your face. Cool-it Caddy Icepops to the rescue! These bags are designed to keep your cosmetics cold for up to 7 hours.

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Shit Box -- The Portable Cardboard Crapper

by Laurie Kay Olson

Anyone who has ever been out in the wilds camping, hiking, or fishing knows that there is not always an outhouse around when you need one. Even when there is one it may not be clean enough to actually sit down and conduct business on. Shit Box is a light-weight, portable solution to an age-old problem.

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Pimp Your Toyota Tacoma For Outdoor Adventure

by Laurie Kay Olson

When you go shopping for a new truck you may run across the Toyota Xplore Adventure Series. With this you can have your new Tacoma, for example, kitted out for the ultimate in camping and off-road travel. This includes a bed rack and an elevated tent so that you don't need to haul a trailer or set up your tent on the damp ground.

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Top 10 Clever and Cool Cooking Concepts Of 2013

by John J. Staughton

Whether you are a master chef or a bacon-craving amateur, cooking is a part of your life. However, there is always room for improvement, and inventors around the world are constantly thinking of new culinary concepts to make the kitchen less intimidating and more fun. These new concepts and clever products will make the chef in all of us reach for our measuring cups!

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