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Nauseating 'Mechanical Tumor' Computer Peripheral Made By Artist

by Warren Riddle on September 29, 2009 at 09:01 AM


The computer peripheral marketplace offers an array of cute and quirky add-ons with which to brighten lonely cubicles and enliven blasé home offices. Artist Mio I-Zawa, in apparent disdain for bright and happy peripherals, has designed perhaps the nastiest computer accessory ever created (check out the video after the break).

The disgustingly realistic 'Mechanical Tumor' plugs into a computer and pulsates and expands in accordance with usage. Since the hideous thing looks as if it will burst and spew bile everywhere, maybe I-Zawa should have considered the heart as a symbol of computer virility and performance. But, then again, if he had, our most obvious punch line would have been rendered useless: while it may look real and putrid, just remember, "It's not a TOOMAH!" [From: Mio I-Zawa via Gizmodo]

Tags: gross, mechanical tumor, MechanicalTumor, mio i-zawa, MioI-zawa, novelty, top, usb, usb gadget, UsbGadget

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