Comments on: Kinky gifts from science surplus

By: kiptw

kiptw — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:42:00 +0000

I used to know them as JERRYCO, and their catalog was more rough-hewn than this, but you could see that they’d buy a million of something utterly useless if it gave them an excuse for a pun. For a while, they had a big store in Virginia Beach called “Grand Junquetion” (at any rate, it was associated with them in some way) with all kinds of appealing junk from little glow sticks (rarer then than now) to a liposuction machine, and all with quirky little signs bearing quips.

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:28:00 +0000

You miss the point. The vast majority of surplus sites simply have boring pictures & robotic descriptions. In contrast, American Science & Surplus stands out. That’s how they score more sales than other places selling—let’s face it—piles of crap.

By: Egypt Urnash

Egypt Urnash — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:08:00 +0000

IMHO that level of inflation play is best reserved for impossible typesex on the Internet! I’m imagining the real-world consequences of having that done, and whatever hole I choose, it ain’t pretty…

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:26:00 +0000

Insert it and blow it up inside.

By: cjporkchop

cjporkchop — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Finally, a use for dollar-store candles that already smell like ass.

By: cjporkchop

cjporkchop — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:02:00 +0000

My google-fu fails me.

Rover?

By: cjporkchop

cjporkchop — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Thank you. You have allowed my mind to stop imagining possibilities.

By: tony m

tony m — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:50:00 +0000

there are people who are into balloons. feeling, sound, popping (or the anticipation of whether it’s going to pop or not), etc. also, you can crawl inside of them once they’re fully inflated. (which, uh, i actually did once at a party. it was very bizarre).

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:37:00 +0000

It’s a Rover. Not strictly BDSM, but there’s room for crossover.

By: Ed Ligget. Tuba.

Ed Ligget. Tuba. — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:57:00 +0000

Pfft. I’ve been getting American Science and Surplus catalogs on and off since the early ’90s and they’ve always worked innuendo into many of their listings. I remember one for some wooden rods that were something like 1″x6″ and rounded on one end and the title of the entry was “Feed Your Beaver.”

By: Kees Veling

Kees Veling — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:49:00 +0000

What a great place!
Thanks fot the pics

By: coolvoodoo

coolvoodoo — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:07:00 +0000

Another tried and true source for bargain BDSM gear: your local “dollar” or “99-cent” store! At least on the west coast….I went to some “dollar stores” on the east coast and the proprietors seemed amazed when I told them that the dollar stores in California really carried items that were only a dollar! Clothespins, duct tape, wooden spoons, spatulas, candles….well, you get the idea. Enjoy!

By: Robert Becht

Robert Becht — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:01:00 +0000

They are pretty cool. I just don’t see it selling many more items. I admire the commitment there. Could not find an item without a drawing no matter how mundane.

By: Stefan Jones

Stefan Jones — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:50:00 +0000

AS&S is awesome. I’ve ordered much too much stuff from them through the years.

The catalogs are indeed entertaining. They once offered “Non working electric buzzers.” For parts, presumably. The ad copy concluded “If one of the buzzers you receive proves to work, return it to us for a prompt replacement with a broken one.”

By: jere7my

jere7my — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:08:00 +0000

I have a friend who makes vacuum cubes, and I think the latex he uses is quite a bit thicker, especially given this from the balloon description: “The material is delicate and not made to survive brushes with pavement, pine branches, or clumsy physics students.” I’d expect vac-bed latex to be around 400 mils thick, and weather balloon latex to be around a hundredth of that.

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:51:00 +0000

Hand drawn images are more compelling. Every look through an old novelty catalog or comic book? The drawings of what the things might be are more enticing than what the things really are.

By: Jake0748

Jake0748 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:05:00 +0000

I was gonna say… “hey, where’s Antinous”? But oops, there he was, top of the comments. My bad. :)

By: retchdog

retchdog — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:02:00 +0000

at 1/4" diameter shrinking to 1/8", i can only imagine that it's used as an aglet.

By: Robert Becht

Robert Becht — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:36:00 +0000

Thanks boing boing ordering my son some Xmas stuff right now. Notice all the hand drawn images? What is up with that?

By: Meiles02

Meiles02 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:56:00 +0000

We don’t get electric flies around here.

By: Egypt Urnash

Egypt Urnash — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:52:00 +0000

Most of these objects have pretty obvious sex uses, but I’m still trying to figure out what people are intending to do with an 8′ diameter weather balloon. I mean, yes, it’s made out of latex, but it’s also described as super fragile. Best I can think of is maybe mummification play? Or maybe a DIY vac-bed, though I figure that’d break pretty easily.

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:37:00 +0000

I should prefer new ones, if it’s all the same to you

By: Rummager

Rummager — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:33:00 +0000

Clips, Clamps and Lashes, sure… but Heat-shrink Tubing? I don’t wanna know.

By: John Reiser

John Reiser — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:14:00 +0000

Here’s some photos of the interior. I think it’s their schtick. http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnjreiser/sets/72157632227749558/

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:04:00 +0000

If you have ever met anyone from American Science & Surplus in Chicago — who are sciplus.com — you’d realize that they are as weird as these tags imply they are.

Which is a long way of saying: None of this is surprising in the least.

By: ldobe

ldobe — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:58:00 +0000

Also the electric flyswatter. It’s as effective a torture device as anything else I’ve been smacked in the face with

By: Charles Céleste Hutchins

Charles Céleste Hutchins — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:38:00 +0000

Oh, it’s getting darkroom use. Just nothing to do with film cameras.

By: Cameron Postelwait

Cameron Postelwait — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:27:00 +0000

they carry a bullwhip which makes this almost seem like the intended outcome. I bow to you, sciplus.com marketing manager.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Made for your home darkroom, but loaded with dozens of uses for you creative types

Well its not going to get much darkroom use these days.

These guys are playing along.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:14:00 +0000

Hmm. They don’t carry urethral sounds.