Hand-cranked tool resembles Raymond Loewy's 1933 pencil sharpener

This hand-cranked tool was inspired by Raymond Loewy's 1933 pencil sharpener.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher

And the carrot on the right resembles a…well, some of them, anyway.
- relawson
  
  well, that’s… um… the point…
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=850510400 Carolyn Fitzpatrick
    
    Is there really this much demand for circumcised carrots?
    - xzzy
      
      Did you ever watch ‘Old School’?
      
      Phallus veggies are definitely in demand.
    - relawson
      
      Maybe not carrots. But you should really click through to the product page :)
- theophrastvs
  
  a study ought to be conducted to discover what percentage of those who use the resulting product ((oo, how inclusive is that?)) can tell the difference between ‘before’ and ‘after’. then, what percentage of those who can tell would care. (cross-tabs etc)
  - dayhat
    
    The coronal ridge is essential for the dominant carrot to remove any genetic material of preceding carrots:
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=secrets-of-the-phallus
    - http://mychemicaljourney.blogspot.com The Chemist
      
      The funny things is that everyone repeats that assertion like it’s been proven.
      
      I’m skeptical- I don’t think it works like that. I want to see us prove this experimentally.
      - http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns
        
        I find it weird how people think evolution must have a purpose. Sometimes an epicanthic fold is just an epicanthic fold.
Bradley Robinson

I would like to acquire one of these for purposes I do not wish to discuss.
- http://www.youtube.com/user/Freethinkersanon Christopher
  
  As long as you don’t live in Alabama that should be fine.
  - Bradley Robinson
    
    Fortunately, the southern state in which I domicile is fine with people getting themselves, or their partners, off.
Øyvind

a penis sharpener? is there a market?
- theophrastvs
  
  wasn’t there a “family guy”…? ah yes: http://www.miloop.com/film_view.aspx?movie=16830
entireleaves

A vegan “Make your own dildo” kit?
- http://www.fagerland.org tofagerl
  
  Is plastic an animal byproduct, though…?
  - eldritch
    
    Technically, maybe? Depends what organic matter went into the oil that the plastic is processed from. Most such matter is originally from plants, but there is almost certainly a not-insubstantial amount of animal matter mixed into most natural oil as well.
    
    I guess the question is how far back do you care to trace it, how far back can you ACTUALLY trace it, and whether any animal actually SUFFERED for the sake of creating the plastic?
    - http://www.facebook.com/willbueche Will Bueche
      
      The theory that oil comes from previous generations of plants isn’t as dominant today.
      - http://twitter.com/fossilfuels Funk Daddy
        
        It is being overtaken by the theory that God put it there for us to find. Because God enjoys Nascar.
      - http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns
        
        Also god still approves of moonshiners
        
        http://www.npr.org/2010/12/23/132082997/nascar-gives-ethanol-green-flag-who-will-follow
http://twitter.com/jere7my jere7my

The headline is wrong. The hand-cranked tool resembles a carrot, not a pencil sharpener.
- http://twitter.com/nonofyrpenguins NoneofYourPenguins
  
  “Yes, I second the motion.”
  
  “To all those who wish to accept the motion, please signify your approval with an ‘Aye.’”
  
  “Aye-aye-aye!!”
peregrinus

Does it make earplugs? What does it do?
Cowicide

Followed link to “dildo maker”… found torture devices. 0_o
toobigtofail

Hand. Cranked. Tool.
Bill Glover

Shades of the “Invisible Carrot” from Chuck Palahniuk’s story “Guts” [nsfw for most values of "w"].
kansas

Take my money!
duncancreamer

This artist has clearly never seen an actually penis.
- wysinwyg
  
  You might be surprised by the variety of shapes and sizes. It’s quite likely you and the artist have simply been looking at different penises.
Wingnut

Judging by the end-product, the inventor must be Jewish, vegan and have a John Boehner fetish.
http://www.facebook.com/aelfscine Jon Bakos

All I can think of is George Clooney gleefully unveiling his creation in Burn After Reading.
Paulo Ugolini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAlf0-U7EA
http://twitter.com/BarkleySaysWoof Barkley The Dog

No one has commented on the fact that it’s not real? Not even a single “this must be an art piece” or “those product shots are totally fake.” No, nothing?
Tisk, tisk.
Jen Onymous

Ya know, I’d buy one of these for reals. It would be a fun thing to have around in the office when they put out the usually insipid carrot sticks/bananas/etc spread at the rare catered lunchtime meeting.