Kickstarting Atheist Baby Shoes

David from Berlin's Atheist Shoe Company sends us, "a Kickstarter for Atheist Baby Shoes – super snuggly handmade shoes, the soles of which are screenprinted with homages to the only higher powers babies know…

Our slightly peculiar video explains all – highlights are the 'Atheist Baby Experiment' at the 1:40 mark and the 'Booby' power-ballad at 5:37."

Boxes sealed with ATHEIST tape lost by USPS 10X more often than controls


Atheist Shoes ("a cadre of shoemakers and artists in Berlin who hand-make ridiculously comfortable, Bauhaus-inspired shoes for people who don't believe in god(s)") noticed that a disproportionate number of their shipments to the USA were delayed or lost. A customer suggested this may be because USPS workers were taking offense at the ATHEIST packing tape they used to seal the boxes. — Read the rest