http://cakeplow.com MindComet culture blog en Copyright 2010 2010-08-06T20:06:34-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/too-many-twinkies/ http://cakeplow.com/site/too-many-twinkies/#When:20:06:34Z Art Wilbur






]]> 2010-08-06T20:06:34-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/have-you-got-the-funk/ http://cakeplow.com/site/have-you-got-the-funk/#When:13:08:13Z Art Wilbur #DiscoFri started!

And the frontrunner for our costume contest (as always) our pal Joey!



...watch out for the recap next week, jive turkeys! ]]> 2010-07-30T13:08:13-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/leaf-blower-internet-hovercraft/ http://cakeplow.com/site/leaf-blower-internet-hovercraft/#When:20:06:43Z Art Wilbur how to make a hovercraft. Add a leaf blower, initiative, and some other junk into the mix, and you get what Dean, Carney and Peter made below.

We tested their weekend creation on MindComet's back patio. Indoors, it sounded like a vacuum-powered vuvuzela, but outdoors, it was a lot of fun. They claim to have lifted three grown men!



Stephanie also took it for a whirl but found herself on a bit of a slope...


Is this the future of electric transportation? Maybe not, but over lunch, I caught them chatting about their next design, so watch out for version two! ]]> 2010-07-12T20:06:43-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/jeremy-soothes-the-soul-with-doug-on-spoons/ http://cakeplow.com/site/jeremy-soothes-the-soul-with-doug-on-spoons/#When:19:00:26Z Art Wilbur
Sit back, relax, and let our very own Jeremy Hilton serenade you with an old American Classic: Country Roads by John Denver. Don't miss Doug's solo on the spoons!


]]> 2010-07-09T19:00:26-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/best-mindcomet-prank-yet/ http://cakeplow.com/site/best-mindcomet-prank-yet/#When:18:33:12Z Art Wilbur follow us on Twitter, then you might already know about our bicycle gang. Yep, that's right, we've got a full-fledged biker gang in the office.

With all of these bicycles around, it's like they're begging for mischief. One creative team member hatched one heck of a prank on poor James. It's amazing what you can do with a couple of zip ties - but it's a good thing that James bought one of those fancy super-light bikes!



He walked by it a few times, deep in thought, fully-focused and on-task. But then he found it. You could hear his giggles throughout the office. Check out his reaction below.



And another pic for good measure... poor bike!



What's your best office prank? ]]> 2010-07-09T18:33:12-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/all-carney-wanted-for-his-birthday/ http://cakeplow.com/site/all-carney-wanted-for-his-birthday/#When:15:05:07Z Art Wilbur
I've never seen someone so excited to be slammed in the face with the whipped topping.



But it's not so fun when it's time to clean up... and maybe that's why he was so brutal with this guy. ]]> 2010-07-08T15:05:07-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/our-most-brutal-pie-in-the-face-yet/ http://cakeplow.com/site/our-most-brutal-pie-in-the-face-yet/#When:19:21:11Z Art Wilbur


PS: It's all fun and games until you have to smell rotting whipped cream in your nose for the rest of the day! Eww! ]]> 2010-07-07T19:21:11-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/its-cool-to-pee-your-pants/ http://cakeplow.com/site/its-cool-to-pee-your-pants/#When:16:16:50Z Art Wilbur peeing your pants is the coolest! Just ask Jim or David.

As Doug tells spinners of the Wheel of Destiny: "All of the spots are good. Just some are good for YOU and some are good for US." This was the latter.


]]> 2010-06-30T16:16:50-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/a-boys-dream-realized-with-pudding/ http://cakeplow.com/site/a-boys-dream-realized-with-pudding/#When:13:14:55Z Art Wilbur a father who would do anything to see the dream of his boys realized... by getting pudding flung at his face!

It will all make sense when you watch the video below.



MindComet... where dreams come true (at least if they involve pudding). Thanks for being such a great sport, Matt! ]]> 2010-06-30T13:14:55-05:00 http://cakeplow.com/site/supa4th-revenge-of-the-wheel-of-destiny/ http://cakeplow.com/site/supa4th-revenge-of-the-wheel-of-destiny/#When:18:18:25Z Art Wilbur
Last Friday, we celebrated the 4th of July a little early, hosted by our pal, Andrew.

Dressed in our patriotic best, we started off the festivities with a good ol' cornhole competition. Incase you're having any strange ideas, you can learn more about it from the American Cornhole Organization. Or better yet, watch the music video.

The winner of our single-elimination tournament was ironically the man with the least depth perception: James May, aka monooptical.


After we chowed down on some burgers and dogs, it was time to revisit the Wheel of Destiny. It had been some time since it had last been spun - we didn't want to get our fancy Derby outfits messy - so it wasn't happy.

We had some great karaoke performances and a few spinners that were fairly fortunate, but because we know you like you watch us get messy, check out the action shots below.



Stay tuned for video coverage of karaoke performances, live pudding flings, pies in the face and more! ]]> 2010-06-29T18:18:25-05:00