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Object Culture

Tom Ballhatchet's hamster-powered paper shredder

By squirrelbait - April 10, 2007

From the overflow of fancy hi-tech gizmos emerges Tom Ballhatchet's hamster-powered paper shredder -- a sparkling beacon of analog promise, for lack of a better description. Not only does this contraption keep your documents safe from wandering eyes, it also teaches the hamster a bit about responsibility (okay maybe we're pushing it, but bear with us) -- he's gotta work those little legs to spin the wheel that shreds the paper that becomes the crunchy, crinkly stuff he loves to prance and poop on.

If you're in the Milan area, take a peek at Tom's work, along with the concepts of 14 other graduating designers from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in their exhibit, "Art School," at Salone Del Mobile next week, from April 18 - 23 at stand A15.

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Jeannie is a true jack-of-all trades, looks forward to a day gone swimmingly, and finds joy in all things awesome. Brilliant art, rocking the renegade music scene, conjuring up haute designs, other people's hot designs, tasty salad, trashy magazines and unicorns are some of the many things she is passionate about.

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Jesse H.

10 years ago

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Thanks for this post! It definitely made me laugh!

I can see these big corporate shredding services switching to this process ... They'll have a dozen greyhound dogs in cages, running on giant hamster wheels. PETA is going to have a stroke!!!
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Larry Smith

12 years ago

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Now if only I could find a device to make my dog take care of it self.
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DocZayus

12 years ago

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I'm gonna have to try and build one of these.

Too cool!
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Dinah

12 years ago

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Please show us a video of it in action!
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John Dinger

12 years ago

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Now I have to put my hamster on steroids for that 10 page at a time shred.
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Patrick

12 years ago

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smelliest paper shredder ever :-)
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Andrew Tingle

12 years ago

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A great find! Perhaps this could lead the way to eco-friendly power stations powered by elephants on treadmills?
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