Wacky Races

For those of you living in the northern hemisphere and are experiencing winter right now with plenty of snow around, then the Snow Shorts from Orvis could very well be your cup of tea. After all, there is no need to pull any sled up with you uphill since the sled itself has been integrated on your rear end, making this one of the cuter wearable sleds around (not that this is a hot ticket item in the first place…). Your butt is treated to a foam-padded PVC seat for additional comfort, and you can choose from three sizes at $35 each.

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Remember those bumper car adventures you had as a kid in carnivals and fun fairs? All those juvenile feelings can now be brought back to the surface with the Wind Up Dueling Bumper Car Kids, where all you need to do is wind them up, release and see the kind of mayhem unleashed in a controlled environment. Each $9.95 purchase of the Wind Up Dueling Bumper Car Kids will come with a pair of Dueling Dodgems (one red & one blue) without the need for batteries. Do make sure you don’t get overzealous in winding them since the internal spring might just break, followed by your heart.

Granny might seem to amble along too slow for your comfort, but we’re pretty sure when it comes to an emergency, she’ll throw away her knitted shawl and make a break for it, revealing her true colors as the Slingshot Flying Granny. All you need to do is pull her back, using all the tension stored in the highly flexible elastic arms to launch her out, where the high quality sound chip will kick into action the moment she flies with a scream. Each $3.50 purchase comes with batteries to get you started right out of the box. Bound to be a riot in the office if you ask us.

Are you bored out of your mind that you have absolutely no casual game worth playing on your desktop to kill time while waiting for the clock to turn 5? The Wind Up Sumo Wrestlers might help – all you need to do is wind them up using the spinner knob located at the top of their heads and you’re good to go. Available in red and blue color (to tell the difference between your racer and the opponent’s), you won’t have to worry about replacing them batteries due to the wind up nature. Just make sure you don’t get overzealous and snap the spring within in the process. Each pair will retail for $9.95.

Grannies might be senior citizens, but that doesn’t mean they still cannot have a rockin’ good time with their mates along with an adrenaline rush! The Granny Track Racing Game is bundled with everything required to see a pair of plastic grannies (no, they didn’t have boob jobs) zipping around a 26″ oval racetrack, where a couple of corresponding speed controllers help you nudge your granny over the finish line in her motorized wheelchair. Nice to see safety features like clip on barriers available to prevent them from flying off the track and breaking a few bones in the process. The Granny Track Racing Game will retail for £14.99.

Introduce an element of excitement to your workplace with the Desk Top Horse Race, where it allows you to organize and host your very own derby right in the comfort of your cubicle. You don’t even have to subject yourself to taking long trips worldwide just to catch your favorite horse race as you can always be the banker and collect bets on the winning horse, as half a dozen of them plastic horses will make a dash to the finish line each time. Powered by a couple of AA batteries, the winner is always random so there is no guarantee that the house will win. The Desk Top Horse Race is currently going for $14.98, so if you’re a betting man, getting this won’t guarantee any returns.

We’ve seen racing grannies of all sorts and kinds in the past, but a Flying Granny?!? This one takes to the skies, featuring elasticated arms that help to catapult her through the air. An internal sound chip will detect each time she is making an extremely short flight across the room, where she will let out a triumphant shout (hopefully without letting her dentures fly out at the same time). She retails for £8.99, although you will need to round up at least 11 other friends to make a minimum purchase of a dozen at that price.

If you need something to kill time while you’re supposed to be working, now you can have an afternoon laugh with this pair.  Just set them up and let them race after each other.  Now all arguments can be settled with these guys.  All you have to do is say whose ever Grandad wins, wins the dispute as well.  To make them go, just pull back and off they go, oxygen tanks hoisted to the back and everything.  To pick up a set it will cost you $12.