Shower cap promises "personal paradise"

Who knew?

[#1 posted by strider_mt2k , July 15, 2008 8:05 AM]

fine print at bottom:

[some burning or itching may occur with use]

[#2 posted by insect_hooves , July 15, 2008 8:12 AM]

And here I was meditating on Śūnyatā.

[#3 posted by mgfarrelly , July 15, 2008 8:28 AM]

Personal paradise means no hard water on your hair.

[#4 posted by mwiik , July 15, 2008 8:57 AM]

No so far-fetched. With the proper meditation techniques, the white-noise and other effects of water cascading down over your head and face, I've often achieved zen bliss in the shower.

[#5 posted by Cpt. Tim , July 15, 2008 9:08 AM]

#4

Lathering and showering on psychedelics is pretty close to bliss. I just have to make sure the shower is clean because nothing makes make sure the shower is clean because nothing makes me notice dirt like lsd or mushrooms. They put me into a cleaning frenzy.

consequently my girlfriend doesn't really mind when I do them.

[#6 posted by thievedrelic , July 15, 2008 9:20 AM]

@ #4...
i agree. i'm not sure what exactly triggers that, but any time i have been lifted on boomers i notice the same phenomenon. *cannot* stand to be in a dirty place, even if it is a room or apartment which i normally habit.
oddly enough, i usually prefer to go out into nature instead. you would think this would flood me with nausea, but apparently a whole lot of dirt all in one place transcends the effect~

[#7 posted by project921 , July 15, 2008 10:44 AM]

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[#8 posted by skarbreeze , July 15, 2008 11:27 AM]

@ #7 project921
Hopefully the comments don't go the way of Fark, as suddenly there seems to be more negativity lingering here.

[#9 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , July 15, 2008 11:46 AM]

@ #7 project921

Anything can be thought of as "dumb" if you don't care to put any effort into thinking of the possibilities. I think this package label could be the inspiration for a good science fiction story for example, or a commentary on how marketers like to promise ecstasy for people who use their products. "Discover Freedom. Discover Honda."

[#10 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , July 15, 2008 11:54 AM]

@ #7 project921

Anything can be thought of as "dumb" if you don't care to put any effort into thinking of the possibilities. I think this package label could be the inspiration for a good science fiction story for example, or a commentary on how marketers like to promise ecstasy for people who use their products. "Discover Freedom. Discover Honda."

[#11 posted by mmbb , July 15, 2008 1:24 PM]

For your other "Personal Paradise" needs, please visit: http://www.luxushawaii.com/index.html

(Psst, it's a brand, not a promise...)

[#12 posted by Halloween Jack , July 15, 2008 2:14 PM]

Is that like that TV ad where the woman orgasms while shampooing? I heard that you can achieve the same effects without having to buy anything.

[#13 posted by project921 , July 15, 2008 3:14 PM]

Mr. Frauenfelder,
I understand where you're coming from, but what I like about BB is that pictures, videos, links, etc. are usually accompanied by slightly more incisive commentary, or, when not, provide an angle on an issue I'm not likely to find elsewhere. Goofy products and advertising are a mainstay of those more pedestrian sites (and also lampooned on a daily basis over at Copyranter). No real offense meant, but I'm sort of left thinking "is that it?"

I guess we got this exchange out of it.

[#14 posted by Antinous , July 15, 2008 3:17 PM]

Dude,

Scroll bar.

[#15 posted by neurolux , July 15, 2008 5:00 PM]

the static electricity in the plastic cap changes your brain waves and put you in a state of bliss.

[#16 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , July 15, 2008 5:11 PM]

project921: Obviously, this had no appeal or interest for you. That's fine. I felt differently about it.

[#17 posted by Michael Zed , July 16, 2008 10:57 PM]

They used one of these to make the maguffin for the last Indiana Jones movie. Just turn it around so you can't see the label, and Cate Blanchett vill start readink your mind.

[#18 posted by eustace , July 16, 2008 11:41 PM]

Obviously not one of the people posting to this thread have put the cap on; there is no return from the relentless nirvana of the Personal Paradise.