literally alive (Timmy the Energy Bear)
Timmy the Energy Bear!
A brand new concept for the naturally healthy household,‘Timmy’ is a delightful cuddly, soft toy who is literally ‘alive’. Timmy has been developed to re-energise the ‘dead’ atmosphere in centrally heated, indoor rooms – effectively bringing the natural elements from fresh air – inside! Combining gentle magnetic fields in his tummy, with natural daylight energy in the form of photon platinum fabric, Timmy helps to neutralise electrical smog, encouraging restful sleep and general well-being.
Timmy would make an original gift for any child. He comes with a delightful little storyline jigsaw in his box which explains how ‘he was born in the stars and rode to England on a moonbeam’ ….
I know I can never sleep restfully unless the electrical smog has been neutralized by gentle tummy magnets and photon platinum fabric, so I’m buying two of these.
(Thanks, Madeleine, via New Scientist)
February 15th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I love this idea.
February 16th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I think my favorite part is that they follow the word literally with a word in quotes, as if they knew that they weren’t using the word correctly and wanted to neutralize it somewhat.
The pseudo-scientific air-purification nonsense is also hilarious.
As for being an “original gift for any child”…for the most part, “any child” would just see this as an ordinary teddy bear–hardly an “original” gift from the child’s perspective.
March 19th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
As a parent, I know that all my children’s toys are literally alive - if you count the teeming billions of bacteria inside them. Figuratively if you count the velveteen rabbitish meaning of the word “real.”