Now thats what I call Ingenuity

[SPIVY]

Not what you think.

The hamster has to run flat out for 45 minutes to shred one sheet of A4 paper.

The paper then falls on to the base of the hamster cage, providing fresh bedding for the furry pet.

Tom Ballhatchet, 29, developed the product using a friend's hamster for his masters degree in industrial design.

The London-based design consultant said: "I wanted to come up with a product that would capture people's imagination while addressing issues of topical concern such as climate change, recycling and identity fraud.

"The hamster shredder provides a solution to all of these things because it relies on the hamster to generate power, destroys confidential documents and turns paper into bedding.

"Owners can put their paper in the top before they go to bed and wake up to find the hamster has been on its wheel and shredded the paper in the process.

"The hamster just has to go about its normal life."

Several companies have expressed an interest in turning the working prototype into a fullscale production.

 

[Carbonless]

Brilliant! I wonder what happens if you put a piece of paper with a staple in it though :0

 

[lurch]

That's pretty cool... If only I had a hamster...

 

[sinnyc]

Not what you think.

Bummer. I was looking forward to something uniquely disturbing :laugh:

 

[Smokin'Sims]

This will also force ole' Harvey the Wonder Hamster into a weight reducing hamster marathon when he wants a decent place to sleep.

 

[DanTheMan]

Brilliant! I wonder what happens if you put a piece of paper with a staple in it though :0

Hmmm- I'm quite sure that if the Hamster was up to speed, it would probably be something like when the guys on GHOSTBUSTERS crossed the streams of their unlicensed backpack particle accelerators... wouldn't ya think?

 

[Aeroscott]

Brilliant! I wonder what happens if you put a piece of paper with a staple in it though :0

I think the poor hamster goes backwards in the wheel spinning out of control LOL :laugh: