[arethuza]

halfbakery has been around for a long time:

http://www.halfbakery.com/

e.g. One legged self balancing bar stool:

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/One-legged_20Bar_20Stool#1455...

[eropple]

I know about halfbakery, I'm thinking more in the abjectly "look how completely fucked all this is" sense. There have to be a lot of awesome stories that are not being told.