Skydiving is said to be one of those amazing experiences you must do before you die. The only problem is that it aint cheap and for many of us it’s a little daunting jumping out of a plane to say the least! There’s also the fact that you are strapped to some person you’ve never met before and are completely guided by them… well NO MORE!
Airkix is an Indoor Skydiving arena in Milton Keynes. You need no previous experience, no change of underwear and it’s suitable for all ages above 5!
The centre has been open for just 9 months and attracted over 25k visitors. In essence you fly on a pocket of wind generated from an industrial fan which hits you at a constant flow of 150mph (same speed as if you were doing it for real).
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The Rocky Balboa Bath Robe is a bit of fun. However, from a personal perspective it’s good to finally locate a bath robe that has a decent hood. Is it just me who can’t find a hooded bath robe?
You might even get a chuckle when you present this as a father’s day present! The Italian Stallion returns.....
Personally, I think it would make the perfect wedding present! 
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I recently had a BBQ with several bottles of wine left open and half finished. Problem. Do I drink the lot before they oxidate and taste rubbish or do I chuck them?
Well actually there’s a third option nowadays. Screwpull have recently developed a handy device called the Wine Pump. As you might have guessed, it simply sucks the air from the unfinished wine bottle maintaining it’s flavour and freshness for that little bit longer. Not bad ehhh?
So how do you use it?
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Ever fancied yourself as a classic forties bar tender. Well if you have, you’re going to need one of these retro cocktail soda syphons.
Either spray every one with soda water, or just use it to add a bit of fizz to your cocktails.
The gassy constituent of the cocktail soda syphon comes from little Co2 cartridges which retail for £6.50 ($13) a pop.
The cocktail soda syphon itself retails for £49.95 ($100).
No these aren’t a saucy rip off from a Carry On film!! These are next generation stress relievers.
A fiddle wih this pair of lovelies and you’ll be good to go for hours.
Retailing at want one of those for £9.95 ($20) they are apparently very addictive - “just one quick play and you can stop at any time you want. Really. No problem. Except you can’t.”
The description says
“Be warned, UberOrbs are no innocent little desk fiddler, they’re the most remarkably addictive magnetic stones on our glorious globe. Made from hematite, these astonishingly powerful space-age magnets are a compulsive’s dream. Pull them apart and they zoing back together, throw them in the air and they zing, hold one in your hand and spin the other in dizzy patterns on your desk. Whatever you do with them they are un-put-downable and the magnets are so strong you can feel them pulling together through your hand.”
There is a warning though:
“Warning: UberOrbs are highly magnetic. As with any magnet, keep it away from electronic equipment that may be sensitive to magnets like computers, TVs, speakers and old Uncle Joe’s pacemakers. Also make sure that you dont put them anywear credit cards, debit cards or anything with a black magnetic strip on the back or you wont be able to buy anything.”
