Best of SkyMall

by | Thursday, December 18, 2008

I love browsing through the SkyMall catalog when I am flying. I never cease to be amazed by human ingenuity – the range of things we have built, irrespective of how useful (or useless they may be). Anyway, someone has now listed the 10 best (or worst, depending on your perspective) products on SkyMall, check out Best / Worst of SkyMall 2008. And just in case you think his list doesn’t really plumb the depths of the SkyMall range, feel free to check out the complete catalog here.

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