The Real Life Facebook Like Button is exactly what it’s name implies: a giant Facebook Like Button.  The button, unfortunately, doesn’t actually register your Like on Facebook, but instead displays it publicly on an Arduino computer packed into the wooden and acrylic case that is the body of the Like button.  Developed by Mario Klingeman, codename Fluentinjavascriptaswellasclingon Quasimondo, says this when asked about his Real Life Facebook Like Button.  No, he doesn’t say “this,” I was referencing the below blockquote.  He probably says “this,” but in the larger context of this.  Is this “this”/this differentiation making sense?  Yummy hot dogs grizzly bear cooking cakes for Memorial Day swimsuit fun?  If that last sentence made sense – you’re pretty messed up.  Everybody knows that cakes are “baked,” not “cooked.”  Cooking is what I do to please women, baking is what I do to please myself.  LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFULLY FROSTED FLOWER CAKE AND WEEP.  Wipe them tears, boy!  ”Mama, these ain’t tears – these is eye boogers!”  I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Below: the long aforementioned block quote about the real life Facebook like button

 

It is not connected to Facebook since for obvious reasons it is not possible to register a “like” for another person without being logged in. Only the button design has been borrowed since it is such a cultural icon already and most people will immediately understand how to use it.

 

 

This would be a sweet idea if applied on a much larger scale.  For example – giving people an official way to judge art!  Just take an entire museum of art, and put one of these babies next to each piece.  The piece with the most Likes on the real life Facebook like button is obviously superior to the rest!  The one with the least number of likes gets thrown into the pit of shame with hordes of demonic bat creatures.  The only problem is, we’re going to need some demonic bat creatures, and I’ve only got three to donate.

Update: I found a fourth demonic bat creature feeding on moth balls in my closet.  Little bugger’s so cute I might decide to keep him, though!

Via:  Geeky Gadgets, who is all for my Museum of Likes idea, except without the demonic bat creatures.  They think that that’s just weird and not necessary.  Plus the customers will get eaten, which is bad for PR.

Further Reading:  Facebook Like Button Hanger