Thongs.  Check.
Water.  Check.
Soap.  Check.
Sumo wrestlers getting wet, wild and crazy.  Sexy.

This Subaru commercial was done by DDB Canada and directed by Jorn Haagen.

Link to video [via DropKick Monkey]

A number 1 license plate was auctioned off for $14.3 millions at an Emirates Auction. 

The oil-rich cities of the Persian Gulf are driven by car culture, with relatively few pedestrian areas or public transport options.  Vanity plates are a matter of personal pride and indulgence.

The value of a plate depends on a mix of math and emotional appeal.  Normal license plates have 5 randomized numbers.  From there, they get more expensive.  Prices go up for fewer digits and cooler numbers.  Number one is considered the most prestigious.

Michael Arndt built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car made entirely of matchsticks.  He used 956,000 matchsticks and 1686 tubes of glue over the span of six years.  Total cost for his matchstick car was 6000 Euros.  Link.

A 1994 Peterbilt truck has been converted into an Optimus Prime replica of the 2007 film version of the Autobot leader.  It's up for grabs for over $50K at eBay Canada.  The ony major downfall is that it does not transform into a robot.  Link to eBay auction.  [via ComNetSlash]

Previously:
Optimus Prime birthday cake, Optimus Prime Cake, 40 foot Optimus Prime statue (LwL)

 Jason over at Hackszine writes:

According to the completely authoritative sources of youtube and metacafe, you can extend the range of your car remote by holding the remote to your head. It's easy enough to test, and if it works it could come in handy for finding your car in the parking lot. So far, I've found two videos demonstrating the hack, and both use a slightly different method.

In one method you simply touch the remote to your noggin - Link.

In the other video, a more sophisticated open mouth, below the chin technique is used - Link.

I'm guessing that your head is acting as a crude directional antenna, but if you know more about how this works, let us know in the comments.

Automoblox is a unique building system that your kids (or adult kids) are surely to enjoy.  Automoblox comes in 3 different building kits:  S9 Blue Sedan, C9 Red Sports Car, and T9 Green Truck.

[via Random Good Stuff]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. have come up with a prototype Prius Hack which lets you transfer power between house and car. 

The Toyota hybrid has been modified with what they call Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. You simply plug the Prius into a standard wall outlet, which charges the Prius batteries when the house has power, or lets those batteries power the house when it doesn't.

This "art" piece was created by Italian artist Luca Pancrazzi for the second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art.  [via Autoblog]

The glass could certainly serve as car theft deterrent, although, the tesla coil deterrent looks much cooler and not so sharp.

Jason over at Makezine writes:

British artist Benedict Radcliffe created this amazing, full-scale sculpture of a Subaru Impreza. It looks like a computer model overlayed on a street photo, but it's real, complete with Yokohama wire frame tires.

A guy attached a tesla coil, which he has named "Eye of Sauron", to the top of his car creating a very flashy looking car theft deterrent.

[via Gizmowatch]