We’re delighted to announce the winner for the #Fireboxbritishinstagram competition. Congratulations goes to @chris_r582 who submitted this fabulous Angel of the North picture above. Chris wins an whopping £200 Firebox gift voucher; why not go wild and buy a load of our amazing Instagram Prints. Thanks to everyone else who entered.

“Man you guys are the best!!”

Caolann Haughton, May 2012

In 2016 the world is going to generate 1.3 zettabytes (yes that is a real word) of data says Cisco. The numbers are mind boggling, its like streaming 38 million dvds in an hour. Talk about information overload….

[Cisco via GigaOm via Gizmodo]

Unveiled - the world’s meatiest sandwich, containing

1.45KG Ham

2KG Salami, turkey & bacon

1KG Sausages

720grams Chorizo

Sprinklings of cheese, salad, gherkins

what looks like onions

Genius or crap?

[Via Gizmodo]

Belt braces: could / should we wear them to work? Are we bold enough to pull it off? In some instances, are they quite cool? Why don’t you just wear a belt? Are we just too cowardly to try and wear braces? We think Serge from Kasabian could probably pull it off, as could Tom Waits or someone equally cool. The guy on the left looks quite cool but the guy on the right looks like a right wally; but wait - is it the same guy? Are they just a bit crap?

Amidst the online furore over John Terry’s full kitted appearance at this weekend’s Champions League Final celebrations, nobody seems to have noticed the ‘mystery guest’ that sneaked into Chelsea’s victory photo call.

Do you see him? How he got there is anybody’s guess but, again we can only applaud one so bold, so magical.