The invention of a hamster-powered paper shredder seems a pretty harmless attempt to harness a bit of pet power to do our daily chores. On the contrary, says Neal Anthwal, we’re staring into the abyss with this one.
According to Channel 4, when gauging opinion on David Blain starving himself in a box back in 2003, there are two ways to react to something: you can be angered or you can be amazed. All the other subtleties of human reactions are mere aspects of these two great emotions.
I find myself wondering whether I’m angered or amazed by a hamster-powered paper shredder, the invention of the improbably named Tom Ballhatchet at the Central St. Martins College of Art and Design.

Hmmm, angered or amazed? I think, on balance, I’m angered.
It certainly is a fine piece of design, you feed your unwanted documents into a slot at the top, Hammy runs around on his wheel, driving the mechanism to deposit the shredded paper directly into the cage. Shredded paper is the bedding of choice for any discerning domestic hamster, and why shouldn’t they make their own beds? Plus, it’s important that we destroy all bank statements, otherwise we might read them and get depressed […]

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