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How to deter theft with a head of lettuce

Or you could hide candy in it.

Caroline McCarthy Former Staff writer, CNET News
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Remember in Jurassic Park when that nerdy bad guy played by Wayne Knight hid those stolen dinosaur embryos by stashing them in a shaving cream can? Well, this is kind of the same idea, except we hope you won't hide stolen dinosaur embryos in this. Gizmodo has alerted us to an innovative anti-theft solution that allows you to hide your valuables in what appears to be a head of lettuce. You then would presumably stash the "lettuce" in your refrigerator where it would look like just another veggie, and hope that if a burglar comes to your house he doesn't stop by the fridge to make himself a BLT in the process. Unfortunately, since it's the size of a head of lettuce, if you're Bill Gates and you have lots of valuables, I guess you would have to install a walk-in lettuce fridge should you choose to implement this anti-theft solution.

Such an innovative storage device has uses beyond theft deterrence, though. Personally, I would hide candy in it. My roommate always steals the chocolate that I keep in the fridge, but he really hates vegetables, so there's no way he'd even touch a head of lettuce.

It's yours for $50.