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The Weekly Inventions of
Dr Splatterjacket

In the middle of the picture is a bin with a canopy on top. It is raining and behind the bin is a boy looking at the bin with interest.

DryBin

15th November 2025

I had shouted out to Zargoid 5 but there had been no answer, so he was still stuck down the sudden giant hole. I wasn’t quite sure what to do at first, but then it hit me… I should get a drill, and start digging down to rescue him.

Dr Splatterjacket is standing next to a drill, about to get in, inside a giant cave, next to a large hole.

I was just about to start when suddenly my telephone rang. It was ASJIOFJNOSDNFNDSUNDS ONGFONKJGNKBUYWENJNCINSIUNDXW Zargoid 5’s henchman. I answered it politely by shouting “where have you taken my pet gerbil Dennis? I know you have him what have you done with him?” The henchman responded by saying that he couldn’t hear me very well as he was standing in torrential rain and because he was made of metal the raindrops kept bouncing off his body and made quite a loud tinny noise.

Dr Splatterjacket is sitting inside the cabin of a drill, inside a giant cave, next to a large hole and he is on the phone.

This really surprised me… standing out in the rain when you could be taking shelter in a DryBin?

In case you don’t know about my latest invention the DryBin, a DryBin is a modern, weatherproof trashcan or wastebasket, featuring a sleek, rust-resistant polymer body in dark grey with smooth, minimalist lines. The DryBin has an automatic, retractable canopy made from high-grade, water-repellent material, which can be deployed to shield the opening from falling rain. Essentially you can use it as a bin when it is dry, and when it’s wet you can easily climb in to keep yourself dry. It seems the most obvious thing in the world and I could see one even here in the depths of the mine (just to the side of the sudden giant hole).

I asked him why he had called, he said he couldn’t hear my question but that he wanted to explain why he had called. Apparently Zargoid 5’s automatic fall detection system had gone off and sent him a message as Zargoid 5’s emergency contact. I was initially a little hurt that I wasn’t Zargoid 5’s emergency contact, but then I remembered that until very recently we had been sworn enemies – my emergency contact was Dennis obviously.

I told ASJIOFJNOSDNFNDSUNDS ONGFONKJGNKBUYWENJNCINSIUNDXW to get to the mine as quickly as possible to help me rescue Zargoid 5, he said that he couldn’t hear me but wanted to let me know that he was heading to my mine as quickly as possible to rescue Zargoid 5. This guy really needed a DryBin or at least a Chalkbrella.

I hung up and waited for him to arrive. While waiting I can fulfil any orders of DryBin that you might have. Do you throw things away? Do you get wet? Then you need a DryBin. Get one now, before I’m too busy rescuing Zargoid 5 to be able to hear your call / read your online order.

Note to self: Maybe consider a combination DryBin and Chalkbrella? It would allow you to decorate the outside of the bin, but clearly would be a bit heavier while roaming around the park.