The Megamitten project

Reykjavík is the city of gloves and/or mittens. The time in which it is more comfortable to wear gloves than not to do so is longer than in most other cities in the world. Gloves are accepted as a useful tool to protect your hands from cold and wind, but still mostly they are not appreciated as something really worthy. So it comes that you will find more gloves lying on the streets than for example carkeys or wallets. I guess two years ago, I began to think that it would be a pitty to leave the missing mittens on the street, to let them end up with no use for anyone. So I started to collect them, and by the time it became, yeah let´s say quite a strange hobby.

By now I have collected over hundred of gloves. And in Reykjavík I was able to take this profession to a higher level. There are hardly any days in which I don´t find a glove somewhere. Following the strict principle that I only take the gloves, where the possibilty that it will be reunited with the original owner seems not likely at all . And it always makes me happy when I find one. It is like a unwrapped present from a complete stranger. I found out that about 80% of all lost mittens are for the right hand, and was wondering about it for quite a long time. Until someone told me there might be a link to the fact that ten to fifteen percent of alle people a lefthanders. So it is quite logical that you use your superior hand for example lighting a cigarette or pay at the shop, untake your glove and by accident lose it. Against all odds I found another person who has the same hobby, and last party we ended up exchanging gloves, like we did it in our childhood with stamps or toy cars. People start to bring me gloves they find somewhere. And after all, it does not seem to be so strange anymore.

The Megamitten project, is something I did today. It was like this blog entry a result of major procrastrination, a great effort in not doing stuff for university. Don´t mix up with the "Missing Mitten Project" which describes itself as: "Lost another mitten? Don´t worry. Make it into a cute, tiny, stuffed animal"

In the Megamitten project leading scientists went for a glove-finding-mission and tried to answer how many mittens you can wear on one hand. The answer is: 42! ... no just a joke... actually it is just ten.

When you sew this monstrosity together it could be the perfect glove for people with really long fingernails.

Last week I paradoxically did something I never dreamt of before. I bought gloves. For real money. Wuhuu... but they are awesomely awesome, windproof, warm and with a silicon surface for extra grip. Worth every penny. Hopefully =)

So, if you need some extra gloves. You know where to find me.