Scarecrows are for cornfields, but what if you want to keep birds away from your swimming pool? Robotic lobsters just aren't going to do it as well as a disembodied alligator head with glowing eyes. But glowing-eyed gators are bad for the environment, you say. And you'll never remember to replace their batteries. Set those concerns aside, ladies and gents: Now you can get a solar-powered glowing-eyed floating alligator head for only $40. It collects sun all day, and then looks menacing all night. We've ordered three already, and we don't even have a pool. — S.E. Kramer

Swamp Eyes Solar Powered Floating Alligator, via Treehugger