Piranha Plant Lamp

The thing that ate you now lights your desk.

A Mario Piranha Plant with a lamp inside its mouth. Bend its green stem to aim the light; the enemy has apparently accepted a position in home furnishings.

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WSS FIELD NOTES

The oddity
has a point.

It may look like a punchline. Look closer: what it does, why it caught our eye, and who would actually enjoy it.

01 / THE ODDITY

What on earth is it?

An officially licensed Super Mario lamp shaped like a Piranha Plant emerging from a green pipe. The white LED shines from its open mouth. This is the roughly 33 cm USB-powered version, not the smaller battery model.

02 / IN ACTION

What do you do with it?

Connect its permanently attached USB cable to a suitable power source, switch it on and adjust the flexible head to point the light. Put it where the plant's silhouette is visible, rather than hiding it behind a monitor.

03 / OUR TAKE

Why it made the cut

In the game, leaning towards that mouth is a poor decision. On your desk, that same mouth is where the useful light comes from. It turns an instantly recognizable hazard into a strangely cooperative household object.

04 / THE RIGHT PERSON

Who would love it?

Mario players, collectors of odd lamps and anyone building a desk that looks as though it has escaped from a level.

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