yeah they were, hissing cockroaches from Madagascar, most pet stores carry them, as unusual pets, we used to have them at the zoo I worked at in the Education Dept. They really grossed me out. I cannot imagine anyone keeping them as pets.
I thought the sand bag one was pretty cool...the rest seemed like they were taking the idea from someone else. Like the 1 guy with the weights I thinks that bowflex sells thosee or something