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Like something dreamt up in a joyful vision of the future along with safe tanning, hair that grows blonde out of your head, and Sara Lee chocolate layer cake with negative calories, the Ultrashape machine apparently shrinks the flab on your body without any cutting, pain, or downtime. "It actually breaks down the fat cell and gets rid of the unwanted fat much like liposuction does," says Canadian plastic surgeon Ari Benchetrit. The bad news is it's still in clinical trials in the U.S., so even if you've never felt strongly enough about an issue to call your senator before, now might be the time. If the FDA hurries up and gives it its seal of approval, it might be just the kind of morale boost our country needs right now.