Archive for September 2006

Strange Clouds.

A large collection of lenticular, cumulus, mammatus, and other strange clouds: http://pic1.funtigo.com/valuca?g=25544746&cr=1 - via Blue's News.Related: Mysterious Glowing Cloud | Heart Cloud, also see: Cloud...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/27/strange-clouds/

Painted Coffins.

We all have to go sometime, but with Colourful Coffins, we can now go in style: http://www.oxfordcoffins.com/ - via YesButNoButYesIf you're like hot-rod, you can't beat the coffin that James Calabrese was buri...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/27/painted-coffins/

Time Curtain by Soner Ozenc.

From the website:'Time' has always been a barrier on our way; but now with Time Curtain, you will literally be passing through time leaving the past behind, a total relief. Time Curtain represents our free...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/time-curtain-by-soner-ozenc/

Javelin Impales Judge.

Photo: Jonne RorizFrom the website:Brazilian javelin judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped by colleagues and medics after a javelin, launched during warm-ups by a competitor, pierced her foot before the start...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/javelin-impales-judge/

Office Spying Kit.

From the website:Your sleuthing gear includes a micro listening device for those not-to-be-missed conversations between bosses. You also get two discreet mirrors which can be used singularly or can be buil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/office-spying-kit/

Bumbling Explorers We Love.

So much for honesty being the best policy. These cats fell woefully short of their destinations but still nabbed the credit. Christopher Columbus 1. Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506)Columbus insist...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/bumbling-explorers-we-love/

Berkeley: A Century of Physics.

The Bancroft Library's online exhibit "Breaking Through: A Century of Physics at Berkeley" details the origins of physics research at Berkeley starting in 1868, and including the building of the cycl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/berkeley-a-century-of-physics/

Your Meat is Smarter Than Your Pet.

From the website: Testing the IQ of a sheep may seem laughable. But at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, England, they know better. One sheep who got a reward every time she recognized a human fac...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/your-meat-is-smarter-than-your-pet/

Paris Hilton is Immune to Zombies!

Found at Nozzman, whom we actually have covered before - but the cartoon above is just too good!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/paris-hilton-is-immune-to-zombies/

Interactive Periodic Table.

Adams Brian D. of Touchspin Design created this Flash-based interactive Periodic Table - just point your mouse over the element, and a nice little info box with physical characteristics pop up!http://www.touch...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/interactive-periodic-table/

Get Ready for the Next Flood: Noah's Ark Church.

In 1974, Pastor Richard Greene had a vision: God told the good pastor to build his congregation's new church as a replica of Noah's Ark! In April 1976, he started building and now, thirty years later the struc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/get-ready-for-the-next-flood-noahs-ark-church/

Using da Vinci to Teach Anatomy.

Photo: Caryn Babaian.Biology teacher Caryn Babaian of Bucks County Community College in Newton, Pennsylvania, won second place in Science Magazine's 2006 Visualization Challenge:Some things never grow old....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/using-da-vinci-to-teach-anatomy/

Nikon Small World Microscopy Contest: Mouse Colon Wins.

Dr. Paul Appleton of University of Dundee in UK won the first prize of the 2006 Nikon Small World microscopy competition with this entry: mouse colon magnified 740x.See the list of winners: 2006 | Previous years' c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/nikon-small-world-microscopy-contest-mouse-colon-wins/

Fan-made Animated "Rush" Music Video.

Bobby Standridge is such a dedicated Rush fan that he made an animated music video of Rush's song YYZ! Link - via Fazed....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/fan-made-animated-rush-music-video/

How a Cartoon Strip is Made.

For Better or For Worse comic strip illustrator Lynn Johnston's website has the in-depth behind-the-scenes on how a cartoon strip is made: Link - via Drawn!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/26/how-a-cartoon-strip-is-made/

Museum Street Banners.

What happen to those street banners advertising museum exhibits after they're done? It turns out that they go on sale at Better Wall, who will give a portion of the proceeds back to the museum.Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/museum-street-banners/

Meatrix.

The Meatrix is a Flash clip about the evils of modern farming, as told by "Moopheus" in this spoof of the Matrix movie. It also won the 2005 Webby Award (amongst others). Link [Flash]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/meatrix/

Crazy Ray Can't Get a Break.

Crazy Ray (right) posing with Rowdy, the Cowboys mascot.From the website:He is a Dallas Cowboys icon. As the team's unofficial mascot, "Crazy Ray" Jones entertained fans for more than 40 years we...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/crazy-ray-cant-get-a-break/

Atari Code as Art.

Ben Fry converted the executable code (in assembly) of various Atari 2006 games into a cool geek art:Like any other game console, Atari 2600 cartridges contained executable code also commingled wit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/atari-code-as-art/

Old Soviet Cars Graveyard.

From EnglishRussia.com and Netwinds.ru, a collection of photos of the place where old Soviet cars go to die:Most of this cars are very rare nowadays on Russian streets and were a subject to a great desire...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/old-soviet-cars-graveyard/

Bird Manipulates Birth Order to Save Boys.

Because male baby birds are more sensitive to mites than their sturdier sisters, when mites show up in a house finch's nest, the mommy bird responds by laying male eggs later.Effectively, the mommy bird...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/bird-manipulates-birth-order-to-save-boys/

Triple Sunrise.

Jim Hoida took this weird photo of a triple sunrise illusion near Green Bay, Wisconsin. See a larger photo and explanation at Astronom Picture of the Day: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/triple-sunrise/

Japan's Subway: Packed like Sardines.

The subway in Japan is so crowded, they'll push you in! Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Kahsoon...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/japans-subway-packed-like-sardines/

Dude, Where Are My Bats?

Scientists Lost Her Bats after Cyclone Larry. I guess it's bad when the subject of your study disappears:Cyclone Larry, which hit Australia's northeast in March, has scattered 10,000 flying foxes far...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/dude-where-are-my-bats/

Guenter Scholz's Wine Caddy.

German artist Guenter Scholz made more than 50 awesome wine caddies from steel and copper! Link - via Ursi's Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/25/guenter-scholzs-wine-caddy/

The Shinjuku Eye.

Stuff on Fire blog found this gem of an artwork called the Shinjuku Eye (1969), a public work by Japanese artist Yoshiko Miyashita, installed in the Shinjuku train station. http://www.aoki.co.jp/public/arts/ar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/the-shinjuku-eye/

Ugliest Corvette Ever.

From the website:This is -- used to be -- a 1985 Corvette. The owner, who calls himself "Buckeye", says: "Women love this car. Every time I stop for gas, women come up to me. I could have as...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/ugliest-corvette-ever/

Maybe Try a Different Keyword?

Must be that darned Google sandbox [wiki] ... Link [flickr] - via Random Citations...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/maybe-try-a-different-keyword/

Stone Balls of Costa Rica.

In the 1930s, United Fruit Company workers who were clearing land in the Diquis Valley in Costa Rica unearthed these gigantic man-made stone spheres, the largest of which was over 2 meters in diameter and weig...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/stone-balls-of-costa-rica/
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