Archive for September 2006

Periodic Table of Google Images.

Accordion Guy blog made a periodic table using the first image found by Google for the name of the element. If you look closely, you'll see some weirdness like neon, krypton, platinum and xenon.http://accordio...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/periodic-table-of-google-images/

Spammobile.

Not to be outdone by the wienermobile [wiki] and the popemobile [wiki], Hormel now has the spammobile: http://www.spammobile.com/ - via Unique Daily...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/spammobile/

Douglas Fisher's Photography.

This one is from his set called "East Meets West". See more of Douglas' amazing photos: Link (don't miss the Behind The Scenes section, where he took you from start to finish) - via Ursi's Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/douglas-fishers-photography/

Pencil Furniture.

What do fakirs sit on, after a hard night lying on nail beds? This of course: Pencil Furniture...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/pencil-furniture/

Atomium: Belgian Hotel for Kids.

That strange building is the Atomium, a replica of an iron molecule with nine aluminum sphere built for the 1958 World Fair in Belgium. Now, it's been renovated as a hotel for kids!http://www.atomium.be/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/atomium-belgian-hotel-for-kids/

Best Own Soccer Goal Ever!

Watch English footballer (soccer player to us Yanks) Chris Brass his own goal, ah the ribbing he must had since then: hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Look At This ......

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/best-own-soccer-goal-ever/

Sistine Chapel Graffiti.

Graffiti artist Paco Rosic is bringing the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling to Waterloo, Iowa: Lying on industrial scaffolding, his legs dangling high above the ground, graffiti artist Paco Rosic reaches for...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/sistine-chapel-graffiti/

Wake Me Up At ... Stickers.

Do you always miss your stop because you fall asleep on the Tube in London? Get these "wake me up" stickers and rely on the kindness of strangers to get you home: Link - via Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/wake-me-up-at-stickers/

Lamborghini on Teacups.

Outside of the posh store William Ashley in downtown Toronto is this weird display of the strength of teacups:This odd display is set up outside the William Ashley store in downtown Toronto to prom...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/lamborghini-on-teacups/

The Top Secret Tickle Me Elmo.

I've never seen this: the top secret TMX Elmo, released ten years after the original Tickle Me Elmo - the hottest toy of 1996 (actually, probably the hottest toy ever! I remember that this must-have t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/the-top-secret-tickle-me-elmo/

Fake Animals Help Soldiers Identify IEDs.

Photo: Seth RobsonFrom the website:The animals lying on the floor of a building at Camp Aachen on Wednesday were clearly not alive. A dog’s stomach had been slit open, bones stuck out of the chest of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/fake-animals-help-soldiers-identify-ieds/

Scientists: "Mini Bangs" Dangerous? Nah!

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, a 27-km long circular particle accelerator at CERN near Geneva, are excited:"These beams will have the kinetic energy of an aircraft carrier slammed into...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/scientists-mini-bangs-dangerous-nah/

World's Smallest Fast Food.

Craftster's user hercuteness made the world's smallest burger and fries, and then ate it:Our official entry is the burger, though the burger and fries together are still less than two inches. Here are some...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/worlds-smallest-fast-food/

Little Superstar.

Check out this dancing kid little person! Bollywood Kollywood (turns out it's Tamil, not still Indian) cracks me up: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Stuff on Fire.Update 9/29/06: Neatorama reader Arun M...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/little-superstar/

Giant Hairbrush.

If you really want a giant hairbrush, sixixis can make it for you for about £800: Link - via J-WalkPreviously on Neatorama, also from the same people: CityScape Coat Hangers...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/giant-hairbrush/

Fake Sky.

From the Sky Factory website:SkyCeilings are photographic illusions of real skies that fit into standard ceiling grid systems. Luminous SkyCeilings feature fluorescent or LED lighting that illuminate the t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/24/fake-sky/

First Woman Space Tourist Blogs!

Anousheh Ansari, the founder of the X Prize and the fourth space tourist to the International Space Station, now has a blog:It is about 11:30 GMT here on ISS. It looks like my first entry from space...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/first-woman-space-tourist-blogs/

Medical Mystery: Girl Emits Glass from Forehead.

Doctors are baffled by the strange case of Sarita Bista, a 12 year-old Nepalese girl who has been emitting transparent solid objects (like glass pieces) from her forehead:According to family sources,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/medical-mystery-girl-emits-glass-from-forehead/

Police Caught Naked Man Chasing Horse in a Field.

Only in Texarkana, Arkansas: Police received a call about a man who had entered a family's home illegally. According to the Smith family, the man walked into their home and headed to the bedro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/police-caught-naked-man-chasing-horse-in-a-field/

Dikka Girl: World's Oldest Human-Like Child Fossil.

Anthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged of the Max Planck Institue and colleagues discovered a near-complete fossilized remain of a 3.3 million yea old human-like child, named the Dikka girl:The find cons...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/dikka-girl-worlds-oldest-human-like-child-fossil/

Sodaconstructor Kinetic Model.

Sodaconstructor has been around the Internet for a long time, but it's nice to see it again. What is it?It's a java-based kinetic model that you can play with by changing parameters like the str...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/sodaconstructor-kinetic-model/

Steam-Powered Bicycles.

MAKE: Blog has a fantastic review of steam-powered bicycles. This one above is a 1896 Geneva steam bicycle:This authentically restored bicycle, manufactured by the Geneva Bicycle and Steam Carriage Co. in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/steam-powered-bicycles/

The Weirdest of London Fashion Week.

If you're into haute couture, then you already know that London Fashion Week had just happened. What I respect about fashion designers is their ability to have beautiful women dress up in fantastic, cutting ed...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/the-weirdest-of-london-fashion-week/

Super Mario Bros Ads Imitate College Talent Show?

This ad for Nintendo DS Super Mario Bros seems so similar to the live action Super Mario at Gordon College talent night: via 30gmsRelated: Matrix Ping Pong | Karate Matrix...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/super-mario-bros-ads-imitate-college-talent-show/

The Bacon Tomb Experiment.

Neatorama reader Carl Huber wrote to us about his "experiment" in aging bacon, in a bacon tomb. You read that right: bacon tomb.See what happened: Link - Thanks Carl!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/the-bacon-tomb-experiment/

Funny Retro Magnets.

Art.co.uk has a huge collection of witty retro humor magnets for about $4: http://www.art.co.uk/asp/display-asp/_/ID--22594/humor_magnets.htm?ui=9612015CE7114C91891545389DF676A0...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/funny-retro-magnets/

The News from Saturn.

The Cassini spacecraft discovered a new ring circling Saturn (marked with the plus sign):It appears to be composed of material blasted off the surface of two saturnian moons by meteoroid impacts.While it's...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/the-news-from-saturn/

Fur, er ... Fir Coat.

Photo: Andrea ComasFrom the website:Designer Francis Montesinos kisses a model displaying one of his outfits during the Spring/Summer 2006-07 Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid September 18, 2006.*/em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/fur-er-fir-coat/

Meet Pro-Life, He's Running for Governor.

Marvin Richardson, a strawberry farmer, is running for governor of Idaho and he's got the perfect gimmick: Thus, Marvin Richardson, an Emmett strawberry farmer, has legally changed his middle name to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/23/meet-pro-life-hes-running-for-governor/

Isaac Asimov Talks about Computer and Robot.

See biochemist, thinker, and sci-fi author Isaac Asimov [wiki] talks about the benefits of computers and robots: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Cynical-C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/22/isaac-asimov-talks-about-computer-and-robot/
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