We've blogged before that ambergris [wiki], essentially a sperm whale vomit, is worth beaucoup bucks because it is used in perfumes. Yes - perfumes.Here's another find, this time in Australia:“...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/ambergris-valuable-whale-vomit/Like many artists, Jeremiah Palecek is doing the making-one-painting-a-day thing. This one is called Kling Hop, and if a Klingon saw it, he would probably gut you for insulting the Empire.Link - Thanks And...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/jeremiah-paleceks-artwork/Kimberly Clark, the maker of Kleenex and other cleaning products, has made a weird bathroom gadget that reminds you - in a gentle male or female voice - to wash your hands!The Hand Hygiene Voice Module f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/gadget-reminds-you-to-wash-your-hands/An online store called KFA eCommerce Solutions (complete with militaristic logo!) is selling North Korean music (folk, military band, and other patriotic and propaganda variety), postcards, and DPRK cartoon!Ev...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/north-korean-music-store/We've blogged about Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village before on Neatorama, now it seems like someone has made a blog dedicated to this place (which is crumbling and needs help):Grandma Prisbrey’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/grandma-prisbreys-bottle-village-got-a-blog/This made the round on the 'Net recently. Make your own animated ninja text at Fodey - Thanks MvT Cracker!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/fodeys-nija-text-generator/Bucking the trend of making electronics smaller and smaller, Swiss camera maker Seitz decided to make this giant 160 megapixel digital camera!Link - via Gizmodo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/giant-160-megapixel-seitz-digital-camera/This waterproof keyboard is not only flexible ("bendy" - you can roll it up and stuff it in your pocket), it also lights up so you can type into the night...Link | Also available in pink! - v...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/bendi-light-up-keyboard/1 & 2. Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and Superman #1 (1939) This is it, the comic book Holy Grail, the one that introduced the world to Superman. The cover bears the famous - if somewhat crude - drawing of Su...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/worlds-most-valuable-comic-books/Billing his work as Authentic Works of Victorian Surrealism, Jeffrey didn't disappoint: he photoshopped like it's 1850s.See more examples of Victorian Surrealism here: Link - via Metafilter...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/jeffrey-micheal-harps-hippopotamouse/O'Reilly editor and author Brian Jepson was outsmarted by the Encarta bot. If you don't get this joke - you're most likely Gen Y or younger ....Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/airspeed-of-an-unladen-swallow-ask-encarta-bot/As if this one isn't funny enough, Hemmy.net has 6 more animal mugs: Link - via AQFL...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/animal-mugs/This bronze sculpture is a bus station shelter made to look like a table - it was made by David Cerny [wiki] of the Czech Republic. See more pics at David's website: Link - Thanks Blurb!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/bus-station-under-the-table-sculpture/Justin Gignac sells garbage. But not just any garbage, special New York City garbage all packaged up in a plastic box, signed, numbered, and dated - all for $50 (and all in the name of art).So, what have we le...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/selling-garbage-as-art/Starring Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Miss Piggy, and other Muppet Characters (complete with Statler and Waldorf, the two crotchety Muppet critics!) Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Blue's NewsRelated: Muppet...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/the-muppet-matrix/Cartoonists everywhere made pictures of every single one of John Hodgman's 700 hobo names. This one is #84 Mickey Assistant Manager, created by Ape LadLink | The Master List | 700 Hoboes [Flickr group] - vi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/700-hobo-illustrations/Honda Zook scooterTomy Omnibot 2000 Personal RobotSubaru Micro Pickup VanProduct Design Database maintains a large number of past products (some successful, most not) of various Japanese companies (carmakers a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/vintage-japanese-products/Who needs those stinkin' coal if you've got seaweed? Japanese researchers have developed a biomass fermentation system that uses seaweeds to generate electricity!A test facility constructed in Yokohama fir...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/electricity-from-seaweed/Ulrich Kahlert invented this hands free Segway-like transporter, that allows the rider full use of his hands while riding the vehicle (perfect for camera operators, etc.)Link [Flash]...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/hands-free-transporter/Daniele Lago designed this (almost) floating bed, called "Fluttua": Link - via MoCo LocoRelated: Janjaap Ruijssenaars' Magnetic Floating Bed | Jeff Huff's Floating Bed | Max Longin's Floating Bed...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/20/fluttua-almost-floating-bed/For her art installation, artist Jennifer Vanderpool made hundreds and hundreds of waxen Bundt cakes sculpture!Link - via Art MoCoOther food art previously on Neatorama: Egg Art | Biscuit City | San Fr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/jennifer-vanderpools-bundt-cake-sculptures/Strange things happened to the dead body of Alistair Cooke, the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre:His name was misspelled. His birthdate was off by 10 years. His Social Security number wasn't even clos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/alistair-cooke-tells-the-tale-of-the-body-snatcher/The story of Oedipus, told in 8 minutes and performed by vegetables. Featuring a potato, tomato, broccoli, garlic, and Billy Dee Williams as the Bartender. Directed by Jason Wishnow.One of my favorite links to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/oedipus-with-vegetables/Twin designers Lauren and Paulina Bibi have designed the cutest iPod and MacBook covers ever!Gearlog has the scoop: Link | Gallery - via Core77...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/the-cutest-macbook-cover-ever/In 1555, Nostradamus wrote his first collection of prophecies, which "predicted" numerous major world events (or at least, he was credited as having predicted them - however tenuous the evidenc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/the-mabus-project/Remember the teeny, tiny Little People of London? Well, Cynthia Greig has got some of their everyday objects ... Link - via growabrain...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/cynthia-greigs-tiny-everyday-objects/From Yahoo's Pick of the Day, is My Father's Hand, a blog featuring Samuel Wray's father:My father can no longer hold a pen. He is in a wheelchair and is suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Here...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/my-fathers-hand-a-blog/1. The Cold Fusion IncidentFusion power has been heralded as the solution to our future power needs. After all, it promises to provide a nearly limitless supply of energy with minimal environmental impact. The...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/10scientific-frauds-that-rocked-the-world/Hello Kitty TV. Sanrio's latest creation is a Hello Kitty TV set in shape of an apple! http://akihabaranews.com/en/en/news-12361-Hello%2BKitty,%2Bthe%2Bapple%2BTV.html - via The Raw Feed...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/hello-kitty-apple-tv/From the website:At that time, a local boy walking by the lake Kurtna Matasjarv noticed tank tracks leading into the lake, but not coming out anywhere. For two months he saw air bubbles emerging from the l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/fishing-out-a-world-war-ii-tank-from-a-lake/
