Archive for September 2006

There's No Way Like the American Way.

Ah, the irony. Famous photographer Margaret Bourke-White (she was the first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union!) took this photo of a bread line during the Louisville Flood in Kentucky in 1937....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/theres-no-way-like-the-american-way/

How to Open a Beer Bottle Using a Helicopter!

How skillfull are these pilots? They can open a beer bottle using a bottle opener attached to the helicopter! Crazy!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/how-to-open-a-beer-bottle-using-a-helicopter/

Semantic Dementia Patient Draws a Duck.

The duck started off well, then became more like a turkey and finallya four-legged abstraction.Scientists studying a female patient with semantic dementia (a form of dementia where patients lose the ability to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/semantic-dementia-patient-draws-a-duck/

Weight Loss Through Dentistry!

No will power to diet? Then you need the DDS system, a dental plate that fits on the roof of your mouth. It works by slowing down your eating and preventing you from eating large bites of food - so, you...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/weight-loss-through-dentistry/

The Parasite Twin.

From the blog dedicated to human oddities, J. Tithonus Pednaud presents: The Human Marvel:On occasion, an embryo will begin to split but will fail to complete the process. A dominant twin will begin to co...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/the-parasite-twin/

Hanukit, the Minimalist Menorah.

From the website: The hanukit freshens up a Jewish holiday tradition, the matches, usually used to lighten the candles become the center of attention. By being a small sized kit it enables to perform the t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/hanukit-the-minimalist-menorah/

Periodic Table of Keys.

Something that will appeal only to scientists: keyboard keys arranged via categories (the alphabets, the numericals, and so on ...) Link [flickr] - via Make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/periodic-table-of-keys/

Otto the Talking Car.

Neato Coolville blog (what an excellent name!) has a neat little post about Otto, a replica of a 1931 Model A Ford, which was used by the Missouri Highway Patrol as a police car way back when. Otto can blink,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/otto-the-talking-car/

Martin Waugh's Liquid Sculpture.

Martin wrote on his website: Liquid Sculpture images are fluids in motion, frozen in time by a flash of light. They are droplets witnessed in mid-splash.I orchestrate these sculptures by accuratel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/martin-waughs-liquid-sculpture/

Little People, a Tiny Street Art Project.

A blog by Slinkachu, all about "little hand-painted people, left in London to fend for themselves" Link - via 30gms...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/little-people-a-tiny-street-art-project/

SquidSoap: Training Kids to Wash Hands Properly!

From the website:SquidSoap is a fun soap dispenser designed for teaching children healthy hand washing habits.SquidSoap works by applying a small ink mark on a person's hand when they press the pu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/squidsoap-training-kids-to-wash-hands-properly/

Payphones of Brazil.

This fiberglass "orelhões" (literally, "big ears" )payphone in Brazil was created by Chu Ming Silveira.For more public payphone art, see Lost Art's Brazilian Pay Phone page: Link (na...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/payphones-of-brazil/

Paper Cars.

We saw the paper guns previously on Neatorama, now how about the paper car collection? Link - via Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/paper-cars/

Strange Children Books.

Newsicus Maximus blog has a neat top 10 list of the world's strangest children books. This one above is a page from Brasco: Making Firearms Safety Fun and Other Important Lessons in Life.See the whole list:...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/strange-children-books/

The Anthropomorphic Flutist Robot.

This cool robot, named WF-4RII and made by the Takanishi Lab at the Waseda University, can play music on a real flute! http://www.takanishi.mech.waseda.ac.jp/research/index.htm (Don't miss the Flight of the Bu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/the-anthropomorphic-flutist-robot/

The Luther Burger.

Behold, the rare photo of the mythical Luther Burger, an artery-clogging bacon cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme bun, named after the R&B singer Luther Vandross.Photo on Texas Burger Guy | Luth...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/the-luther-burger/

Capsule Inn in Akihabara, Japan.

If you don't suffer from claustrophobia, staying at the Capsule Inn Akihabara can save you some money! A one night stay at the stylish pod will set you back 4,000 yen or about $35.Link - via J-Walk Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/capsule-inn-in-akihabara-japan/

Tarako Cupie Girls.

TV in Japan Blog has a curiously strange and nightmarishly cute dance/song number of the Tarako Cupie Girls, the spokespeople for a Japanese company which sells spaghetti noodles with cod rod roe (eggs). I thi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/tarako-cupie-girls/

Banksy's Smuggled Gitmo Inmate Art into Disneyland.

From Wooster Collective:Families visiting Disneyland on their holiday this week saw a life-size Guantanamo bay inmate standing inside the Rocky Mountain Railroad ride at Disneyland in Anaheim California.*/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/banksys-smuggled-gitmo-inmate-art-into-disneyland/

Smallest Kid in the World got the Short Shrift from Guiness.

Fourteen-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar, a 20-inch tall Nepali boy, had just been denied the title world shortest by Guiness World Records, because he's too young to qualify:Fourteen-year-old Khagend...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/smallest-kid-in-the-world-got-the-short-shrift-from-guiness/

The Indestructible House.

From the website:Strategically located in the awesome San Juan mountains of Southwest Colorado, this patented steel-reinforced concrete earth home was built to withstand almost any natural or man-made disa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/the-indestructible-house/

Subterranean Fortress For Sale.

What's up with all these fortress houses for sale? This one is a "beautiful 2-story split level house with a 4-story below ground subterranean fortress" in the beautiful Pacific Northwest...*...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/subterranean-fortress-for-sale/

Face on a Tree.

From the website: A “scary-looking face” on a pinang tree has been drawing curious crowds to a village house in Kampung Paya near here. The face, which looks as though it is imprinted at the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/12/face-on-a-tree/

Remembering September 11.

The photo above is a montage of those killed (except of 92 victims) by the terrorists attack on September 11, 2001. It was part of the prosecutorial exhibit from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. Septem...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/11/remembering-september-11/

Strange Bugs of Thailand.

John Moore has a collection of over 3,000 photographs of Thai insects, taken mostly in their natural habitats in forest of Chiang Mai, Thailand.Does anyone know what is this strange bug with a face on its back...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/10/strange-bugs-of-thailand/

Dave Burke's Monsterfetish.

From the website:From earliest memories, "DB" recalls drawing superheroes, monsters and having a particular obsession with rendering a "perfect human skull".This one above is calle...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/10/dave-burkes-monsterfetish/

DIY Search Engine.

Sherlocco has a neat little generator that allows you to "brand" your own fully functioning search engine (in reality, it's Google under the hood!): Link - Thanks Tim Wells!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/10/diy-search-engine/

Koopa the Turtle.

Kira of TurtleKiss wrote to us about her cute pet turtle, which she had trained to give her a kiss (and to paint!)Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Kira!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/10/koopa-the-turtle/
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