Flickr user fredcan took this intriguing photo of a naga sadhu [wiki]:Shivraj Giri is a very charismatic naga sadhu i spent some time with in Varanasi in February 2007. Here, taking a little chai (tea) break. Indian...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/a-blue-sadhu/Scientists at MIT identified the biochemical key behind fear:Researchers from MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory hope that their work could lead to the first drug to treat the millions of adults who suff...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/the-biochemical-mechanism-of-fear/Neatorama reader Nick Graham sent this one in: a new version of the classic memory game (this time, with smiley icons!). ... you have to remember where all the pairs of smilies are and match them as quickly as possi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/smiley-memory-flash-game/Those obnoxious rappers got nothin' on these Romanian gypsies when it comes to wearing atrociously large gold fashion accessories ...See more: http://pufone.org/blog/in-gold-we-trust/ - Thanks mikolka!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/gypsy-bling-atrociously-large-gold-chest-ornaments/The geniuses at Google Labs have been busy ... here's a neat website for those who don't have a car: Google Transit, which aims to tell you how to travel using only public transportation.Right now, it is only available i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/google-transit/Wellington Grey attempts to settle the age-old question that stumped experts for god knows how long: who will win in a fight, pirate or ninja?http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/archive/2007-07-25--pirates-vs-ninja...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/pirates-vs-ninja-who-will-win/In the early 1990s in Japan, a series of Cup-O-Noodle commercials showed mobs of hungry neanderthal men hunting prehistoric beasts. Here are a three of these commercials: Go to dannylava's videos [YouTube]...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/hungry/Where better to find artisans to carve the Simpsons than a continent most famous for fancifully distorted sculptures of the human head -- like the byeri head above? (The one on the left.) The BBC reports on skilled Afric...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/29/the-simpsons-out-of-africa/If you are like millions of women (or men I guess) who are self conscious about your smile, now you can have a perfect smile in only minutes, with the Beauty Smile Trainer. Just place the rubber trainer in your mout...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/29/get-a-perfect-smile-in-minutes/Between 1907 and 1914, Russian photographer Sergey Ivanovich Borisov went on an expedition across the Altay Mountains on the Russian-Mongolian frontier. The images he captured would later turn up as colorized post car...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/29/the-wild-east/Guest blogger Joshua Hill has posted an article about bridges at Dark Roasted Blend. It’s not a list of world records or new designs, but several bridges that have interesting stories, such as the Gateshead Mill...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/29/most-interesting-bridges/Etsy seller Kezzaroo is selling these handmade, felt plush toys she called "Little People". She's a bit obsessed with The A Team, as you can see. Please go on and check pit my favourite one: William Wallace, co...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/29/little-people/What will happen if you put marshmallows, glue, cake, foam, soap, eclair, parfait, eggs, gummy worms, jelly legumes, deodorant, crispy dessert bar, tomato, football, gelatin cups, xmas lights, breath mints, pineaples...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/more-microwave-fun/The Père-Lachaise Cemetery [wiki] is one of the most famous in the world. It is the final resting place for many historical figures - for example, take a look at the tomb above: the much-kissed grave of Oscar Wilde....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/virtual-visit-to-the-pere-lachaise-cemetery/From Wikipedia: Laminar flow, sometimes known as streamline flow, occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers. In fluid dynamics, laminar flow is a flow r...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/laminar-flow/On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 [wiki] in Los Angeles, Travis Pastrana [wiki] became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition. Hit the Play button or follow the link to Youtube video to watch the ju...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/travis-pastrana-double-backflip/An artificial toe found on an Egyptian mummy may be the oldest working prosthesis in existence. The leather and wood toe dates from between 1069 and 664 BC, and shows wear, meaning it was used during the person’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/the-cairo-toe/The top-secret military reservation at Groom Lake, Nevada, long thought to be the Air Force's test site for experimental aircraft (so experimental that it was reverse engineered from UFOs, if you buy the wildest conjec...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/major-expansion-at-area-51/This is a real video of a helicopter in flight. I'm sure most readers will immediately pick up on how it stays aloft, but it initially caught me off guard. Click play, or go to the Link [metacafe] to see the video....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/video-effect-of-helicopter-in-flight/Found at Power Word Fold, who has another Cthulhu origami....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/cthulhu-origami/That's a bicycle-powered blimp built by Bill Watson in 1985:It's the White Dwarf, built by Bill Watson and others for the comedian Gallagher in about 1984. This beautiful and innovative pedal-powered was used by Gall...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/white-dwarf-bicycle-powered-blimp/We've seen the Miss Klingon Empire and Miss Jumbo Queen before - here is a list of other unusual beauty pageants at Suburban Turmoil: LinkAnd yes, the photo to the left is from Miss Hell Hole Swamp in Jamestown, South Ca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/miss-hell-hole-swamp/Our computer's desktop uses elements from real life to signify function (for example, the trash can icon for "delete"). This clip shows what a "real life" desktop would look like, if it were inspired...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/reality-desktop/You've got to hand it to those creative advertising people - this human billboard is an excellent ad for The Torture Museum in Amsterdam.Found at seaspace - via Advertising for Peanuts...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/28/torture-museum-ad/The Daily Mail had a feature story with nice photos of lions and their cubs. This one seemed awfully familiar. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/the-pride-and-joy-of-a-lion-king/One of my dearest friends, Chris Johnson, is the keyboardist for one of Raleigh, North Carolina's hottest bands, Pull. The video above is Pull performing Way Too Long, a reggae groove track - my favorite of theirs....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/pulling-for-pull/Yes, those are pigs in a blanket around the outer perimeter. These "Double Roll Pies" are available at Japanese Pizza Huts according to Geeks Are Sexy. And presumably "Double Roll" refers to the waist augmentation that...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/pizza-of-mass-destruction/John Feigenbaum traveled across country to deliver one coin to an investor. "All the way across the country I didn't sleep,'' Feigenbaum said. "I didn't eat and I didn't sleep. You wouldn't, either.'' Thatââ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/delivering-a-dime-to-new-york/Jumping spiders use their legs to communicate courtship interests to potential mates. The miniscule impacts of spider legs tapping against the ground surface are detected by nearby spiders. This "drumming" cadence...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/jumping-spider-mating-dance/Now, YOUR cat can look just like Hello Kitty! But Gizmodo’s product review and Google’s translation from the original Japanese is even funnier than the cat models. Link -va b3ta...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/27/hello-kitty-cat-humiliation-system/
