Archive for September 2007

More Beautiful Libraries from Around the World

We've previously posted about beautiful libraries around the world - here's some more from Curious Expedition (this one above is the Theological Hall of the Strahov Monestary Library in Prague, Czech Republic): http://ww...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/more-beautiful-libraries-from-around-the-world/

Future National Library of the Czech Republic is a Green Blob

Talking about libraries, here's the winning design for the National Library of the Czech Republic by London architectural firm Future Systems.Link - Thanks Mikolka!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/future-national-library-of-the-czech-republic-is-a-green-blob/

Baby Wee Wee: Anatomically Correct Doll that Pees!

Baby Wee-Wee is a strange, anatomically-correct toy doll for little girls, made by the Spanish toy company Famosa and sold in the UK many years ago. The whole premise of the toy doll is that it pees just like a real litt...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/baby-wee-wee-anatomically-correct-doll-that-pees/

Can Man Breastfeed?

Can man lactate? According to this Scientific American article, the answer is yes: Newman explains that medical disruptions involving prolactin, the hormone necessary to produce milk, have resulted in spontaneous lac...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/can-man-breastfeed/

Motorola MOTOROKR E6 Transformer Mod

Here's ROBOT E6, an awesome Motorola MOTOROKR E6 Transformer mod, made from a display dummy.Link | Original article at PhoneDaily [in Chinese] - via Thomas De Maesschalck's blog, Thanks Mikolka!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/motorola-motorokr-e6-transformer-mod/

Girls with Meat Hair

And I used to think that a woman with a moustache tattoo was a little weird. http://kunsthalle-zoo.de/fotografie/feen/1jul.html - via kottke.org...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/girls-with-meat-hair/

Animated Spider-Man Phone

The animated Spider-Man phone "shoots web”, talks and plays the Spider-Man theme song on incoming calls. Link (with video demonstration)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/animated-spider-man-phone/

Ida’s Luck

Ida is the saddest, unluckiest little girl who ever lived. In Ida’s Luck by Katy Towell, she tries to hold on to the home and family she loves, against all odds. Then it turns scary. Link to part one. Link to pa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/idas-luck/

The Mean Kitty Song

Corey "Mr. Safety" Williams sings about his kitten Sparta. Push play or go to YouTube. -via Arbroath...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/the-mean-kitty-song/

10 Things You Might've Been Better Off Not Knowing About Your Body

Andreas Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica libri septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), 15431. The average human body comprises enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/10-things-you-mightve-been-better-off-not-knowing-about-your-body/

The New and Improved VideoSift

The new VideoSift is here, and the community-based video aggregator is better than ever! There was quite a bit of improvement "under the hood," with a new custom software written specifically for the site and n...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/the-new-and-improved-videosift/

Strange Album Covers

Here are some more incredibly strange LP album covers (I particularly like how Muhammad Ali fought Mr. Tooth Decay!): Link - Thanks Algonkin!Previously on Neatorama: Whipped Cream, ... and Other Delights, Weird...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/strange-album-covers/

Periodic Coasters

Here's something new from Dimitra and Bill of Up To You in Toronto, the Periodic Coasters:Based on the standard periodic table this set of 8 elemental drinkmats allow you to send coded messages to your guests - arsen...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/periodic-coasters/

DIY Computer Case Handle

We get a wonderfully diverse crowd here on Neatorama - still, it's a delight to read the first sentence from a website sent in by Marcelino Martins:"I decided to add a handle to my PC to make it easier to carry...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/diy-computer-case-handle/

Robber Wrote Own Name at Scene of the Crime!

Just when I thought we got the world's dumbest criminal (the guy that left his resume during a bank robbery) another contender popped up: the robber that wrote his name on the wall at the scene of the crime!Apart fro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/robber-wrote-own-name-at-scene-of-the-crime/

Bizarro: Play Date

Here's a cute one for our weekly collaboration with Bizarro! For more, check out Dan Piraro's website: Bizarro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/bizarro-play-date/

Cat Has Lots of Love!

Neatorama reader Marina Smith sent in this photo of her cute cat, Tiger Lily, who has a heart-shaped patch on her side (just like this chihuahua we featured on Neatorama before)Link [Flickr] - Thanks Marina!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/07/cat-has-lots-of-love/

Internet People

No doubt you’ll recognize some of the Internet People, if not all of them. Many have been featured right here on Neatorama! Animation by Dan Meth, with music by Dan Meth and Micah Frank. Push play or go to YouTu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/internet-people/

Bacon Costumes (updated with instructions)

Perfect for accompanying the Sunny Side Up Rug. Direct link to photo here. And here's more "bacon" "costume" tagged photos on Flickr. *Update: Garth points the way to instructions for making the bacon costume....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/bacon-costumes/

"The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever " (Updated)

Amazon says: World-famous after his pioneering 1927 nonstop transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh, says Friedman, thought he was a god, and after a 1928 otherworldly experience in the Utah desert, he committed him...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/the-immortalists-charles-lindbergh-dr-alexis-carrel-and-their-daring-quest-to-live-forever/

Finally, a Swiss Army Knife with all the features I need

Another terrific Threadless design. Follow the link below to vote for it. You can see more of my Threadless picks here. And no, I didn't design any of them....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/finally-a-swiss-army-knife-with-all-the-features-i-need/

Acid Violence

Journalist and blogger Scott Carney wrote about something that is only happens in cheesy action movies here in the West, but unfortunately is quite a common reality in South Asia: acid violence.Last week a young woma...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/acid-violence/

Nick Foley's Pear Light

Artist Nick Foley created this beautiful steel tree lamp that doubles as a charging base for three glowing "pears":Each pear contains ten ultrabright white LEDs, an autonomous charging circuit, and rare-earth m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/nick-foleys-pear-light/

Pogo-Copter

In 1969, Harold C. Bush patented one of the most ingenious transportation device EVAR: Jumping Device with Driven Airlift Blades or better known as the pogo-copter!Link [Google Patents]- via JonathanRyan, who wants to im...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/pogo-copter/

Why Bears Rub Their Backs on Trees

Ever since I saw Baloo the Bear [wiki] in Disney's adaptation of Kipling's The Jungle Book, I've always thought bears just like to scratch their backs on trees.Turns out, they may be doing more than just scratch...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/why-bears-rub-their-backs-on-trees/

Happy Birthday on Mario Paint

I've never played Mario Paint [wiki] on the SNES, but apparently the game comes with a neat little music sequencer for you to make your own music.Naturally, there's a butt-load of 'em on YouTube now. Here's one that perh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/happy-birthday-on-mario-paint/

Jeff Mermelstein - Photographer

A look at how photographer Jeff Mermelstein work. "Don't think too much" is the key. -It's got to be quick. Because if you don't do it quick, then it's gone - and then you're really pissed. Jeff Me...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/jeff-mermelstein-photographer/

Real Life Simpsons House

We have covered the real life Kwik-E-Mart, here's the Simpsons house. Link [Update 9/6/07: Original article and photo gallery - Thanks Eliot! Also previously posted on Neatorama here]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/real-life-simpsons-house-2/

Chewbacca Hoover

It doesn't look like Chewbacca, but it sure sounds like him. Link [YouTube] - via Tech Digest...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/06/chewbacca-hoover/
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