Remember the dramatic prairie dog? Well, here's what he knew from way back when in 2007: dramatic moments in your life need a soundtrack.But where can you get one? Just head on over to the Drama Button. It's for all of l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/04/drama-button/Photo: Adam VoorhesDesigner Cody Haltom Ad agency The Butler Bros. (Thanks Marty!) created this set of alphabet for a Houston-based home furnishing store High Fashion Home, out of the furnitures in the store. Cl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/04/the-furniture-alphabet-by-cody-haltom/Anthony Gardiner of Wellington, New Zealand bought an engagement ring for his girlfriend, but she turned him down. He can't return the ring and doesn't want to keep it as he considers it bad luck, so he's staging a treas...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/twitter-treasure-hunt/(YouTube link) Harrison Ford has it all over Tom Selleck, if you ask me. If you are too young to remember Magnum, P.I. then you may not realize how closely this mashup follows the original opening sequence. S...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/han-solo-pi/The founders of Curious Expeditions and the defunct Athanasius Kircher Society have teamed up to start a new website called Atlas Obscura, "A Compendium of the This Age's Wonders, Curiosities and Esoterica." or in simple...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/atlas-obscura/Wired has a recipe for an exploding drink called the Manhattan Project. You can try to make it taste like a Manhattan, but its not really necessary. The point is that there will be a delayed-reaction explosion to surpr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/mix-an-exploding-drink/Seriously, my arteries would need a Rooter Router if I let myself eat ever one of these that I thought were yummy (cough. ALL.). I've actually had the Mac 'n' Chese Sampler from S'MAC. Sooooo good. Next on li...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/10-awesome-mac-n-cheese-creations/As Tetris turns 25 this week, the Geeks are sexy blog compiled a list of ten interesting facts you probably didn't know about the game.1- The game was completed on June 6th 1984 by Alexander Pajitnov, a programmer at...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/tetris-turns-25-ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-game/Hairstyles in the 18th century were regimented, over-the-top, and difficult to achieve, especially for women. The styles calmed down a little mid-century, but that didn't last long. However somewhere from mid 70-i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/the-history-of-coiffure-in-the-xviii-century/Three US soft drink companies own more brand names than you probably were aware of. In today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, you are given eleven soda names. Can you identify whether it is a product of Coca-Cola, Pep...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/soft-drink-hard-quiz/The economy is so bad that even princesses have to take time from whatever it is princesses do every day and actually get a job. One Princess Amerah of Salt Lake City, Utah, got herself a sweet gig: you can rent her to h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/rent-a-princess/Researchers at the North Carolina State University has developed a machine that can keep a heart beating outside the body. The potential medical benefit is huge, though for whatever reason I kept on thinking about Dr. Fr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/machine-keeps-heart-beating-outside-of-body/Photo: Gustavo SanabriaWho knows why the Department of Public Works in Madrid drilled these holes in the asphalt of the same street as the year before - but one thing we do know: they set the stage for urban street art t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/luminous-craters-street-art-by-luzinterruptus/What's more awesome than Star Wars? How about a cross stitch of lightsaber duelin' jedi Kirby by Flickr user gamerghoul13? Link - via GeekadelphiaTalkin' bout Jedi Kirby, here's an animated gif by deviantArt user Yoshio1...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/jedi-kirby-cross-stitch/This is part 2 to the soft drinks from around the world that was published earlier. Makes me miss Moxie and Vernors.Vegitabeta. VegitaBeta is an orange-colored soft drink consisting primarily of water and sugar. The...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/popular-and-unique-soft-drinks-from-around-the-world-part-2/As if you need that many reasons to take a snooze.Studies show that not only will you feel better almost immediately, says Sara Mednick, PhD, a sleep medicine researcher at the University of California at San Diego a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/03/19-reasons-to-take-a-nap/(YouTube link) Olympic gymnast Damien Walters does what (usually) only superheroes can do. Watch him show off his parkour moves and more! And don't miss the "stripping" sequence.From the Upcoming ueue, submi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/damien-walters/Cheating has been at the forefront of sport in recent years, what with all the doping and steroid use. Soccer Lens has an article showing that this isn't a new phenomenon. Athletes have been cutting corners and doing eve...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/the-15-greatest-sports-cheats-of-all-time/Improv Everywhere made lasting memories as they threw a surprise wedding reception for a random couple getting married at City Hall. There are lots more pictures, details, and video at the website. Link -via I Am Bored...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/surprise-wedding-reception/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDocL7AfIRo][YouTube - Link]This baby has a lot to say, and she says it forcefully, if unintelligibly.From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.talking baby...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/baby-with-a-grievance/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xVwIuB-Xm4][YouTube - Link]How long does it take for an alligator to chomp a watermelon? Watch and find out. - via itsanimalsFrom the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/smashing-watermelons/A 62 year old man from Singapore was detained last year for an unusual condition: he had no fingerprints. The man was taking the drug Xeloda for head and neck cancer. Upon arriving at the airport, he was held...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/man-stopped-at-airport-for-having-no-fingerprints/Saddam Hussein's palaces in Iraq are now being used as temporary quarters for US military personnel. Photographer Richard Mosse captured the disconnect between the old residents and the new in a series of pictures. See...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/saddams-palaces/Photo: LeahMcDonald's food is often the butt of jokes, but those days are gone if foodie Georgia Hardstark of The State That I Am In blog and her friend Alie Ward of Curiology have their way. You see, they've concocted t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/mcnuggitini-the-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnugget-martini/Forget electronics, the coolest thing in robotics may just be something squishy like a walking gel that inches along just like a caterpillar:Shingo Maeda and colleagues made the colour-changing, motile gel by combini...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/walking-caterpillar-gel/Who says that radiators have to be boxy and boring? Take a look at this squiggly DAS Hugs modular radiator that can be molded into any shape you want. As long as it resembles squiggly noddle, that is: Link - via Cribcand...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/das-hugs-squiggly-modular-and-un-boring-radiator/Wanna-be pilots have Flight Simulator, Microsoft's iconic computer game, but what about those who want to steer a cargo ship? Enter PlanetInAction's "Ships", an online simulation that uses Google Earth...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/planet-in-action-ship-simulator/Photo: PB Abery at LIGC ~ NLW [Flickr] - via Cute OverloadPhotographer Percy Benzie Abery took this photo of a dog with pipe in its mouth in Wales c. 1940-1950. I believe he may have found René Magritte's long los...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/02/magrittes-dog-found-this-is-not-a-dog-with-a-pipe/The Bay Area R2 Builders showed off four fully-functioning R2D2 units at Maker Faire. They cost around $10,000 to build, and take a couple of years of work. http://www.wired.com/video/builders-construct-10000-fully-fun...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/homemade-r2d2s/Potted meat product, quail eggs, snails, and armadillo? Sure I'll try anything once. I never realized how many canned meat products were out there.A whole chicken. That jelly is pretty off putting.LinkFrom the...
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