Kronid Gogolev's idealized scenes of life in old rural Russia are excellent by themselves. But what makes them unusual is that he carves them like they're paintings, frame and all. View many more of them at the links...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/carved-wood-paintings/Sasilla's instructions (in both Polish and English) appear to be straightforward. Just get some cone-style coffee filters, dyes and sponges to get started. From a distance, they're quite convincing. Link -via Craf...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/how-to-make-imitation-roses-from-coffee-filters/If Dr. Seuss had composed a cartoon version of The A-Team, the improvised combat vehicles would have been wackier. As it is, this image was created by deviantART user DrFaustusAU. Link -via Super Punch...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/dr-seuss-does-the-a-team/Company's coming! Quick, hide the Harlequin romance novels, the .40 caliber cartridges and the pile of Allen wrenches!* Stuff them in this table designed by Naoki Hirakoso and Takmitsu Kitahara. There's plenty of r...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/a-table-filled-with-secret-compartments/(Video Link) Link needs a bit of money. Since he can find pieces of the Triforce anywhere, why not sell the one he has? Unfortunately for Link, he's up against Rick Harrison, the owner of the pawn shop featured on t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/link-takes-the-triforce-of-courage-to-a-pawn-shop/My Monster Family Car Stickers | $9.95 It's a set of family car stickers shaped like monsters! The My Monster Family Car Sticker set from the NeatoShop features Franken-dad, Mummy mom, Werebrother, Vampsister, Baby fr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/my-monster-family-car-stickers/This seems like the kind of invention we've needed for a long time now-a virtual dressing room that allows you to try on clothes without all that nudity and pointless human interaction. There are no salespeople to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/the-dressing-room-of-the-future/(YouTube Link) I've been a fan of Wes Anderson's movies ever since Rushmore brought his simplistically surreal form of storytelling, and endearing characters, to life on the big screen. In his latest film *e...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/watch-the-trailer-for-wes-andersons-new-movie-moonrise-kingdom/The good folks over at Comics Alliance have put together a gallery of unusual retro video game covers, and I've gotta say most of them are hilarious, because I think they sound like a ridiculous concept, yet I am str...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/retro-video-game-cover-art-from-very-weird-games/A while back I posted an article about a urinal which doubles as a video game, and this invention was actually well received, even though I still don't understand the allure. But this concept design for an e-Urina...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/e-urinal-tests-your-urine-and-reports-health-issues/Hosanna Houser takes the cap and wire cage that comes on a champagne bottle and makes cute little chairs out of them! Since each is from a special occasion, she marks the date underneath the "seat." What's more, she...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/champagne-chairs/(YouTube link) The Force comes in really handy some mornings. -via Geeks Are Sexyjedi, The Force, humor, special effects...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/the-lazy-jedi/The human body may seem very familiar to you, especially your own, of course. But there's some weird things going on that you might not yet know. Like the way you glow! Fireflies and jellyfish glow, but humans? Believe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/11-insane-features-of-normal-human-anatomy/[http://youtu.be/mRnI4dhZZxQ] (YouTube link) Not only does he slide down the roof slant on something that looks like an tiny inner tube, but he carries it back up to the top to do it again! And why not? Sledding is a l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/sledding-crow/Before the development of photography, and even for some time afterward, one of the customs right after the death of someone important was to cast a death mask, to ensure there was a lasting representation of what that p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/the-face-of-the-emperor/Dogs are awesome athletes, and they don't care what they look like while they're getting the job done. Because it's Friday, how about enjoying a collection of funny pictures featuring these great athletes in motion a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/20-funny-pics-of-flying-dogs-catching-frisbees/(YouTube link) Stephen J. Anderson wired up electronics and everyday objects to make his own kitchen synthesizer. It looks a little dangerous, don't you think? This music starts at 2:20. -via Buzzfeed...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/homemade-kitchen-synthesizer/Before you go worrying about Friday the 13th, see what a great excuse for a party it is! On December 13, 1940, Chicago's Anti-Superstition Society held a Friday the 13th party at the Merchants & Manufacturers Clu...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/chicagos-anti-superstition-society-party/Frog Snuggle Sack and Cap | $35.95 Now isn't this absolutely adorable? The Frog Snuggle Sack and Cap from the NeatoShop will be the hit of the baby shower, and the nursery, too! The snuggle sack is light-green, textur...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/frog-snuggle-sack/Nerdy reputation or not, coin collecting (otherwise known as numismatics) has been a hobby since the days of ancient Rome. If you’re not a member of the enthusiast crowd, though, knowing a thing or two about the fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/10-coins-that-arent-boring/(vimeo link) Sound Artist Diego Stocco is at the CES convention in Las Vegas. Sudden inspiration came from the resonant sound of a trash can, so he recorded this impromptu performance on his iPhone. -Thanks, Diego...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/13/improv-on-a-trash-bin/So is this better or worse than having a Cloud Girlfriend? Will the position of girlfriend, once a local affair, become an outsourced industry? I'm Cathy, a 23 year old student and I live in New York city. There's a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/i-will-be-your-girlfriend-at-facebook-for-10-days-for-5/(Video Link) The moral of Shane English's story is to choose roommates carefully. A mere background check won't be enough. -via Machinima | English's WebsitePortal 2, Portal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/roommates-and-portals/Crocheting may have started out as a craft, but it's turning into an extreme sport. Veronica Knight, maker of the crochet viking costume, produced this full body crocheted cyclops suit. Think: casual Fridays. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/crocheted-cyclops-costume/When it's slow at the circulation desk, just get out a sheet of paper and start stamping. Italian artist Federico Pietrella found that date stamps can be used effectively to create images resembling pointillist pai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/date-stamp-art/Six daleks, labeled as "Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne engines" from the space shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis are invading being shipped to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to be refurbished for use in NASA's new proje...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/six-daleks-disguised-as-space-shuttle-engines/The South African division of the fast food chain Wimpy provides menus in Braille. To get the word out, its chefs produced hamburger buns with sesame seeds carefully arranged on the surface to spell out words in Brai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/braille-handburgers/Before you get your hopes up, you should know that these are not real unicorn droppings. They're just cookies that look very much like them. They do not have the magical properties of authentic unicorn poop, but they...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/how-to-make-unicorn-poop-cookies/(Video Link) Do you remember chess boxing -- the sport consisting of alternating rounds of chess and boxing? Well, just imagine what you could do with this bag, allegedly built by researchers at the UK's Open Univer...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/punching-bag-as-a-musical-instrument/(YouTube Link) If you're fed up with simply eating celery, then why not take a note from this guy's playbook and turn it into a musical instrument! Watch as he sticks a custom made celery flute up his nose, then play...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/watch-this-japanese-man-jam-with-a-celery-flute/
