Archive for March 11th, 2012

Opossum Wearing A Sweater Shreds On A Snowboard

(YouTube Link) Shaun White had better watch out for Ratatouille the snowboarding opossum, because if this little guy learns how to grind the halfpipe or drop a backflip 360 off a ramp his power of adorableness coupled...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/a-sweater-wearing-opossum-shredding-it-on-a-snowboard/

Ad For Battlestar Galactica Disco Warrior Jacket

You'll be stylin' and profilin' in this Battlestar Galactica Warrior's Battle Jacket, whether you're getting your boogie on at the disco or piloting a Starhound Viper through a meteor storm. If this retro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/battlestar-galactica-disco-warrior-jacket/

Red Panda Smacks Down A Pumpkin

(YouTube Link) The spunky red panda in this video doesn't tolerate any pumpkins messing around in his neck of the woods, and he's more than happy to demonstrate his kung fu skills as he teaches this particular pumpkin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/red-panda-smacks-down-a-pumpkin/

Back to the Future II Quadrocoptor

(Video Link) YouTube user native118's amazing custom quadrocopter looks exactly like Doc Brown's DeLorean DMC-12. It even has a Mr. Fusion machine! Presumably this is a fully functional time machine, and native118 h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/back-to-the-future-ii-quadrocoptor/

Game of Thrones Amigurumi

Kati's cute collection of crocheted Starks have already sold, so I can't find much information about it. Is Ned's head detachable? That would be an appropriate feature. Etsy Shop -via Nerd Approvedcrocheting, amig...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/game-of-thrones-amigurumi/

How Leela and 9 Other Cartoon Characters Got Their Names

There's a lot of intellectual depth to Futurama -- and not just in the math and physics. Even the names are subtle references, such as Leela's: Leela’s full name, “Turanga Leela,” is a reference to Oliv...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/how-leela-and-9-other-cartoon-characters-got-their-names/

Laundry Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen

Can laundry be art? Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen thought so! The artists elevated the act of hanging laundry on clothes lines into an art form: Link - via Jay Mug...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/laundry-art-of-kaarina-kaikkonen/

Rising Table

Now *that* is a folding table! Architectural designer Robert Van Embricqs created this clever piece called Rising Table, which is made from a single piece of wood: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/rising-table/

An App for Good Intentions

Dan W, a software developer, used a bookmarklet at Instapaper to save long articles for later reading. Then he came up with a better idea. He made his own bookmarklet to save articles for later reading. There’s one di...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/an-app-for-good-intentions/

Car with an Airbag for Pedestrians

(Video Link) It's not yet safe to play real life Grand Theft Auto, but Volvo's V40 comes with a feature that may reduce pedestrian fatalities during accidents. When a pedestrian impacts the front, an airbag...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/car-with-an-airbag-for-pedestrians/

A Night in the Dog House

(YouTube link) Eat, dance, sleep. It's a dog's life! This clip is a sample from a longer British Pathe reel from 1952 called Sophisticated She Dog. Link -via Arbroathfilm, vintage, dogs...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/a-night-in-the-dog-house/

Grave Matters: The Body-Snatchers Unearthed

In 18th century England, changes in the way medical students were trained sparked a new business: body-snatching. Corpses were needed for educational dissections, and enterprising laborers knew where to get them. From w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/grave-matters-the-body-snatchers-unearthed/

You Get Nothing

(YouTube link) Songwriter SrslySirius remixed Gene Wilder's lines from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory into a seriously catchy song. -via Buzzfeedmovie, remix, Willy Wonka, Chocolate Factory...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/you-get-nothing/

Red People

Red people, each constructed of thirteen blocks, are showing up all over Moscow. They pose in all dorts of places doing all sorts of things. The art project is from the collective known as Pprofessors. The figures ar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/11/red-people/
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