Archive for April 29th, 2019

Simon and Theo's First Meeting

Update: Simon is following Theo around like a puppy, Theo is a little nervous as cats can be in new environments pic.twitter.com/NtgVpspTK7— mac (@kenziecoffman) April 25, 2019 Last week, we had the story of Si...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Simon-and-Theos-First-Meeting/

Bee Stripes' Color Diversity Explained

<p>We tend to imagine bees generally having a specific set of color patterns but looking closely, though they exhibit the same colors, the patterns come in varieties.</p><blockquote>"There...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Bee-Stripes-Color-Diversity-Explained/

Teacher Posts Letter Telling Students Not To Spoil Avengers: Endgame

<p>Endgame has been released for almost a week now and social media has been abuzz with so much excitement as well as fair warnings from people who haven't watched the film not to spoil them.</p><p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Teacher-Posts-Letter-Telling-Students-Not-To-Spoil-Avengers-Endgame/

How Googlers turned an office into a sticky-note art gallery

Google employees have created "pixel art" masterpieces using sticky notes on their office windows. Here's how they do it. Read more on The Keyword....

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/How-Googlers-turned-an-office-into-a-sticky-note-art-gallery/

Nevertheless, They Persisted: How a London Women's Collective Turned Anger Into Art

Second Wave feminism came from the acknowledgement that the vote was not enough. Women in the 1960s and '70s wanted to change a culture that saw them as the weaker sex. One form of protest was art, particularly art produ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Nevertheless-They-Persisted-How-a-London-Womens-Collective-Turned-Anger-Into-Art/

Astrophysicists Discover Buckminster Fullerenes in Space

<p>Scientists have been able to detect these <a href="https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/interstellar-buckyballs-found-in-deep-space/" target="_blank">fullerenes in interstella...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Astrophysicists-Discover-Buckminster-Fullerenes-in-Space/

The Howdy Doody Show (1947-1960)

What time is it, kids? It's Howdy Doody time!Back we go to the early days of television, where we encounter another of the legendary kids' programs, The Howdy Doody Show, the first nationally televised...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/The-Howdy-Doody-Show-1947-1960/

In Colombia: A Cathedral Carved Out of Salt

<p>The Salt Cathedral of Colombia is one amazing spectacle. It is located about 600 feet underground in what was once a salt mine in Zipaquirá, just outside Bogotá, the capital of Colombia.<...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/In-Colombia-A-Cathedral-Carved-Out-of-Salt/

The Aurora Borealis...What Causes It?

The northern lights or aurora borealis is a spectacular display of colored lights shimmering across the night sky. What causes them? (As a matter of interest the southern lights is called...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/The-Aurora-Borealis-What-Causes-It/

Colonialism as Mitosis

Single-cell organisms grow, engulf other cells, split, decline, and die. So do empires. Pedro M. Cruz and Penousal Machado created a visualization that illustrates the historical timeline of the British, French, Spanish,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Colonialism-as-Mitosis/

Wonder (Bread) Woman Cosplay

<p>Photographer David Ngo snapped <a href="https://www.dtjaaaam.com/Dragon-Con-2018/Dragon-Con-2018---Friday/i-rvcrTQ9" target="_blank">this funny and punny cosplayer</a> at...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Wonder-Bread-Woman-Cosplay-4/

Nichelle Nichols for NASA

Nichelle Nichols portrayed communications officer Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek TV series (and six later films). Her role as a professional black woman in a science fiction story was a breakthrough in 19...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Nichelle-Nichols-for-NASA/

Russian Spy Whale?

007: From Russia with Whale (2019) https://t.co/D4EEyaOxHm— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) April 29, 2019 Norwegian fishermen were surprised when a beluga whale approached their boat with its mouth open, as if it were as...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Russian-Spy-Whale/

Americans One of the Most Stressed-Out People According to Survey

<p>Over half of the respondents from the U.S — approximately 55% — have reported <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/americans-are-some-most-stressed-out-people-world-repo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Americans-One-of-the-Most-Stressed-Out-People-According-to-Survey/

If State Slogans Were Movie Posters, Here's How They Would Look

Did you know that every state in the USA has its own slogan?Of course you did. What you probably didn't know is that some of these slogans are quite cinematographic. That gave us an idea. What if someone w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/If-State-Slogans-Were-Movie-Posters-Here-s-How-They-Would-Look/

To Infinity and (the Great) Beyond: Space Posters in the 50s and 60s

<p>Envisioning an ideal utopia of not just a flourishing Earth and its people, but also a prosperous “God-free Great Beyond”, the artists of the Soviet Union in the 50s and 60s drew these <a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/To-Infinity-and-the-Great-Beyond-Space-Posters-in-the-50s-and-60s/

The Roadblock That Could Derail Plans For Texas High Speed Rail

<p>For a long time now, plans have been in the pipeline for a high-speed railway system in the United States which would speed up logistics and hopefully, integrate lines to connect different states to make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/The-Roadblock-That-Could-Derail-Plans-For-Texas-High-Speed-Rail/

The Avengers Rendered in Japanese Art Style

<p>Takumi, a Japanese illustrator who previously created the Ghibli Theme Park conceptual art, now gives us some stunning artworks — the Avengers characters rendered in Ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese ar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/The-Avengers-Rendered-in-Japanese-Art-Style/

The Science Behind Wights and Other Zombies

<p>Winter is here, and it doesn't look good. The Wight army are making way for Westeros and nothing is going to stop them. But let's escape the realm of fiction and lore, and delve a bit into the science be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/The-Science-Behind-Wights-and-Other-Zombies/

Yummy Arachnid? Sushi Spider Makes Its Appearance on Social Media

<p>A man from Sydney, Australia named William Williamson posted via Facebook a photo of what seemed to be a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6961743/A-strange-looking-spider-resembl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Yummy-Arachnid-Sushi-Spider-Makes-Its-Appearance-on-Social-Media/

Play That Funky Music Rammstein

Can Rammstein get funky? You betcha! It takes a little help from Wild Cherry, Megadeth, and Metallica, but the combination ends up perfect for a disco dance. This clever mashup is from DJ Cummerbund. -via redditDJ Cummer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Play-That-Funky-Music-Rammstein/

Out of the Loop: Do We "Have To" Watch This Show or Read That Book, A Commentary On Pop Culture

<p>Unless you have been stranded in the wilderness with no form of connection or communication with the rest of the world, some people would find it an offense for one not to know "common knowledge&quo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Out-of-the-Loop-Do-We-Have-To-Watch-This-Show-or-Read-That-Book-A-Commentary-On-Pop-Culture/

Goodbye Pikachu: Owner Plans To Scatter His Cat's Ashes To Space

<p>In honor of his cat Pikachu, Steve Munt is raising funds<a href="https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/space-cat-burial?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1" target="_blank"> to send Pika...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Goodbye-Pikachu-Owner-Plans-To-Scatter-His-Cat-s-Ashes-To-Space/

Pics Of 23 Unreal Caves To Visit Around The World

"A spelunker is an explorer of caves. If you hope to one day be a spelunker, you probably have a love of dark, damp spaces...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/04/29/Pics-Of-23-Unreal-Caves-To-Visit-Around-The-World/
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More