It's a frightening idea: to have half of one's brain removed on purpose. But this surgery, called a hemispherectomy, is sometimes done in children who suffer from constant epileptic seizures, as a last-ditch effort when...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Patients-Missing-One-Brain-Hemisphere-Show-Surprisingly-Intact-Neural-Connections/<p>Suspended animation: the temporary cessation of most vital functions without death, as in a dormant seed or a hibernating animal. The first time I can recall learning about human suspended animation was...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Doctors-Claim-to-Have-Achieved-Placing-Humans-In-Suspended-Animation/<p>Oh, sure, you can claim that your relative is dead and the company needs to pay out. But insurance adjusters know to ask for proof. Like Ronald Reagan said, "Trust, but verify."</p><p&...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Family-Brings-Corpse-to-Life-Insurance-Office-When-the-Company-Insists-on-Proof-of-Death/Cory Mervis-Bocskor converted this old Ford Aerostar minivan into the ultimate ride. He uses it as a Burning Man vehicle, but this Type 6 Federation shuttlecraft also has interstellar capabilities. It's modeled after the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Minivan-Modded-into-i-Star-Trek-i-Shuttlecraft/As we approach the end of the decade, get ready for more and more lists of everything that happened over the last ten years. Yes, I know that numerically the decade doesn't officially end for another year, but that's not...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Decade-of-Pop-100-Song-Mashup/<p>For hundreds of years, the claim of the 2nd century Greek doctor Galen, remained unchallenged. Galen believed that the blood is produced in the liver. The produced blood then would be filtered through ti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/The-One-Who-Really-Discovered-How-The-Heart-Works/<p>Built by Tesla and managed by renewable energy company Neoen, is the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia. It is the biggest battery in the world, and it is set to grow even bigger next year. It wi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/The-Biggest-Battery-In-The-World-To-Grow-50-Percent-Bigger-Next-Year/Squirrel UnderpantsLooking for the perfect gag gift for your favorite rodent lover? You need the Squirrel Underpants from the NeatoShop. This little pair of briefs makes an excellent stocking stuffer or white elephant gi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Squirrel-Underpants-2/<p>Sprawled on her back in the dirt, with her head resting on one side, and her elbows bent as if she was about to prop up, is an elderly woman. She was already dead for three months, and her face was no lo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Microbes-And-How-They-Can-Help-In-Pinpointing-The-Time-of-Death/Most of us don’t read license agreements of the apps that we use. I myself am guilty of this. I just scroll down and click or tap “I agree” and I go on my merry way after. Since most of the time we do t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Taking-The-Mystery-Out-Of-License-Agreements-With-The-Help-Of-This-Robot-Lawyer/Mental Floss has an article about why we eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. While the history of pumpkin pie is interesting, it also led me to something not quite so wholesome. The Thanksgiving holiday was a sticking point...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/When-Thanksgiving-was-a-Fighting-Word/<p>Being an aerial lookout is one of the most dangerous positions in the crew of First World War German Zeppelin. As an aerial lookout, one’s job will be to observe the ground for enemy positions and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/The-Spy-Gondola-of-the-Zeppelin/With all the monsters defeated, a king feels his days of glory are past. His daughter wants him to feel important again. With the best of intentions, she hatches a plan to make him a hero again. Royal Madness is from the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Royal-Madness/So, you had a little oops with your vehicle and it's going to be some time before you get it fixed -if ever. This looks a lot like my 20-year-old truck, and I wouldn't bother getting a dent banged out, but I might be tem...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/The-Perfect-Decal-for-a-Dent/J.J. Abrams on #TheRiseOfSkywalker: "Everyone is doing the best work I’ve ever seen anyone do. But the ambition of this movie is far greater than Force Awakens. What we set out to do was far more challenging. E...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/Inside-iStar-Wars-The-Rise-of-Skywalkeri/The Disney princess movie Tangled came out in 2010, when my kids were old enough to go to the movies without me, so I missed it altogether. According to this Honest Trailer, the retold story of Rapunzel was pret...
https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/20/An-Honest-Trailer-for-iTangledi/
