Archive for November 30th, 2024

Gävlebocken: The World's Most Flammable Tourist Trap

I’m all styled up and ready for a goatwalk this sunday 🎉 And as a gentlegoat - the older, the more stylish! My inauguration kicks off on sunday at 4 PM, swedish time! Remember that bags are not allowed in fron...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/Gvlebocken-The-Worlds-Most-Flammable-Tourist-Trap/

Japan Invents Drinkable Mayonnaise

Strictly speaking, all mayonnaise is drinkable if you can reduce its viscosity sufficiently by mixing it with whiskey. But the difference here is that this mayonnaise is intended to be drinkable without modification. The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/Japan-Invents-Drinkable-Mayonnaise/

The US Navy's "What the Hell?!" Pennant

The U.S. Naval Institute posted on X that, in earlier days, ship flagbags sometimes contained a pennant that would express frustration and/or confusion at other vessels. I traced the origin story down to Vice Admiral Mil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/The-US-Navys-What-the-Hell-Pennant/

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Performed on Rubber Chickens

Jim Steinman's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as sung by Bonnie Tyler is one of the most iconic pop songs of the 80s. It is a mournful ballad about broken love. So it is fitting that a modern version is performed on rubber...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/Total-Eclipse-of-the-Heart-Performed-on-Rubber-Chickens/

The Rise and Fall of the Limousine

Only a few decades ago, a limousine with a personal driver was a sign of great affluence. Now their status as a socioeconomic signal has greatly diminished. Why? Emily Stewart, a writer for Business Insider, explains.Lim...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-the-Limousine/

A Short History of the Bidet

In 2020 when it was hard to find toilet paper in stores, bidets became all the rage in private homes in the US. That wouldn't be possible without the technology that allows the device to be attached to an existing toilet...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/A-Short-History-of-the-Bidet/

Strava Data Becomes an Animated Dancer

Normally, when someone wants to make an animated sequence these days, they just use computer software made for that purpose. If you want to go old school, you can draw individual frames, and people will be amazed at your...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/11/30/Strava-Data-Becomes-an-Animated-Dancer/
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