Archive for November 2005

Warning-Label-O-Matic!

Now you can make your own warning labels with Warning Label Generator: http://www.warninglabelgenerator.com/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/21/warning-label-o-matic/

Dazzling PHASR Gun.

Meet the US government's new laser rifle called the "Personnel Halting and Stimulation Respone (PHASR)", designed to dazzle (yes, dazzle) the enemy without permanent har...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/21/dazzling-phasr-gun/

China's Snow and Ice Festival.

Check out R. Todd King's interesting travelogue and neat photos of China. This one is of Harbin's Snow and Ice Festival. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/21/chinas-snow-and-ice-festival/

Prosthetic Beak for a Rare Japanese Stork.

Taisa, a rare Japanese white stork, broke his beak last November. Since then, he's had difficulty catching fish and couldn't get along with his girlfriend due to stress.Dentist T...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/21/prosthetic-beak-for-a-rare-japanese-stork/

Flowers Look Very Different to Bees.

Since pollinating insects like bees can see in the ultraviolet spectrum, flowers actually look different to them (as compared to you and me). Some flowers even guide these insects to their nec...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/20/flowers-look-very-different-to-bees/

Binde's Flying People.

Latvian photographer Gunars Binde's flying people are cool. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/20/bindes-flying-people/

Lego Earth.

Eric Harsbarger built a solid globe of the earth, made entirely out of thousands of bricks of Lego. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/20/lego-earth/

Butterfly Wings are LEDs!

Peter Vukusic and Ian Hooper at the University of Exeter, UK discovered that the fluorescent patches of butterfly wings work like light emiting diodes (LEDs). From the website: &q...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/20/butterfly-wings-are-leds/

Organic Sofa.

From the website: "Unlike your standard-issue sofa, this lush greenery is totally organic, requires no synthetic finishes, and can be brought to life, Golem-style, from salva...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/20/organic-sofa/

Subway Rider Sketches.

António Jorge Gonçalvez made over 300 sketches of random people in subway trains in 10 cities. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/19/subway-rider-sketches/

Old Chinese Propaganda Posters.

Stefan Landsberger has a massive collection of over 1,700 Chinese propaganda posters made since 1949 till present day. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/19/old-chinese-propaganda-posters/

Worst Jobs in Science.

No. 10 - Orangutan Pee Collector ... wait till you see no. 3 (Biology Teacher in Kansas!).Here's the top 10 worst jobs in science. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/806ffb24a5f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/19/worst-jobs-in-science/

Grandma Hardcore.

Barbara St. Hilaire, 69 years old aka Grandma Hardcore will *kick* any young uns' butt at video games. She started with Super Mario, then moved on to harder stuff like Doom and HA...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/grandma-hardcore/

Megaphone Helmet.

What do you get when you attach a megaphone to a helmet? "Maximal aural stupidity allowed by law", says this website. Step by step instruction: Link (via MAKE: Blog)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/megaphone-helmet/

The Ultimate Bacon Sandwich.

22 bacon slices (low sodium because it's healthier, of course!) and 2 slices of bread = heart attack sandwich. Link (via Look at This)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/the-ultimate-bacon-sandwich/

Colorful Bubbles.

Tim Kehoe spent 11 years and half a million dollars to develop the world's first colored bubbles. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0a03b5108e097010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd....

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/colorful-bubbles/

Not-So-Secret Nuclear Bunker.

Take a tour of UK's largest and deepest secret cold war nuclear bunker. http://www.japar.demon.co.uk/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/not-so-secret-nuclear-bunker/

Just in Case Batman Forgets.

Yep, a real sign - It's on US 64 near Asheville, NC (Thanks Kandra!)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/18/just-in-case-batman-forgets/

Golden Retriever Gave Birth to a Green Puppy.

A dog breeder in Alhambra, California was surprised when his golden retriever gave birth a green puppy. He named it "wasabi" - how cute is that? Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/17/golden-retriever-gave-birth-to-a-green-puppy/

Robot for Outdoor Tasks.

Hate yard work? You need Professor Aarne Halme's cool robot "WorkPartner", a service robot for outdoor tasks. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/17/robot-for-outdoor-tasks/

Abandoned Missile Silo.

Kevin Kelm documented his strange journey inside missile silo, which was decomissioned and abandoned in the late 1960s. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/17/abandoned-missile-silo/

Space Ship Console Toy Made from Wood.

From the website: "I'm trying to figure out the year round about when [Dad] built it... I was maybe nine or ten years old... perhaps a bit younger. I'm inclined to think i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/17/space-ship-console-toy-made-from-wood/

Pixel House.

Rene Hernandez Miranda from El Salvador created this detailed house complete with furnitures and appliances, entirely from pixels, in MS Paint. http://www.pixelfreak.com/v3/en/hou...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/17/pixel-house/

Fold a Paper in Half More Than 8 Times

Everyone knows that it's impossible to fold a paper in half more than 8 times using any size paper. That is until Britney Gallivan proved them wrong. She folded it 12 times for e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/16/fold-a-paper-in-half-more-than-8-times/

Physics of Walking on Broken Glass.

Physicist David G. Willey explains the physics behind (under?) walking on broken glass, dipping fingers in molten lead, breaking concrete block on a bed of nails, and picking up h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2005/11/16/physics-of-walking-on-broken-glass/
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