Archive for April 2006

Chiho Aoshima's Graveheads and the Gushing Zombies.

Check out Tokyo-based artist Chiho Aoshima's fantastic exhibition titled "Asleep, dreaming of reptilian glory" at Blum & Poe: http://www.blumandpoe.com/chihoaoshi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/chiho-aoshimas-graveheads-and-the-gushing-zombies/

DIY Wall of Flatscreen Monitors.

This is what a wall of 12 30-inch flatscreen monitors looks like. From the website:When friend of QJ.NET "Crazy Jon" called us up and told us about a project he was worki...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/diy-wall-of-flatscreen-monitors/

Cory Judge's Glass Dragonfly.

Neatorama reader Dougall Meloney wrote to me about his daughter Cory Judge and her artwork - I particularly like this glass dragonfly she made. You can check out the rest of he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/cory-judges-glass-dragonfly/

Car Illusion.

Found at Optical Illusion (Thanks Christine!)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/car-illusion/

Large Cone Tornardo.

Apparently, some people like to chase tornadoes - why, I don't know...From the website: The cone shape is generally part of the life cycle the tornado goes through on its way to another fo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/large-cone-tornardo/

General Butt Naked.

The man on the left is Joshua Blahyi, a Liberian warlord from the 90's better known as General Butt Naked.He's not a nice guy: “So, before leading my troops into battle,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/14/general-butt-naked/

Easter Egg Painted with Jesus.

From the website: Traditional Easter eggs, depicting Jesus Christ and other religious themes, lie in a basket at an Easter traditions fair in Bucharest, Romania...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/easter-egg-painted-with-jesus/

Benjamin Krain's Reconstructing Afghanistan.

Photojournalist Benjamin Krain took this war-torn classroom in Afghanistan. See more of his photos here: Link (via Look at This ...)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/benjamin-krains-reconstructing-afghanistan/

World's Most Expensive Sandwich.

The world's most expensive sandwich is for sale at Selfridges Department Store in London for £85 or $148. It is made from Wagyu beef, foie gras, black truffle mayo, brie...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/worlds-most-expensive-sandwich/

Ali Sold Name and Likeness for $50 Million.

From the website: Muhammad Ali, one of the world's most recognized people, has sold 80 percent of the marketing rights to his name and likene...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/ali-sold-name-and-likeness-for-50-million/

Joel Cooper's Origami Faces.

Amazing Flickr photostream of origami genius Joel Cooper: Link (via Make)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/joel-coopers-origami-faces/

Huge Ice Chunk Fell Out of the Sky in Oakland.

A chunk of ice fell out of the sky and left a huge hole in the ground at Oakland's Bushrod Park.From the website: Jacek Purat saved a piece of ice chunk that originally measur...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/huge-ice-chunk-fell-out-of-the-sky-in-oakland/

Colombian Nasa Tribe's Coca-Sek Drink.

An interesting article in LA Times yesterday: Call it the "Real Thing."Indians in this remote mountain village in southern Colombia are marketing a parti...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/colombian-nasa-tribes-coca-sek-drink/

Lebowski Fest.

What exactly is Lebowski Fest? The website said: Lebowski Fest is a bowling event celebrating all things relating to the Coen Brothers 1998 film, The Big Lebowski. It can be l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/lebowski-fest/

We Can Make Synthehol, Theoretically.

Professor David Nutt believes that there is no reason why we can't make hangover-free alcohol, like Star Trek's synthehol. Alcohol works in the brain mainly by latching onto s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/we-can-make-synthehol-theoretically/

Busted: Brass Knuckle Smuggled as Belts.

In Florida, Customs and Border Patrol has seized a giant shipment of 14,000 brass knucles disguised as belt buckles from Pakistan and China. "There is no way this could b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/busted-brass-knuckle-smuggled-as-belts/

KittenAuth, the Cute Captcha.

Tired of the captcha? Try the KittenAuth test!For those who don't know about captcha (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart), it is a question...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/kittenauth-the-cute-captcha/

9-Year-Old Matador.

Take a look at Rafita Mirabal stare down a charging 400-lbs bull with nothing but a red cape and a short sword. Oh, did I tell you he's 9 years old? Rafita already has had about two dozen f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/13/9-year-old-matador/

Middle Aged Japanese Men and Their Toy Belt.

As Japan has fewer and fewer children, toy companies there have discovered an alternative market: adults who are nostalgic for their childhood toys (in this case: a very geek-chi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/middle-aged-japanese-men-and-their-toy-belt/

Jon Hansen's Tales of the Plush Cthulhu

Jon Hansen made his fantastic "Tales of the Plush Cthulhu" using stuffed animals.Link (Thanks Tim Mosley!)If you have been living under a rock and don't know wh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/jon-hansens-tales-of-the-plush-cthulhu/

Couple Faked Sextuplet Birth for Cash.

Authorities said that Sarah and Kris Everson faked having a sextuplet as a hoax to tap the generosity of others to pay their bills!Those who heard the Eversons' sad story of t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/couple-faked-sextuplet-birth-for-cash/

Garden Shed for a House - a Steal at $375k!

America's Overvalued Real Estate Blog's entries are each "a nasty overpriced wreck". This one is titled Garden Shed: Occasionally, nasty overpriced wrecks are des...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/garden-shed-for-a-house-a-steal-at-375k/

World's Strongest Glue.

Yves Brun and colleagues from Indiana University discovered that the world's strongest glue is produced by the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus to stick to river rocks....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/worlds-strongest-glue/

SOCA Psychs Criminals with Thundercats-like Logo.

A new FBI-style crime-fighting agency called the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has been launched in the UK, complete with a logo designed to scare the living daylights out of criminals:...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/soca-psychs-criminals-with-thundercats-like-logo/

Eric Yow's Trick Pool Shots.

Fantastic trick shots by Eric Yow. See more on his website: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/eric-yows-trick-pool-shots/

P A R K, a Flash Puzzle.

If you like flash puzzler like Samorost, you'd want to check out P A R K.Previously posted on Neatorama: Samorost, Samorost 2, Polyphonic Spree: Quest for the Rest...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/p-a-r-k-a-flash-puzzle/

Monk Takes One From Politician.

Former Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson, D-Los Angeles, left, kicks Zhang Xiao Ju betweent the legs during a demonstration performed by Buddist monks at the Capitol in Sacramento. In their fir...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/12/monk-takes-one-from-politician/

Daniels Woodland's Pirate Tree House.

Daniels Woodland company makes amazing whimsical tree houses (that come with their own trees). Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/daniels-woodlands-pirate-tree-house/
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