Jan von Holleben's Dream of Flying.
See more of Jan's fantastic photos: http://www.janvonholleben.com/dreams_of_flying/ (via Land-O-Links)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/jan-von-hollebens-dream-of-flying/Archive for April 2006
H20Pod's Water Mat.
This 20' x 6' mat can support up to 1,500 lbs on the surface of water. You can now walk on water. http://www.watermat.org/ (via Unique Daily)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/h20pods-water-mat/Anatomia Collection.
University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library has this fantastic collection of 4500 full page plates and other vintage human anatomy images.This one was a hand-colore...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/anatomia-collection/Secret Worlds.
Neatorama reader Tim Mosley wrote: Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida has put up a very interesting page on their site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Gala...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/secret-worlds/While My Ukulele Gently Weeps.
Hit play to see Jake Shimabukuro performs a fantastic Ukulele version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps by George Harrison. (via Norwood Matt's always awesome Stuff on Fire,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/while-my-ukulele-gently-weeps/Transparent Screens.
From a while ago: Flickr user w00kie has a neat photostream of transparent screens (surely you can figure out how these are made ...) If you haven't seen them, it's worth a loo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/transparent-screens/Ben Hallert's Matrix APU Costume.
Take a look at Ben's build log of his awesome Matrix APU Halloween costume: Link (don't miss his Mech Suit)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/ben-hallerts-matrix-apu-costume/Living Wall at the University of Guelph-Humber.
University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto has a unique air-purification system: a 4-story tall wall of plants with about 1,000 plants that act as a biofilter. ... while the lush...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/living-wall-at-the-university-of-guelph-humber/Nozzman's Illustrations.
See more of Nozzman's funny drawings: http://www.nozzman.nl/portfolio/ (via Sam-Diablo)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/11/nozzmans-illustrations/Smiley Face Martian Crater.
This image of the Crater Galle, the "happy face" on Mars, was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the European Space Agency's Mars Express spac...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/smiley-face-martian-crater/Rube Goldberg Device to Make Ramen.
The awesome Make: Blog has this crazy Rube Goldbergian contraption to make ramen, made by (who else?) the Japanese.Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/rube-goldberg-device-to-make-ramen/Boy's 911 Call Considered Prank, Mom Died.
This is just so sad: 6-year-old boy Robert Turner called 911 for help when he found his mother Sherel Turner lying unconscious on the kitchen floor.Instead of sending help, the 91...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/boys-911-call-considered-prank-mom-died/Vampire Slaying Kit from 19th Century Transylvania.
If you need an authentic vintage vampire slaying kit, there's one for sale on eBay right now! From the website:The items enclosed in the box are as followed: one wooden hammer (6.5 inches long), four stakes 6 i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/vampire-slaying-kit-from-19th-century-transylvania/Lockwasher's Robots.
Checkout Lockwasher's Flickr photostream of cute robots made from junks. Link (via Metafilter)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/lockwashers-robots/Nathan Mazur's Scared of Bees.
Take a look at Nathan's funny "art": Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/nathan-mazurs-scared-of-bees/Love and Hate Shirt.
This is Rachel Plefger's Psy-Shirt. It is a witty shirt, indeed - found at MadeinDesign (via diabless5)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/love-and-hate-shirt/Sweaters for Penguins.
From the website: In January 2000 an oil spill near Phillip Island, Australia, threatened the tiny penguins who live there....Rescue workers at the Phillip Island Nat...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/sweaters-for-penguins/Canadian Snow Sculpture Team's Nike Goddess of Victory.
Take a look at the team's snow (and sand) sculptures - very cool. Link (Thanks Peter Vogelaar!)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/canadian-snow-sculpture-teams-nike-goddess-of-victory/James Porto's Photography.
Many intriguing photos at James' website: http://www.jamesporto.com/index1.html (via Jaf Project)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/james-portos-photography/Ron English's Illegal Billboard.
Popaganda, the Art and Subversion of Ron English, is worth a look see: Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/ron-englishs-illegal-billboard/Tom Dukich's Wunderkat.
From the website: In an unusual alliance, the makers of Wonder Bread and the Conservative Conservation Coalition (CCC) unveiled plans for a project the two groups claim will one day revolu...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/10/tom-dukichs-wunderkat/New (and Old) Everest Animal Species.
Scientists from Convervation International and Disney's Animal Kingdom recently launched an expedition into the six regions of the Tibetan "Sacred Lands" in the mountains of Southwes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/new-and-old-everest-animal-species/Czech Beer Bath.
From the website: "We had the beer, we had a mineral spring nearby and we came up with the idea of beer baths," explained Mojmir Prokes, the young manager of the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/czech-beer-bath/Everything You Want to Know about Jack the Ripper.
Neatorama reader Tim Mosley suggested this entry: Casebook.org: the world's Largest Repository of information pertaining to Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders of 1...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/everything-you-want-to-know-about-jack-the-ripper/Kelly Butler's Tramp Lamp.
Take a look at Kelly's awesome lamps, created from lingeries! http://www.tramplamps.com/index.htm (via Miss Cellania)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/kelly-butlers-tramp-lamp/Tokyoplastic's The Little Fella.
Take a look at this cute short animated clip from Tokyoplastic.http://www.tokyoplastic.com/ - click on the little fella! (via Ursi's Blog)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/tokyoplastics-the-little-fella/Strange Gadgets and Accessories.
Steve Sun of TechEBlog has put together the Top 20 Strangest Gadgets and Accessories - this one is the "Rat Race Clock" with a mechanical rat running on a treadmill....
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/strange-gadgets-and-accessories/Roaches are Democratic Insects.
José Halloy and colleagues at the Department of Social Ecology at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium discovered that the cockroach Blattella germanica make...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/09/roaches-are-democratic-insects/Drinking Straw Art.
Update 4/10/06: Bibi told me that she had blogged about it before. Turns out Grow-a-brain did, too (Hope Hanan's not mad at me!). http://soutosco.zip.net/arch2004-10-10_2004-10-16.html...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/08/drinking-straw-art/Antony Gormley's Angel of the North.
Antony Gormley built this 208 ton, 20 meters or five-story tall steel structure with a wingspan of 54 meters called the Angel of the North in Gateshead, United Kingdom. About t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/04/08/antony-gormleys-angel-of-the-north/
