Archive for June 2006

Manta Ray Umbrella.

What would Batman use as an umbrella? Probably this Tuuci MANTA Parasol, which is inspired by "the graceful ocean flight of the Manta Ray".Just £85! http://www.encompassco.com/product.php?cat=E...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/manta-ray-umbrella/

Sofa Bunk Bed.

You've seen sofa beds before ... boring! But I bet you haven't seen this: a sofa that converts into a bunk bed!Link - via zxcvzxcv...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/sofa-bunk-bed/

Adam Brandejs' Frankenshoe.

Adam Brandejs made this animatronic "flesh" shoe that can be controlled by an MP3 player:The shoe is stitched together with multiple pieces of latex rubber cast out of moulds made from my own ski...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/adam-brandejs-frankenshoe/

Thomas Briggs' Artwork.

See more mesmerizingly beautiful artwork of Thomas Briggs: Link - via LightChaser...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/thomas-briggs-artwork/

Billy the Goat Demoted for Bad Behavior!

Billy Windsor, a regimental goat of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, was demoted for refusing to keep in step at Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday:The goat was marched before the CO after being reported for &qu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/billy-the-goat-demoted-for-bad-behavior/

Giant Bat-Eating Centipede.

David Attenborough narrates the story of this scary, giant (13-inch long!), bat-eating centipede in Venezuela.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via A Welsh ViewIf you like this, you'd probably like: Giant Mou...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/giant-bat-eating-centipede/

Enterprising Soldiers Hack the Iraqi Internet.

From the website:Since the military provides just 6 to 12 computers for every 1,000 or so troops, time limits of 10 to 15 minutes per day are often enforced at Morale Welfare Recreation Cafés...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/enterprising-soliders-hack-the-iraqi-internet/

Manuel Uribe Lost 200 lb. on Protein Diet.

AP Photo / Juan Manual VillasenorWe've featured Manuel Uribe of Monterey, Mexico, on Neatorama before, with amazingly warm outpouring of support for Manuel, who made a desparate plea for medical help for his m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/28/manuel-uribe-lost-200-lb-on-protein-diet/

Scott Wade's Dust Art.

When the dust gets thick on the back of his Mini Cooper, Scott Wade got busy drawing - that's because he's an artist that uses dust as his medium of choice!http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/photos/062...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/scott-wades-dust-art/

Backyard Zamboni.

Damian Renzello loved his backyard ice rink, but wanted smoother ice that so far has only been found in indoor rinks. So he build his own zamboni:He has mounted a snow blower on the front of a four-w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/backyard-zamboni/

Comcast Technician Fell Asleep on Customer's Couch.

The video clip that made it round the Net after Brian Finkelstein of Washington DC posted it on YouTube and got picked up by digg: A Comcast technician came to replace a faulty modem. After spending an hou...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/comcast-technician-fell-asleep-on-customers-couch/

Yumiko Tanaka's Fripon.

Just because adults and children can't stay together all the time, it doesn't mean that they can't play together: Fripon is a pair of devices connected to each other with a wireless connection. One o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/yumiko-tanakas-fripon/

Ken Jenning's Big Styrofoam Head.

Jeopardy! uber-champ Ken Jennings [wiki] got a big head made of styrofoam that he doesn't know what to do with! From his blog:So, like many of you, I’m sure, I have this huge styrofoam versio...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/ken-jennings-big-styrofoam-head/

Karl Johaentges' Photography.

Karl Johaentges took this very cool photo of a man practicing tai chi in front of an essay by Emperor Xuan Zong of the Tang Dynasty carved into a cliff in Taishan, China.See more of Karl's cool photos at: http...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/karl-johaentges-photography/

Chameleon Snake Found in Borneo.

Deep in the forest of Borneo, scientists of the World Wildlife Fund discovered specimens of the Kapuas mud snake (Enhydris gyii) that can change colors like a chameleon."I put the reddish-bro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/chameleon-snake-found-in-borneo/

Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor.

Jonathan B. Wright discovered tiny doors that, of course, can only belong to fairies....http://www.urban-fairies.com/locations.html - via Fortean Times...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/fairy-doors-of-ann-arbor/

Heidi Hesse's Gumball Hummer.

In her project, called "Sugar Coated", Heidi made a life-size, gumball covered HumVee to "comment on pop culture and [remind] us of soldiers handing candy to children in far-flung countr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/heidi-hesses-gumball-hummer/

Things That Don't Make Scientific Sense #4: The Homeopathy Experiment.

Samuel Hahnemann, the father of homeopathy.Homeopathy is one strange alternative medicine: it holds that a dilute solution of a compound can have healing effect, even if the solution is so dilute that it is un...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/things-that-dont-make-scientific-sense-4-the-homeopathy-experiment/

Weird "Wave" Clouds.

A weird weather phenomenon made the skies over Eastern Iowa looks like a scene right out of the sci-fi movie "Independence Day". Local TV station KCRG reports:I thought I was going to see alien s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/weird-wave-clouds/

The Superman You Don't Know.

Bet you didn't know this about Superman:He started as a bald villain! One of the all-time greatest good-guy superheroes actually began life as a big, bad bald guy bent on world domination! Comic crea...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/the-superman-you-dont-know/

Lali, San Diego Zoo's Baby Rhino.

From the website:"Lali," an 8-week-old female Indian rhinoceros calf, makes her public debut at the Wild Animal Park alongside her mother, Gari. Lali, which means darling girl in Hindi, is the 50...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/27/lali-san-diego-zoos-baby-rhino/

Insect Macro Photography.

Does anyone know what type of insect this is? A very neat collection of macro photography of insects (and frogs): Link - via Cynical-C....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/insect-macro-photography/

Two clever ads.

Hit play or go to Akbank ad Link [YouTube] or TalkTalk ad Link [YouTube] - via Ursi's Blog....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/two-clever-ads/

The Daddle.

The Daddle is a Dad's saddle for horsing around... A superb way to monetize an age-old, free way to play with your kid!http://www.cashelcompany.com/dad.php# - via Arbroath...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/the-daddle/

Archie, the World's Ugliest Dog.

Heather Peoples' Chinese crested dog "Archie" is ugly - really ugly. Actually, it's so ugly that it won the 2006 World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California.The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/archie-the-worlds-ugliest-dog/

Birds on a Tree.

Scott Fraser shot this video of thousands of European starling birds flocking and almost bringing down a tree.Previously on Neatorama: Millions of migrating starlings create a "Black Sun"http://vide...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/birds-on-a-tree/

Milky Way in the Desert Sky of Arizona.

This beautiful photo, from Earth Picture of the Day, is captioned:The photo above was taken at 4:04 a.m. (local time in Arizona Time) from the Saguaro Astronomy Club -- about halfway between Phoenix and Tu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/milky-way-in-the-desert-sky-of-arizona/

Janet Skiles' Illustrations.

Janet's a freelance illustrator from Illinois who has many more cool illustrations on her website: Link - via Ursi's Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/janet-skiles-illustrations/

Hurricanes are Fueled by Global Warming.

What causes the unusually strong hurricane season of 2005? There are two theories: rising sea surface temperature and natural ocean cycles (such as El Niño)A new scientific study suggests that ris...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/26/hurricanes-are-fueled-by-global-warming/

B25 Airplane Pulled Out of Lake Murray, South Carolina.

From Abandoned But Not Forgotten, a website dedicated to abandoned building and sites in the United States:Recently, there has been some big hype going on in the small county of Lexington. Lake Mur...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/25/b25-airplane-pulled-out-of-lake-murray-south-carolina/
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