Archive for July 2006

Cricket Pacman.

Wim van Eck built this pacman game, where a human player can play against real crickets, for his graduation project.In his project he build a Pacman game, in that the player can play Pacman against real cr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/11/cricket-pacman/

One Lucky Corvette Thief.

Watch as this Corvette thief tried to get away from the cops, driving as fast as 165 mph, when he slammed into a big rig, was thrown out of the car, and lived to tell about it (and go to jail for it).Lin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/11/one-lucky-corvette-thief/

The Forgotten Shop.

This is Klaus Littmann's Das grosse Stilleben (The Big Still Life) - Le Petit Grand-Magasin, a museum exhibit made to look like a forgotten department store. Klaus got his idea when:At the start of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/the-forgotten-shop/

Antarctic Church for Penguins?

The penguins sure dress up nicely for service! Link - via Scribal Terror...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/antarctic-church-for-penguins/

When Lizzard Attacks.

See what happened when a lizard leaped on a TV reporter, who then just lost it ...Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/when-lizzard-attacks/

A Corny Marriage Proposal.

Brian Rueckly wanted his marriage proposal to unique:So after a year of planning and 40 hours of work, he asked Stacy Martin to marry him Monday using a cornfield."At first I was in shock and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/a-corny-marriage-proposal/

Drag Racing in Mega Mo.

With a super slow-motion camera (1000 frames per second!) called Mega Mo, you can see the individual cylinders firing at 8000 rpm!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Fazed...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/drag-racing-in-mega-mo/

One Massive Core Dump.

Geeks will appreciate the caption of this photo, from flickr user Carles-FlashOnTheBlog:This new linux distribution seems to have a core unstable.Non-geeks will just appreciate the photo of a penguin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/one-massive-core-dump/

Molecular Cloud.

This hole in the sky is now known to astronomers as a dark molecular cloud [wiki]. From Astronomy Picture of the Day:Here, a high concentration of dust and molecular gas absorb practically all the visible...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/molecular-cloud/

Playable Boombox Laptop Bag.

Craftster.org's user Cereallad modded this 80's boombox into a laptop bag for his iBook:Basically I hollowed out the boombox, added hinges and clasps, created a foam interior, created a strap attachment, a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/playable-boombox-laptop-bag/

Shay Alkalay's Bin Bear Bag.

We can petition Hefty to make these teddy bear-shaped trash bags soon!http://dams.rca.ac.uk/netpub/server.np?find&site=Show2006&catalog=catalog&template=genstudent.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=1260 | Shay'...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/shay-alkalays-bin-bear-bag/

Dream Led Man on 16-Year Quest for Mountain Treasures.

A dreamt sent Ma Qirong on a 16-year quest to find hidden treasures in a mountain in China:Ma Qingrong, 62, from Dayao County, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, dreamed 16 years ago about finding a huge f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/10/dream-led-man-on-16-year-quest-for-mountain-treasures/

The Most Dangerous Road in the World.

Check out this road in the Yungas region of Bolivia, and tell me that isn't the most dangerous driving condition you've ever seen...http://javimoya.com/blog/pics/200607/bolivia.htm - via Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/the-most-dangerous-road-in-the-world/

Lost Family Photo Found on Birthday Card.

When hunting for that perfect birthday card, Charlotte Robertson ran across a lost family photo of her father, Edward, taken more than 40 years ago when he was just three years old: His GP parents, M...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/lost-family-photo-found-on-birthday-card/

Chimp Playing PacMan.

Check out this Pacman-playing bonobo chimp! Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] via grow-a-brain...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/chimp-playing-pacman/

Disney's Retooled Pirates of the Caribbean Ride.

How about a fan-made video of the newly re-tooled Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland?http://media28a.libsyn.com/mndveJp2bneXeWh7l3Jyq2upY3aW/podcasts/insidethemagic/wdwpirates.mp4 - also via Mis...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/disneys-retooled-pirates-of-the-caribbean-ride/

Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow Look-alike.

Ron Rodriguez looks amazingly like Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean - so much so that he won first prize (a car!) in a look-alike contestLinks: Herald-Sun News | S...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/johnny-depps-jack-sparrow-look-alike/

David Hasslehoff's Jump in My Car.

That's right - The Hoff wants you in his car...Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/david-hasslehoffs-jump-in-my-car/

Trading a Paper Clip for a House.

One year and 14 trades later, Kyle MacDonald had successfully bartered a single, red-paper clip all the way up to a house (shown on the left)MacDonald began his quest last summer when he decided he w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/trading-a-paper-clip-for-a-house/

Pimped Out Limousine.

All that's missing from this stretch SUV Limo is the pole... If this isn't big enough for all of your buddies, check out the LimBusine.Link - via Ursi's Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/pimped-out-limousine/

13 Crystal Skulls.

As an object, skulls are powerfully symbolic. An ancient Indiang legend said that there were 13 crystal skulls of the Goddess Death, and that they had to be kept separate from each other and hidden throu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/09/13-crystal-skulls/

Fart-Free Beans.

Researchers from Venezuela discovered the secret to producing fart-free beans: Flatulence is caused by bacteria that live in the large intestine that break down food not already digested higher in th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/fart-free-beans/

Bush Pilot.

This explains everything! Hit play or go to Link [Google Video] via Cynical-C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/bush-pilot/

Underwater Basket Weaving PhD.

What? You didn't think that it was true? Here's University of Central Arkansas' new degree in Underwater Basket Weaving and here's University of Portsmouth's syllabus on the course. :)Let's let Wikipedia have...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/underwater-basket-weaving-phd/

Red Praying Mantis.

If you think the praying mantis we had previously on Neatorama was bad-ass, check this one out! Like the Matrix, man! From Tribe.net - via LightChaser...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/red-praying-mantis/

The Most Amazing Dog in the World.

[http://youtu.be/aZsV4R3XJKk]Faith was born with no front legs, so she learned to walk like a human. If you are having a bad day, think of this and never give up.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Metafilter...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/the-most-amazing-dog-in-the-world/

Catherine Bujold's Moonbase Alpha.

Catherine loved the TV show Space:1999 [wiki] so much that she's renovating her house to look like Moonbase Alpha! (She calls hers Sorellarium after the Sorella Lamp made by the Italian company Guzzini in 1972...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/catherine-bujolds-moonbase-alpha/

Baby Born on 6/6/06 Named Damien.

From the website:Suzanne Cooper's son was delivered at 6.59am and weighed 6lb 6oz (2.9kg) after being induced for six days. He was due on Saturday and husband Mike called the wait for his child 'a bi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/baby-born-on-6606-named-damien/

Light of Invisibility, Coming Soon!

Mark Frogley and Chris Phillips of the Imperial College London, discovered a neat quantum trick: a way to make a light ray that make things invisible.Using two powerful beams made this way, the team...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/light-of-invisibility-coming-soon/

Rodger Roundy's Artwork.

This one is titled "A Woman of Letters" and if you see closely, she's diving into a sea of alphabets... See more of Rodger's artwork here: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/08/rodger-roundys-artwork/
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