One word: awesome! From the website:The Radius 320™ incorporates three 20.1" LCD panels into a continuous display system with a total resolution of 5.76 million pixels. With the individual panel...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/27/radius-320-seamless-lcd/From the website:It can stop a bullet from an AK-47, shrug off a roadside bomb, and it makes a Hummer look like a chick car.The $200,000 (U.S.) Gurkha is coming to a road near you — thanks t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/27/gurkha-super-armored-suv/An air of mystery and fascination has surrounded Vincent Van Gogh ever since his death. The artist’s work has commanded astronomical sums at auction, and his mental state has been the subject of discussi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/26/rediscovering-van-gogh/Web design in 1996 was quite a simple matter, even for large companies, like Lego and McDonald (shown above). eKarjala has the full scoop: Link - via grow-a-brain...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/26/web-design-in-1996/Australian artist Nike Savvas built this art piece out of 50,000 polystyrene balls, titled "Atomix - Full of Love, Full of Wonder." A series of 10 blowing fans then "vibrated" the balls and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/26/nike-savvas-atomix/In response to the news that Pluto has been "downgraded" to a mere dwarf planet, Disney's Seven Dwarfs issued the following statement:"Although we think it's DOPEY that Pluto has been...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/26/seven-dwarfs-to-pluto-we-still-like-you/A pair of cute albino Pygmy Marmoset monkeys were born a tthe Froso Zoo in Sweeden - but all is not well with the monkeys: one of the twin died just hours after it was born, and the other one is fighting...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/26/albino-pygmy-marmoset-monkeys/The ruins at Baalbek, Lebanon have the largest (and heaviest) worked stone ever: this one above is a perfect rectangular block, estimated to weigh about 2,000 tons. So, how did ancient civilizations, w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/the-mysterious-ruins-of-baalbek/This number crop circle was found near Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, UK. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2006/numbers2006.html - via Reality Carnival...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/do-aliens-play-sudoku/Check out these cool ray guns, made by Weta Workshop designer Greg Broadmore: Link - via Boing Boing and Thanks Jim Perry!By the way, Weta Workshop [wiki] in New Zealand makes props for movies and TV,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/wetas-ray-gun/If graffiti itself isn't art, can its removal actually be art? Link - Thanks Roger Thomasson!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/the-art-of-graffiti-removal/Biologists clocked the speed at which the trap-jaw ant closes its mandibles at 78 to 145 miles per hour - with the average duration of a strike about 0.13 milliseconds or 2,300 times faster than the blin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/ant-sets-record-for-fastest-jaw-snap/Tired of losing or forgetting your keys? Or worried about the insecurity of traditional locks?Try Tychi System's BioKnob - a biometric door lock that uses your fingerprint to open and lock your door.Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/fingerprint-door-lock/Not your everyday plush toys, these are just some of the fun creations of Rhya Tamasauskas, Bliss Man, and Adam Dunn, who make up the Monster Factory plush design company.http://www.monsterfactory.net/index.ht...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/monster-plushies/YouTube user Stonewall Studios made this excellent video set to the music of John Denver [wiki], Rocky Mountain High (1972).Now I've never visited Colorado, and looking at the beautiful images, it's something...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/john-denver-rocky-mountain-high/Basi, a Panda in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, celebrated her 25th birthday with a nice cake. This is quite an accomplishment, since the average lifespan of a giant panda is only 12 years!Link - via Slashfoo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/basi-the-panda-celebrated-25th-birthday-with-cake/A fantastic photo of a hummingbird hawkmoth (macroglossum stellatarum) by flickr user janerc. Link [flickr] - via nutmeg...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/hummingbird-hawkmoth/Yes, that's a cat-shaped birdfeeder! This is one cool cat! Hanging from a sturdy steel cable, this sleek birdfeeder is stylishly poised and beautifully accents any garden with a touch of whimsy. Seed...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/birdfeeder-shaped-like-a-cat/Ever wonder what "second cousins once removed" really means? Wikipedia to the rescue: cousin chart - via Bifurcated Rivets...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/cousin-chart/Meet Alfred David, the Belgian Penguin Man. Need a reason to view the video clip? Here's a quote from Alfred: "My gravestone has already been made int the shape of two penguins. The coffin will be penguin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/the-begian-penguin-man/This ain't your father's Swiss Army knife - the new gadget from Wenger sports 85 unique tools that perform hundreds of functions!http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/306bf29f7c14d010vgnvcm1000004eecbc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/wengers-giant-knife-v10/Made by an artist who calls himself PAWLICK. See the gallery: http://www.pawlick.org/ - via Cynical-C....
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/dog-food-art/Compagnie Malabar, a French circus group, recently came to Prague as part of a New Circus festival, and brought along a giant 30-foot tall mechanical praying mantis! The main acts this year are Fre...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/giant-praying-mantis-in-prague/Richard Norton built this cat wheel that dispenses treats, so the cat has to exercise before eating!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | Richard's website - via MakeRelated: Top 15 Fat Cats, which is what you ge...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/cat-wheel-dispenses-cat-treats/No, not a compass ring from a cereal box - this is made by LeeAnn Herreid, who specializes in making "functional" jewelries.They also make thermometer earrings and necklace, ruler bracelet, lev...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/functional-jewelry/Meet Virtuoso, the world's first self-playing violin, created by engineer Tom Dolan.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Gizmodo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/self-playing-violin/The Counter restaurant in Palo Alto, California, like many restaurants today, has a "build your own burger" menu - so, this guy orders everything - and he means everything on his burger! http://jimmy...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/burger-with-everything-on-it-everything/Ah, the irony: driving makes Michael Wiley, an armless man, feels free - yet, because he carries illegal drugs, smashes his car into other cars, and has been arrested 19 times - driving will now put him in jai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/armless-driver-arrested-again-and-again/Until just now, no one actually knew whether elephants run or not! John Hutchinson, then a graduate student, decided to find out using the same modern motion capture technology used in creating video games:*em...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/elephants-do-run/Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón adapted The 9/11 Commission Report into an amazing comic book-style report, presented here by Slate.Link - via Linkfilter...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/25/the-911-report-a-graphic-adaptation/
