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Orange Man.

More photos of the cute Orange-Man at PJ Lighthouse – via Unique Daily

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Cartoon Theme Medley on Piano

Ben Landis, a music student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, recorded these 15 cartoon themes on piano in one sitting (and with one facial expression as well). Most of them were popular in the 80’s and 90’s, here’s the full list:

1. DuckTales
2. Rugrats
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
5. Sonic The Hedgehog
6. Adventures Of The Gummi Bears
7. Inspector Gadget
8. Pokemon
9. Garfield And Friends
10. Animaniacs
11. Captain Planet
12. Doug
13. Alvin And The Chipmunks
14. TaleSpin
15. Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers

How many do you recognize? Hit play, or click on this link[youtube] via

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Waterdrop Pixels: The Jeep Waterfall.

Check out this 24 foot tall waterfall that makes images just like an inkjet printer would (but using water instead of ink). Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]

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Searching for the Most Horrible Sound in the World.

Dr Trevor Cox, professor of acoustic engineering at Salford University is trying to find out what makes annoying sounds so horrible … the best thing is, you can vote for the worst sound ever:

Fingernails scraping down a blackboard… the scream of a baby… your neighbour’s dog barking: what is the worst sound in the world? This is what this website has been trying to find out.

Acoustic science is concerned with the production, transmission, manipulation and reception of sound, from unwanted traffic noise to beautiful music. Acoustics is about both the physical properties of sound waves and the reaction of humans. This website is interested in the often complex ways in which people perceive and interpret sounds. The aim is to increase awareness of sound psychology by examining what makes a sound unpleasant to hear. Your votes on the site will also give us an insight into what is the worst sound in the world, and maybe why it is the worst sound.

Some of them are unbearable … The dentist’s drill makes me think of Steve Martin.

Link – via The Inky Circus

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The Candy Bra.

This candy bra is made from just 330 fruit-flavoured candy pieces (just 60 calories!)

Link – via My Confined Space

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Operation Plumbbob (1957): Nuclear Blimps.

Operation Plumbbob [wiki] was a series of nuclear tests conducted in 1957 in the desert of Nevada – it was the biggest and longest (not to mention most controversial) nuclear weapons test series in the US.

The military was interested in knowing how the average foot-soldier would stand up, physically and psychologically, to the rigors of the tactical nuclear battlefield.

Studies were conducted of radiation contamination and fallout from a simulated accidental detonation of a weapon; and projects concerning earth motion, blast loading and neutron output were carried out.

Not surprisingly, as part of the test, the military was also interested in finding out whether blimps could be used to carry nuclear weapons!

Link: Article at Fogonazos | Nuclear Weapons Archive – Thanks Aberron!

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The Mouse vs. The Brush, an Art Project.

Neatorama reader Tahir wrote about a new art project going on at Urban Retro:

The new project is called ‘The Mouse vs. The Brush’ . The basis of this project is simple. We want to explore the difference between computer based art and traditional forms of creating art. 2 artists go head to head and create an art print using either the mouse or the paint brush. The art will then be sold as 50 Limited Edition Art prints along with 100 Sets of 4 button badges produced by each artist

In the first part of this project we have Ben the Illustrator using the mouse and Lou Pimentel using the Brush. We chose these 2 artists as they both have a bold and colourful style of art and their characters (Ben’s Speakerdog and Lou’s Cherry) make for a perfect friendly battle. Both artists are young up and coming artists with great talent.

Here they are: The Mouse, by Ben the Illustrator:

And the Brush, by Lou Pimentel:

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Volkswagen Kombi Still in Production in Brazil.

Neatorama reader Kiera told us that Volkswagen is still making the "vintage" VW bus (the Kombi [wiki]) in Brazil!

Link – Thanks Kiera!

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Alka-Seltzer in Space.

What do you get when you add Alka-Seltzer to a spherical water drop in microgravity?

Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit performs a series of microgravity experiments with water spheres and effervescent antacid tablets. In the second of four videos, Pettit inserts a tablet into a 50-millimeter sphere and observes the fizzy results.

Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via VideoSift, thanks aware!

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Finnish Author Wrote Book in Text Message.

Finnish author Hannu Luntiala’s novel "The Last Message" is about an IT exec who travels and communicates only through text messaging. In fact, the entire book was written in SMS!

Link – via Gear Live

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Congrats to Say No to Crack, 2007 Bloggies Finalist!

Congratulations to Anita at Say No to Crack for being one of the finalists in the Best New Blogs category of the 2007 Bloggies! Like I’ve said before, SNTC is one fun blog and Anita’s hard work is well-deserving of the nomination.

Now, voting for the thing goes on until 10:00PM EST February 2nd, so head on to the 2007 Bloggies’ website (and vote for Say No to Crack, I know I will!): Link

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Contact Juggling.

A very cool example of contact juggling [wiki] – Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via smidigt.se

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Man Collects (Own) Autographs of Famous People.

Paul Schmelzer, as signed by Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Mayor Quimby and other Simpsons characters)

Paul Schmelzer collects autographs, but not your usual kind. The story went like this:

Many years ago, my then-8-year-old friend Spencer asked a prominent jazz musician for an autograph, but when he was given the usual signature, he scolded, "Not your name… Mine!" Following his lead, I’ve been asking writers, artists, politicians, and movie stars to sign my John Hancock, er, Paul Schmelzer. So far more than 70 have agreed…

Link – via Yahoo! Picks

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Pimped Out John.

Now you won’t ever have to leave the bathroom anymore: play video games, check your email, watch a movie, listen to music without ever leaving the bathroom with this "Pimped Out John" by Roto-Rooter (yes, you can win one in a sweepstakes – this decked out throne will be given away on National Plumber’s Day: April 25, 2007)

Link – via Notcot

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Sex Sells Anything, Even Coffee.

Hey, it worked for Hooters and betel nut, so why not coffee? That’s the premise of Cowgirls Espresso, a Washington coffee outlets with scantily-clad baristas!

Link [NSFWish, lots of bikinis] – via Didn’t You Hear

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Ticker Chair Displays Stock Info as You Sit.

Tobi Schneidler’s "Ticker Chair" is networked to the Internet and dynamically displays stock market and news information on an illuminated chair!

Here’s the artist’s interview with Gizmodo | Tobi’s website

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Kitty Washing Machine.

Kitty Washing Machine. Euphimistically called a "Pet Spa" – the cat looks like it was enjoying itself now, didn’t it? Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via Dave Barry’s Blog

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Antonín Malý's Photography.

Fantastic dog (and other) photos by Czech photographer Antonín Malý. This one’s called 2007’s Pour Féliciter (to extend congratulations) to commemorate the New Year. Link – via Jaf Project

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Toast Art by Maurice Bennett.

That’s New Zealand artist Maurice "Toastman" Bennett, whose art medium of choice is toast! This one above is a large 2.4 m by 2.4 m (about 8 foot by 8 foot) Elvis, made with 3,525 slices of toast. Link – via Shurebit

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Man Dressed as The Joker from Batman Got National ID Card.

From the website:

A Dutchman dressed as the unpredictable master criminal The Joker from Batman managed to get himself a national ID card, despite supposedly stringent new rules which outlaw grins, funny faces, and head coverings from passport pics.

… a 35-year-old man from the Dutch town of Hellevoetsluis decided to paint his face black and dress up as Batman’s goofy trickster-thief rival and was astounded that his new appearance was accepted without a hitch. Initially, the man was asked not to wear a hat, but when he argued it was because of religious beliefs, he was allowed to leave it on.

The incident has stirred quite a controversy among Dutch politicians. Interior minister Johan Remkes now has to explain how this could have happened. "We don’t think there are many people dressed up as clowns in this country," his department said.

Link – via Unique Daily

See also: DMV Driver’s License Prank

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Green Eggs and Ham.

This Flickr entry explains how you can make green eggs and ham for your young Dr. Seuss fan! Link -via Grow-A-Brain

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Gigantic Fish

This gigantic fish is 2.4 meters (8 ft) long and weighs 340 kg (750 lb). It was caught by a fisherman in the East China Sea. Link

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HyperBike.

Introducing the HyperBike, a “human-powered traveling machine.” Designed for stability, comfort, and exercise. Uses both your hands and feet for power, has no seat, and can go up to 50 miles per hour. The wheels are eight feet tall! This is a prototype. Inventer D.C. DeForest, Jr. is looking for investors. Link -via MetaFilter

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Top 5 Videos From VideoSift's Playlists.

	The Quantum Physics Double Slit Experiment From the Science Sifts This classic yet baffling physics experiment [wiki] showing the wave-particle duality as predicted by quantum physics, explained in clear English and clever animations. If you wanted to know more about the weird and wonderful world quantum world, this is the clip to watch: Link
	Amazing Footage of Iraqi Sandstorm From the Weather You Like It Or Not I will never, ever complain about a bad storm ever again after watching this clip. I think you would too: Link
	Graceful Swimming Elephants From Worth the Watch-Documentaries It’s strangely fascinating to see how the world’s largest land mammals can actually swim. Even the baby elephant can swim! Link
	Baraka (1992) From Great Cinema Moments Baraka is a beautiful movie filmed using time-lapse photography with long tracking shots and no dialogue. It was directed by Ron Fricke and took place in 24 countries, with scenes from cities bustling with life to manufacturing assembly lines to chicks on a conveyor belt (at around 5:41 mark). Weirdly fascinating! Worth the watch: Link
	Cornelius – Fit Song (Unbelievable Pseudo-Stop-Motion Video) From JapanSift A beautifully made Japanese music video, complete with de rigeur psychedelically marching sugarcubes, dancing toothbrush, flying coins, and more … You’ll see what I mean: Link

Plenty more to see at: VideoSift – Thanks for the help, James!

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Will Believers Who Are Jerks About Their Beliefs Go to Heaven?

Ah, our weekly Bizarro feature fits well with The End of the World article we had earlier! For more fun comics, visit Dan Piraro’s wonderful website: Bizarro.

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Bank Ignored Man's Court Judgment, Man Sent Debt Collectors to Seize Bank's Assets.

Declan Purcell was tired of his bank charging him massive fees, so he took it to court and won by default when the bank didn’t show up. When the bank refused to pay, he gave the bank a taste of their own medicine – he sent in the bailiffs to seize the bank’s assets!

When Royal Bank of Scotland refused to refund £3,400 charges that Declan Purcell believed he was owed, he sent in the bailiffs.

Stunned customers at his branch of RBS watched as debt collectors seized four computers, two fax machines and a till filled with cash.

The branch manager was told that the items would be sold unless RBS came up with the money owed to Mr Purcell. …

Mr Purcell said: "I think the bank was pretty shocked when the bailiffs went in. But my view is that this is exactly what they would have done to me."

Link – via reddit

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Michelle Valigura's Giant Stuffed Robot Girl.

Robot Girl is a fantastic giant 5-foot-tall robot (controlled by a girl inside) hand-made by Michelle Valigura of The Girls Productions! What’s even better is that you can win this robot at the Plush Week at Gallery 1988 (Jan 23 – 30, 2007) – via Gizmodo Japan

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Arcade Coffee Table.

Surface Tension’s arcade coffee table features a hidden joystick console, music player, and even monitor – all disappears discreetly if you just want a coffee table!

Link – via Presurfer

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Historic Photographs, Recreated with Lego.

We’ve featured mental_floss‘ 13 Photographs That Changed the World before on Neatorama, now marvel at Marcos Vilariño’s 11 recreations of historic photos using Legos: Link – via microsiervos

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Morpheo, a Sofa Bed with Lights.

This fantastic sofa bed called Morpheo comes with its own integrated lights! It looks like an alien bed that comes to eat you (either that or this is what you get when you cross a sofa bed with the Teletubbies!): Link – via Digital Drops

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