Archive for April 2007

Sea Organ.

The Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first pipe organ that is played by the sea. Simple and elegant steps, carved in white stone, were built on th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/sea-organ/

Open and Shut.

Design student Zhu Yunwei made these very unnatural-looking portraits by integrating two photos, one with eyes open, the other with eyes closed. The results looks strange because people can’t hold their eyes in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/open-and-shut/

How to Increase Blog Traffic?

Bloggers often struggle with ways to expand their readership. Over the life of a blog most bloggers will, at least once, resort to dubious schemes to increase traffic. John Wesley brainstormed a few of his own sche...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/how-to-increase-blog-traffic/

The Human Machine.

Freddy Human Machine Man - video powered by Metacafe This is a TV capaign for an Italian sportswear company, but it’s fun to watch. Link -via Ursi’s Blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/the-human-machine/

What do 300 calorie meals look like?

These 300-400 calorie meals look pretty good. There’s always room for a salad! For comparison purposes, a Big Mac, small fries, and a small Coke totals 930 calories. Link -via the Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/what-do-300-calorie-meals-look-like/

Stephen Hawking Airborne

World-famous physicist Stephen Hawking experienced eight rounds of weightlessness on Thursday during a better-than-expected airplane flight that he saw as the first step toward a trip in space. Link (There is also a must...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/stephen-hawking-airborne/

3 Animals We Ate To Extinction

3 Delicious Animals We Charbroiled Into Extinction - and 1 That Tasted Nasty But We Killed It Anyway"Good to the last drop" proved to be a great slogan for Maxwell House coffee. But the "Good to the last existing...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/3-animals-we-ate-to-extinction/

Another Reason NOT to Drink and Ride.

Imagine walking into your local bank and being greeted by the live horse and a passed-out drunk seen above? That's what happened to one early morning bank customer in Berlin on Tuesday. The German rider, identi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/27/another-reason-not-to-drink-and-ride/

Introducing a Mass Produced $3000 Car

Renault-Nissan and Indian carmaker Tata Motors are both planning to introduce sub-compact cars for under $3,000 next year. While the cars are being marketed to developing nations, I'd probably buy one if it came wit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/introducing-a-mass-produced-3000-car/

Magnetic Field by Chaoscope.

The Chaoscope website offers a 3D strange attractors rendering software, an ongoing project created and maintained by Nicolas Desprez . The images in the gallery are gorgeous, and you can make your own if you'r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/magnetic-field-by-chaoscope/

Volcano Cake.

Dave Spencer at Instructables made a volcano cake for his son’s birthday. This cake had vibration, smoke, sound effects, and a lava flow (strawberry flavored)! It required seven boxes of cake mix. Then he posted...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/volcano-cake/

Video Game Characters That Look Like Celebrities.

Game designers are creative people...but sometimes, they get lazy. That's when we start seeing video game characters who look just like celebrities. What do you think? Does the second guy in your fam...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/video-game-characters-that-look-like-celebrities/

Back in Time.

What could possibly happen when a can of Pepsi is sent back to 1885? Back in 1985, Pepsi made this neat commercial. Click play or go to Link [YouTube]....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/back-in-time/

Google Web History.

Google recently launched Google Web History, a service where you can access, search, and sort the places you’ve been on the web, even after you’ve deleted the browser history on your computer. Googleâ€...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/google-web-history/

Baaaad Investment -- Updated

Note: this story was debunked by Cerebral Soup, as quoted in this post. It was subsequently declared an official urban legend by Snopes That said, here's the original post:OK. Maybe it's an urban legend in the making and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/baaaad-investment/

Keep the Fire Burning.

The 143-year-old Quanjude roast duck restaurant in Beijing has closed for six months of renovations, but the oven will stay on. The restaurant ovens have never been extinguished since it first opened in 1864, in which...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/keep-the-fire-burning/

Ronald McDonald.

(YouTube link) From 1963, the first TV ad featuring the character Ronald McDonald. {wiki} You might recognize NBC weatherman Willard Scott under the makeup. -via Random Good Stuff...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/ronald-mcdonald/

Pi on the Piano.

This piano piece was created by assigning notes to the digits 0 through 9 in the constant known as pi. Pi has no repetitive patterns, so the piece sounds random, but has a mathematical beauty all its own. Link -via Ever...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/pi-on-the-piano/

Towel Folding.

Spluch has some pictures of towels folded into cute animal shapes, including this monkey. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/towel-folding/

Boeing 787 VIP.

BMW designed a ficticious luxury private jet for Boeing that that can function as a second home. The design was unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2007 in Hamburg last week. http://tekenstein.com/bmw-designed-787-...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/boeing-787-vip/

Myth America

The following is reprinted from Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader.More of the stories we now recognize as American myth, but were taught as history for many years. These might surprise you.MANHAT...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/26/myth-america/

Nora's Piano Duets.

[http://www.youtube.com/v/v0zgQAp7EYw] New footage of Nora, the Piano-Playing Cat. The "call and reponse" section is priceless! I think Nora has grown to love the camera as well as the piano. Push play or go to YouTub...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/noras-piano-duets/

President Bush Faces a Worthy Debate Opponent

It's rare that a sitting U.S. President engages in a debate, but President Bush made an exception to debate the one political figure who could match his intellect and oratory skills. Hit play, or click on the Link [...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/president-bush-faces-a-worthy-debate-opponent/

Artwork from the Workplace.

Artwork from the Workplace features things created by people who are bored at work. Of course not all jobs are constantly tedious through and through, but only a bunch of precious few jobs are exent of periodical...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/artwork-from-the-workplace/

Hippo Eats Dwarf: Phony Technology.

The article below is reprinted from Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. by Alex Boese.Phony TechnologyTechnology junkies are always eager to buy the most up-to-date doodad that wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/hippo-eats-dwarf-phony-technology/

The Computer Monster.

[http://youtu.be/ZJVU-7WinQc]Jim Henson and Frank Oz tackling the Computer Age. Push play or go to YouTube. -via the Presurfer Update: Anita Bath has more details. This funny computer vi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/the-computer-monster/

San Francisco Earthquake Survivor, still at work.

The 101st anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthqake was last Wednesday. There was a ceremony to mark the occasion, but only one earthqake survivor was healthy enough to attend: 104-year-old Herbert Hamrol. Hamro...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/san-francisco-earthquake-survivor-still-at-work/

Borneo Rhino Captured on Video.

There may be as few as a couple dozen Borneo rhinos left in the world, making it one of the world's rarest animal species. The first still photograph of a Borneo rhino was taken only last year. Now, a World Wildlife Fo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/borneo-rhino-captured-on-video/

Underwater Post Offices and Mailboxes.

Yes, there are places you can mail a letter underwater. Gadling lists five of them. Link -via Dump Trumpet...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/underwater-post-offices-and-mailboxes/

World of Warcraft Birthday Cakes

The Alliance Cake: The Horde Cake: Wow! Simply... Wow! These gamers celebrate their birthdays with these cake masterpieces. For more photos see: Link to Alliance cake | Link to Horde cake - via Kotatu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/25/world-of-warcraft-birthday-cakes/
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