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Papiroflexia (Spanish for “Origami”) is the animated tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.
Push play or watch the original version at Pixelnitrate, the website of Paraguayan animator Joaquin Baldwin. -Thanks, Bill!
At The Hair Archives, see hairstyles from the Victorian Era up through the 1970s. Find out about how important a baby’s first cut once was, get styling instructions for lots of retro looks, and read the story behind the scandalous “Bob†of the Roaring Twenties. Link -via Everlasting Blort
The Restoran Vargina reminded me of a photo that went around the internet a few years ago. This is actually Nagina Tandoori, a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. You can see how easily the facade was changed for the joke. Link
After browsing our Funny Business Name section, Neatorama reader codott said that he’d found the funniest business name EVAR: "Restoran Vargina" in Sentul, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia. The tag on the bottom translates to "Tasty Islamic food." Thanks codott!
It’s hard to argue, though I think Butt Sweet House gives this restaurant a run for its money!
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After reading our Light Graffiti post, Neatorama reader tagg told us about this awesome lightwriting video made by lichtfaktor called Star Wars vs Star Trek: Hit play or go to Link [Skycast] – Thanks tagg!
Neatorama reader Andrew H. Barbour sent these two sweet pics from Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he lives – Thanks Andrew!
Apparently, "MySpace" opened a real estate office in São Paulo, Brazil – Thanks Marcelo Porpecelli!
See also: Google Office in Brazil, Google Fashion in Turkey and in China.
Here’s a funny story about tattoos and typos:
How in the world could a man end up with a typographical error tattooed on his chest?
That was the question raised last week by a news story about a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Michael Duplessis, a Northwest Side auto mechanic who said that in April 2005, tattoo artist Sam Hacker inked “Chi-tonw” on his chest where he had asked for “Chi-town.”
The suit accuses Hacker and Jade Dragon Tattoo & Body Piercing, where Hacker worked at the time, of negligence.
But four of Hacker’s professional colleagues rose to his defense Wednesday afternoon in a most fitting and unusual way: They got “Chi-tonw” tattoos of their own.
Their purpose was to show that the error-control safeguards at tattoo parlors render Duplessis’ accusation of negligence a “farce,” according to 31-year-old “Dras” (pictured; one name only), who went first.
Found at Spare Room, who has a neat collection of funny pics that haven’t done the rounds of the blogosphere – Thanks Ana!
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Neatorama reader Tyler Riewer wrote to us:
Two friends of mine recently completed The Book of SPAM (yes, the canned meat kind) and in honor of their great trials, I’ve vowed to eat SPAM every meal for 30 days. The photos, stories and bitter reactions from my vegetarian wife can be found on the site.
The photo above is of Tyler eating a "meatloaf" spam.
Link – Thanks Tyler!
This awesome Optimus Prime case mod (6′ 11" with legs on!) was made by John Mangus from Stoystown, PA. Link – Thanks MvT Cracker!
Don’t forget to check out Neatorama’s Ultimate Case Mod Page.
Comments Off Chromeo [wiki] is an electrofunk duo based in Montreal and New York City. The duo is P-Thugg, on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals. The two were best friends since childhood and they describe themselves as the only successful Arab (P-Thugg) / Jewish (Dave 1) collaboration since the beginning of time.
Click play or go to Link [YouTube].
30 designers show their strange and beautiful creations at 21_21 Design Sight, a Tokyo exhibition about chocolate.
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“The McFLY 2015 sneakers were made exclusively for the 1989 film Back to the future 2. Michael J. Fox wore them in the movie, they were never released to the public. Every kid who watched the movie back in 1989 wanted these shoes. The McFLY 2015’s are considered by sneaker nerds as the Holy Grails of all sneakers”.
Back in 1990, NIKE Inc. filed two patents for the futuristic-looking sneakers Marty McFly wears during the year-2015 scene in Back to the Future 2, which basically means that NIKE were seriously thinking about releasing the McFLY 2015 sneakers. Pretty neat, eh?
If you want to view a bigger size of the top image, click here [flickr].
You can read all the patent details here [United States Patent and Trademark Office] and here [US Patent and Trademark Office].
And if you wanna make it happen, visit the official website of the McFLY 2015 project here [McFLY2015.com].
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Can you name all of Shakespeare’s plays? You have ten minutes! No, I couldn’t do it.
Comments Off Led by Noiz-Davi (Yoshiaki Kusunoki) and Daisuke Yamamoto, the group’s main activities are performing in live painting events and creating videos of art in action. Instead of focusing on the finished project, we believe the process of creation itself is where art comes to life and our videos aim to engage our audience in that process.
The wonderful 30-Second Bunnies are at it again, this time as Napoleon Dynamite. Notice the special bunny design t-shirt.
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Today’s collaboration with What is it? blog brings us this strange looking device – can you guess what it is? More clues and another photo at What is it? blog.
Place your guess in the comment section, but please post no URLs – let others play! No prize this week, you’re playing for bragging rights only.
Update 8/10/07 – here’s the answer:
Intruder alarm, screwed into a door or window frame, a percussion cap is placed on the nipple and black powder goes into the barrel. When the device is triggered, the spring powered hammer hits the percussion cap, which fires the black powder, scaring away the unwanted visitor. It could also be attached to a tree and rigged to a tripwire for an outdoor alarm.
It was a stumper! No one got it right, though “Ye Olde Stapler” is an excellent guess!
| The following is an article from Bathroom Readers’ Institute’s Uncle John’s Great Big Bathroom Reader
Background: Ketchum [wiki] was an ordinary cowboy before turning to crime. He returned from a cattle drive one day and learned that his girlfriend had eloped with another man. The rejection pushed him over the edge. Claim to Fame: Ketchum has been dubbed the “second stupidest outlaw who ever lived.” He ran with members of Wyoming’s notorious Hole-in-the-Wall gang, but bungled so many stick-ups that getting away with a few dollars was the best he usually managed. He had a strange reaction to failure, as Jay Robert Nash explains in American Eccentrics:
But even stupid outlaws have their day. In 1898, Ketchum and his boys robbed a train in New Mexico of about $500. Not exactly a king’s ransom, but it was enough to keep Ketchum coming back for more. He didn’t bother to vary his routine even a little. Ketchum went after the same train, at exactly the same remote spot, a total of four times. On the fourth, lawmen were waiting for him. There was a shoot-out, and Ketchum was wounded and captured. So why was Ketchum only the second-stupidest outlaw? Because his brother, Sam, was even dumber. While Black Jack was in prison, Sam masterminded yet another identical robbery of the same train. He got himself killed in the attempt. |
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The article above is reprinted with permission from Uncle John’s Great Big Bathroom Reader
This 1998 edition is so big it covers topics from your own backyard to the farthest reaches of the globe, such as the world’s tallest buildings, the world’s strangest beer, and more. Since 1988, the Bathroom Reader Institute had published a series of popular books containing irresistible bits of trivia and obscure yet fascinating facts. If you like Neatorama, you’ll love the Bathroom Reader Institute’s books – go ahead and check ‘em out!
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“Black Jack” Tom Ketchum (1862?-1901)
