In the Year 2000
The new In the Year 2000 Flickr group is a place for "images depicting futuristic speculation from magazines and books from the past". Link [Flickr] - via Boing Boing Gadgets...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/in-the-year-2000/Archive for August 2007
Baby Born With 12 Fingers and Toes
From The Daily News: Seven pound Jeshuah Fuller was born yesterday with six fingers on each hand and six toes on both feet. While one in 2,000 babies is born with an extra finger or toe, it's much rarer to have ex...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/baby-born-with-12-fingers-and-toes/Hello Credit.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories took a RFID credit card apart to see what was inside. The works are so small, they will fit into almost anything (Windell is asking for suggestions). Then he modded it into a Hello Kitty...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/hello-credit/The Last Supper, Popeye Style
See the full-sized image here. Via Super Punch....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/the-last-supper-popeye-style/Diamond-studded luxury lederhosen
Austrian designer Christian Wohlmuther recently sold a pair of "personalized luxury lederhosen," studded with 166 diamonds, for $114,000. Read this article to see a photo of the lederhosen and who bought them. I fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/diamond-studded-luxury-lederhosen/6 Sports Too Deadly for Gym Class.
Ten people died this year at a kite-flying competition in Pakistan. The Dakar Rally has been responsible for 48 competitor deaths. Pole vaulting has the highest death rate of any American sport! That’s just the *e...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/6-sports-too-deadly-for-gym-class/Miss S.C. Teen USA's Geography Pop Quiz.
Lauren Upton has already found a job due to her internet fame! She is hosting the Miss S.C. Teen USA's Geography Pop Quiz at People Magazine. See if you can answer seven geography questions. If not, Lauren will explain...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/miss-sc-teen-usas-geography-pop-quiz/Star Wars Simpsons Intro.
I honestly thought this Star Wars/Simpsons mashup was from the TV show, but it was done by animator Rich Cando (who also did Star Dudes). You get to hear Darth Vader say "D'oh!" Link -via YesButNoButYes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/star-wars-simpsons-intro/What is It? Game 35
Yay! It's time for another round of Neatorama's guessing game, in collaboration with the always intriguing What is it? Blog. Can you guess what this strange object is for?More photos (and clues about its...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/what-is-it-game-35/Hacker Got New Wheels for Unlocking the iPhone
Remember George Hotz, the teenager who unlocked the iPhone for use with other providers than AT&T? He has just traded in his unlocked phones for a shiny new Nissan 350Z!Woohoo! Go geeks! Link - via i-am-bored...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/hacker-got-new-wheels-for-unlocking-the-iphone/Over The Top Gadgets
Where would the world be without overpriced, over-the-top gadgets like this crystal-esconced Tivoli Audio radio and MP3 player? PC World has a gallery of the world's most extravagant gadgets for you to gawk at: http://ww...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/over-the-top-gadgets/World's Ugliest Jugs
Miss C wrote a highly entertaining article for our blog pal mental_floss: a list of the world's ugliest jugs (real jugs, you perv!) They're ceramic jugs with faces - really ugly ones:Jerry Brown heard that slaves mad...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-ugliest-jugs/World's Wackiest Festivals
Photo: John D. McHughHere's a fantastic photoessay from Time Magazine, titled The World's Wackiest Holiday, featuring such gems as Scotland's Up Helly-Aa Viking festival (above), Summer Redneck Games, Spain's To...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/worlds-wackiest-festivals/Vector Art
Maria of Limkis.com has an awesome gallery of vector art, all created in Adobe Illustrator! Link - Thanks Greg Taylor!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/30/vector-arts/What a 3-Year-Old Girl Will Do To A Monster
When this 3-year-old girl was asked what she was going to do if a monster came after her, the girl's answer was far more intelligible than the recent Miss South Carolina hubbub. Here's what she's going to do: Hit play or...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/what-a-3-year-old-girl-will-do-to-a-monster/Vodka Kalashnikov
It's an alcoholic weapon of mass destruction: a Vodka bottle shaped like a Kalashnikov! Vodka Kalashnikov is based on a select recipe approved by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, designer of the AK-47 Rifle. It was the first...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/vodka-kalashnikov/Miss South Carolina - Jimmy Kimmel Explains What She Said
If you know the background, jump to 01:45 for Jimmy Kimmel's explanation. Link [YouTube] - via Digg...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/miss-south-carolina-jimmy-kimmel-explains-what-she-said/Goat Grows Six Horns
From CHINAdaily: A goat with six horn stands in the herd of goats at a farm in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region August 28, 2007. The owner said the goat began to grow six horns shortly after its birth....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/goat-grows-six-horns/Glacier Surfing.
Some adventuresome surfers are taking advantage of glaciers that are breaking up by surfing in the waves caused by falling chunks of ice! The surfers must be towed out close to the glacier, but not too close, or they r...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/glacier-surfing/The Miss South Carolina Saga: The Tale of Two Laurens (Upton and Lytle)
There was a confusion about who exactly was the Miss South Carolina in the clip that went 'round the Net a couple of days ago. Apparently, there were two Laurens - both are very pretty, but that's where the simi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/the-miss-south-carolina-saga-the-tale-of-two-laurens-upton-and-lytle/Coal miners survived in collapsed mine by drinking urine and eating coal
Here's the part that really interested me: Then they "totally had a breakdown" and eventually began to use humour to help them get through the ordeal. "I told my brother 'your wife is going to have to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/coal-miners-survived-in-collpased-mine-by-drinking-urine-and-eating-coal/The Gummy Bear Song
After seeing The Butt Biting Bug clip that is all the rage in Japan, Neatorama reader Travis told us about the current rage in Germany: the Gummy Bear Song. I apologize in advance: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/the-gummy-bear-song/Eric Staller's Light Drawing
We've had some pretty neat "light drawings" on Neatorama before, but Eric Staller's are in a class of their own!Link: Gallery at Centripetal Notion | Eric's website - Thanks Mikolka!Previously on Neato...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/eric-stallers-light-drawing/Caveman Walking a Dinosaur Skeleton Sculpture
Image: Neato Coolville [Flickr]That's a roadside sculpture of a caveman skeleton walking a dinosaur skeleton in Murdo, South Dakota!Roadside America has more info: Link - Thanks Rich (who is on day 46 of a 100 day ro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/caveman-walking-a-dinosaur-skeleton-sculpture/World's Strangest Gameshow: Nasubi
In Neatorama's recent post The Sweepstakes Winner, there is a little gem of an anonymous tip about Nasubi.Wikipedia explains what happened to poor ol' Nasubi [wiki]:Nasubi (born August 3, 1975) is a Japanese comedian...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/worlds-strangest-gameshow-nasubi/Coffee Drinks Illustrated
Side-by-side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks. http://www.lokeshdhakar.com/2007/08/20/an-illustrated-coffee-guide/ - via Digital Inspiration...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/coffee-drinks-illustrated/The World Without Us
Alan Weisman [wikipedia] theorizes what would happen to the planet if humans suddenly dissapeared. Hover over each time period to see what happens. Link - via Militant Platypus...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/the-world-without-us/Felt Underwood Typewriter
Blueblythe has posted pictures of her latest felt creation, an Underwood typewriter. Link - via Craftzine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/felt-underwood-typewriter/The most successful pirate of all time.
A Chinese woman named Cheng I Sao (also referred to as Cheng Shih) controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors in the early 19th century. She ruled with an iron hand, became extremely weal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/the-most-successful-pirate-of-all-time/Excuse me, did you say "youts?"
Here's a list of the gangs of London, including the "Shakespeare Youts." Via Coudal Partners....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/29/excuse-me-did-you-say-youts/
