Archive for November 3rd, 2007
VideoSift: Parody Channel
We’ve covered a lot of VideoSift’s channels, but for some reason, I missed (!) the parody channel. Well, to rectify the egregious error, here are 5 of the best video clips:
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Ninja Parade Slips By Unnoticed From the Onion News Network, here’s the Ninja Parade: Link |
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History of LOLcats According to this History of LOLcats documentary, the first instance was in ancient Egypt… Link |
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What Second Life is REALLY Like |
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That Was Fast … But Not Fast Enough! Find out: Link |
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The Muppets: In the Navy |
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World's Smallest Horse at Work
Thumbelina is the world’s smallest horse. She stands only 17.5 inches at the shoulder, and weighs only 57 pounds. She is a miniature horse, but she is also a dwarf, which makes her smaller than the smallest of her breed. Thumbelina has been mentioned at Neatorama before, but did you know she has a job visiting children who are hospitalized?
Ever since Thumbelina was a foal, the Goesslings noticed that she gravitated toward sick children.
“She has a way of seeking out kids who are suffering in some way,” Goessling said.
Thumbelina is on a tour of children’s hospitals across the US, and has raised over $100,000 for children’s charities. Link -via Fark
(image credit-Sara A. Fajardo, Orlando Sentinal)
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An Incredible Football Comeback Play.
On October 27th, Division III Trinity University was losing to Millsaps College 24 to 21 with two seconds left on the clock. With 61 yards to the end zone, Trinity was clearly out of field goal range, so they performed what must be one of the craziest (and greatest) last-second plays ever.
Hit play, or go to the Link [YouTube] to watch the insanity.
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Jesus Lizard
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The Common basilisk {wiki} is a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests near rivers and streams. This clip from National Geographic shows why this lizard has such an unusual nickname.
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Flintstones Toddler Car
Instructables user lemaster63’s kids dressed up as Pebbles and Bambam for Halloween, so to complete the look, he created this awesome Flintstones toddler car!
Here’s how to make it: Link – via Make
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Trivia: Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV. It was 1952.
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Kids Invented the Wedgie-Proof Underwear
As a kid, nothing is more humiliating than getting a wedgie from the school yard bully. But the nightmare is finally over, thanks to 8-year-old twins Jared and Justin Serovich, who created the world’s first wedgie-proof underwear, the Rip Away 1000!
This year, 8-year-old twins Jared and Justin Serovich were working each other over with the schoolyard bully’s staple when their mother, Julie, caught them in the act and took them to task.
Julie’s partner, Judy Kimberly, sarcastically suggested that someone should invent wedgie-proof underwear.
The boys, good students who excel at science and math, took the challenge seriously.
How did they do it?
"We took some old pairs of underwear and cut the bottom and side seams and put in Velcro," Jared explained.
Added Justin: "When the person tries to grab you — like the bully or the person tries to give you a wedgie — they just rip away."
Link to a Columbus Dispatch article (Image: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where the kids were invited to showcase their invention)
Update 11/7/07: Here’s the Fox News Interview with twins, which includes a video demonstration of the wedgie-proof underwear: Link [YouTube link]
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The Zen of Zombie Trailer: Zombie Yoga
Jason Wishnow is a Zombie Yoga Master. Inspired by Scott Kenemore’s book The Zen of Zombie: Better Living Through the Undead, he sent out invitations saying "Bring a Yoga Mat, Dress like a Zombie …" The result? The world’s largest yoga session, created as a trailer for the book! Link – Thanks John!
Boing Boing TV, the newest venture of our pals at the famous Boing Boing Blog, has the exclusive behind the scenes documentary (by the way, if you haven’t been watching their videos, you’re definitely missing out!). Here it is:
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World Trade Center Panorama
Our pal Jeffrey Martin of 360cities sent us this panorama that is not to be missed. It’s not officially launched yet, but should be accessible on this preview for Neatorama readers:
Taken from the top of the Twin Towers on June 17th, 2000, this rare VR is a window into the past. The view from the top was spectacular, especially on that particular Saturday morning. We were a different country then.
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Customizable Welcome Mat
Artist Jeni Rodger created this customizable welcome mat so you can greet your visitors warmly ("hello") or forewarn them if you’re grumpy ("get lost!")
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The Drunk Husband and the Tilted Room
Here’s Australian comedian Shaun Micallef playing a drunk coming home – For some reason, he can’t see to walk upright and his wife didn’t approve! See if you can figure out why …
From the first season of the Micallef Show on TV (clip called "Drunk Surgeon / revolving room): Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – Thanks algonkin!
Update 11/3/07: If you like this one, check out his Wine Cellar sketch [YouTube] – Thanks wade7!
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Trivia: Newton, Inventor of the Cat Flap
Isaac Newton purportedly invented the cat flap. He was said to put two cat flaps on his door, a large one and a small one, for his two pet cats.
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Luxury Golf Cart
Luxury Golf Cart turns your boring ol’ golf carts into miniature versions of cars you’ve always dreamed about!
The company builds custom-made body styles that bolt on top of golf cart chassis, so you can putter around in golf carts made to look like Lamborghini, Bentley, Hummer, and so on.
This one above is the Boydster Cart, a golf cart inspired by hot rod designer Boyd Coddington.
Link – via travelizmo, thanks Amy!
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The Sheep Market: 10,000 Drawings of Sheep Using Amazon Mechanical Turk
Amazon Mechanical Turk is a web marketplace that basically lets you buy labor for tasks particularly suited for humans (i.e. easy for man, but hard for computers).
The Sheep Market is a neat, albeit a little whimsical, application of this concept. For a 2006 art project, Aaron Koblin, then of the Department of Design|Media at UCLA, "bought" 10,000 drawings of a sheep facing to the left from thousands of workers for $0.02 each. The work and the animation process are captured and then displayed as an artwork!
Average time spent drawing each sheep: 105 seconds
Average wage: $0.69/hour
Rejected sheep: 662
Collection Period: 40 days
Collection rate: about 11 sheep/hour
Unique IP addresses: 7599
Links: The Sheep Market [Flash] | Description at UCLA’s website (with video)| Aaron’s website – Thanks wade7!
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Whatever Happened to Seinfeld's Bit Actors?
Ever wonder what happened to the cast of Seinfeld? No, not Jerry (he’s got a new Bee movie) or Ellen Elaine, George, and Kreamer Kramer – we mean the bit players. Like Babu, Man Hand, Low Talker, and Soup Nazi.
Mario Marsicano (or Jellio) of the always interesting YesButNoButYes blog tracked ‘em all down:
O’Henry? That’s one of our top-selling candy bars. It’s got chocolate, peanuts, nougat, it’s delicious, scrumptious, outstanding!
We’ll start with one of my favorites. Jackie Chiles had a way with words, using his talents to defend Kramer when he was scalded by coffee, disfigured from smoking and distracted by a bra. The cases didn’t go so well, but you may recall he ended up ok, being able to judge for himself that they were, indeed "real, and spectacular". Since then, Jim Morris has been all over the television dial, in everything from CSI to Smallville, with alot of voiceover work, as well. Here’s the most interesting thing I found…the University of Utah Law School has a Jackie Chiles Law Society, which seeks to "analyze America’s view of the Law based on how popular culture portrays it". That’s pretty spectacular, as well.
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Sheldon Drake's Artwork
Sheldon Drake described his art as "trippy, but subtly so, so they keep changing on you over time" but I think it can be best described as camo gone artsy!
Excellent and mesmerizing artwork over at his website: Link – thanks Sheldon!
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Ultra Kawaii: Cute Pets with Eyeglasses
Can’t … resist … posting … pets … with .. glasses!
From Ultra Kawaii, the new website about all things cute by David Seger, here’s a video clip called "Sweet Glasses":
Link [Flash video] – kawaii warning: Clip includes a Kama Cutzie battle, where only the cutest survive…. (a pug vs. a dwarf baby bunny) – Thanks David!
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Steampunk Pac Man Arcade and Other Toys by Doktor A
Take a look at Doktor A’s custom toy solo show at Spit & Polish. The highlights of the show are these three:
The Secret History of Video Games : Pac Gentleman (Erik Scarecrow’s Soopa Coin Op Bros)
When this game was first released in 1880 it was so hugely popular in taverns and inns that the bank of England was forced to mint more threepenny bits to keep up with demand. The game was created by messrs Nam & Nam and Co. as a novelty pastime for the masses. Outdoing the previous top public house game of Shove Ha’penny.Kraken Proof Aethernaut (Toki Doki Sabo Chan)
Those intrepid adventurers in the outer realms of her majesties solar system must become inventive to protect themselves from the crushing grasp of both the open Aether and the ravenous sky Krakens.
(Vinyl, Lead, Copper, Tin, Found Objects)Colonel Juggernaut’s Cloud Challenger (Madl and Balloon)
Forced to abandon his Perambulation Engine due to intolerable slowness and annoying mechanical problems. Colonel Juggernaut is forced to take to the air in attempt to make up lost ground to Mr. Fogg.
Links: Photos at Kidrobot | Spookypop: The art of Doktor A - via Urban Retro Lifestyle, thanks Tahir!
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Jedi Academy in New York
Want to be a Jedi? Don’t just flail your lightsaber like the (in)famous Star Wars kid … As Yoda would’ve said: "To Star Wars Jedi Academy you must go". As Taryn Fireside, a student at the academy, said:
My favorite thing about New York Jedi is not nerds trying to best each other. It’s about nerds trying to better each other. And make life better through the dorkiness that make them great!
Link [Flash video] | NY Jedi’s website - Thanks Zach!
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The Claxton Mailbox: The Only Mailbox in the World Hit by a Meteorite!
The banged-up Claxton mailbox to the left just got auctioned off for nearly $83,000! Why? It’s the only mailbox in the world ever hit by a meteorite!
The unusual auction offers a peek into meteorite collecting, where planetary fragments 4 billion years old can be worth less than the earthly objects they hit, and where the story behind a meteorite’s fall can dictate its value.
The Claxton mailbox has iconic status among collectors because of the tradition of naming meteorites for the nearest post office, according to owner Darryl Pitt.
"This is the first extraterrestrial delivery right into a mailbox," said Pitt, a New York jazz promoter.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the story: Link (Image: Darryl Pitt) | Claxton mailbox history – Thanks christian!
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Ten Obscure but Useful Windows Softwares
Quang Pham of Haha.nu just posted one of the most useful top 10 list I’ve seen in a while: a list of lesser known Windows freewares/sharewares with the functionality but not the bloat of commercial programs.
Included in the list are recuva (a free file recovery to recover accidentally deleted files), Notepad++ (which replaces and extends the functionality of Window’s utilitarian Notepad), i.Scribe (an email client that replaces the bloated Outlook) and so on.
Link – Thanks Quang!
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Duct Tape Bandit Halloween Costume
I know, I know, Halloween was a couple of days ago – but I got swamped with work and life and wasn’t able to post this gem of a costume: the duct tape bandit costume by Wes Davis of Ashland, KY!
For those who don’t know about the duct tape bandit, here’s his story: Link (with photo, so you can compare!)
Thanks Becky 
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Neatorama's Halloween Pumpkin Owls
Okay, just one last Halloween thingy … With all the Southern California fires, I had wanted to make jack-o’-lanterns that don’t need candles to look cool. Yes, you can use fancy LEDs to light up your pumpkin, but that’s way too high tech for me.
While we’re doing away with fires, let’s also get rid of having to “gut” the pumpkin and even carving it!
So, here are my pumpkins (mom, pop, and baby) – put together with toothpicks in just about 15 minutes (yes, all three of ‘em), since I was already running late on Halloween!
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Cliff Pickover's The Heaven Virus eBook Promotion: $0.99 for Neatorama Readers!
Our pal Cliff Pickover of Reality Carnival gave Neatorama a big boost back in its early days, so it’s a pleasure to let you guys in on this secret: in addition to being a nice guy, he’s a terrific author!
Cliff is kind enough to "give away" the eBook version of his novel The Heaven Virus for $0.99 to the readers of Boing Boing, Grow-a-brain, and this blog (The Heavenly Virus was previously posted on Neatorama here, and it’s an honor to be mentioned on the same sentence as those two other amazing blogs)
Check it out here: Link | 30-page preview at Lulu – Thanks Cliff!
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Watch Out for ... Berserk Llamas!
Just as I thought it’s safe to roam the hills again, National Geographic Magazine’s All-Terrain blog informs us of this frightening bit of news: the llamas have gone berserk!
"Do you have a llama that scares you? You are not alone."
So begins one Web site aimed at helping concerned llama breeders deal with a shameful problem that apparently has been haunting rural America since the pack animal first began to gain traction in the livestock market in the 1970’s.
"… [S]cary and dangerous behaviors often develop without the handler or owner even knowing that something is wrong … until it is really wrong," the site continues.
Some call it, simply, "Berserk Syndrome," or "Berserk Male Syndrome." Others refer to it more broadly as "Berserk
Llama Syndrome."
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(Image: Rick Boesen) – Thanks Marilyn!
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Treehouse Teahouse
Japanese professor of architecture Terunobu Fujimori built this his boyhood dream in his father’s garden in 2004. It’s a teahouse on stilts! See more pictures at Materialicious. Link -via Unique Daily
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7 Island Wonders of the World
Take a visit to the smallest island in the world, the most remote, the island that the Bounty mutineers’ descendents still inhabit, and more! Link -via Dark Roasted Blend
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