Bird Nailed by Baseball Pitch
Ouch! A poor bird got nailed when it flew into the path of a baseball pitch: hit play or go to Link [YouTube]...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/bird-nailed-by-baseball-pitch/Archive for May 2008
Star Trek Cake
Baker extraordinaire Duff Goldman of the Food Network TV series "Ace of Cakes" turned out to be quite the Trekker. He created this excellent (though flawed - what's Scotty doing in the navigator's seat?) Star T...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/star-trek-cake/Quote: Jonathan Swift on a Bold Man
"He was a bold man that first eat an oyster." - Jonathan Swift, author...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/quote-jonathan-swift-on-a-bold-man/Bus + Cat = This
Photo: MisterWMiss C's post about a bus and train combo reminded me of another bus "mash up" this time with a cat ... Behold the Cat Bus (presumably inspired by the Nekobus in the Japanese anime My Neighbor Tot...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/bus-cat-this/Does Pollution Cause More Girls to be Born than Boys?
Something strange is happening on the Aamjiwnaang First Nation reservation in Canada, just across the border from Michigan: many more girls are being born than boys, and the reason might be toxic pollution ...The steepes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/does-pollution-cause-more-girls-to-be-born-than-boys/Blogging: It's Good For Your Health!
Besides fame and fortune, here's another reason why you should blog: it's good for your health.Jessica Wapner of Scientific American wrote why scientists think that blogging (and other forms of expressive writing) are be...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/blogging-its-good-for-your-health/Trivia: Travelling by Helium Balloons
In 1982, Larry Walters tied 42 helium-filled weather balloons to his lawnchair and flew over Los Angeles.Lawnchair Larry planned to rise 100 feet above the ground, but he actually flew to an altitude of 16,000 feet (3 mi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/28/trivia-travelling-by-helium-balloons/Bus + Train = This
Toyota and subsidiary Hino Motors are joining forces with Japan Rail Hokkaido to develop vehicles that can drive on roads and railways. The DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) has rubber tires and steel wheels, and can convert in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/bus-train-this/The Tribute of the Three Cows
On July 13 of every year, there is a something curious going on at around 10 o'clock in the morning on a remote mountain of the Pyrenees: people of the Baretous Valley in Bearn, France gave the people from the Roncal Val...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/the-tribute-of-the-three-cows/Cell Phone in the Microwave
(YouTube link) If you are still not sure that cell phones are evil, this should convince you. Don’t ever try this! -via the Presurfer...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/cell-phone-in-the-microwave/Eight Famous OCD Sufferers
Everyone knows Howard Hughes was obsessive-compulsive (among other things) and I bet lots of us who grew up on Double Dare shudder to think of the OCD Marc Summers dealing with all of the goo and muck as the hos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/eight-famous-ocd-sufferers/Two Stupid Criminals Pwned by Window
In a crowded field of stupid criminals, these two have got a good chance of being the stupidest ever: watch this clip from LawyerShop TV as these two doofus tried to break into a building by throwing boulders through the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/two-stupid-criminals-pwned-by-window/Woman Came Back From the Dead After 17 Hours with No Measurable Brain Waves
After Velma Thomas' heart stopped beating three times and more than 17 hours with no measurable brain waves, her family said their goodbyes and took her off life support.Then something completely unexpected happened: she...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/woman-came-back-from-the-dead-after-17-hours-with-no-measurable-brain-waves/Beautiful Glass/Wood Computer Case by Suissa
That wood and glass contraption is actually a new PC, called "Enlighten", made by Suissa Computers who specializes in making beautiful wooden computer cases.Link Previously on Neatorama: Wooden External HD by S...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/beautiful-glasswood-computer-case-by-suissa/The Lamest James Bond Villain
After publishing the Top 10 Badass James Bond Villains, The List Universe has a short and enjoyable follow up post, this time the lamest guys Agent 007 ever had to beat up. Like this guy, for example:Nick-Nac...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/the-lamest-james-bond-villain/Optimus Prime Junk Sculpture
Thai sculptors at robot-models created this awesome ... and large, Optimus Prime metal sculpture out of junk and found object. The sculpture is over 2 m (~7 feet) tall.The company said that it will continue to make more...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/optimus-prime-junk-sculpture/Kobe Bryant Speaking Italian
Here's something I didn't know about Kobe Bryant, the 2008 NBA MVP: he speaks fluent Italian! When he was 6 years old, Kobe's father moved his family to Italy to play professional basketball there. There, Kobe learned to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/kobe-bryant-speaking-italian/Shipping Container Architecture
Photo: Peter Aaron / Esto - via Architecture and HygieneIt's hard to believe that those ugly cargo shipping containers can make beautiful homes, but they do. WebUrbanist has a neat post about homes, offices, shopping mal...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/shipping-container-architecture/Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
I <3 Futurama, and not just because the similarities between the cartton's name and this blog's. Well, the next feature-length DVD, titled The Beast with a Billion Backs, is coming out soon!Always Watching bl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/futurama-the-beast-with-a-billion-backs/Happy Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!
On May 27th, 1937, the new Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco officially opened to pedestrian traffic. Vehicles weren’t allowed until the next day. Wired has a look at the bridge’s construction timeline stretching b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/happy-birthday-golden-gate-bridge/Creative Bus Stops
There’s no information about here they are, but here are pictures of seven bus shelters I wouldn’t mind waiting in. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/27/creative-bus-stops/I Will Derive!
(YouTube link) Math geeks go disco! -via I Am Bored...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/i-will-derive/8 Odd Facts About Charles Dickens
Reprinted from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader: Fast-Acting Long-Lasting. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ..." wro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/8-odd-facts-about-charles-dickens/The Origin of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is more than just a 3 day weekend and the (unofficial) start of summer. Our pal mental_floss has a neat article explaining how Memorial Day came to be: Memo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/the-origin-of-memorial-day/Neatorama = Distraction Virus
The Internet is an incredible productivity tool, according to Mike Elgan of InternetNews. It's filled with unprecedented information and communication, not to mention wonderful productivity...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/neatorama-distraction-virus/Gas Price Prediction: $6 to $7 per Gallon in 6 to 24 Months
Think that gasoline is expensive at $4 a gallon? Maybe, but apparently that price point isn't high enough to make Americans change their usual day-to-day driving habit:If oil hits $200 a barrel, which is the upper en...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/gas-price-prediction-6-to-7-per-gallon-in-6-to-24-months/Star Wars Villains Poster
Why should the heroes have all the fun? To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Star Wars, Matt Busch, Lucasfilm, the 501st Great Lakes Garrison and Paul Michael Kane collaborated to produce this poster commemorating th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/star-wars-villains-poster/Buy a Car? Get a Free Handgun!
Some car dealership offers free oil changes, some offer cash rebate, but not Max Motors: they offer a free handgun with every vehicle sold (or a gas card, but so far almost all have chosen the firearm) ...Owner Mark...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/buy-a-car-get-a-free-handgun/Deseeding a Watermelon
If you’re having a Memorial Day picnic today, you probably won’t see this in time, but the summer is long. Instructables has directions for cutting your watermelon in a way that makes it easy to remove most of the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/deseeding-a-watermelon/Side-stabbing Stiletto Snakes
Atractaspis are also called mole vipers, burrowing asps, burrowing adders, stiletto snakes, or side-stabbing snakes. They can bite without opening their mouths! Burrowing asps have a highly reduced denti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/26/side-stabbing-stiletto-snakes/
