Archive for June 1st, 2008
Viva Calaca!
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An animation project by artist Ritxi Ostáriz based on the Mexican Day of the Dead. Original music by Voltaire. Link to project site. Link to artist’s site. -via I Am Bored
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Baboons Doing Cartwheels
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I don’t know what documentary this is from or how old it is, but the effect is pretty funny! -via Arbroath
Update: Troy in the comments has identified the show as “Animals Are Beautiful People”. Thanks!
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A Cup of Brown Joy
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The British do love their tea, don’t they? The artist is Elemental. Link to his MySpace page. -via Dump Trumpet
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FedEx Protest Box
When FedEx failed to deliver her shipment, Mrs Eaves of For the love of type blog wrote a protest letter os sorts … except that she wrote it on the outside of another FedEx box!
Last week FedEx failed to deliver my ISTD submission from Australia to London. They had my package in their store all week and failed to notify me that it had not been sent! So, along with a letter of complaint, they will receive the box (which never got sent) covered with hand-drawn type expressing my anger. Typomania at its worst!
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Air Ray: The Blimp With Wings
The folks at Festo, who work on pneumatic and electrical automation technology, seem to have a lot of spare time on their hands as they can ply their trade on various fun projects like Air Ray. From their product page here is a little snippet of what makes it work:
Air_ray, modelled on the manta ray, is a remote-controlled hybrid construction consisting of a helium-filled ballonet and a beating wing drive. Its light design makes it possible for it to “swim” in the sea of air, boosted by helium, in a similar way to the manta ray in water.
I could really imagine having a couple of these gliding in a large conference hall right above my head. Gracefully swimming here and there. Further info can be found here about Festo’s Air Ray – [Link].
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New 'Paper Towel' for Oil Spills
Researchers at MIT have developed a new paper-like material that can sop up oil and other environmental spills and leave the water behind!
The scientists say they have created a membrane that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil, and can be recycled many times for future use. The oil itself can also be recovered. Some 200,000 tons of oil have already been spilled at sea since the start of the decade.
“What we found is that we can make ‘paper’ from an interwoven mesh of nanowires that is able to selectively absorb hydrophobic liquids–oil-like liquids–from water,” said Francesco Stellacci, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and leader of the work.
The combination of a nanowire mesh and a water-repellant coating makes this material effective for the purpose. Other applications include water purification and filtering. Link (with video) -via Digg
(image credit: Francesco Stellacci, MIT, and Nature Nanotechnology)
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World's Greatest Fisherman
How do you win the title of World’s Greatest Fisherman? How about being the first person ever to reach the “Holy Grail”, as defined by the International Game Fish Association!
Zyg Gregorek, 65, is the first recreational fisherman anywhere to catch all 27 species in the three so-called “royal slams” set by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) – hooking nine species of shark, including the great white, ten of billfish and eight of tuna.
Gregorek has traveled the world and fished for many years to achieve the title.
Rob Kramer, president of Florida-based IGFA, described Mr Gregorek’s achievement as “totally unique”. He said: “To achieve one royal slam is impressive but to get all three is unheard of. He is the first and maybe the last. These awards are considered the big one – the Holy Grail. They are spectacular – travelling to exotic places and chasing a specific species of fish.”
Mr Kramer stressed: “It is not about luck – you have to research, to know exactly where to go and when. Zyg is, by definition, the world’s greatest fisherman.”
Gregorek, from Halwill in Devon, England, tells a few fish tales to The Scotsman. Link -via Fark
(image credit: Marlin World Cup)
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Vuitton Vespa
Could that be? Yes, it’s a Louis Vuitton Vespa, seen outside Bon Marché in Paris by Susan Hollands of IVY – via Nag on the Lake
Finally! We’ve found the two-wheeled cousin of the ‘89 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra Louis Vuitton Limite Edition by Steve LaNasa featured previously on Neatorama (Don’t remember? This photo below will jog your memory)
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Quote: Galbraith on US Death From Food
"More die in the United States of too
much food than of too little."– John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
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Say Goodbye to Bananas: Panama Disease is Coming Back
The banana we know and love today actually suck when compared to the one our grandparents ate. That cultivar, called the Gros Michel, was bigger and tastier but alas it was hit by a blight called the Panama disease and went extinct by 1960.
Now, the banana we all eat, a variety called the Cavendish, may face the same fate: Panama disease, caused by the fungus Fusarium, is back and spreading fast!
Panama disease – or Fusarium wilt of banana – is back, and the Cavendish does not appear to be safe from this new strain, which appeared two decades ago in Malaysia, spread slowly at first, but is now moving at a geometrically quicker pace. There is no cure, and nearly every banana scientist says that though Panama disease has yet to hit the
banana crops of Latin America, which feed our hemisphere, the question is not if this will happen, but when. Even worse, the malady has the potential to spread to dozens of other banana varieties, including African bananas, the primary source of nutrition for millions of people.Panama disease is so virulent that a single clump of dirt tracked in on a tire tread or a shoe can spark a country-wide outbreak.
Previously on Neatorama: We’re Bananas About Bananas!
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Robbers Wear Thongs as Disguise
These robbers in Arvada, Colorado, have some unusual disguises to conceal their identities while robbing a gas station: thongs!
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Catladies: Cat's Answer to Manbabies
Photo: Cheesybellybutton
We posted about Manbabies before, a website dedicated to photoshopped photos of men holding their babies, with their heads switched.
Now, here’s the natural progression of the meme, I give you … catladies! Link – via Sequoia Sempervirens
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The Homeless People of Heathrow Airport
Is that a stranded traveler sleeping on the couch in a Heathrow airport terminal? Nay, that’s Michael, one of about a hundred homeless people who call the London airport home. Some of them have suitcases in order to better "blend in" with the real travelers:
Over the past three months, it has been discovered that 111 people are sleeping permanently at Heathrow, and the numbers are growing – 20 homeless are believed to be living at Gatwick and more are expected.
Airports are seen as warm, comfortable havens and safer than sleeping rough. Yet charity workers say the homeless have to play a 24-hour-a-day cat-and-mouse game to avoid detection by police and airport security and being thrown out onto the streets.
Peter Mansfield-Clark, a director of the charity Crawley Open House, based near Gatwick airport, explains: ‘These people take a rucksack with them with a change of clothes. They use the toilet areas to wash or shave and make themselves look tidy.
‘They’ll often be in travel gear, so they appear as if they’re waiting to go off somewhere or have just come back. If you look the part, you’ve a chance of being able to sleep without anyone disturbing you.’
Some of the homeless deliberately put on floral shirts, as though they are about to fly to a holiday in the sun, to help escape suspicion.
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Trivia: Panamax Ship
Panamax is the largest class of ships that can fit through the Panama Canal.
This size is determined by the dimensions of the lock chambers and the depth of the water in the Panama Canal. Panamax is a significant consideration in ship design.
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