Food art is a strange field, but I can't help but love people who not only decided to play with their food, but make a living out of it. Over at WebUrbanist, they have spotlighted a few great food artists, one specia...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/incredible-edible-art/What a cute little guy! This potato, with arms, legs, and a nose, was harvested in Huon, Tasmania, where it's summer now. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/01/09/48825_tasmania-news.html -Thanks, Vit Peyr!*/e...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/potato-man/See what happens to various foods and a variety of other materials when you microwave them for as long as it takes to destroy them. The videos are sped up, with timers to let you know how long it takes. The Ch...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/micro-maniac/(Links open in a new browser window/tab) Geophysical Survey of the World of Warcraft James Wallis gave an interesting talk at Interestin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/videosift-clips-of-the-week-15/"What's the deal with nunchucks?" by Brandon BirdWe've written about Brandon Bird before on Neatorama, but it's a pleasure to run across another one of his tongue-in-cheek artwork floating on the Web. This one...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/seinfeldbruce-lee-remix-by-brandon-bird-whats-the-deal-with-nunchucks/Meet Mao Xinyu, a 38-year-old senior colonel in China's People's Liberation Army and blogger. He's not just any blogger - his blog, which is all about Chairman Mao, was voted most popular by the readers of People's Daily...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/chairman-maos-grandson-is-a-blogger/College students (why doesn't this surprise me) Cary Silverman combined two party favorites to create a new snack: alcohol-flavored popcorn.The popcorn, which doesn't actually have any alcohol content, comes in beer, pin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/pub-corn-alcohol-flavored-popcorn/TheraminTrees and his brother QualiaSoup collaborated to make this interesting animation called Instruction Manual for Life. There's an unmistakeable (truthful/heavy-handed/blasphemous? Take your pick) message in there -...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/instruction-manual-for-life/The Canadian team of Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber have completed a 680 mile journey across Antarctica to the South Pole on foot in just under 34 days. This beats the previous Antarctic speed record by five...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/record-set-in-south-pole-expedition/The Recently Deflowered Girl is a 1965 etiquette book for those awkward moments you hadn't planned for, written by Edward Gorey under the name Hyacinthe Phyppe, an expert in such matters. In each "deflowerment...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/the-recently-deflowered-girl/This is pretty cool - it's a musical composition using applications from several different handheld devices. I only ever thought to play games on my DS, so I'm quite impressed. Link Music, Video, stacy, gadgets,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/gadget-orchestra/The Fifty United States and their Mottos (2008) by Emily WickArtist Emily Wick created this fabulous map of the United States out of linoleum block prints, with official state mottos carved into each of the 50 States. My...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/50-states-and-their-mottos-by-emily-wick/Can you be a Jedi? Well, here's a toy Jedi training device that trains Star Wars fans to use The Force:The Force Trainer (expected to be priced at $90 to $100) comes with a headset that uses brain waves to a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/09/star-wars-toy-trains-would-be-jedis-how-to-use-the-force/
