Archive for March 15th, 2010

Eduard Khil Responds to his Internet Fame

(YouTube link) Forty-four years after he recorded the song we've come to know as Trolololo (previously at Neatorama), Eduard Khil is offering to sing the song again, this time with lyrics! -via Buzzfeedrussia, meme, T...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/eduard-khil-responds-to-his-internet-fame/

Play Rock-Paper-Scissors With Yourself

(YouTube Link) Steve Hoefer made an arduino-controlled glove that can play rock-paper-scissors. Sensors on the glove determine what move the user makes while the glove offers its own. It learns patterns in the way...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/play-rock-paper-scissors-with-yourself/

Close-up of Martian Moon Phobos

[caption id="attachment_30073" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Image: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)"][/caption] The Mars Express recently made some historically close passes to Mars' moon, Phobos, and managed...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/close-up-of-martian-moon-phobos/

Child-Sized Ferrari

It's the ultimate Power Wheels toy car. This custom-built Ferrari was built for the opening of the first Ferrari dealership in Moscow. It's powered by an 80 cc engine and sized to fit two children. The car is on s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/child-sized-ferrari/

A Short Film Made from Cross Stitching

(Video Link) Maggie and Mildred is a short film by Holly Klein about the make-believe adventures of two little girls. She cross stitched all of the characters and scenes, and then animated them. In an inter...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/a-short-film-made-from-cross-stitching/

Shamrock Shortage

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, botanist Dr. Declan Doogue of the Royal Irish Academy says that there may not be enough shamrocks for the celebration! The shamrock was “hit hard” by the severe winter weather an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/shamrock-shortage/

The World's Longest Place Names

Ben Goulding of Pig Jockey has a list of the world's longest place names, including Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateahaumaitawhitiurehaeaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. That's a hill i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/the-worlds-longest-place-names/

Famous Movie Quotes Represented as Infographics

Statistician Nathan Yau of Flowing Data put together this infographic presenting famous movie quotes as data charts. You can view eight more at the link. Link via Popped Cultureinfographics, quotations,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/famous-movie-quotes-represented-as-infographics/

25 Years Ago Today, the First Dot.com URL Was Registered

Twenty-five years ago today, Symbolics Computers of Cambridge, Massachusetts, registered Symbolics.com as a URL. It was the first such claim in computing history: That same year another five companies jumped on a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/25-years-ago-today-the-first-dot-com-url-was-registered/

Where is that NCAA School?

The NCAA basketball tournament brackets were finalized last night. I am happy to see that Kentucky is a #1 seed, and the management at mental_floss is happy to see that Duke is also a #1 seed. But there are 64 teams in t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/where-is-that-ncaa-school/

The Great Sperm Race

Avi Abrams of Dark Roasted Blend has a neat collaboration with National Geographic Channel. In his post, The Great Sperm Race: The Most Extreme Race on Earth, Avi has got exclusive images and videos from "Sizing Up...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/the-great-sperm-race/

Seal Photo Bomb

Squirrel photo bombs are sooo 2009. Seal bombs, now that's what's hip now! LinkFunny, Cute, memes, squirrels, photo bombs, seals...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/15/seal-photo-bomb/




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