Laika was the first living creature from Earth in space. She rode into orbit in Sputnik 2 and died there -- as the Soviets knew she would. Nick Abadzis has created a graphic novel which depicts alternate scenarios fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/laikas-revenge/
A Chilean company called Monarch has developed a new type of underwear that, it claims, makes you cleaner:
It's like this: copper is merged with polyamide and the result is a type of oil that's then turned into a wire...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/copper-underpants/
Are your shoes plain, but comfortable? Etsy seller pcbcreations has a solution to both of those problems. These sandals, like the other inventive works in his gallery, are made from printed circuit boards. Link -via...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/data-sandals/
deviantART member Mari Rosa Archambault, inspired by ukiyo-e prints, depicted Nintendo video game stars in feudal Japan. It took me a minute out to figure out that the figure on the right is Mega Man. Link -via Unibl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/ukiyo-e-nintendo/
An electric razor that shaves close to the bone! This x-ray, featured at Modern Mechanix, was taken in 1941, back when x-ray scientists and technicians didn't bother wearing lead aprons and spent their spare time com...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/skeleton-shaving/
If you are a fan of classic TV, you'll enjoy today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss! How well do you know the secondary characters on your favorite TV series? Almost every sitcom had characters that didn't appear in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/also-starring/
Aren't these donuts adorable? The text at the source is in Japanese, and the Babelfish translation didn't help, so I don't know who made them. They're like a sweet real-life version of Nekopan! Now I want a donut. ht...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/cat-donuts/
Photo Credit: Maurice Mbikayi
South African artist Maurice Mbikayi calls his keyboard skulls "anti-social networks" and says that the work "symbolizes the internet addiction and consequences that occur nowadays. It al...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/10/keyboard-skulls/