Archive for March 7th, 2014

Robot Plays Table Tennis

[http://youtu.be/imVNg9j7rvU] (YouTube link)Industrial mechanic Ulf Hoffmann built the robot called UHTTR-1, which plays table tennis with the aid of its own camera. It doesn’t miss a shot, it's just not as aggress...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Robot-Plays-Table-Tennis/

Chocolate Chipster

Chocolate Chipster by Amanda Flagg The Chocolate Chipster likes cookies before they were cool (he likes 'em piping hot, we think). Likewise, you should like this T-shirt and other nifty creations by Neat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Chocolate-Chipster/

High Fashion Collection Inspired By Batman Villains

(Video Link)The villains who go up against Batman are some of the most stylish, and most iconic, in all of comic book history. From the dapper Penguin to the clowny-yet-stylish Joker to the questionable attire...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/High-Fashion-Collection-Inspired-By-Batman-Villains/

Sesame Street: Les Mousserables

[http://youtu.be/GyYZfSmwH3c](YouTube link)The Sesame Street Muppets explore emotions in the production of Les Mousserables, a parody of Les Misérables. Cookie Monster plays the very sad French g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Sesame-Street-Les-Mousserables/

If You Could Insert a Single Rubber Duck into Any Moment in History, Where/When Would It Have the Most Profound Impact?

(Photo: tecking)PhilosophyOfTheWorld poses one of the most original questions I've ever seen on AskReddit.SockPuppetDinosaur answers with the Large Hadron Collider on the French-Swiss border:The fir...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/If-You-Could-Insert-a-Single-Rubber-Duck-into-Any-Moment-in-History-WhereWhen-Would-It-Have-the-Most-Profound-Impact/

5-Year-Old Kid Forges Mom's Signature

Seems legit! Redditor Lisa831's five year old kid attempted to forge her signature - I'd say the hearts really sold it. That kid is gonna grow up to be juuuust fine, dontcha think? Did you ever forge your...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/5-Year-Old-Kid-Forges-Moms-Signature/

Random Teleporter Takes You Somewhere on Earth

Jim Andrews's teleporter has a simple interface. You begin in the control room of the TARDIS (naturally). Click on the teleport button to go somewhere on Earth. You'll promptly see the nearest photo in G...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Random-Teleporter-Takes-You-Somewhere-on-Earth/

Peeing In The Pool Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

We’ve all heard of people doing it, we’ve all done it on the sly once or twice in our life, and we’ve all heard the urban legends about the colorful chemical that identifies the culprit.I’m talkin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Peeing-In-The-Pool-Can-Be-Hazardous-To-Your-Health/

The Countries Where Men Do the Most Housework

Slovenian men, pat yourselves on the back. You'll pulling your load. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Slovenian men do the most unpaid housework per day. India is a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/The-Countries-Where-Men-Do-the-Most-Housework/

NASA Engineer Turned to Baking

This is a cake. Really. BethAnn Goldberg of Studio Cake can make a cake look like anything you want. But then again, she’s a former NASA engineer, so she could probably make anything she wants. See her cakes that w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/NASA-Engineer-Turned-to-Baking/

Is It Wrong to Tattoo Your Dog?

When his dog was sedated after a surgery, Brooklyn tattoo artist Mistah Metro decided to take the opportunity to make it the coolest dog of all New York City: by giving it a tattoo! In an Instagram post th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Is-It-Wrong-to-Tattoo-Your-Dog/

The Penalty for Non-cooperation

Playing Star Wars with your kids is so much more fun when you can summon the power of… static electricity! Your kids may be impressed beyond belief, or they may be fighting off nightmares afterward. Thi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/The-Penalty-for-Non-cooperation/

Star Wars Meets Rocky In This Stop Motion Short - Training Day

(Video Link)Star Wars themed stop motion shorts have looked better, had more of a plot and come in longer in length than Training Day by John Punsalan, but this short has something the rest are lacking- Burgess...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Star-Wars-Meets-Rocky-In-This-Stop-Motion-Short-Training-Day/

Brat Socks

Brat SocksDo you wear your childish, sometimes unruly, behavior as a badge of honor? Show your brat pride with a pair of Brat Socks from the NeatoShop. This playful pair of socks features hot pink and green stripes and t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Brat-Socks/

Bryan Cranston’s Many Other Roles

Today Bryan Cranston turns 58 years old today, and we wish him a very happy birthday. In honor of the occasion, Uproxx has posted 20 Times You Might Have Seen Bryan Cranston On Screen And Not Realized It...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Bryan-Cranstons-Many-Other-Roles/

Let Me Google That For You

(Ryan Hudson/Channelate)Part of good parenting is teaching children to become self-sufficient. Sure, you could answer the question yourself. But what will she do when you, too, aren’t around anymo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Let-Me-Google-That-For-You-2/

This Is What American Parties Look Like Around The World

(Russia, Image Via Instagram)(France, Image Via Instagram)(Poland)American is not only a nationality, a state of mind and something people shout at Border Patrol agents when they cross the border from Mexico, it’s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/This-Is-What-American-Parties-Look-Like-Around-The-World/

Medical Journal Article on Sword Swallowing

(Photo: Eden Pictures) The researchers were precise in their methodology: We excluded cases in which injury was related to swallowing items other than swords, such as . . . jack hammers. As well they should!Brian Witco...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Medical-Journal-Article-on-Sword-Swallowing/

The Tower Orchestra

Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson curate the Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments, where you can read about fictional music makers, concept instruments, and fanciful sound technology, from ancient times to today....

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/The-Tower-Orchestra/

Winter Is Coming- And So Is An Official Game Of Thrones Hip Hop Album

(Video Link)There’s all kinds of Game of Thrones inspired merch out there, from clothing to action figures, but the latest in the long line of official merch is also the strangest- an officiall...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Winter-Is-Coming-And-So-Is-An-Official-Game-Of-Thrones-Hip-Hop-Album/

Questions From the National Science Quiz

The National Science Foundation recently released results of their science test that showed Americans sadly lacking in basic science knowledge. We cringed at the fact that one in four Americans did not know that the Eart...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Questions-From-the-National-Science-Quiz/

Rainbow Bacon

Imgur user caitrose writes, “i should buy a lottery ticket.” Indeed. It’s her lucky day. It appears that she poured a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal and found the leprech...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Rainbow-Bacon/

The Lion Family

(Image credit: Flickr user Ian Sane)This is His Royal Majesty King Zawadi Mungu of the Oregon Zoo. He lives there with his wives Neka and Kya.(Image credit: Flickr user Ryan J. Zeigler)And since September, he has three d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/The-Lion-Family/

13 Awesome Pieces of Kids' Furniture Sold on Etsy

When I was a kid, a race car bed or a princess dresser was pretty much as cool as furniture could get. But not only do kids today have more awesome commercially available options, thanks to Etsy they now have all kinds o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/13-Awesome-Pieces-of-Kids-Furniture-Sold-on-Etsy/

Animated Shorts At The 2014 Academy Awards

(Video Link) (Video Link)Frozen won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards, which came as no surprise, but in the category of Best Animated Short the victor, which...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Animated-Shorts-At-The-2014-Academy-Awards/

The Rand Corporation: The Think Tank That Controls America

If you think the Internet came out of Silicon Valley, that NASA planned the first satellite to orbit Earth, or that IBM created the modern computer—think again. Each one of these breakthroughs was conceived at...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/The-Rand-Corporation-The-Think-Tank-That-Controls-America/

Luxury Ice Fishing Shacks

(Photo: Ice Castle Fish Houses)The sturdier fishermen of the Upper Midwest of the United States are fond of venturing out to iced-over lakes. Fishing requires time and patience. Ice fishing requires both while enduring...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Luxury-Ice-Fishing-Shacks/

Mike Gets A Puppy

[http://youtu.be/MuI__CKP-3o] (YouTube link)Take just a minute for a happiness break. Mike and Caroline named their new puppy Tobias. No plot here, just an adorably photogenic puppy frolicking through a gorgeous landscap...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Mike-Gets-A-Puppy/

Binge Watching

(Chris Hallbeck/Maximumble)Get caught up on your favorite show to hate this weekend. Netflix, like so many internet applications, makes life faster and more efficient.Chris Hallbeck, the cartoonist who...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Binge-Watching/

Jurassic Cats

[http://youtu.be/ZlPoPMbiffU] (YouTube link)Run for your lives! No, hide and be really quiet! The cats are coming, and they’re as big as a dinosaur of some sort in this remix of Jurassic Park, featuring ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/07/Jurassic-Cats/








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