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The Strangest Places To Put a Toilet
Docstoc user PowerfulPointer uploaded a funny set of clips of The Strangest Places To Put a Toilet (And Someone Did): Link
(If you pay close enough attention, you’ll see some of Neatorama’s articles linked on that docstoc page)
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Specter in the Veil Nebula
Photo: Paul Mortfield, Stefano Cancelli
Is that a ghostly specter in the night sky? Actually that’s part of The Veil Nebula, recorded through filters that show emissions from hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in greenish hues.
APOD has more details (and of course, larger photos): Link
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Photoshop?
A photograph of North Korean leader Kim Il Jong was released Wednesday to dispel rumors that he is ill or dead. The UK’s Times newspaper and the BBC cried “Photoshop!”
In the photo, the shadow cast by Mr Kim’s calves runs in a different direction to the shadow cast by the soldiers on either side of him, the Times pointed out. In addition, a black line running along the stand on which the soldiers are positioned mysteriously vanishes on either side of Mr Kim - suggesting his picture may have been superimposed onto the image.
Such a suspicion was reinforced when a BBC designer examined a close-up, and discovered apparently mismatched pixels to the right of Mr Kim’s legs.
Link -Thanks, JEFFSss!
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Headlines of Obama’s Victory From Newspapers Around the World
Geoff of menegay blog put together a large webpage showcasing some 700 frontpages of newspapers from around the world (from Newseum) on the day that Barack Obama won the US Presidential Election - Link
The selections are impressive, though toward the end some newspapers apparently either didn’t get the news, didn’t care or had to go to press before the results were in.
The Statesman Journal’s frontpage to the left should bring a smile to veteran web users. Apparently the Statesman Journal editors are Web lingo enthusiasts.
In other news, The New Mexico Sun News printed its declaration of an Obama victory one week before the actual election:
The Sun News is a bi-monthly newspaper and its Oct 26-Nov 8 issue had to hit the streets, and the newsstands, before the election. So the editors decided to make a leap of faith and declare Democrat Barack Obama the winner.
In an article explaining their choice, the editors unabashedly wrote, “When it comes to calling the winner of a presidential election, everyone wants to be first. The New Mexico Sun News hereby claims that achievement.” (Source)
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Underwear Made From Aluminum Cans
Photo: Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch [Flickr]
Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch sees beauty in recyclables: she creates some truly awesome bustiers, garters, and underpants from recycled soda cans and hardware! When she said "trashy lingerie" who’d knew that it’s truly made from trash … oops, that’s recyclables to all you enviro-nuts! 
Link to Ingrid’s Flickr Photoset - via MAKE
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Knitted Ash From Evil Dead
Photo: cakeyvoice [Flickr]
That’s a knitted Ash Williams from Bruce Campbell’s Evil Dead series, fresh from killin’ (and re-killin’) Deadites. The cute figurine is made by Hannah J. Simpson of cakeyvoice, who also makes other fantastic knitted minions.
For all you horror movie fans, don’t miss Stacy’s excellent four-part write-ups for Neatorama:
- The Stories Behind Three Classic Halloween Movies
- The Stories Behind Three More Horror Classics
- Horror Movie Trivia: The Trifecta
- Horror Movie Trivia Part Four: Stacy’s Revenge (Evil Dead trivia are here)
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Squishy Animal with 8 Arms Once Ruled the World
Photo: Dr Jim Gehling, South Australian Museum
Before dinosaurs, this strange eight-armed creature ruled the Earth:
Scientists have discovered what they believe is an eight-armed creature, which colonised a large section of the world’s oceans over 300 million years before the first dinosaurs emerged.
The findings represent the first comparable animal fossils from the Ediacaran Period, 635 to 541 million years ago, which appear in two drastically different preservation environments - black shale of South China and quartz rock of South Australia. [...]
The eight arms are clearly preserved in our specimens," says Zhu, adding that the arms were tubular and in close contact with each other, but not joined.
He and his colleagues believe the animal was a soft-bodied, dome-shaped organism that lived on seabeds and fed by absorbing dissolved nutrients from the ambient environment.
I, for one, welcome our extinct 8-armed overlord: Link
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Bike Rack Art
Why settle for boring bike racks? Cities across the United States are installing artistic bike racks, some of which look too good to chain your bike on to! This one above is created by artist Tom Crimboli of Eastpointe, Michigan.
When creating streetscape such as artistic bike racks, Herndon says artists should follow "the 300-pound drunk moron rule."
"Assume a 300-pound drunk moron is going to try to bend it, climb it or do something to it, because they will," he says. "It has to be built really, really well."
Link | More bike rack art at Flickr
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The White Obama and the Black McCain
Image: Tor Myhren / Grey NYC via thecoolhunter
Grey NYC’s Creative director Tor Myhren came up with this brilliant poster to bring into the forefront what a lot of people have been thinking of, but couldn’t bring themselves to say in polite company: the issue of race in the 2008 US Presidential election.
Regardless of what you think of the candidates, I’m sure you can marvel at the photoshoppery of turning Obama and McCain into persons of another race: Link - via Miss Cellania
At a glance, we only had handful of (and not to mention, mild) political posts - so on the eve of this historic election, let me ask you this: what would you say to someone who’s on the fence on either candidates? Why should I vote for Barack Obama or John McCain?
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Octoplush by Lana Crooks
Artist and "Plushinator" Lana Crooks created these awesomely cute Octoplush collectibles ("Octoplushies?") - They’re on display on her solo show Crooked Critter at A.Okay in Chicago: Link | Lana’s Blog - via Super Punch
Don’t miss this one from the recent Plush Monsters show at G1988 in San Francisco (more at Toycyte)
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Deadlock: Frog vs. Snake
Photo: David Maitland / National Geographic
Photographer David Maitland won the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest with this stunning photo captured in the dead of night in a Belizean rain forst. Aptly titled Deadlock, the photo is of a rare Morelet’s tree frog refusing to be dinner for a cat-eyed snake.
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Afraid of Being Buried Alive, Man Built Tomb with Megaphones!
Afraid of being buried alive, Brazilian resort operator Freud de Melo (yes, I know …) built a vault complete with air, food, television and megaphones!
Under the shade of ficus trees stands the stone burial chapel that 73-year-old Freud de Melo built. Wind chimes tinkle above the wrought-iron door.
But it isn’t a conventional final resting place. Inside the crypt, there’s a TV, also a water pitcher and a fruit pantry. Fresh outdoor air flows in through four vents from the chapel roof. Within reach of the coffin are two makeshift megaphones — plastic cones attached to tubes running out through the wall.
One Saturday recently, Mr. de Melo lay in the coffin, shouting into the cones in a voice that echoed into the countryside. "Help me! Come quick! I’ve been buried alive!"
It was only an equipment check — not an actual emergency. Mr. de Melo, a resort operator and politician, built a burial vault he could survive in because he’s gripped by a rare condition called taphephobia, the fear of being buried alive. "I have awful, awful nightmares of trying to dig myself out from underground," says Mr. de Melo, whose physician father named him, presciently, for the pioneer of dream analysis.
Photo: Matt Moffett / The Wall Street Journal
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Lost in Translation
All road signs in Wales must have text in both English and Welsh. Sometimes they don’t exactly agree. Swansea Council emailed a request for a Welsh translation for this sign. The reply came back in Welsh, and was duly printed. The problem is that the Welsh version says (in English),
“I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated”.
The sign has been removed, but quite a few photographs were already taken and sent to the Welsh language magazine Golwg, which has a series of such unfortunate translations. Link -via Digg
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Boatsheds
Photo: Juliet Doyle
Juliet Doyle took some interesting photos of boatsheds in the island of Lindisfarne (or the Holy Island), England. The sheds are made from upturned fishing boats and used for storage by the island’s fishermen.
Check out more pics at Juliet’s blog: Link - via materialicious
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The Pramulator by John Knott
What do you get when you cross a classic Airstream with a baby carriage? Behold The Pramulator by artist John Knott aka Bent Fabrication. It’s made from hand-shaped aluminum panels and antique baby stroller parts.
It’s a USO (Unidentified Strolling Object), I think: Link - via MAKE
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Donkey Kong Jenga
Some games just go unusually well mashed up together. Like Jenga and Donkey Kong, for instance. It’s so obvious that I’m surprised this hasn’t been done before! Link - via Wonderland
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Sugar Cube Sculpture
Artist Brendan Jamison creates awesome sculptures out of sugar cubes. If you think the picture above is awesome, wait till you see the whole sculpture: Link - via grow-a-brain
Now, if only he used the sugar cube cinder blocks …
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Knitted Motorcycle Cozy
That’s a knitted motorcycle "cozy" by Washington DC artist Theresa Honeywell. For her artwork series titled KNIT!, Theresa uses the traditionally feminine mediums of knitting to um, embellish "macho" subjects like a motorcycle and a jackhammer. Oh, don’t miss her embroidered lace tattoos artwork!
Link - via Reuben Miller, Thanks Reuben!
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Soviet Death Ray Gun Found in Kazakhstan
Photo: zerega [Flickr]
Actually, it only looks like a Soviet death ray gun. The rusting structure is actually part of the Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory near the Great Almaty Lake, Kazakhstan. Environmental Graffiti blog has more: Link
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Wicked Wearable Sculptures
For Halloween, Dark Roasted Blend has a roundup of weird wearable art and over-the-top costumes that you probably won’t see at your doorstep tonight -but wouldn’t it be cool if you did? Jason Hackenwerth designed this balloon outfit. Link
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Pelican Eats Dog?
You’ve seen pictures of pelicans eating extraordinary things on the internet. But a pelican eating a dog? That’s what it looks like, but Petri the pelican was just angry that the dog stole her chicken snack. Roland Adam, owner of the exotic bird farm in Germany where Petri lives, explains.
“I was preparing foods for the birds in our outdoor kitchen, when I noticed Petri at my side looking for a snack,” explained the 38-year-old. “I decided to feed her one of the chicks I had been preparing when Katijina raced in, caught the frozen bird mid-air and gobbled up Petri’s dinner.”
Confused and slightly irritated by missing out on the proffered snack, Petri decided to scour every inch of the Rhodesian ridgeback - named Katijina - for the discarded chick.
The dog was unharmed. Link -via Arbroath
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Home is Where the Controller Is
The Domestic Scientist has the plan for all you crafty video game lovers: free cross-stich patterns for "Home is Where The Controller Is," complete various video game controllers. Link - via Craftzine
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Brilliant Kung Fu Panda Ad … Or Vandalism?
I’m pretty sure this is a case of vandalism … either that or a really clever guerrilla ad for Kung Fu Panda! Thanks Boots!
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The Pedestrian Project by Yvette Helin
For her art project "The Pedestrian Project," costume designer Yvette Helin decided that she’s going to bring to life the "lady" from the ubiquitous street sign.
She’s done this since 1989, but stopped after 9/11 - now, she’s restarting the project for Art in Odd Places in Manhattan: Link
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The Moustache is Tiny Squid Roasts
Psst! The Moustache is Tiny Squid Roasts. And whatever you do, DO NOT get the Demon Moustache - found at Ectomoplasmosis
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Disaster Girl
Photo: Firestarter by Dave Roth
In a long list of photos that went viral on the Net, here is: Disaster Girl. In a mere few weeks, the photo has been endlessly photoshopped into the newest Internet meme (why, there’s even a YouTube video clip). Link
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Ferrari Formula One Race Car in LEGO
This slow economy has everyone cutting back … even Ferrari is making their new Formula One race car out of cheaper materials like … LEGOs! Actually, it’s just a driveable 1:1 scale model for the annual LEGO World convention: Link
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