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Artist Jason Welborn mashed up two of your favorite movie heros in this poster, featuring Clark Kent as agent 007 in The Man with the Kryptonite Gun. It’s part of collection of DC Comics/James Bond mashups featured at Draw2D2. Link -via @johncfarrier
If you’re like me then you always wanted your own pair of covert spy glasses just like in a James Bond movie. Apparently a lot of people out there do as well because one company was able to raise over three hundred thousand dollars on Kickstarter.com to create glasses that record video from the perspective of the wearer. What would you use “spy glasses” for?
ZionEyez, a Seattle startup recently offered to sell you a pair of their Eyez video recording glasses if you made a $150 donation to their KickStarter fund, and wow, did they get a good response. No wonder considering how awesome the promised specs are for Eyez. With their donation drive coming to an end, ZionEyez has raised $343,415 (more than six times their original goal of $55k) from 2106 donors.
James Bond is one of the best and coolest guys in the film world. He is capable of almost anything, and has a ton of tricks up his sleeves. From the author who brought you 55 Tricks of Jason Bourne, here are 69 Tricks and Tools of James Bond, from the first five Bond films, Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice. From Goldfinger:
5. When in the enemy’s bathroom, Bond inspects the room for peepholes, and covers them with his clothing and shaving cream. In addition, he detects a two-way mirror, which lets him know a peephole is close.
6. In a guarded cell, Bond managed to jump to the ceiling and stay there temporarily to lure the guard in and escape.
7. Bond always keeps an eye on the person who has the keys to his handcuffs, so when he is dead, Bond can grab the keys.
Link – via squealingrat
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"Shaken, not stirred" is synonymous with James Bond, but do you actually know what cocktail he was referring to?
Asylum blog has compiled a list of classic drinks associated with literature and how to make ‘em. For example:
2. Americano
"Casino Royale"
While the Vesper martini overshadowed other drinks in the novel and became even more famous in the movie, this was the first cocktail that readers ever heard James Bond order. Originally called the Milano-Torino in Milan, Italy, during the 1860s, it was renamed for its popularity with American tourists during Prohibition.Recipe:
Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes.
Pour in 1 ounce Campari and 1 ounce sweet vermouth.
Top off with club soda.
Garnish with lemon twist or orange slice.
Link – Thanks Greg!
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The following is an article from Uncle John’s Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader.
Like
the Coyote and Road Runner, the CIA was obsessively trying to kill Fidel
Castro in the 1960s. But like Coyote, they just couldn't seem to do it.
Was it because Castro was so wiley … or because the CIA was so incompetent?
Here are some examples of how the anti-Castro super spies spent their time
(and our money).
CONCOCTING WEIRD PLOTS
Seven plots against Castro that the CIA actually considered.
1. Use agents in Cuba to spread rumors that the second coming of Christ
is imminent and that Castro is the anti-Christ.
2. Surprise him at the beach with an exploding conch shell.
3. Put thallium salts in his shoes or cigars during an appearance on
"The David Susskind show," to make his beard and hair fall
out.
4. Put itching powder in his scuba suit and LSD in his mouthpiece so
he would be driven crazy and drown
5. Offer him exploding cigars designed to blow his head off.
6. Shoot him with a TV camera that has a machine gun inside.
7. Spray his broadcasting studio with hallucinogens.
EMBARGOING BASEBALLS
In its war against Fidel Castro during the 1960s, the CIA literally tried
to play hardball politics. "The CIA tried to cut off the supply
of baseballs to Cuba. Agents persuaded suppliers in other countries not
ship them. (U.S. baseballs were already banned by the trade embargo the
U.S. had declared.)" The bizarre embargo was effective. Some balls
got through, "but the supply was so limited that the government
had to ask fans to throw foul balls and home runs back onto the field
for continued play.
- Jonathan Kwitny, Endless Enemies
How
out-of-control was the CIA in its anti-Castro frenzy? They even took Ian
Fleming's jokes seriously. This anecdote from Deadly Secrets
"Fleming
was staying at the house of British newsman Henry Brandon. The next day
CIA director Allen Dulles called Brandon to speak to Fleming. Brandon
said his guest had already left Washington. Dulles expressed great regret.
He had heard about Fleming's terrific ideas for doing in Castro and was
sorry he wouldn't be able to discuss them with him in person.
"It is testimony to the resounding good sense exercised by the
CIA during the Secret War that all three Fleming's spoof ideas were
in one form or another attempted---or at least seriously considered."
__________
Reprinted with permission from Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader, which comes packed with 504 pages of great stories.
Since 1988, the Bathroom Reader Institute had published a series of popular books containing irresistible bits of trivia and obscure yet fascinating facts.
If you like Neatorama, you'll love the Bathroom Reader Institute's books - check 'em out!
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You’re cruising along in your speedboat, when suddenly the urge strikes to just flip a switch and dive deep into the waters with your boat. No problem. That dream is now possible with The Scubacraft. Loaded with everything you need to pretend you’re James Bond, this can be yours for the low low price of $165,000. But wait, there’s more!
Advanced safety features include -an automatic depth control (ADC) system that assists the operator in maintaining depth, controlling ascent and descent. -VHF radio, underwater communications, lights and GPS are accessories that further enhance safety and performance in operation. -With no exposed propeller and the ability to operate in very shallow water, the technology has advantages over conventional surface craft even before it submerges underwater.
Choose your model – one seats three, the other six. Twisted Sifter has all the details on this dreamboat.
Link | Previously on Neatorama – The Hypersub
OK, we’re way behind on this news but I think its sheer strangeness will help overcome our tardiness: food company Del Monte asked 1,000 British women which celebrity is the coolest and James Bond star Daniel Craig won the vote. So, true to their words, Del Monte made a Daniel Craig-shaped popsicle!
Del Monte Superfruit Smoothies, who produced the limited edition replica lollies, said artists ‘worked tirelessly’ to recreate a sculpture of 41-year-old Craig in the scene where he emerges from the sea in Casino Royale.
‘Daniel Craig topped our poll of Britain’s coolest celebrities and thanks to our Del Monte lolly replica he is officially immortalised as super smooth and licensed to chill,’ said spokesman Matt O’Connor.
Silly women, I’d have picked Ricky Gervais. More popsicle that way.
Link – via Dom’s Weird News
