Neatorama » parade http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/23/macy%e2%80%99s-thanksgiving-day-parade/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/23/macy%e2%80%99s-thanksgiving-day-parade/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:26 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27692

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade rolls through New York every year, but how much do you really know about the annual production? Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test your memory ahead of the big event. I scored a miserable 20%! Surely you can do better. Link

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The People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1st, 1949. To celebrate the 60th anniversary, a three-hour parade was held in Beijing. This video by Dan Chung shows the highlights in both time-lapse and slow motion. -via reddit

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/03/china%e2%80%99s-60th-anniversary-parade/feed/ 27 Honda's Giant ASIMO Robot Float http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/23/hondas-giant-asimo-robot-float/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/23/hondas-giant-asimo-robot-float/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:49:26 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/23/hondas-giant-asimo-robot-float/ Just in case that car thing doesn’t work out, Honda has a plan B in its quest to dominate the world. Behold, the giant 49-foot tall ASIMO robot replica (masquerading as a float, but we’re not fooled!):

Honda has tested a 49-foot replica of their ASIMO humanoid robot, that’s 12 times the height of the original. The animated replica will be a guest of honor at the 120th Rose Parade as well as kick off Honda’s 50th anniversary of U.S. operations.

The creation called “Hats Off in Celebration” will be completed with natural materials like lettuce seed, rice, carnations and strawflower.

I, for one, welcome our new giant ASIMO robot overlord: Link

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I love this group. The Isiserettes are a non-profit drill and drum corps from Des Moines headed to D.C. in January to perform at Barack Obama’s inauguration. The official group is made up of kids ages 7 to 18, but I’ve seen some pretty tiny kids grooving out there (which is adorable).

This video is cool, but I have to say it doesn’t do them justice: they’re super impressive when you see them live. Here’s a video of the drum line in action:


Video by Bill Grady, via MyFortDodge.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/11/the-isiserettes-drill-and-drum-corps/feed/ 24 Vintage Photos of Past Macy's Thanksgiving Parades http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/vintage-photos-of-past-macys-thanksgiving-parades/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/vintage-photos-of-past-macys-thanksgiving-parades/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:29:43 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/27/vintage-photos-of-past-macys-thanksgiving-parades/
Photo: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York (c. 1932) via Swapatorium

design:related blog has a neat post about some fabulous vintage photos of past Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades. For photos of the very first balloons that appear in the parade (back in 1927), go here: Link – via BuzzFeed

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