Archive for October 2005
One Handed Clock.
What's so special about this clock? Designed by Benjamin Franklin (when life's pace is slower than it is today) it only has one hand and measures time in 15 minutes increment! Lin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/30/one-handed-clock/Morons Pose with Loot, then Arrested.
What did two bank robbers do after they pulled off a bank robbery? Why, they took pictures of themselves with the loot, of course! Link (via Our Strange World)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/29/morons-pose-with-loot-then-arrested/Cowboy Boot Chair.
What to get your favorite cowboy? How about a cowboy boot chair! If that's not kitsch, I don't know what is! http://www.winelady.com/resin/uniquefurniture.html...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/29/cowboy-boot-chair/Sawaya's Cool Lego Creations.
Nathan Sawaya has created a lot of table top and large sculptures, mosaics, and other nifty stuff from lego bricks. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/28/sawayas-cool-lego-creations/Scream Re-enacted by Bunnies in 30 Seconds.
The movie "Scream" in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. LinkDon't miss other movies re-enacted in 30 seconds, again, by bunnies. Link They're awesome! (via growabrai...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/28/scream-re-enacted-by-bunnies-in-30-seconds/World's First Video Recorder.
That's Ampex VRX-1000, the world's first commercial videotape recorder. It debuted in 1951 at a cost of $50,000! http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2012 (via Unique Daily)...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/28/worlds-first-video-recorder/Nitsche's Conceptual Photos.
Dave Nitsche's conceptual photos are sometimes witty, sometimes surprising, but always interesting. http://www.davenitsche.com/concept.htm...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/27/nitsches-conceptual-photos/Nano-Microscopy of a Butterfly Wing.
Sergei Kalinin of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Alexei Gruverman of North Carolina State University have created a new electromechanical imaging technique.They used tiny blast...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/27/nano-microscopy-of-a-butterfly-wing/Solar Death Ray.
Solar Death Ray is built with over 100 mirrors to focus the sun's ray into a deadly beam. http://www.solardeathray.com/index.html...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/27/solar-death-ray/If They Had Mated: Simpsons Edition.
For more Springfield if-they-mated fun, see: Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/26/if-they-had-mated-simpsons-edition/Would You Have Invested in This Company?
Would you have invested with these people in 1978? No? You should - it's Microsoft. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/26/would-you-have-invested-in-this-company/Funny Money From Around the World.
Huh? Antarctica has a currency? Turns out they're made by The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd in Custer, Washington to raise funds for various scientific projects in An...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/26/funny-money-from-around-the-world/noitulovE.
In a cheeky ad for Guinness called "noitulovE" (get it? No? You'll get it when you see the ad), see what happened to these 3 drinking buddies. One of the best ads I've s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/26/noitulove/Meanings of Symbols.
Symbols.com has hobo signs from around the world. No. 1 (French): "Here they give you food if you work well" No. 2 (US): "Here they'll rough you up" Actually t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/26/meanings-of-symbols/Tiny Baby.
Camille Allen made these amazingly detailed and life-like tiny babies from polymer clay (no, actually not marzipan). http://www3.telus.net/camilleallen/camilleallen/index.htm (...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/tiny-baby/Dr. Angry and Mr. Smiles
Take a look at the pictures above - the left is Dr. Angry and the right is Mr. Smiles. Now, back away from your screen but keep on looking - see how the characters swap over? (...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/dr-angry-and-mr-smiles/The Game of (Mushroom) Life.
Play the Game of Life (invented by John Conway in 1970 to illustrate cellular automaton) in this neat mushroom variation! http://a.parsons.edu/%7Ejoseph/k2/gameoflife/...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/the-game-of-mushroom-life/Minaret at Jam, Afghanistan.
The Minaret at Jam in Afghanistan was built in the 12th century. It stands alone in a remote valley surrounded by barren mountains. The tower is decorated with calligraphy and is accented with...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/minaret-at-jam-afghanistan/Stupid Videos.
Evil Penguin 1& 2Ball PlayerBasket GirlIf it's a stupid, amazing, or funny video clip, chances are StupidVideos got it. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/stupid-videos/Jordan's Photos of Our Consumptive Society.
Chris Jordan documents our penchant for consumption via his photo. The one you're seeing above is (probably perfectly good) cell phones, all thrown away. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/25/jordans-photos-of-our-consumptive-society/
