Archive for January 2006

Cole Brothers Circus Elephant Wedding.

This photo is from the Cole Brothers Circus Elephant Wedding, dated Sept 23. 1936. See more vintage photos at sideshowworld (via Jaf Project)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/23/cole-brothers-circus-elephant-wedding/

Arapaimag's Monster Home Aquarium.

Arapaimag built a 50,000 gallon aquarium in the basement of his house! Link (via Make Blog)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/23/arapaimags-monster-home-aquarium/

JP Aerospace Balloon Spaceship.

JP Aerospace is a volunteer-based organization that's building this very cool suborbital balloon-based airship called The Ascender.Link (via Interactive Architecture)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/23/jp-aerospace-balloon-spaceship/

Japanese Manhole Covers.

Martine at frangipani.info has an amazing collection of cool Japanese manhole covers! http://www.frangipani.info/gallery/manholes_of_japan...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/23/japanese-manhole-covers/

Carnivorous Fungus Capturing a Nematode.

Scanning electron microscopy of the carnivorous fungus Arthrobotrys anchonia capturing a nematode. Fungi can capture nematodes in a variety of ways but the most sophisticated and perhaps t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/22/carnivorous-fungus-capturing-a-nematode/

Jeff Lieberman's Lightbulb.

Jeff Lieberman created this light bulb that lights up while being suspended in mid air! Lightbulb uses a special bulb, inside which magnets and circuitry are hidden. Using a magnetic hall e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/22/jeff-liebermans-lightbulb/

Blind Woman Sees Again After Heart Attack.

Joyce Urch, blind for 25 years, can suddenly see again after a heart attack. Since 1979, Joyce Urch had lived in a world of shadows and near-darkness, but was astonished to find her sight r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/22/blind-woman-sees-again-after-heart-attack/

Betty Chu's Award Winning & Very Cute Angora Rabbits.

This is LaNelle - one of Betty Chu's many prize-winning (not to mention very cute) angora rabbits. See more of them here: http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/22/betty-chus-award-winning-very-cute-angora-rabbits/

Farm Security Administration's Dust Bowl Migration Photos.

These images depict people who were driven from their homes in the Southwestern states by drought and economic depression and migrated to the West in search of work. Most of the images in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/22/farm-security-administrations-dust-bowl-migration-photos/

Alien of the Sea: Nudibranch.

These unreal creatures are nudibranchs - see more of amazing looking sea creatures at Gary Cobb and David Mullin's very cool website....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/21/alien-of-the-sea-nudibranch/

Woman Gave Birth, Woke up Amputated, No Explanation Given.

This is simply a nightmare: Claudia Mejia gave birth eight and a half months ago at Orlando Regional South Seminole. She was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/21/woman-gave-birth-woke-up-amputated-no-explanation-given/

New Species Disovered in Sequoia and Kings Canyons Caves.

Scientists discovered 27 new animal species in Sequoia and Kings Canyons National Parks. The discoveries included a relative of the pill bug so translucent that its internal o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/21/new-species-disovered-in-sequoia-and-kings-canyons-caves/

Diamonster's powerdraw.

Artist Diamonster spent 500 hours to create this cool illustration using mostly MS Paint! Larger Picture (via digg)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/21/diamonsters-powerdraw/

Rikuichi Kishimoto's Animal Kingdom Panorama.

Rikuichi took this fun panorama of animals - not like any other panoramas I've seen! http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp1205/html/RikuichiKishimoto.html (Thanks Tony Cabral's Dad!)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/21/rikuichi-kishimotos-animal-kingdom-panorama/

Mystery Fish Washed Up in Cayman Islands.

This strange looking mystery fish washed up the shores of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. If you know what it is, the authorities probably want to hear from you. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/20/mystery-fish-washed-up-in-cayman-islands/

Feeling Guilty About Your SUV's Carbon Emission? Buy a TerraPass!

Feeling guilty about your SUV's carbon emission? You can buy this card which promises to invest in energy projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions.Karl is an environmentalist. His thin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/20/feeling-guilty-about-your-suvs-carbon-emission-buy-a-terrapass/

Flying Objects in MRI Machine.

Folks, that M in MRI stands for "magnetic". The machine uses a *very* strong magnet! From the website:A supposedly ambulatory patient told a technologist that she wa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/20/flying-objects-in-mri-machine/

Henry Lim's Lego Harpsichord.

Henry Lim created this playable harpsichord, which with exception of the strings, was made entirely out of lego!Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/19/henry-lims-lego-harpsicord/

M80 Stiletto's Hull Design = No Wake at 50 Knots.

M80 Stiletto, a 80-foot vessel created by M Ship Co., can stay steady at its top speed of 50 knots with virtually no wake. Stiletto's hull has a double-M shape that channels t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/19/m80-stilettos-hull-design-no-wake-at-50-knots/

Ants Can Teach Each Other.

Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson from Bristol University, UK discovered that ants can teach each other - no big brains needed! Certain species of ant use a technique known as &...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/19/ants-can-teach-each-other/

The Woman Who Named Pluto.

Meet Venetia Phair, who at 11 years old suggested the name pluto for the then newly discovered planet. Now 87 years of age, Venetia Phair (née Burney) is the only person in the world...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/19/the-woman-who-named-pluto/

Peter Gronquist's Wheelchair.

Checkout Peter's other artworks (don't miss his pimped chainsaw!) Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/19/peter-gronquists-wheelchair/

How to Cook with Lava.

This has got to be one of the strangest cooking method I've ever seen: John Alexander's How to Cook with Lava (via Metafilter)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/how-to-cook-with-lava/

Cartoonist Drew Burglar's Mugshot.

From the website: After a burglar broke into caricaturist Bill "Weg" Green's Heathmont home on Sunday, it took the 82-year-old just seconds to draw his attacker.Fifteen...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/cartoonist-drew-burglars-mugshot/

Jack Daws' Mama Tried.

Jack Daws' Mama Tried. From the website:The title references the Merle Haggard song of the same title:“…I turned 21 in prison doing life without paroleNo one could steer me rig...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/jack-daws-mama-tried/

Crazy Little Fiat.

What's so special about this crazy little Fiat? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-247167807366923212 (Google Video)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/crazy-little-fiat/

This Stop Sign Means Business.

Seriously, folks - stop means stop in Park Ridge, Illinois. Police believe their stop sign strategy is working. But they are worried the novelty of the new signs will wear off...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/this-stop-sign-means-business/

Wanna Buy a Templar Castle?

From the website: The castle has been built in 1216 by the templar knight Alberici Ghislero. This adobe, case of unusual beauties, has witnessed particularly crucial events t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/wanna-buy-a-templar-castle/

Virtual Sand Art.

Just as fun as the real thing, without the mess! http://lovethosekids.com/playgrnd/sandart.htm...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/virtual-sand-art/

Lenticular Cloud.

For more cool pics of lenticular clouds, see: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/01/18/lenticular-cloud/
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