Archive for February 2006

Cheney-O-Rama!

By now, you've all heard of VP Dick Cheney shooting his hunting partner in the face (news article). Here's a couple of links:Cheney Hunt: The Game Ten Ways Cheney Can Kill (similarly, see Dona...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/cheney-o-rama/

Polish Movie Posters.

Retrocrush has got a cool collection of Polish movie posters: Link - some of these aren't obvious what movies they are for!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/polish-movie-posters/

Fast Food Restaurants Ice Worse Than Their Toilet Water.

Next time you order a drink at a fast food restaurant, ask for no ice. Jasmine Roberts, a seventh-grade student at Benito Middle School in New Tampa, Florida, tells you why: When it came...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/fast-food-restaurants-ice-worse-than-their-toilet-water/

The Johnstone's Rotating House.

Al and Janet Johnstone's San Diego home is unique: it is a rotating platform! The house rides on one very large bearing (six foot in diameter - carrying 1,364,000 pounds dyna...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/the-johnstones-rotating-house/

Galactika: Toilet Seat with LEDs!

This weird looking thing is "Galactika" a transparent toilet seat with embedded LEDs that lights up when the cover is lifted. It is made by the German company Kiss, whic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/galactika-toilet-seat-with-leds/

Scientists to Test Joan of Arc Remains.

A team of French scientists is planning to analyze whether a supposed remain of Joan of Arc is really hers. The tests, which will take six months, will not be able to say wit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/scientists-to-test-joan-of-arc-remains/

Sean McHugh's Stone Curves.

Sean takes magnificent photos in and around the University of Cambridge, This particular one is from St. John's College. See more: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/14/sean-mchughs-stone-curves/

Dr. Seuss War Propaganda Cartoons.

See more of Dr. Seuss political cartoons: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/index.htm...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/dr-seuss-war-propaganda-cartoons/

Robert Hooke's Lost Science Manuscripts.

A "lost" science manuscript by "England's Leonardo" Robert Hooke, valued at £1 million, is to be auctioned: The hand-written document - penned by Dr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/robert-hookes-lost-science-manuscripts/

David Doubilet's Undersea Images.

If I had to pick one word to describe David's photos, I'd pick: awesome. Checkout his online portfolio: http://www.daviddoubilet.com/portfolio.asp...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/david-doubilets-undersea-images/

Muppet Wiki.

Are you into the Muppets? I mean, really really like them? Then you'll like Muppet Wiki, an online collaboration to document everything Muppet. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/muppet-wiki/

Color Illusions.

Our perception of color is strongly affected by the colors surrounding it. In fact it is possible to perceive two identical colors as being very different if they are placed in di...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/color-illusions/

Hojyo Takashi's Archangel Gabriel.

Hojyo's origami arts are marvelous! Don't miss his Buddha, Violinist, and other amazing creations: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/hojyo-takashis-archangel-gabriel/

Glowing Bacteria Art - Stocker and Nestelbacher's GFPixel.

Austrian artist Gerfried Stocker and molecular biologist Reinhard Nestelbacher collaborated to create this unique "painting" made from genetically modified fluorescent bacteria. Thes...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/glowing-bacteria-art-stocker-and-nestelbachers-gfpixel/

Scientists Created Ball of Lightning in Lab.

From the website: Eli Jerby and Vladimir Dikhtyar from Tel Aviv University in Israel have now been able to make lightning balls in the lab using a "microwave drill"What...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/13/scientists-created-ball-of-lightning-in-lab/

Tony Howell's Sheep Eyes.

Tony takes awesome landscape and flower photos, but I like this one of sheeps! Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/12/tony-howells-sheep-eyes/

Anton Peterka's Wood-Fueled Yugo.

From the website:Mr. Anton Peterka along with his team, made his '85 Yugo 45, using wood and coal for fuel. It's not a new technology, 125 years old. The process is based on incomplete combust...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/12/anton-peterkas-wood-fueled-yugo/

Whale Meat = Dog Food in Japan.

From the news article: Meat from whales caught under Japan's "research" programme is so abundant that it is being sold as pet food, according to a UK conservation gr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/12/whale-meat-dog-food-in-japan/

Jerry Zucker's It's JerryTime!

Jerry Zucker wrote to me about his website: A one-of-a-kind oddity, an animated blog that's actually a micro-series. Described as a "saga of despair", It's JerryTime has gotten w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/12/jerry-zuckers-its-jerrytime/

Japanese Giant Snow Robot.

Japanese company Tmsuk Co. developed a 5-ton, 11.5-foot mecha called Enryu. The robot can lift a car from deep snow and will be used to assist in earthquake and snow-disaster resc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/12/japanese-giant-snow-robot/

Saddam Shark Banned in Belgian Town.

A town in Belgium has banned the artwork of David Cerny called Saddam Hussein Shark (inspired by Damien Hirst's shark).The mayor of Middelkerke, Michel Landuyt, said the work coul...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/saddam-shark-banned-in-belgian-town/

3 Foot, 37 Lb. Woman Gave Birth.

Eloysa Vasquez, who is 3 feet tall, weighs 37 pounds before being pregnant and suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, gave birth to a baby boy. Judging from her son's long fing...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/3-foot-37-lb-woman-gave-birth/

Twin Embryo Removed from Man's Back After 35 Years.

Doctors removed a growth from a 35 year old Igor Namyatov that turned out to be the embryo of his unborn twin brother. Igor's neighbors thought it was an alien, instead! Namyatov’s f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/twin-embryo-removed-from-mans-back-after-35-years/

How Spiders Climb.

Andrew Martin from the Institute of Technical Zoology and Bionics in Germany, and colleagues, discovered the secret to a spider's climbing ability:Martin said: "We found...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/how-spiders-climb/

Mademoiselle et Fromage!

Neatorama reader PT Ford said: In celebration of the french national cheese day, which is april 8th, the association of regional cheeses in france has released a calendar of c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/mademoiselle-et-fromage/

Harold Edgerton's Atomic Bomb Detonation Photos.

From the website: Automatic Camera situated 7 miles from blast with 10 foot lens. Shutter speed equaled 1/100,000,000 of-a-second exposure. Joshua tree's near base get vaporized in just mi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/harold-edgertons-atomic-bomb-detonation-photos/

Egyptian Tomb Found in Valley of the Kings.

Archaeologists from the University of Memphis discovered an intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings - the first since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.Bob Partridge, of the Ancien...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/egyptian-tomb-found-in-valley-of-the-kings/

"No Toking Sign" Business Booming in Amsterdam.

Fed up with gangs of youth smoking pot in public, the Amsterdam authorities put up No Toking signs around the city, and found that they're stolen the next day.So, they decided to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/02/11/no-toking-sign-business-booming-in-amsterdam/
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