Archive for March 2006

The Lunatics' No More Dream.

Dutch theater group The Lunatics specializes in large-scale street performances. This one is called No More Dreams, and is about (and also on) a building about to be torn down.From the website:...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/the-lunatics-no-more-dream/

Robert Doerr's Robot Gallery.

Robert maintains a fantastic collection of personal and educational robots from the 1970s to the 1990s. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/robert-doerrs-robot-gallery/

Desert Diving: Exploring Ain Hith.

Erik Bjurström wrote an interesting narrative about exploring the underground lake of Ain Hith, Saudi Arabia: ...I began to feel uneasy; if we lost visibility now, our situation would...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/desert-diving-exploring-ain-hith/

Pig in Space.

If you think that's weird, click and see the next series of photos where they launch the pig into space! Link (via Scottobear)Turns out it's for a Russian movie called "Fi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/pig-in-space/

Lucia Liljegren's Knitted Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Lucia put up this step-by-step knitting instruction to make your own Fly Sphagetti Monster. http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/523...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/lucia-liljegrens-knitted-flying-spaghetti-monster/

Lightning Striking the Eiffel Tower, a Vintage 1902 Photo.

From the website: Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower, June 3, 1902, at 9:20 P.M. This is one of the earliest photographs of lightning in an urban setting In:"Thunder...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/lightning-striking-the-eiffel-tower-a-vintage-1902-photo/

Ocean Dome.

This indoor beach in Miyazaki, Japan is the world's largest indoor water park. The giant structure even has a retractable roof! Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/21/ocean-dome/

Patricia Piccinnini's Life with Stem Cells.

Patricia is famous for her 2002 artwork titled The Young Family. If you haven't seen her work before, check it out now: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/patricia-piccinninis-life-with-stem-cells/

Charles Rouse's Birth of Death.

Charles Rouse divides his artwork into three categories: the sacred, the profane, and the criminal. Checkout his paintings: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/charles-rouses-birth-of-death/

Robber Wore Milk Crate as Mask.

Definitely one of the weirdest mask ever used to rob a convenience store: Security cameras at Flash Foods showed the man walking through the door with the milk-crate head gear...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/robber-wore-milk-crate-as-mask/

Snail Slimy "Love" Darts.

Taking a cue from Cupid, male snails fire slimy "love darts" that increase their chances of fathering little snails. “Snails that hit their partners with a dar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/snail-slimy-love-darts/

Steve Jobs on Magazine Covers.

Sam Kuo has a unique collection: magazine covers of Steve Jobs. Link (via J-Walk Blog)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/steve-jobs-on-magazine-covers/

Harry S. Truman Aircraft Carrier in Lego.

Weebleleezer at Brickshelf has an amazing photoset of this giant lego aircraft carrier: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=126969...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/harry-s-truman-aircraft-carrier-in-lego/

In what language do deaf people think?

From the website:In what language do the profoundly deaf think? Why, in Sign (or the local equivalent), assuming they were fortunate enough to have learned it in infancy. The...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/in-what-language-do-deaf-people-think/

Wild Chickens Roam San Juan Bautista.

The small california town of San Juan Bautista (pop. 1549) is wrestling with this question: Should the chicken hit the road?The small town, with its Mission San Juan Bautista made famous by Al...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/wild-chickens-roam-san-juan-bautista/

Doug Savage's Savage Chicken.

Take a look at Doug's chicken cartoons, drawn on sticky notes - they're very funny. Link Doug Savage, Savage Chicken...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/doug-savages-savage-chicken/

Jos Ley's Frivolous Mathematical Surfaces.

Checkout Jos' fractal page - while you're at it, checkout his Droste effect page, too!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/jos-leys-frivolous-mathematical-surfaces/

Dada footwear's Code M.

With Dada's Code M, you can listen to music played from your shoes. From the website: ... the Code M system is integrated into the shoe's heel and tongue. Its memory gives the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/dada-footwears-code-m/

Pac-Man Wheels using SpokePOV, LED Bike Wheel Images.

From the website:The technology here is "persistence of vision"...when LEDs move fast enough they can "draw" an image when the wheel spins. That's the basis behind both the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/pac-man-wheels-using-spokepov-led-bike-wheel-images/

Laser-Powered Aircraft.

Nobuki Kawashima, a professor of aeronautical engineering at Kinki University, led the team that created this aircraft powered by ground-based laser. The aircraft measures 78...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/20/laser-powered-aircraft/

Is There a Biological Basis for Food Preference?

Why do we like particular food? Science may have the answer: The researchers set up trials to look at how organisms learn and on what basis they choose. They m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/is-there-a-biological-basis-for-food-preference/

Best Ever Map of the Early Universe.

From the website: The universe went through a traumatic growth spurt before it was a billionth of a billionth of a second old, according to the latest data from the Wilkins...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/best-ever-map-of-the-early-universe/

Vintage San Francisco Photos.

The Fireman's Fund Image Bank has a very cool collection of vintage photos of olden days San Francisco. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/vintage-san-francisco-photos/

Tsunami in Thailand: Then and Now.

Photographer Zoriah, who took these amazing then-and-now pictures of the tsunami in Thailand, said: As an ex disaster specialist I still have many friends working in the field all over the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/tsunami-in-thailand-then-and-now/

Death and Taxes.

A fantastic visual guide of where your tax dollars go (militarily). Artist mibi writes: Most people are unaware of how much of their taxes fund our military, and those aware are often misin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/19/death-and-taxes/

Shark Coffin!

From the website: A shark-shaped coffin commissioned from Ghana goes on display in Australia for Melbourne's cultural festival. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/18/shark-coffin/

John and Teenuh Foster's Vintage Photos.

John and Teenuh Foster collect and share "vernacular photos" and "accidental moments" captured on film. Some of these photos are very cool: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/18/john-and-teenuh-fosters-vintage-photos/

Webs of Spiders on Drugs.

See webs of spiders fed with flies dosed with various drugs: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/18/webs-of-spiders-on-drugs/

Soviet Propaganda Posters: Capital by Viktor Deni, 1919.

Picture caption from the website: Capital as the source of all evil. Under the image a satirical poem by Demjan Bedny. The red text on the left states that damaging the poster or pasting a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/18/soviet-propaganda-posters-capital-by-viktor-deni-1919/

Nanotech Restores Vision in Blinded Hamster.

Rutledge Ellis-Behnke from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and colleagues managed to partially restore vision in blinded hamsters using nanotechnology. The researche...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/18/nanotech-restores-vision-in-blinded-hamster/
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