Archive for March 2006

Soybean Fueled Car Built by High School Students.

Five kids from the auto shop program at West Philadelphia High School built a car that can go from 0 to 60 MPH in 4 seconds, get more than 50 MPG, and get this - uses soybean oil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/soybean-fueled-car-built-by-high-school-students/

The Simpsons vs. First Amendment - Guess Who Won.

Surely by now you're aware that Americans know more about the Simpson rather than the First Amendment: Another finding from the poll, a telephone survey of 1,000 random adults...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/the-simpsons-vs-first-amendment-guess-who-won/

Para-Cycle.

Bicycle + Parachute + Big Ass Fan = Para-Cycle. Checkout it out: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/para-cycle/

Corey Sanders' Elvis Mosaic.

Would you believe it - that's an Elvis picture made from Lego! Corey made this 30" wide mosaic with over 24,000 lego pieces.See more here: http://www.brickitgood.com/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/corey-sanderss-elvis-mosaic/

Andrew Leman's Electriclerk.

Andrew built this retro-futuristic computer from a fully working 1988 Mac SE, a 1923 Underwood typewriter, and a fresnel lens. Built for a game of Cthulhu Lives! that has yet to be played...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/andrew-lemans-electriclerk/

Luke Brown's Mudramandala Carving.

Check out more of Luke Brown's Eastern mysticism-inspired artwork here: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/luke-browns-mudramandala-carving/

Bronze Age Sky Disc of Nebra Deciphered.

A group of German scientists discovered that an ancient 3,600 year-old Bronze Age artefact called the Sky Disc of Nebra was an advanced astronomical clock. The explanation of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/04/bronze-age-sky-disc-of-nebra-deciphered/

Michael Wolf's Real Toy Story.

Michael used 16,000 toys (all made in China) bought at flea markets to create this art installation. It took 3 people working 10 hours daily for 3 days to attach all of the toys to the walls....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/03/michael-wolfs-real-toy-story/

Uncle Tomitudes.

A collection of Uncle Tom images - this one is from a section called Uncle Tom's Cabin in Advertising. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/03/uncle-tomitudes/

Shaun O'Boyle's Big Steel.

Shaun takes very interesting photos of abandoned hospitals, industrial yards, and other modern day ruins. The one above is of an abandoned Bethlehem Steel yard. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/03/shaun-oboyles-big-steel/

Norbert Wu's Under Antarctic Ice.

From the website: Diving in freezing water (the water temperature was -1.86 C or 28.65 F) can be tricky... Diving from the sea ice of McMurdo Sound was heaven for me, since I detest boats....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/norbert-wus-under-antarctic-ice/

Ando Hiroshige's Taira Koremochi Killing The Oni.

This is just one of Hiroshige's woodblock prints, published in the 1800s in Japan. For more Ando's artwork, see: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/ando-hiroshiges-taira-koremochi-killing-the-oni/

Toilet Seat Guitar.

BunnyBass has got an amazing collection of other funny-looking guitars: http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingbass41.shtml...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/toilet-seat-guitar/

What's Better than Brad Pitt? Brad Pitt in Chocolate!

Yes, ladies - that's a life-size statue of Brad Pitt made from chocolate. It is on display as a part of Valentine's Day celebration in a Seoul department store. http://www.theadvertiser.news.c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/whats-better-than-brad-pitt-brad-pitt-in-chocolate/

Cornrow as Fractals.

Ron Eglash used cornrow hairstyle to teach fractals in a math class: Our first design tool was developed for the "African Fractals" project (Eglash 1999). Mathematics teachers...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/cornrow-as-fractals/

Urs-P. Twellmann's Brhein I.

Checkout more of Urs-P.'s sculptures (the original katamari?) made from driftwood and branches here: Link (via Jaf Project)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/urs-p-twellmanns-brhein-i/

Archie the Giant Squid.

Archie the giant squid (nicknamed after its latin name Architeuthis dux) is 28 feet long. It is now on display at London's Natural History Museum. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/archie-the-giant-squid/

Engine Block Coffee Table.

Poor white trash: engine block out in front yard as lawn ornament. Rich white trash: engine block inside as coffee table....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/engine-block-coffee-table/

Mythbusters Minifigs.

Does this look familiar to everyone? http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=169788...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/mythbusters-minifigs/

Loremo: 157 MPG Car.

Meet the Prius-buster: an ultra efficient car called Loremo, made by a German car company, slated for debut at the Motor Show 2006 in Geneva.Loremo has a 157 MPG, as compared to T...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/02/loremo-157-mpg-car/

Woman Faked Death to Avoid Traffic Fines.

Police caught a Des Moines, Iowa woman who faked her own death to avoid paying her traffic tickets.Court documents show that Du tried to avoid paying several tickets by sendin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/woman-faked-death-to-avoid-traffic-fines/

Body Snatchers: Funeral Homes Thieving Body Parts.

Police busted a ring of body-snatching funeral homes thieves who harvested body parts for transplant from over 1,000 corpses without knowledge of family members. It's one of m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/body-snatchers-funeral-homes-thieving-body-parts/

Sharon Baker's Baked Body Art.

Artist Sharon Baker (yes, that's her real name) baked a life-size model of her own naked body out of bread dough. "It was prompted by the sad and early death of a friend...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/sharon-bakers-baked-body-art/

Zack Kim's Super Mario Theme Song.

Checkout Zack Kim play the Super Mario theme song on 2 guitars. Link | Zack's website Mario theme, Zack Kim...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/zack-kims-super-mario-theme-song/

Medecins Chanteclair.

From Rotten.com: The following illustrations were originally published in Chanteclair, a Parisian artistic and medical revue. The magazine issued twice monthly beginning in 1905 and lasted...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/medecins-chanteclair/

Rejected Choose Your Own Adventure Books.

SomethingAwful.com has a list of Rejected "Choose Your Own Adventure" Books....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/03/01/rejected-choose-your-own-adventure-books/
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