Archive for June 2006

How to Peel a Cooked Potato in One Shot.

In the same vein as "How to Instantly Stop a Baby from Crying," here comes more tips from Japanese "Urawaza" (secret tricks) TV show: how to peel a cooked potato skin in one shot.Link - *em...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/20/how-to-peel-a-cooked-potato-in-one-shot/

Madame Talbot's Tombstone Paintings.

This Victorian Lowbrow Tombstone Painting is just one of the many fantastic and weird artworks available at Madame Ashley Talbot's Victorian Lowbrow website. Link - Thanks Mme. Talbot!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/20/madame-talbots-tombstone-paintings/

Wolphin: Dolphin & False Killer Whale Hybrid.

A wolphin is a rare hybrid animal, formed from the cross between a female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and a male false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens).The wolphin's size, colour and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/20/wolphin-dolphin-false-killer-whale-hybrid/

iPod Belt Buckle.

In addition to holding your iPod, BeatBuckle is also a real belt buckle that will "really hold up your pants".http://www.beatbuckle.com/index.php - Thanks Myke!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/20/ipod-belt-buckle/

Lumenlab's DIY Projection System.

Grayson Sigler's company Lumenlab sells DIY projector kits that you can put on a buggy - perfect for playing movies in your backyard theater!PopSci Article | Lumenlab website...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/20/lumenlabs-diy-projection-system/

We Feel Fine: an Exploration of Human Emotions on a Global Scale.

What is We Feel Fine? The website explains it best:Since August 2005, We Feel Fine has been harvesting human feelings from a large number of weblogs. Every few minutes, the system searches the world'...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/we-feel-fine-an-exploration-of-human-emotions-on-a-global-scale/

Damn Birds!

In this strangely addictive Flash Game, you are a statue in a park and you stood there for years watching birds pooping on you until one day your patience comes to an end and you decide to take revenge....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/damn-birds/

Wego Kite Tube.

This looks like lots of fun: Take flight with the WEGO KITE TUBE! The next generation of action towable is here, taking you to a whole new level of excitement! Whip across the water like a deck tub...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/wego-kite-tube/

Mysterious Urban "Tonybee" Sign.

More than 100 mysterious plaques, which read "TOyNBEE IDEA IN KUbricK's 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPiTER", has been found in dozens of cities in the US and in some South American countries...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/mysterious-urban-tonybee-sign/

Smiling/Frowning President on Dollar Bills.

An old trick with dollar bills, but quite fun if you haven't seen it before: how to make George Washington on the dollar bill smile or frown.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | Steve Spangler Article - Than...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/smilingfrowning-president-on-dollar-bills/

Church Sign Generator.

Now you can make your own church sign - well, at least digitally: Link - Thanks Cary Groneveldt!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/church-sign-generator/

Gum Art: Chew By Numbers.

Chances are we can't do bubble gum art like Jason Kronenwald can, but it doesn't mean that we can't try: behold the ChewByNumbers Kits, which according to the website:... allow kids to create vibrant artwo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/gum-art-chew-by-numbers/

Urs Lehni's In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country.

Urs Lehni designed this piece, called In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country, for the "Wenn Roboter Zeichnen" (When Robots Draw) in the Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland in 2004. The automated graf...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/urs-lehnis-in-a-beautiful-place-out-in-the-country/

Lindsay Obermeyer's Red Thread Project.

Neatorama reader Lindsay Obermeyer wrote:The Red Thread Project was started by me two years ago as a community art project. It grows and takes on the nuances of each city I have taken it. On June 30th I wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/lindsay-obermeyers-red-thread-project/

Ford F650 Super Truck XUV.

If this looks a little extreme, that's because it is: you're looking at the F650 Super Truck XUV (Xtreme Utility Vehicle). Some even comes with 300HP Caterpillar with 900 lbs of torque. Starting price? $94,000...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/ford-f650-super-truck-xuv/

Crescent Neptune and Triton.

Voyager 2 Spacecraft snapped this photo of the planet Neptune and its moon Triton together in crescent phase in 1989. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/19/crescent-neptune-and-triton/

Lighthouse Swallowed by Sand.

In 1899, the Danes set out to build the Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse [wiki] on the North Sea shores in Jutland, Denmark. The lighthouse was built on top of a cliff and towers about 66 yards above sea level. Light...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/lighthouse-swallowed-by-sand/

Cybermen Are Making a Comeback.

Cybermen [wiki], the enemies of Doctor Who, are making a comeback (and a makeover, apparently!):Producer, Phil Collinson says: "The villainous Cybermen are as much a part of Doctor Who heritage...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/cybermen-are-making-a-comeback/

Spaghetti Ice Cream.

No, there's no spaghetti in spaghetti ice cream, it just looks like that.Spaghetti Ice Cream is a fun look-a-like that you, your friends and family will love to make and eat. There is no spaghetti in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/spaghetti-ice-cream/

Camouflaged Outdoor Urinal in World War I.

This photo is interesting in many ways: It's a photo taken of a soldier peeing outdoors (most likely without his knowledge)It's a *color* photo taken in World War I (French army's HQ)The urinal is painted in c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/camouflaged-outdoor-urinal-in-world-war-i/

Nyein Chan Su's Energy of Lightness.

For this installation art, Burmese artist Nyein Chan Su wrote:A heavy, solid, spiny and dangerous object hangs over the fragile balloons below. When the rope is released, the object will fall and c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/nyein-chan-sus-energy-of-lightness/

Fish Girl Optical Illusion.

Is it a fish or a girl? Tilt your head to the left: the word even changes from "Fish" to "Girl".Link - via Starspirit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/fish-girl-optical-illusion/

Joan Fontcuberta's Miracle of Cephalopodization.

From the website: The cephalopods, formless, tentacled animals, are a significant incarnation of the monsters that tend to symbolize the spirits of the infernal regions. Their ink represents darkness. But...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/joan-fontcubertas-miracle-of-cephalopodization/

Watch Out for Sitting Hippos.

I hope this is just a clever photoshop job ... Found at Bits & Pieces....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/watch-out-for-sitting-hippos/

Shumidor Gets Rid of Shoe Odors.

Michael Kurtzer designed an "ionic" shoe deodorizer that keep your shoes dry and clean, thus preventing odor-causing bacteria from growing - he called it the Shumidor. We like the name!Link -...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/shumidor-gets-rid-of-shoe-odors/

Wesley Fleming's Glass Insects.

Glass sculptor Wesley Fleming made very life-like insects from glass. This one above is a Hercules Beetle.Link: Wesley's Gallery...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/18/wesley-flemings-glass-insects/

Chinese Death Van.

Remember a previous post on Neatorama on mobile gallows in Africa? Well, China took it one step further. Executions there are carried out in a more modern fashion: in a mobile execution chamber inside...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/17/chinese-death-van/

One-Legged Man is a DDR Machine!

One Leg Dance Dance Revolution. This you have to see: a one-legged man playing DDR with jaw-dropping dexterity.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via VideoSift...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/17/one-legged-man-is-a-ddr-machine/

Peacock Tried to Woo Gas Pump.

For the past three years during mating seasons, a peacock named Mr. P has been strutting his stuff at a gas station in Brierly, southwest England, courting a gas pump! Ornithologists reckon he is att...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/17/peacock-tried-to-woo-gas-pump/

Art Judge Mistook Wood Support for Art.

David Hensel's laughing head sculpture was supposed to be displayed at the UK Royal Academy of Arts. When he went to the display, however, he only found a piece of wood used to support the head: Mr H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/17/art-judge-mistook-wood-support-for-art/
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