Obscure Sports.
YesButNoButYes blog has a neat list of Top 10 Obscure Sports in the World. Unicycle Hockey is No. 2: Link - Thanks Jellio! ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/obscure-sports/Archive for July 2006
Scare an Owl.
See what happens when you freak out an owl: Link - via AQFL...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/scare-an-owl/Google Maps + Wikipedia = Wikimapia.
Alexandre Koriakine and Evgeniy Savaliev wants to describe the whole world and you can help! Add new links on the map to describe an interesting place. Link - via Peter Vasilyev...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/google-maps-wikipedia-wikimapia/Vintage Drug Ads.
See many more awesome vintage pharmaceutical drug ads: Link - via Spooky Librarian's Folderol...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/vintage-drug-ads/Taking in the Skyline.
Collin of Visual Breakdown has the step-by-step howto on making this Photoshop illustration called "Taking in the Skyline": Link - via Fizzle & Pop...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/taking-in-the-skyline/The Simpsons Live Opening Sequence.
This has been around for a few months now, but obviously I missed it until now: Link - via Daily Rhino...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/28/the-simpsons-live-opening-sequence/Fishing Chimp.
Meet Charlie, the fishing chimp, who last year learned to fish to kick off the Wildlife Festival in Lesitin, New York (he ended up catching two fish!)Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/fishing-chimp/Disembodied Cuisine: Meat-in-a-Vat Art.
From the website: In the “Disembodied Cuisine” we will attempt to grow frog skeletal muscle over biopolymer for potential food consumption. A biopsy will be taken from an animal which will cont...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/disembodied-cuisine-meat-in-a-vat-art/Don't Click It.
Dontclick.it is a thesis project of Alex Frank - behind its fancy flash interface is the basic question of the value/urge of clicking a mouse button as a mean to navigate the web.Link | Alex Frank's we...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/dont-click-it/Weird Signs.
This strange sign is one of many from Darren Barefoot's Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness. Check 'em out: Link - via Darren Barefoot....
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/weird-signs/Culture of Repair.
Jan Chipchase posted a nice article on the culture of repairing broken things (rather than just tossing them as garbage) in various Asian cities like Chengdu, Delhi, Ho Chi Minh and African ones like Kampala a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/culture-of-repair/Vintage Spiegel Catalog: Land of the Fembots.
From the website:All color. All wild. If you are of the Austin Powers age you will likely think these images are "Groovey baby!" Others of you will gasp and try to turn away. But you can't. The h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/vintage-spiegel-catalog-land-of-the-fembots/Stephen Colbert: How to be an Expert in Anything.
Stephen Colbert spells out the secret of being an expert on anything in this Wired article. For example:PICK A FIELD THAT CAN'T BE VERIFIED. Try something like string theory or God’s will: R...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/stephen-colbert-how-to-be-an-expert-in-anything/It's a Slam Dunk!
No, not George Tenet's slam dunk - these are two video clips of actual, awesome basketball slam dunks: Top 10 Slam Dunks of All Time: Link [YouTube] - via Bank LocaterA 720 dunk by "Air Up There": Hi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/its-a-slam-dunk/Scale Model of Mountain Range in China's Military Installation.
The Register wrote about a strange military installation in the remote village of Huangyangtan in China, found by the Google Earth community: Zooming in for a closer look, we have what appears to be a 900x...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/scale-model-of-mountain-range-in-chinas-military-installation/Teenager Learned to Escape Alligator by Watching TV.
Sixteen year-old teenager Corey Workman is alive today because he learned to fight off an alligator attack from watching the Discovery Channel on TV: "At first it was just a reaction. I just kep...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/teenager-learned-to-escape-alligator-by-watching-tv/Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Synchronized with The Wizard of Oz.
Did Pink Floyd synchronize their song to The Wizard of Oz? See for yourself - long video though (43 mins).A comment on the video pointed out the similarities: Man, that effect is just freaky. If you don'...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-synchronized-with-the-wizard-of-oz/Surfing a Monster Wave.
Hit play to see someone surfing a REALLY big wave or go to Link [YouTube] | Extreme: Surfing - via smidgt.se...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/surfing-a-monster-wave/Eric Staller's Conference Bike.
The famous ConferenceBike is a tricycle pedaled by 7 riders sitting in a circle. One person steers, while the others pedal - it's kind of like what a bike would look like if it were designed by a committee...L...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/eric-stallers-conference-bike/Richard Sarson's Circle Project Artwork.
Neatorama reader Richard Sarson wrote to us about his artwork: The Circle Project is a series of drawings created using a compass and coloured felt-tip (marker) pens. Produced between February and June 200...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/27/richard-sarsons-circle-project-artwork/Ford's Coolest Car Yet.
Ford unveiled its coolest car yet: a 6.5 ton ice sculpture of Ford Focus convertible.Amidst the hot and bothered masses assembled at the British International Motor Show’s sweltering Excel Center, Fo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/fords-coolest-car-yet/Famous TV Houses.
Ever wonder how much the houses that were used in exterior shots of famous TV shows are worth? Zillow's got the answer: Link - Fosfor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/famous-tv-houses/Kebab Lamps.
These whimsical Kebab Lamps are made by the design group Committee (Clare Page and Harry Richardson).Link - via Treehugger...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/kebab-lamps/Good to the Last Drop.
Did Teddy Roosevelt Coin Maxwell House Coffee slogan "Good to the Last Drop"? When he visited The Hermitage in Nashville, Theodore Roosevelt (supposedly) was given Maxwell House coffee, which he then...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/good-to-the-last-drop/Isolation Chamber Chair.
When you just need to shut out the world, sit in Stefan Borselius' Peekaboo chair and pull down the isolation chamber ... http://www.blastation.se/WebModules/ProductsManager/ShowProduct.aspx?categoryId=2&produ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/isolation-chamber-chair/Sergei Isupov's Ceramic Sculptures.
This one's called "Seduction" - take a look at Sergei's other ceramic artworks: http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist_portfolio.asp?artistID=10...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/sergei-isupovs-ceramic-sculptures/Karin Collin's Spoon Art.
Neatorama reader Kira Bloom suggested that we all check out Karin Collin's handcrafted, incredibly unique art pendant necklaces made from ordinary household spoons.Tres chic!Link - Thanks Kira!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/karin-collins-spoon-art/Philippe Million's Barrier Bench.
Found at Museum of Modern Art's SAFE: Design Takes on Risk: Link - via Behind the Curtains...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/philippe-millions-barrier-bench/Cartier's Crash Watch.
From the website:The story goes that a Vice president from the Cartier offices in London, was involved in a fatal car crash. A fire ensued and the occupant along with his watch was caught up in the f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/cartiers-crash-watch/Floris Schoonderbeek's Dutchtub.
Dutch artist Floris' hot tub is kind of like the redneck hot tubs we've seen before. Only it's European rednecks. And at $6,000 a pop, it's for rich European rednecks.Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/26/floris-schoonderbeeks-dutchtub/
