Archive for July 2006

Floppy Disk Book.

This book is made from 5.25" floppy disk, spiral-bound with approx. 50 heavy-weight white paper and is the perfect gift for a geek.If you don't know what this is, you missed out on an entire era o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/16/floppy-disk-book/

The Midas Bacteria.

Frank Reith discovered that bacteria may be responsible for the formation of gold nuggets in mines! Dr Reith’s research has shown that bacteria play a significant role in the formation of secondary...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/16/the-midas-bacteria/

Two-Colored (Half-Baked?) Lobster.

Alan Robinson caught this rare, two-colored lobster in Dyer's Bay:The lobster caught by Alan Robinson in Dyer's Bay that is a typical mottled green on one side; the other side is a shade of orange th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/two-colored-half-baked-lobster/

French Parachutist to Jump from Stratosphere.

In August 2006, Michel Fournier, 62, a former colonel of the French army reserve and a parachute officer, will attempt to jump from the stratosphere...If he succeeded, he would break the current record,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/french-parachutist-to-jump-from-stratosphere/

Frank Schreiner's Shopping Cart Chair.

This chair, titled "Consumer's Rest" was made in 1983 by Frank Scheiner who heads the Stiletto Studios in West Berlin.''SEVEN years ago, when I took my mother to a design shop in Berlin,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/frank-schreiners-shopping-cart-chair/

iPod Costumes.

Jo Ann Villalobos and Rob King created fun hand-crafted costumes for your iPod!Your iPod wants a Better Life in a spiffy new set of chaps! And that hat is sure Something To Be Proud Of! With this get...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/ipod-costumes/

Snake-Eating Spider.

Tania Robertson's sick and tired of feeling creeped out by a button spider near her desk in the office and wants it gone.No wonder, considering the voracious spider's last prey was a 5 and a half inches...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/snake-eating-spider/

Keyboard Doily.

If you think that keyboard food tray we saw before on Neatorama is too messy, then you will probably like Tonia Welter's Keyboard Tablecloth - a fully functional keyboard with electronics woven into a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/keyboard-doily/

Lost Mayan Ruins Found From Space.

NASA archaeologist Tom Sever and scientist Dan Irwin, and University of New Hampshire archaeologist William Saturno used "remote-sensing" technology to uncover Maya ruins from space!"From th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/lost-mayan-ruins-found-from-space/

Water-Powered Snake Robot.

Pål Liljebäck of SINTEF created a snake-like robot that can crawl into places too dangerous for humans to enter. Best of all - it's powered by water!The snake contains 20 water hydraulic m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/water-powered-snake-robot/

Chopper Bicycles.

Just a small, small selection of a wonderful set of photos of chopper bicycles lovingly compiled by BikeRod and Kustom: http://mywilson.homestead.com/gallery0.html - Thanks Blurb!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/15/chopper-bicycles/

Bobacabana: the Star Wars House.

Gus Lopez and Pam Green must love Star Wars. A lot. Just take a virtual tour of their house, and you'll never ever complain about your husband's old Star Wars collection anymore!Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/bobacabana-the-star-wars-house/

The Apple Key.

From the website: The Apple Key is a huge USB plug & play single, glorifieing Apple Key for Apple fans and Windows user. Yes, that’s right: It works on Windows and gives...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/the-apple-key/

Kitten Born with Two Faces.

From the website:The kitten was born Wednesday morning in Ohio. It has two mouths that meow in unison, two noses and four eyes that have not opened yet.The little boy who owns the cat said he hasn...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/kitten-born-with-two-faces/

Bathsheba Grossman's Sculpture Lamps.

We've featured Bathsheba Grossman's mathematical art sculptures before - now, she's collaborated with designer lighting manufacturer Materialise MGX to create some awesome lamps ...Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/bathsheba-grossmans-sculpture-lamps/

Winfried Baumann's Instant Housing.

German artist Winfried Baumann created these homes on carts called instant housing for the homeless, emergencies and the urban nomadsLink...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/winfried-baumanns-instant-housing/

Simpsons Math.

Andrew Nestler has compiled a neat list of math and mathematicians on the popular TV show The Simpsons [wiki]:Lisa dresses up as a boy to get into the boys' math class. The teacher writes the equatio...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/simpsons-math/

Real Life Ugly Duckling.

Scrags is one ugly duckling: There's just no way of ducking the issue - little Scrags is one ugly duckling.While his brothers and sisters preen their beautiful yellow downy fluff, he barely...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/real-life-ugly-duckling/

Controlling Computer by Thought Alone.

New technology has enabled Matthew Nagle, who is paralyzed from the neck down, control a computer using only his thoughts! Paralyzed from the neck down, but connected to a computer by a wire implante...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/controlling-computer-by-thought-alone/

ATV + Jetski = Quadski.

What do you get when you cross an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with a jetski? You get an amphibious quadbike/ATV called the Quadski!The Quadski represents the third demonstration of Gibbs' HSA technology, fol...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/atv-jetski-quadski/

Star Wars in Paris.

French photographer Cedric Delsaux has a neat photo collection of Star Wars characters in Paris! http://www.joeyinteractive.com/blog/?p=290 - via Cynical-C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/star-wars-in-paris/

11-Year Old Bianca Ryan Sure Can Sing!

From the TV show America's Got Talent, here's 11-year-old Bianca Ryan singing "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday. Listen ...Hit play or go to Link - via Pistol Wimp...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/11-year-old-bianca-ryan-sure-can-sing/

This Fish Needs a Bicycle!

That's Seth Weiner's art project, a vehicle called Terranaut:"The vehicle conveys a fish-pilot, or Terranaut, in an aqueous vessel that is propelled by two drive wheels, each driven by its own highly...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/this-fish-needs-a-bicycle/

Four-Legged Duck.

From the website:Zhang Baoxiu, a farmer, shows an odd duck with 4 legs at Minzhu village in Zaozhuang city, east China's Shandong Province, July 7, 2006. Zhang Baoxiu bought a duck in June, 2006. The duck...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/14/four-legged-duck/

Marco Evaristti's Ice Cube Project.

Artist Marco Evaristti needed 790 gallons (3,000 liters) of red paint, three fire hoses, two icebrakers, a twenty-man crew, and two hours to paint an iceberg in the Ilulissat Fiord, Greenland in 2004.Evaristti...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/marco-evaristtis-ice-cube-project/

Selling Beer in the Name of the Lord.

Someone "modded" a billboard in Texas to feature a picture of Jesus holding up a Budweiser:The company that leases the billboard believes vandals made the poster at home and then pasted it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/selling-beer-in-the-name-of-the-lord/

Foot-in-Mouth of the Day: Senator Joe Biden on Indians.

Presidential hopeful Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware) was chatting up a supporter of Indian-descent in New Hampshire, when he said:"In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian Americans, mov...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/foot-in-mouth-of-the-day-senator-joe-biden-on-indians/

Dude, Have You Seen My 38-ton Sculpture?

Reina Sofia museum in Madrid "lost" a sculpture by American artist Richard Serra. I'm sure in itself that's not unusual, but the lost sculpture is made from 38-ton of steel! This year the m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/dude-have-you-seen-my-38-ton-sculpture/

Giant Yellow Jacket Nest.

Shelly and Tony Roberts' got some bug problem: yellow jackets, to be exact:Rising up out of the water, it looks like another tree stump from a distance. But a closer look is enough to take your atten...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/07/13/giant-yellow-jacket-nest/
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