Archive for September 21st, 2006

Jem Finer's Score for a Hole in the Ground.

Jem Finer, an ex-member of The Pogues, won some money from the PRS Foundation's New Music Award to create an art installation that plays the sound of dripping water in a forest through a giant gramopho...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/jem-finers-score-for-a-hole-in-the-ground/

Where's the Bathroom?

There it is! Er, how badly do you have to go again? Found at Factum....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/wheres-the-bathroom/

Delicate Moments in the ER: Is That a Gun?!

From the website:All of a sudden her agitation and thrashing about seemed a lot more important than it had a few minutes before. How the hell were we to get the gun out without the damn thing discharging?*...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/delicate-moments-in-the-er-is-that-a-gun/

Vintage Typewriter Built with Lego.

Found at Arvo's Brickshelf collection (don't miss the lego bikes from the anime movie "Akira") - Thanks Yayo!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/vintage-typewriter-built-with-lego/

Tongue Twister.

Found at believe-or-not, which has even more photos of this sort of things: Link - Thanks Salman!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/tongue-twister/

Mini Golf Windmills.

Can't have mini golf without windmills (why is that, anyway?) The Mini Golf Enthusiast blog has a collection of windmills found in various mini golf courses:Link - Thanks Better Living Through Miles!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/mini-golf-windmills/

The Golden House in Hong Kong.

Check out Hong Kong's newest tourist attraction: The Golden House, built from 2 tons of gold at a cost of $38 million!Link - Thanks Spluch!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/the-golden-house-in-hong-kong/

The Alphabet of Death.

Hans Holbein the Younger was famous for his Dance of Death (Danse Macabre [wiki]) woodcuts. But that's not his only morbid artwork, he also created the Alphabet of Death, which was originally published in the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/the-alphabet-of-death/

Squirl Shows Off Your Collections.

Steve de Brun of Squirl wrote to us about his website (still in beta), which allows users to showcase their collections online (and to meet people with similar interests). Squirl is a freemium (free for the fi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/squirl-shows-off-your-collections/

DIY Magnetohydrodynamic Drive.

Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist is making a remote-controlled boat that uses magnet as a propulsion device.Rember the silent caterpillar drive from the movie The Hunt for Red October? The caterpi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/diy-magnetohydrodynamic-drive/

The Discordian Coloring Book.

Neatorama reader yawfren pointed out that the recent hubbub over Eris the dwarf planet (used to be called Xena), is a great intro to Eris the goddess of chaos, which is the goddess of Discordianism [wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/the-discordian-coloring-book/

Ambergris: Valuable Whale Vomit.

We've blogged before that ambergris [wiki], essentially a sperm whale vomit, is worth beaucoup bucks because it is used in perfumes. Yes - perfumes.Here's another find, this time in Australia:“...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/ambergris-valuable-whale-vomit/

Jeremiah Palecek's Artwork.

Like many artists, Jeremiah Palecek is doing the making-one-painting-a-day thing. This one is called Kling Hop, and if a Klingon saw it, he would probably gut you for insulting the Empire.Link - Thanks And...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/jeremiah-paleceks-artwork/

Gadget Reminds You to Wash Your Hands.

Kimberly Clark, the maker of Kleenex and other cleaning products, has made a weird bathroom gadget that reminds you - in a gentle male or female voice - to wash your hands!The Hand Hygiene Voice Module f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/gadget-reminds-you-to-wash-your-hands/

North Korean Music Store.

An online store called KFA eCommerce Solutions (complete with militaristic logo!) is selling North Korean music (folk, military band, and other patriotic and propaganda variety), postcards, and DPRK cartoon!Ev...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/north-korean-music-store/

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village Got a Blog.

We've blogged about Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village before on Neatorama, now it seems like someone has made a blog dedicated to this place (which is crumbling and needs help):Grandma Prisbrey’...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/grandma-prisbreys-bottle-village-got-a-blog/

Fodey's Nija Text Generator.

This made the round on the 'Net recently. Make your own animated ninja text at Fodey - Thanks MvT Cracker!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/fodeys-nija-text-generator/

Giant 160 Megapixel Seitz Digital Camera.

Bucking the trend of making electronics smaller and smaller, Swiss camera maker Seitz decided to make this giant 160 megapixel digital camera!Link - via Gizmodo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/giant-160-megapixel-seitz-digital-camera/

Bendi Light Up Keyboard.

This waterproof keyboard is not only flexible ("bendy" - you can roll it up and stuff it in your pocket), it also lights up so you can type into the night...Link | Also available in pink! - v...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/21/bendi-light-up-keyboard/




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