Archive for October 2006

Dominic Wilcox's Bed (1999).

From the website:'This was one of the first objects I made while at college, up until then I'd just worked on flat two dimensional work. The theme of 'the body' seemed to evolve naturally. Not just my body...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/dominic-wilcoxs-bed-1999/

Directory of Marvel Comic Superheroes.

Talk about dedication: the website MarvelDirectory has individual bios of over 700 characters from the various Marvel comic books (including such pertinent facts like...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/directory-of-marvel-comic-superheroes/

Glowing Water

Lend an extra-special spooky touch to your Halloween party or haunted house with a jar of glowing water. You can make it yourself, with step-by-step directions from Instructables. Link | via Grow...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/glowing-water/

Laundry Rug

Since you’re going to throw dirty clothing on the floor anyway, throw it in the general direction of the Laundry Rug! When you’ve accumulated a decent pile of dirty laundry, just pic...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/laundry-rug/

Retro Disney Costumes.

retroCRUSH has a neat collection of vintage Halloween costumes by Bruce Zalkin - these ones above from Disney are somewhat creepy looking. Link - via digg, Thanks Chad Cloman!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/retro-disney-costumes/

Canadian Legends Figures.

Neatorama reader Andrew Cornwall wrote:Your Philosophical Powers Action Figures reminded me of the Canadian Legends Action Figures... which have the added benefit that you can actually buy them. Here's M...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/canadian-legends-figures/

World's Tallest Chocolate Skyscraper.

Pastry chef Alain Roby got into Guiness World Records by making the world's tallest chocolate skyscraper: a 20-foot, 8-inch tall skyscraper made with a dark chocolate infrastructure and white chocolate w...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/worlds-tallest-chocolate-skyscraper/

Nintendo Underwear.

Ah, Nintendo underwear [wiki]. You're not a true gamer if you don't have one of underwears, which were popular in the 80's: WebUndies | Gallery at CrazyJapan - Thanks Insider!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/nintendo-underwear/

Thom McKay Price's Artwork.

This painting by Thom McKay Price, titled "Self-Portrait with a Painting of a Drawing of a Photograph with No Mirror," reminds me of that movie Being John Malkovich [wiki] - see more of his psychedel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/thom-mckay-prices-artwork/

Darth Vader USB Drive.

Coming soon: a Darth Vader USB drive from mimoco. I wonder what the others in the series will be ....https://lab.mimoco.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=72 - via A Welsh View...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/darth-vader-usb-drive/

Cat That Thinks It's a Bird.

From the website:When Wendy Hobbs spotted a cat up a tree in her garden a week ago, she was tempted to phone the fire brigade to get it back to earth.But she soon realised that the tortoises...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/14/cat-that-thinks-its-a-bird/

One Optimistic Man + Sharpie = Hair!

Found at Pictures I Like for a Variety of Reasons, Motivational poster look by Motivator....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/one-optimistic-man-sharpie-hair/

Hubble Identified Stars with Possible Planets.

From Astronomy Picture of the Day: This crowded star field towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy turns out to be a great place to search for planets beyond our solar system. In fact, repeatedly imagin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/hubble-identified-stars-with-possible-planets/

Cute Mini Travel Iron.

This fully functional mini travel iron is just 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 3" (9.5 cm x 6.35 x 7.6 cm)!Link - via Cribcandy...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/cute-mini-travel-iron/

Marine Beefcake Calendar.

Freedom is Not Free, a San Diego-based nonprofit group that helps injured military service members and their families, is selling a military beefcake calendar: You may have heard about it or seen it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/marine-beefcake-calendar/

Floating Nuclear Reactor: What Could Go Wrong?

From Popular Science: While the U.S. hems and haws over reviving nuclear energy as a less expensive alternative to oil, Russia has dug back 30 years in our nuclear history to find a solution for some of it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/floating-nuclear-reactor-what-could-go-wrong/

Tongue Twisters

The First International Collection of Tongue Twisters has thousands of hard-to-say phrases in 108 languages. See if you can wrap your tongue around these: Romanian S-a suit cap...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/tongue-twisters/

Jelly Belly Cream Puff Christmas Tree.

Yum, Jelly Belly cream puff goodness! Here's how to make it: http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/Ideas/ChristmasHanukkah/Christmas%2BCream%2BPuff%2BTree.htmPart two of the cream puff chaser, the perfect anti-...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/jelly-belly-cream-puff-christmas-tree/

Cream Puff Wedding Dress.

From the website: Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod in Aug. 27,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/cream-puff-wedding-dress/

And Now, We Pause for a Unicorn Moment.

Provided as a public health service for all of the Neatorama readers who were grossed out by the horrific story about an elephant hanging Alex just posted.If this post doesn't make sense to you, it's an homage...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/13/and-now-we-pause-for-a-unicorn-moment/

Elephant Hanging.

Mary the elephant killed her handler on September 12, 1916, in Tennessee and the crowd demanded justice. From an article at Blue Ridge Country by Joan Vannorsdall Schroeder: Regardless of the details...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/elephant-hanging/

Bone Idol.

Bone Idol. From the Michael White, the maker of Snowfun (previously on Neatorama here), here is Bone Idol - just in time for Halloween! This one above is ET Bone Home *chuckle*.http://www.makingfun.co....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/bone-idol/

Philosophical Powers Action Figures.

384-322 B.C.E.Nationality: GreekGroup Alliances:"Angry" Ancients"Vicious" Virtue EthicistsAKA: Careless Aristotle"Spare Us" AristotleAris-Total Destruction"Beware His Throttl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/philosophical-powers-action-figures/

Bitflick's Lego Animations.

Bitflicks' video game animations have pixels made from Lego bricks (well, CGI Lego anyhow): Link - Thanks Yayo!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/bitflicks-lego-animations/

Cypriot Mouse: World's First Land Mammal.

From the website:Using DNA testing, scientists have discovered what is believed to be the first terrestrial mammal found in Europe in decades: a mouse with a big head, ears, eyes and teeth that lives...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/cypriot-mouse-worlds-first-land-mammal/

Pumpkin carving in 3D

Turn a regular pumpkin in to something special with Ray’s Pumpkin-Carving Tutorial, featuring wonderful 3-d carved images. If you can recreate these works of art, you’ll be the envy...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/pumpkin-carving-in-3d/

Neatorama Welcomes Miss Cellania!

I want to welcome Miss Cellania as a new editor at Neatorama.Many of this blog's regular readers know Miss C. from her own blog at www.misscellania.com (don't forget the www!). It's a fantastic set of fu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/neatorama-welcomes-miss-cellania/

Friday the Thirteenth

Take a look at your calendar. Tomorrow is Friday the 13th! You may not take drastic safety precautions every Friday the 13th, but are you totally immune to the superstition? Given the choice, would...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/friday-the-thirteenth/

Virtual Music Box

The Whitney Music Box is a musical realization of the motion graphics of John Whitney as described in his book "Digital Harmony". The dots are arranged to trigger notes on a chromatic scale when they pass the line....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/12/virtual-music-box/

We're Bananas about Bananas!

1. In recorded history, bananas date back to around 600 B.C.E., when they were mentioned in Buddhist texts.Yes, an actual photo of a banana tree in the Horticultural Hall from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhib...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/10/11/were-bananas-about-bananas/
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