Archive for November 2006

The Beachless Sgt. Petsound

Clayton Counts mixed both albums, the Sgt. Peppers from The Beatles and the Pet Sounds from The Beach Boys. The resulting mixture, even being only noise, can be heard and sounds corr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/the-beachless-sgt-petsound/

At Qumran, Purity Led to Parasites.

The community of Essenes at Qumran is mainly known for producing the Dead Sea Scrolls. They lived very ascetic lives and were extremely fastidious about purity and cleanliness. Recent studies indicate that the more the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/at-qumran-purity-led-to-parasites/

OJ: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened.

It's hard to fathom how anyone can sink lower than this:In a new TV interview and book, O.J. Simpson discusses how he would have committed the slayings of his ex-wife and her friend "if I did it."Broug...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/oj-if-i-did-it-heres-how-it-happened/

Giant Colonel Sanders Seen from Space.

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders has been given a makeover, and to celebrate, KFC constructed a giant 87,000 square foot version in a Nevada desert that can be seen from space.Guardian Article | KFC Official webs...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/giant-colonel-sanders-seen-from-space/

Ceramic Deer Attacked.

CBS Strange News reports: (AP) A ceramic deer came out the loser when attacked by the real thing. Ruth Hesselink of the town of Holland reported that the deer replica in her yard was destroyed in the attack that...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/ceramic-deer-attacked/

Gold Egg.

It's made with 16.18g 24K gold and being sold in a jewelry shop in the capital city Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Link (in Chinese)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/gold-egg/

Flying alarm clock.

If you find yourself hitting the snooze button and falling asleep again, maybe you need the Flying Alarm Clock. The only way to turn it off is to catch it! The description of this product made me laugh. Link -via New L...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/flying-alarm-clock/

The House of Bottles

Remember the House of Beer Cans? well... Here's the house of glass bottles. It's placed somewhere in Russia. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/the-house-of-bottles/

Dice Stacking Moves

Devilducky quote: Dice stacking is the art of scooping up dice in a dice cup and setting the cup down to build a vertical column of dice. Most people's initial reaction, when first seeing the dice stacked, is astonish...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/devilducky-dice-stacking-moves/

World's Most Expensive Animation Cels.

Your3DSource has a very neat list of world's most expensive animation cels (short for celluloid). This one is called "The Band Concert" and comes in at no. 1 as the most expensive ever: "The Band Conce...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/worlds-most-expensive-animation-cels/

Pinetop Perkins.

Pinetop Perkins with Seventh Hour Blues editor and publisher, Anthony Sapienza: For the December issue of Seventh Hour Blues, Sapienza spent twenty- four hours with the 93 year-old blues legend. Perkins, who once wor...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/pinetop-perkins/

Skull Face Tattoo.

Definitely one of the most extreme facial tattoos I've ever seen. I'd like to see the guy go in on a job interview: Link - via Boing Boingzombies, tattoos, Rick Genest...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/skull-face-tattoo/

bits2die4 Retro-Video Games Scarves.

b2d4 sells some awesome merino wool scarves, knitted with patterns reminiscent of retro 8-bit video games.This one, of course, is space invaders [wiki].Link - Thanks Michael!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/bits2die4-retro-video-games-scarves/

Dan Osman's Speed Climbing.

Here's Dan Osman [wiki] scaling a 400-foot sheer wall "Lover's Leap" cliff in just 4 minutes, 25 seconds.Yes, this is an old clip. The daredevil died in 1998, when something went wrong while he was performing a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/15/dan-osmans-speed-climbing/

Eight years old girl plays The Ventures

She's called Chicchi and my brother found her while searching videos from The Ventures. There are a lot more videos to watch in Youtube. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/eight-years-old-girl-plays-the-ventures/

Houses.

Houses is a puzzle game where you must assemble three houses using the tangram-ish pieces shown with no pieces left over. It won a recent design contest at Casual Gameplay. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/4299/

Joe Lieberman and the Mysterious Number 448,077.

The Flypaper Theory blog pointed out that:In 2000, Joe Lieberman's Republican challenger received 448,077 votes.In 2006, Joe Lieberman's Democratic challenger received 448,077 votes.Coincidence? http://...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/joe-lieberman-and-the-mysterious-number-448077/

Qigong Master's Weird Action at a Distance.

Uri Geller's got nothing on this 84-year-old jiggle-bellied (you'll see) Qigong master, who can move things from afar by some sort of telekinesis (using his qi, I presume). Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Arbroath...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/qigong-masters-weird-action-at-a-distance/

Make it talk, man

Scientists at the CSIRO's Textile and Fibre Technology division in Australia have woven electronic sensors into a T-shirt (the WIS - the Wearable Instrument Shirt) so that it can be played liked a real guitar. Mov...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/make-it-talk-man/

Chris Booth's Sculptures.

New Zealand artist Chris Booth creates magnificent and seemingly impossible sculptures using rocks, boulders, wood, and other natural items. This one is called "Cave":Cave, entranceway to the Kati Kuri mara...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/chris-booths-sculptures/

GeoGreeting: Your Name with Buildings.

Another fine generator, this time using buildings: Link - via Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/geogreeting-your-name-with-buildings/

Emma Lurie's Adopt a Microbe Blog.

A cute blog called Adopt a Microbe by Emma Lurie features bacteria as cuddly little cartoons. This one, is heliobacter pylori, or H. pylori, the cause of gastrointestinal ulcers in A LOT of people.Hello there.You can...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/emma-luries-adopt-a-microbe-blog/

Dolphins Taught to Sing the Batman Theme.

I never watched that series, but the theme was played in my old Amstrad CPC in the videogame by John Ritman & Bernie Drummond. Gordon Bauer, associate professor of psychology at the New College of Florida who did not...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/dolphins-tought-to-sing-batman-theme/

The Brian Wilson Action Figure.

I dunno if it's got any hidden action but... maybe can give good vibrations. Perfectly characterized as in those golden days when the Beach Boys posed with that pet llama. http://www.brianwilson.com/content/genera...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/the-brian-wilson-figure/

Florida Girl Hypnotizes and Costumes Lizards

Lily Capehart, a 10-year-old Florida girl, is gaining international acclaim for her unique ability to "hypnotize" the wild South Florida anole lizards and then put costumes on them. Lily’s gift was realized...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/florida-girl-hypnotizes-and-costumes-lizards/

Racewood Horseriding Simulator.

Obviously, it's a great invention for the novice riders. From the website: The first WALK, TROT AND CANTERING SIMULATOR in the world. This is the first time a simulator has automatically changed from a trot to a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/racewood-horseriding-simulator/

Daler Mehndi's Indescribably Weird Music Video.

It's called "Tunak Tunak Tun," a Punjabi-Pop song by Jon Lovitz-lookalike and Indian music star Daler Mehndi [wiki]. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]I got the lyrics (and the crazy video) from Stuff on Fire: *e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/daler-mehndis-indescribably-weird-music-video/

Champagne Parachute.

Simply attach the "lunar module" to your bottle of bubbly and when the cork is popped, it will drift down gently down to earth.Now, it would be better if the parachute is champagne-colored (So when your guest d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/14/champagne-parachute/
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