Archive for December 2006

Little Fatty.

Remember the fat china guy whose face got photoshopped into all those movie posters? Here he is: Qian Zhijun, a Chinese gas station attendant. A chubby-faced Shanghai gas station intern known as "Little Fatty&q...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/08/little-fatty/

Flower from Dead Computer Parts.

Very cool! Here's how to make a flower from dead computer parts: Link - via Make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/08/flower-from-dead-computer-parts/

ClipBandits: Together At Last.

Neatorama featured ClipBandits last month, as the band who found each other on the internet and made music together although they had never met in real life. I identified them as four guys, when they are actually three...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/clipbandits-together-at-last/

Jerome Murat.

How often does a mime/puppeteer get on a television variety show these days, much less win an award? You’ll be impressed by Jerome Murat, who is channelling Zaphod Beeblebrox [Wiki] in this routine. Hit play or...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/jerome-murat/

Santa's blog.

Santa Claus is once again busy... blogging. During the summer months he posted sporadically about non-holiday activities, mostly sports, but he’s got the Christmas spirit now! People have a lot of questions for...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/santas-blog/

Fashion Incident.

At a White House holiday reception, three women appeared wearing the same red dress! It was an $8500 Oscar de la Renta gown. But thats not the worst of it... First Lady Laura Bush also wore the same dress! Mrs. Bush di...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/fashion-incident/

Christian Beijer's Artwork.

Christian Beijer inserts comic book superhero-like figures into everyday scenes. This one is titled Knaust Hotel. See more of his work: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/christian-beijers-artwork/

Japanese Living Room Diorama with Working 1.5 Inch TV!

This diorama is from a living room of the Showa [wiki] period (1926 - 1989). It has a working 1.5-inch color TV set! Link [in Japanese, of course] | There's even a video clip of someone actually playing Wii on the 1.5-in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/japanese-living-room-diorama-with-working-15-inch-tv/

Hyungkoo Lee's Cartoon Skeleton.

A long, long time ago, we posted Michael Paulus' skeletal systems of 22 cartoon characters. Now, Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee did the same thing, but in 3D! http://www.arariogallery.co.kr/exhibition/exhibition_past_artwork...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/hyungkoo-lees-cartoon-skeleton/

Nullity: New Math for Dividing by Zero.

From the website:Dr James Anderson, from the University of Reading's computer science department, says his new theorem solves an extremely important problem - the problem of nothing."Imagine you're land...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/nullity-new-math-for-dividing-by-zero/

Elf Yourself.

Office Max has a Christmas widget to turn you into an elf for a holiday greeting! You can see my message to you, or make one yourself! Link -via YesButNoButYes...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/elf-yourself/

What is it? Contest 3.

This week's collaboration with What is it? brings us this object. Yes, it's an eagle, but what is it for? More hints (dimensions, another photo) at Rob's blog What is it?Be the first to answer correctly...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/what-is-it-contest-3/

Drawings on a Roll of Paper.

We've posted the whiteboard animation by Kristofer Strom. Here's another one, drawings done on a roll of paper. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | The whole thing on a webpage [long, and will automatically resize your br...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/drawings-on-a-roll-of-paper/

Hand Drawn Movie Posters from Ghana.

In a small west African country of Ghana, a homegrown industry has sprung up besides voodoo and witchcraft: new movie releeases are accompanied with these hand drawn movie posters, painted on sack cloth and on put on the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/hand-drawn-movie-posters-from-ghana/

Man Survived as Body Severed in Half.

From Spluch:On 9 March 2004, this 46-year-old man was hit badly by a truck causing the bones below his abdomen to be crushed in Shenzhen, China. Doctors spent 7 months trying to rescue him from death and they succeed...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/07/man-survived-as-body-severed-in-half/

Awesome Pool Tricks.

Here are some awesome pool trick shots. Link [YouTube] - via eBaum's World...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/awesome-pool-tricks/

Flag Rebranding.

Frederik Samuel created this Flash video of how flags of various countries would have been designed had they been subject to clients' wishes. Some flags are "corrected" in order to achieve political correctness (like...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/post-flag-rebranding/

Cute Little Cthulhu Toy.

John Kovalic's My Little Cthulhu. This is just so out-of-this-world awesome! http://dreamlandtoyworks.com/my_little_cthulhu.html - via Notcot...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/cute-little-cthulhu-toy/

Bone Ring.

Harriet Harriss and Matt Harrison will exchange vows and rings. Nothing unusual about that, except the rings will be made out of their own bones! The scientists extracted the participants' wisdom teeth to get at a s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/bone-ring/

Boombox Pillow.

For those people who can sleep through anything, here's the perfect gift: a boombox-printed pillow.http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=4198&cfid=583413&cftoken=54508105&nav_chooser= - via Cribcandy...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/boombox-pillow/

NASA Plans Moon Base.

NASA is now planning to create a permanent base on the Moon, after astronauts begin flying back there in 2025. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/nasa-plans-moon-base/

The Birth of a Mountain Gorilla.

This incredible photo was taken by blogger and naturalist Maryke Gray, who had the extraordinary privilege of witnessing the birth of this baby mountain gorilla -- and the ensuing donnybrook over the placenta. Maryke tel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/the-birth-of-a-mountain-gorilla/

USB Cannon.

Still fighting your office war by snapping rubber bands around? Well, it's time you get the USB Cannon for true office war arsenal supremacy!Link - via Random Good Stuff...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/usb-cannon/

Olga Kisseleva's Powerbike.

No time to exercise? Pish posh - with Olga Kisseleva's Powerbike, you can exercise while biking on your way to work! http://kisseleva.free.fr/project/projectbike2.htm - via Make....

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/olga-kisselevas-powerbike/

Get (Burn) Our (Gavle) Goat? Not This Year!

From the website:Arsonists who enjoy burning down a festive Swedish straw goat may have met their match this year.In the 40 years since the tradition started, the giant goat of Gavle has often gone up in fla...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/get-burn-our-gavle-goat-not-this-year/

Grow Your Own Furniture.

When his students asked him how to save energy in making furniture, Dr. Christopher Cattle, a retired furniture design professor said: grow it straight from the tree!Links: Richard Reames' Arborsmith | Dr. Cattle's Grown...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/grow-your-own-furniture/

Upside Down Christmas Tree.

It's an upside down pre-lit Chrismast tree! Why?The inverted shape makes it easier to see ornaments, which hang away from the dense needles and do not get lost in the foliage.http://www.hammacher.com/publish/723...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/upside-down-christmas-tree/

50 Greatest Commercials of the '80s.

Here's the 50 Greatest Commercials of the '80s, as compiled by GIANT Magazine: Link - Thanks Luke!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/06/50-greatest-commercials-of-the-80s/
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