Archive for January 2007

New Forensic Tool: The Artificial Dog Nose.

The Telegraph reports on advances in scent analysis:A scent is made up of traces of chemicals that evaporate off the body in what scientists call the "thermal plume". These chemicals can be left behind in s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/new-forensic-tool-the-artificial-dog-nose/

Farmers face on milk bottles

I am glad he's advertising on "organic milk" Five single dairy farmers are advertising on Calon Wen milk with the slogan Fancy a Farmer to mark St Dwynwen's Day, the Welsh St Valentine. The idea came from Ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/farmers-face-on-milk-bottles/

What is It? Game 8.

This week's What is It? game, brought to you by the fantastic What is It? blog is ... a hammer - but what kind of hammer? (i.e. what is it used for? It has a specific function). Can you guess what it is?...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/what-is-it-game-8/

Cute Cat in Knitted Sweater.

Must meditate before I read the next post... Found at CuteOverload....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/cute-cat-in-knitted-sweater/

Black Hairy Tongue: Why You Should Brush Your Teeth Regularly.

What you're about to read is so gross that I've decided to sandwich it between two cute posts. I'm not sure that's even enough, so I'm sorry in advance.Here it is - this is what you'll get if you don't brush your teeth r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/black-hairy-tongue-why-you-should-brush-your-teeth-regularly/

Oh, The Humanity.

Must. Forget. About. Black. Tongue. ("Hindentee", by the way, is found at YTMD)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/oh-the-humanity/

Stunning Time Lapse Video of the Sky of Edinburgh.

From VideoSift, the grandpappy of video aggregators, is this YouTube clip - a tribute to Ron Fricke [wiki] who filmed Koyaanisqatsi [wiki] with composer Philip Glass. The clip is a spectacular time lapse of the sky of Ed...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/stunning-time-lapse-video-of-the-sky-of-edinburgh/

SoundRanger's Sound Effect Library.

At first, I wasn't sure what to make of this link suggestion - I almost chucked it before I realized that it's a huge library of sound effects that you can demo.Check out the footstep library, or for low-brow humor, thei...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/soundrangers-sound-effect-library/

Guido Daniele's Body Painting Art.

Here are some fantastic body paintings by Guido Daniele (on Neatorama before a while ago, actually): Link - via Make, Thanks Henry @ Brohans!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/guido-danieles-body-painting-art/

Weird Electronic Music.

Scot at Bluestar blog put together a list of electronic music videos from YouTube - some are quite famous and enjoyable, others are just plain weird - like this one from The Avalanches [wiki] called Frontier Psychiatrist...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/weird-electronic-music/

Another Bar Bet: Switching Whiskey and Water.

If you had fun with the bar bet on how to win free beer with geometry, posted by Miss Cellania previouly on Neatorama, here's another one:Switching water and whiskey in two shot glasses, without using a third glass, stra...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/another-bar-bet-switching-whiskey-and-water/

29-Year-Old Sex Offender Passed Himself As a 12-Year-Old Boy, Enrolled in the Seventh Grade.

A 29-year-old sex offender managed to pass himself as a 12-year-old boy, and attended 7th grade for several months before anyone realized. Neil Havens Rodreick II enrolled at Mingus Springs Charter School in Arizona...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/29-year-old-sex-offender-passed-himself-as-a-12-year-old-boy-enrolled-in-the-seventh-grade/

Frilled Shark Caught on Tape.

Japanese fishermen spotted this rare frilled shark (Chlamydoseachus Chlamydoselachus anguineus) near the sea surface. Shortly after the fish was captured by marine park officials, however, it died:The frille...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/frilled-shark-caught-on-tape/

Gladiator Relief Recovered from Theives.

Italian police have unearthed the hidden cache of a group of grave robbers, recovering ancient Roman marble reliefs depicting stunningly lifelike gladiators locked in mortal combat. The 12 panels were found...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/gladiator-relief-recovered-from-theives/

Amazonian Peoples Use GPS to Protect Their Land.

Members of the Sipaliwini of south-central Suriname plan a mapping expedition that will use global positioning system (GPS) technology to define their ancestral territories. Native Indian groups throughout the A...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/amazonian-peoples-use-gps-to-protect-their-land/

Fun Facts About The End of the World.

Whether it's two billion years from now, when the Sun will no longer provide enough heat to support life on earth, or two hours from now in a nuclear holocaust, life on earth will inevitably come to an end. All religious...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/fun-facts-about-the-end-of-the-world/

Tiki Aquarium.

This Tiki Aquarium is a perfect companion for the Tiki Fireplace we've seen on Neatorama before!http://aquarium.withsense.com/withsense_item.php?id=ocean-aloha-tiki - via Boing Boing...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/tiki-aquarium/

Stuffed Chimeric Duck Mouse.

Instructable user canida posted a step-by-step guide on how to make your very own stuffed chimeric duck mouse. It's. Just. So. Wrong!Link - via Make, Thanks Eric Y.!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/stuffed-chimeric-duck-mouse/

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Done With Half Life Engine.

A Half Life user Kasperg has created a navigable model of Frank Lloyd Wright's Kaufmann House (or better known as Fallingwater) using a Half Life Source Engine!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Fimoculous...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/frank-lloyd-wrights-fallingwater-done-with-half-life-engine/

Recycled Vinyl Record Wallet.

These recycled vinyl wallets, made from actual album cover and vinyl record, lets you put your money where your music is! Link - via Attu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/recycled-vinyl-record-wallet/

Photos of Game Boy Around the World.

Oh, come on, when you're that age, what did you care about where in the world you were as long as you had a toy (like this boy could care less as long as he's got that Game Boy!). Link [Flickr photoset] - via swissmiss...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/photos-of-game-boy-around-the-world/

Vintage Car Cigar Lighter.

That's a car cigar lighter from the 1930s! The model comes complete with a cigar cutter above the heating filament.Link: History of Car Cigarette Lighters - via Information Junk...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/vintage-car-cigar-lighter/

Plane Crashed Next to Flight School Sign!

Ah, the irony: a pilot practicing take-offs and landing crashed into a tree at the Meadowland Airport in El Paso County, Colorado, next to a Flight School sign! (The pilot survived with just cuts and bruises)It's true -...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/plane-crashed-next-to-flight-school-sign/

Brookelynn Morris' Felted Fruits.

Yes, those are felt made to look like fruits by Brookelynn Morris. Craft, the fantastic blog for the DIY crowd, has got the scoop: Link | Photo [Flickr]See also: Jane Bolsover's Knitted Garden...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/brookelynn-morris-felted-fruits/

Does Urban Sprawl Make Us Fat?

Lawrence Frank, a professor of urban planning at the University of British Columbia, thinks so. Science News Online has the story:In the first of the 2003 reports, researchers analyzed data from a nationwide survey i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/does-urban-sprawl-make-us-fat/

Buried Car: 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Buried as Time Capsule for 50 Years.

Fifty years ago, a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere was buried under the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse (as a time capsule - this kind of thing is popular back then), to be dug up this June 15 as part of the celebr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/buried-car-1957-plymouth-belvedere-buried-as-time-capsule-for-50-years/

Jen Wang's Dance of the Flight Attendant.

Jen Wang is a fantastic comic artist - she can make the most routine thing on an airplane, the safety demonstration given right before takeoff, look like a dance of the flight attendants!Link | Jen's Website - via DrikoL...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/jen-wangs-dance-of-the-flight-attendant/

Detroit Man Wants to Make His Own Personal UFO.

Thirty years ago, Alfie Carrington of Clinton Township, Detroit, got obsessed with science fiction and set out to build his own personal UFO. Never mind that he didn't know a lick of computer or engineering!Inspired...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/24/detroit-man-wants-to-make-his-own-personal-ufo/

Gloves You Blow into to Stay Warm

Gorgonz has developed a novel method for keeping hands warm on freezing days - the Exhale line of gloves. When your hands gets cold, you just blow through a small one-way flap to circulate more hot air. Sure beats...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/23/gloves-you-blow-into-to-stay-warm/

Huge Floating Crane

I'm not sure if this is Japan's largest floating crane or if it's the biggest in the world, but either way, it's huge! The "Yoshida" was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Division has a boom length of 132m and...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/23/huge-floating-crane/
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