Archive for January 2007

Tenor Sues Because He Was Booed.

From the website:The celebrated tenor Roberto Alagna has given his first full explanation of why he stormed off the stage at La Scala after being booed during a performance.Alagna claimed the hostile reactio...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/tenor-sues-because-he-was-booed/

Dress Made Out of FEMA Blue Tarp.

Mallory of MissMalaprop.com finally found something that FEMA is good for: she made a dress out of the agency's blue tarp someone found in a big pile on the side of the road!Link - via Craft...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/dress-made-out-of-fema-blue-tarp/

Hanoch Piven's Yarn Dog.

We've featured Hanoch Piven's artwork before (he uses everyday objects arranged in a clever way to create "illustrations"), but this dog is too cute to pass up! Here's Hanoch's website again: http://www.pivenwo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/hanoch-pivens-yarn-dog/

The Circusmuseum's Collection of Circus Memorabilia.

If you like vintage posters and anything circus, you'll like The Circusmuseum in Holland - the website has tons of posters, photos, and prints from Jaap Best's collection of circus memorabilia. Link - via The Cartoonist...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/the-circusmuseums-collection-of-circus-memorabilia/

A Mathematical Cow Joke.

A math joke from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon:"There are three men on a train. One of them is an economist and one of them is a logician and one of them is a mathematician. */...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/a-mathematical-cow-joke/

How Far Can You Bend a 777 Wing Before It Breaks?

Actually, a lot - and when the failure happened, it was quite a sight. Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Sovrat.se...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/how-far-can-you-bend-a-777-wing-before-it-breaks/

Tennis Ball Shoes.

The Ball Out is a collaboration between Reebok and Alife. The pair of shoes are hand-made from tennis ball felt! Thanks AC!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/tennis-ball-shoes/

Self-Referential Formula: Math Equation That Plots Itself!

The above equation is a math formula concocted by J. Tupper - what's amazing is that when you plug in a certain value, the formula plots a self-referential graph that is ... itself! Link - via reddit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/self-referential-formula-math-equation-that-plots-itself/

Two Turnstones Catch the Ferry Instead of Flying.

I think they do travel by boat because of the breakfast, but anyway: "A pair of turnstones, birds that fly thousands of miles across oceans, are taking the ferry to save themselves a three-mile commute. They catc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/two-turnstones-catch-the-ferry-instead-of-flying/

Ergopod 500, Surf the Internet in Bed.

With Office Organix's Ergopod 500, there's no more reason to get out of bed anymore ... Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/ergopod-500-surf-the-internet-in-bed/

Chema Madoz' Photography.

Take a look at the creative photography of Chema Madoz: http://www.chemamadoz.com/ingles/gallery1.htm?...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/chema-madoz-photography/

Come Back With a Warrant Doormat.

What to get your paranoid friends who think that the government is out to get them? Why, this doormat, of course: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/come-back-with-a-warrant-doormat/

World's Thinnest DVD Disc.

Here's the world's thinnest DVD disc:Using an innovative nanoimprint technology, Hitachi Maxell, LTD have succeeded in creating the world’s thinnest DVD media at 0.092mm thick. This makes the new disc approxima...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/worlds-thinnest-dvd-disc/

Man's Best Friend: Dogs Got Your Back!

Ah, this is why they're man's best friend: dogs will help you when you're down! See the other great things that they'll do: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/mans-best-friend-dogs-got-your-back/

Double Helix, a Clever Photography of Shadows.

DPChallenge.com has tons of fantastic digital photos submitted by its users for reviews - this one is a fabulous photo called Double Helix by jdannels, who noticed that the shadows of a staircase looked just like DNA!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/22/double-helix-a-clever-photography-of-shadows/

Seeing With Your Tongue 2.

This was posted previously by Alex on Neatorama, but here's an updated video of the device in action. Link [YouTube]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/seeing-with-your-tongue-2/

Octopus Chandelier.

"Estremo Raggio di Morena" by Adam Wallacavage at Jonathan LeVine Gallery...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/octopus-chandelier/

When Cats Attack

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Neatorama for this Special Video of a Fearsome Feline... Hit Play or go to YouTube to watch. (Via commenter "Karen in Toronto", at CuteOverload )...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/when-cats-attack/

God-Zillah.

Apparently it's real: God-Zilla, in a church parking lot in Zillah, Washington [wiki]! Link [Flickr]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/god-zillah/

Gallery of Walls With Writings On Them.

The InterWeb has got everything, including a gallery of pictures of walls with writing on 'em. This one is quite clever! http://www.picturesofwalls.com/album03/71-80/071.html...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/gallery-of-walls-with-writings-on-them/

Wordless Pancake Recipe.

How do you communicate ideas without language? Say, for instance, how would you give directions on making pancakes without using words? Take a look: Wordless Pancake Recipe [Flickr]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/wordless-pancake-recipe/

Diatoms Art by Klaus Kemp.

Diatoms are one of the most common types of phytoplankton found mostly in oceans and freshwater. Klaus Kemp of Microlife Services in England makes awesome artwork of diatoms, arranged in a neat pattern!http://thalassa.gs...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/diatoms-art-by-klaus-kemp/

Darin Montgomery's Urn-A-Matic.

Darin Montgomery's creation is an urn, made from vintage vacuum cleaner! Perfect for the cremated remains of clean freaks!See more unusual art urns in an online exhibit called Ashes to Art: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/darin-montgomerys-urn-a-matic/

Termesphere: Sphere Paintings by Dick Termes.

Dick Termes uses a unique canvas for his paintings: spheres! The geometry is fantastic!Hung from a rod, the balls painted by Termes slowly rotate, presenting six different viewpoints. Amazingly, as you stare at the r...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/termesphere-sphere-paintings-by-dick-termes/

Dog Poop Catcher.

I really don't know if this is stupid or genius: dog poop catcher, made by Taiwanese company Fellowlike Pet Product, called "The Super Catcher". For real. http://www.fellowlike.com.tw/en/...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/dog-poop-catcher/

The Lego Car Factory.

It's awesome and completely automatic Lego Mindstorms creation. The user selects the colors for the cabin and the machine selects the material, assembles and then attaches a chasis with the wheels. Impressive. L...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/the-lego-car-factory/

Scientists Revived the Spanish Flu Virus, What Could Go Wrong?

Biologists recreated a virus responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic (also called the Spanish Flu) [wiki], which caused some 50 to 100 million people deaths in just two years, from tissue samples gathered from corpses.Now,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/21/scientists-revived-the-spanish-flu-virus-what-could-go-wrong/
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