Archive for February 17th, 2007

Trey Ratcliff's HDR Photography.

Trey Ratcliff of Stuck in Customs is a fantastic HDR photographer. All of his shots are amazing (like this one of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at night), but I particularly like this one of Holland.Check out his blog and be pr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/trey-ratcliffs-hdr-photography/

Calder's Eagle Statue Got an Eaglet!

An unknown artist left an eaglet in a nest next to Alexander Calder's Eagle sculpture in Belltown's Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. Link - via Boing Boing...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/calders-eagle-statue-got-an-eaglet/

Black Nuke Piggy Bank: Drop the Bomb to Get at Your Money!

Superbitus is a piggy bank made by Art. Lebedev's Studio to look like a black nuclear bomb: when it's full, just drop the bomb to get at the money inside! Link - via Chip Chick and Gizmodo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/black-nuke-piggy-bank-drop-the-bomb-to-get-at-your-money/

Cleopatra Was Actually One Ugly Queen.

Academics studying ancient Roman coins with the images of Mark Antony and Cleopatra said that the pair are actually quite ugly:According to the likenesses on opposite sides of the coin, Mark Antony had bulging eyes, a th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/cleopatra-was-actually-one-ugly-queen/

Kid's Drawings Redrawn by Professional Illustrators.

What would happen if you give some artists a kid's drawing to copy and make their own? Here are some kid creatures redrawn by professional illustrators and artists. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/kids-drawings-redrawn-by-professional-illustrators/

VirtuSphere: Virtual Reality Without Running into Walls.

While it's not exactly a Star Trek Holodeck, VirtuSphere is definitely big step in the world of virtual reality: it eliminates bumping into walls!The VirtuSphere platform consists of a large hollow sphere that sits o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/virtusphere-virtual-reality-without-running-into-walls/

Palm Treo Lego Charging Cradle.

Kerry Woo was looking around for a charging cradle for a Palm Treo and decided to build one out of Lego! Link - via Engadget...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/palm-treo-lego-charging-cradle/

Scientist Pwns Male Bird with Fembot!

Dr. Gail Patricelli of the University of California at Davis is using a fembot to trick male sage-grouse into performing a mating dance!Link (with video goodness [mov]) - via Robot Gossip...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/scientist-pwns-male-bird-with-fembot/

Viagra Saved Baby's Life.

This baby owed its life to viagra. No, not the way you think:Lewis Goodfellow was born at 24 weeks weighing just 1lb 8oz. One of his lungs had failed and not enough oxygen was able to get into his bloodstream.*e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/viagra-saved-babys-life/

Bizarro: When Sloth Rides a Subway.

This Bizarro panel reminds me of this story about some scientists who gave up after 3 years trying to make a sloth move!For more Bizarro goodness, check out Dan Piraro's website: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/bizarro-when-slot-rides-a-subway/

The Gorilla Boogers.

Gorilla boogers are a Japanese snack. They're actually just a bunch of raisin-like black beans, I think, but they're marketed as those funk-nasty snot rockets that caged gorillas like to shoot at spectators at th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/the-gorilla-boogers/

Cosby and the Ribs.

Cosby Clothing (no relation to Bill Cosby [wiki]), a Los Angeles based company, made this Ribs crewneck. For more info click here....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/cosby-and-the-ribs/

Macho Madness.

Mr. Savage, I have no idea what you're talking about but you've got some neat sunglasses! Found at Monkeys for Helping. Click Play or go to Link [YouTube]....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/macho-madness/

The Klaxons.

There's just something awesome about this music video. Found at Rockers NYC. Click Play or go to Link [YouTube]....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/the-klaxons/

World's Largest Community Drawing Experiment?

Drawball is a site that allows anyone to draw whatever they wish on a large virtual "canvas". Each user can only draw a tiny amount per day (approximately equal to 1/10,000th of the surface), so advertisers and onli...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/17/worlds-largest-community-drawing-experiment/




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