Bitz Pixelated Palz.
Art Star has a limited edition run of Bitz Pixelated Palz, eight different plush 8-bit pixel dolls. http://www.artstarphilly.com/shop/dolls.html -via Everlasting Blort...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/bitz-pixelated-palz/Archive for April 2007
Wind Lamp.
This outdoor lamp from Demakersvan stores wind energy that can be used to power the light when needed. Another “why-didn’t-I-think-of-that†moment. Link -via Swiss Miss...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/wind-lamp/World rail speed record 2007
Link via: 10 Daily Things...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/world-rail-speed-record-2007/The Dangerous Book for Boys.
Hit play or go to Link[YouTube] for a neat video for the book.Connand Hal Iggulden's "TheDangerous Book for Boys" is the one book that I wish I had when I was a young boy. In today's age of computer and video g...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/the-dangerous-book-for-boys/Freeway Collapse.
A tanker truck containing 8,600 gallons of gasoline exploded Sunday in San Francisco, causing the collapse of a section of I-580 at McArthur Maze. The driver, who took a taxi to the hospital, suffered burns on his face...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/freeway-collapse/America's Favorite Architecture
The American Institute of Architects presents the top 150 favorite structures, as determined by a public poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Here are the top ten: 1. Empire State Building - Shreve, Lamb & Harmon 2...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/americas-favorite-architecture/Old Pictures.
Old Pictures is a huge archive of photography dating back to the mid 19th century. The menu is a little hard to find, located between ads on the left side. This picture is called Suspected Lincoln Conspirator,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/old-pictures/Just Plane Weird
The following is reprinted from Bathroom Readers' Institute's 17th edition Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader book. The fact that hundreds of thousands of pounds of aluminum and pretzel...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/just-plane-weird/30 Strangest Animal Mating Habits
Ah, sex. Birds do it, bees do it. Wait a minute! How exactly do they do it? The mating rituals of some animals are wonderfully bizarre. For example: did you know that some insects' genitals explode during...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/30-strangest-animal-mating-habits/World's Smallest Dog?
This Chihuahua, measuring only 4 inches tall and 18 ounces, is likely to be the world's smallest dog. The dog's owner, Jenny Gomes, says that Dancer will likely be named the world's smallest living dog in the Guines...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/worlds-smallest-dog-2/Talking Through One's Nose.
While driving in the car 7 years ago, this teen found out that he could "talk" through his nose. Believe it, or not ... you be the judge. Click play or go to the link [youtube] to see his unique skill. via Random...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/talking-through-ones-nose/#1 Flight Attendant Retires.
Iris Peterson, who has been hailed as the #1 Flight Attendant in the airline industry, is retiring after 60 years on the job at United Airlines. The 85-year-old Peterson began her career in 1946, when flight attendants w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/1-flight-attendant-retires/Baby Crying Contest.
How better to celebrate a new life than to thrust your baby into the arms of a 400 lb sumo wrestler then force him or her to cry? On April 28th in Japan, 84 babies born in 2006 were subjected to the Baby Crying Cont...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/baby-crying-contest/1764 Illustration of a Fetus at Nine Months.
Jan van Rymsdyk drew this in red chalk in 1764, and it was later published in William Hunter's The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus in 1774. Check out Gail's fascinating write-up on this drawing to learn the whole...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/1764-illustration-of-a-fetus-at-nine-months/Spider-Man: The Broadway Musical.
Spider-Man superfans rejoice, Marvel Studios has confirmed that a musical based on the Spider-Man comic book figure is currently in production. There's no official open date yet, but casting starts this summer. I...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/spiderman-the-broadway-musical/Using Tigers as Props for Art and Charity.
Arnd Drossel built this giant steel cage and is rolling it 220 miles through Germany to raise money for psychiatric patients (how fitting). On his way, he rolled the ball into this tiger safari park as a publicity s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/using-tigers-as-props-for-art-and-charity/The World's Largest Homemade Cheeseburger.
This is almost certainly the World's largest homemade cheeseburger. That is, until someone sees this video and decides to make a larger one. Weighing in at 31 lbs, the Post Falls, Idaho cheeseburger was enough to f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/the-worlds-largest-homemade-cheeseburger/6 People on a Motorcycle.
I don't know whether this is a record but these six guys managed to get on a motorbike to take a ride. They speak Spanish in the clip but they only say "Six people!", "Come on!" and so on. Link to youtube video -...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/6-people-on-a-motorcycle/215 Free MP3s from the Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan are giving away 215 MP3 songs on their official website. A great mix of tracks from 2003-2005, there are also some rarities like demo tape versions and live recordings. Link - via MetaFilter...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/215-free-mp3s-from-the-wu-tang-clan/Gabriel Harvey (1550-1631) on the Cause of Earthquakes.
The Dover Straits earthquake, which occurred on April 6, 1580, was the subject of a letter from Gabriel Harvey to the poet Edmund Spenser. The following excerpt appears in an article by Douglas Northrop in Philological Q...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/gabriel-harvey-1550-1631-on-the-cause-of-earthquakes/Anatomy of the Heart.
Anatomy of the Heart lets you zoom in on a human heart graphic, rotate and move it to see the different parts, and takes you through a basic tutorial on the heart and circulatory system. Link -via digg...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/anatomy-of-the-heart/Scotty Launched into Space.
James Doohan, who portrayed Scotty in the original Star Trek series and several movies, has finally reached outer space. Doohen died in 2005. Part of his ashes, along with those of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper and 2...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/scotty-launched-into-space/Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.
Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. is a photographer from the Philippines living in Thailand. His gallery has thousands of photographs all kinds of people from different cultures, but he obviously loves to take pictures of beau...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/29/manuel-libres-librodo-jr/CNC Toast.
They began with making designs on toast with a hot air gun. Then they mounted the hot air gun to a printer. Now Evil Mad Scientist shows how they can “mass-produce†designs on slice after slice of toast, su...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/cnc-toast/Shaming You Into Carpooling.
This WWII propaganda poster urged carpooling not to save gas, but to save wear and tear on tires. Rubber was in short supply, and was needed for the military. Link -via Reddit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/shaming-you-into-carpooling/Fold Flat BBQ Grill.
This barbecue grill folds up to the size of a briefcase! It opens up to provide a 45 x 30cm cooking area. Link -via Bits and Pieces...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/fold-flat-bbq-grill/The shipwreck of the L'Utile.
On July 31, 1761, the French ship L’Utile shipwrecked on a one square kilometer island in the Indian Ocean. The sailors built a boat and managed to escape, but they left behind 60 slaves the ship was carrying il...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/the-shipwreck-of-the-lutile/The San Francisco Wave Organ.
The Wave Organ is a wave-activated acoustic sculpture located on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay. The concept was developed by Peter Richards and was installed in collaboration with sculptor and master st...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/the-san-francisco-wave-organ/The Best Math Song Ever Made.
The 'What You Know About Math?' music video would make a neat commercial for the Texas Instruments (TI) calculators. What do you think? Click Play or go to Link [YouTube]....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/the-best-math-song-ever-made/Adonis Werther.
Deviant Art is has a gallery of strange and compelling art by Adonis Werther. This piece is entitled Feel Bad, Inc. Link -via Dump Trumpet....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/28/deviant-art/
