Flickr user Bluemoose uploaded photos of this awesome model of Mos Eisley (a space port from the planet Tatooine from Star Wars) made from LEGO blocks, from the Leicester LEGO Fest in 2007. Here are more LEGO crea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/26/lego-star-wars-mos-eisley/Have you ever seen a happier wombat? Honestly, I don't know if I'd recognize a wombat at all if I ever saw one, but this picture was described as 'happy wombat'. -via b3ta...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/happy-wombat/YouTube user mutlunatic playing the hang, or hang drum. From Wikipedia: A hang (pronounced 'hung' or 'hong') is a melodious percussive musical instrument, similar to a steel drum. It uses many of the same physica...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/hang-drum/You might recall Nikolas R. Schiller as the artist who does kaleidoscopic maps. Now he has added LOL Maps to his repertoire. Reload the page to see a different LOL map. Link -via Ursi’s Blog...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/lol-maps/On Vashon Island (near Seattle, Washington), a tree grows carrying a rather unusual passenger - an old bike. Apparently some kid chained a bike to the tree decades ago and never picked it up, leaving the tree no cho...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/a-bicycle-eaten-by-a-tree/Fark is running a great Photoshop contest entitled "lolpresident". The concept is the same as the often funny, yet often annoying, internet phenomenon of lolcats (or lolwalruses, or even lolpossums) - just take a re...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/lolpresident/The Ekranoplans are described as a bizarre cross between a hovercraft and an airplane, developed during Cold War. Link - via Stuart Witts...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/is-it-a-hovercraft-is-it-a-plane-no-its-an-ekranoplan/Naveen over at Born Rich has posted a nice "Top 12 High-tech Luxury Yachts" roundup. Seen above is the Excellence III, at place 11. Can you guess the #1? Hint: It was lying in the harbor of Stockholm (whi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/high-tech-luxury-yachts/Jay Thomas [wiki] tells one of the best stories in talk-show history. Click play or go to Link [YouTube]....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/the-lone-ranger-story/Back in January, Japan Probe posted about Wakayama Electric Railway’s decision to appoint a cat named Tama as a stationmaster. According to a news report, Tama has become a major tourist attraction, drawin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/cat-serves-as-stationmaster-in-japan/Intel and Ziba Design have collaborated to present the thinnest laptop computer ever. The product is code-named the Intel mobile Metro notebook, and is less than 0.7 inches thick and 2.25 pounds! No official release da...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/worlds-thinnest-laptop/Harley-Davidson afficianados can ride in style even after death, in this Harley hearse, a custom-built coash pulled by a three-wheeled motorcycle! The black hearse is a replica of a 19th-century horse-drawn carri...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/harley-hearse/Thirty years ago, May 25, 1977, Star Wars {wiki} opened and became a surprise hit. At YesButNoButYes, a dozen bloggers share their memories of the first time they saw Star Wars. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/star-wars-the-first-time/Artist Matt Bilfield created the work Peggy with 2,788 hand-cut and painted pieces of dowel rods, which means it looks different depending on the angle from which it is viewed. It’s an interpretation of...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/dowel-art/How well do you know cartoon characters? In Mental Floss’ latest quiz, you must match a sound bite to the cartoon character who said it. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5970...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/name-that-toon/An exercise in morphing, this video shows the faces of women painted by famous artists over a span of 500 years. Artists range from DaVinci, Raphael, and Botticelli, to Dali and Picasso. Push play or go to YouTube. -vi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/25/women-in-art/A video classified ad for a microwave oven in which the product itself raps. Mouseover then push play, or go to Vimeo. http://www.themarkpike.com/blog/2007/05/23/why-is-my-microwave-hot/ to lyrics. -via Metafilter...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/im-hot-because-im-the-microwave/A video slideshow of a photographer Charlie Crane’s trip to the North Korean capital, with commentary. Link -via Reddit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/welcome-to-pyongyang/What could they be? Any ideas? Link - English Russia....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/mysterious-holes-in-russia/Juggler is a fun and simple game that might be a bit addictive to some. Link - via Jay is Games...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/juggler/Alex Healy posted this picture of a model that should appeal to a mathematician. http://www.alexhealy.net.nyud.net:8080/images/pi/pi_small.jpg to larger photo. -via Reddit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/the-pi-mazda/Pepsi has a cucumber-flavored soft drink that will be released June 12th in Japan. It will only be available for a limited time, unless, of course, it becomes a big hit. Link -via Gorilla Mask...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/pepsi-ice-cucumber/A photo essay on the process of assembling the components of the space shuttle before a mission. http://inspireunderground.com/shuttle/? -via Reddit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/space-shuttle-processing/Highly addictive music video with crazy special effects. Oh yeah, there are lots of neat tee shirts too. Click play or go to Link [YouTube]....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/best-new-music-video/The Goof Gallery is a section of Strange Science that chronicles mistakes made by early naturalists when trying to describe or illustrate species without the aid of photographs or first-hand experience. Note where the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/science-mistakes/In The Know: War On Terror From The Onion....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/fighting-terrorists-ghosts/Reprinted from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: Fast-Acting Long-Lasting.You've heard of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile; maybe you've even seen it in person. Here are a few more vehicles to watch for whil...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/here-comes-the-spammobile/These all-electric pink bunny slippers can do 15 mph, which is pretty good for house slippers! Link -via Say No To Crack...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/24/bunny-slippers/In Australia, you can get Chicken Tandoori at McDonalds. The McKebab is on the menu in Israel. Your McDonalds chicken sandwich can be served with salsa -in Japan! Will Work for Food has a roundup of different items McD...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/23/mcdonalds-international/
