Rocket belts are finally here, thanks to Mexican company Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM). Yours for a mere $250,000 (yes, there is a weight restriction).Link - via Popular Mechanics, Thanks Laurel Donaldson!*/...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/for-sale-rocket-belts/Bape, in collaboration with DC comics, created a few crimefighter sweatshirts - the Batman one comes with a fantastic hoodie/mask.At $439, however, one probably has to resort to crime in order to afford the Batman crimef...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/batman-hoodie/We've featured Gary Reighn's Star Trek home theater before, but he has since updated it to include real props from the recent Star Trek auction. Actually it's by Gary Sekulow (sorry about that, Gary!) Link - T...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/star-trek-home-theater-with-real-props/The Vatican has issued a set of "Ten Commandments" for drivers:The Commandments include advising motorists to be charitable to others on the highways, to refrain from drinking and driving, and to pray you m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-vaticans-ten-commandments-for-drivers/I thought this list of tidbits of wisdom a father could pass along to his children was a really neat idea. Unfortunately, some of the 23 suggestions in the article fall short of things I'd consider family heirlooms....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/fatherly-wisdom/Motorola produced a fantastic commercial, "The Evolution of Video," to introduce a new "high resolution" mobile phone. The commercial appears at the end of this great "making of" video. They used the image of a man r...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-evolution-of-video/Now this is dedication: four researchers at the Department of Food Science at Leeds University, UK, spent more than 1,000 hours (!) testing 700 variations of bacon butty (that's bacon sandwich to us Yanks) to find the pe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-mathematical-formula-for-the-perfect-bacon-sandwich/Apparently, this is where scientists go for drinks away from the lab. Get it? If you do, then you're a geek just like me! If not, then here's a clue. Found at Jacks of Science....
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-h-bar/Found at we make money not art (with other links for more gas masks for animals) - via Hugo Strikes Back!...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/gas-mask-for-dogs/Is this the future of media? Here's a clip called Prometeus - The Media Revolution from Casaleggio Associati, an Italian Internet consulting firm, predicting what would happen to copyright, tv, radio, and the internet in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/prometeus-the-future-of-media/Modern Flip Clock by Will Vanden Vos. Dutch Designer Will Vanden Vos has reinvented the flip clocks of the 70s. Link - via Technabob...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/will-vanden-vos-flip-clock/There is something wonderfully creepy about photographer Grace Weston's surreal arrangement of innocent objects like children's toys. Check out more of Grace's artwork here: Link [Flash] - via dérive...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/grace-westons-creepy-baby-art/Main plaza of Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala (Image Credit: weisserstier [Flickr])Jaguar Temple in Tikal (Image Credit: erushing [Flickr])Mayan ruins at Calakmul, Mexico (Image Credit: von Kinder [Flickr])We tend...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/explaining-the-mystery-of-the-vanished-maya/A map of the galaxy in which the Star Wars movies takes place. http://www.thetrukstop.com/articles/2007/images/star_wars_galaxy_map/galaxylg.jpg - via kottke.org...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/star-wars-galaxy-map/Peggy Rathmann of Hamsters Tours has a cute guide on how to make your very own "ants on a banana-bus" snack in under 10 minutes: Link - via Super Punch...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/ants-on-a-banana-bus-snack/Obsolete.com has compiled a neat list of 120 years of electronic music, listing obsolete electronic musical instrument from 1870 to 1990.This one above is the "Intonorumori," created by futurist painter / music...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-intonorumori-and-other-obsolete-electronic-musical-instruments/Rashers and Eggs is a blog dedicated to reviewing Irish breakfast dishes at various eateries from Dublin, Ireland.So, on top of drinking, the Irish eat meaty meals for breakfast. Note to self: must look into visiting Ire...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/irish-breakfast/Photographer Sander Huiberts has a zombie-riffic collection of photos of Zombie Walk in Amsterdam last April (yes, we're behind the times here in the States ... or maybe it's just Neatorama living under a rock). Link - v...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/zombie-walk-in-amsterdam/Tired of deadbeat parents not paying for school lunches, the Chula Vista Elementary School District in California uses a highly effective tactic: no pizza or burgers for the kids - instead, they serve up the dreaded chee...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/deadbeat-parents-sandwich-of-shame-for-school-kids/When I posted the cute pic of the dumbo octopus, Neatorama reader Chris told all of us in the comment section about the cool stuff we can find in the Deep Book website. So I took a look - and was immediately impressed: C...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/19/the-deep-book-fantastic-photos-of-deep-sea-creatures/There are mathematically over 1 Trillion ways to tie your shoes, although I would imagine that almost all of them would look pretty silly. Luckily, Ian Fieggen has taken the guesswork out of finding the most unique...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/31-different-ways-to-tie-your-shoelaces/See the complete A to Z drawings of Jared von Hindman's Alphabet of Horror: Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/jared-von-hindmans-alphabet-of-horror/From Modern Mechanix blog, here is a portable darkroom "hoodie": When regular darkroom facilities are not available, photographers may have a practical substitute in a portable one in the form of a close-fi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/portable-darkroom-hoodie-of-yore/IQ Light was first designed in 1973 by Danish designer Holger Strøm. The light comes as a kit of many interlocking modules that you put together to form a sphere.Here's a particularly pretty one: a Mexican-style I...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/diy-iq-light/Neatorama reader Steven Stengel has a neat collection of old, ... er vintage computers from the 70s and 80s.This one to the left is IBM 5100, which is considered the world's first portable computer.The Model...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/old-computers/Today's collaboration with Cellar Image of the Day brings us this image of a unique way of fishing: using cormorant birds!From Yamasa Institute's Japan Travel Guide:Ukai, or cormorant fishing, is a traditional method...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/ukai-or-cormorant-fishing-in-japan/Image Credit: thelearnr [Flickr] - via Polarbearaware, Thanks Frankie Kangas!Hi guys! We're happy to start a new (and hopefully regular) caption contest feature on Neatorama.Contest rule is simple: one caption p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/neatoramas-title-me-this-caption-contest/The following is reprinted from Bathroom Readers' Institute's 17th edition Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader book. William McGonagall (Image Credit: McGonagall 2002 Virtual Gallery) &nb...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/the-worlds-worst-poet/We've featured this deep sea creature called Dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) before, but it's so darned cute we just have to show you another pic:From "The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss"...
https://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/18/dumbo-octopus-is-sticking-its-tongue-out-at-you/Bruster's Real Ice Cream, a chain ice cream parlor, unveiled the world's first $1 million ice cream cone made from gold, diamonds, and emerald: Bruster's® Real Ice Cream™, the country's premium ice cream re...
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