Archive for September 2007

Watch YouTube in Class For CourseCredit!

Pitzer College has just came up with the first academic course about watching YouTube:About 35 Pitzer College students meet in a classroom, but work mostly online, where they view YouTube content and post their comme...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/watch-youtube-in-class-for-coursecredit/

Stupid Criminal Commits Bank Robbery in Front of Uniformed Cop!

Bad Idea: robbing a bankReally Bad Idea: robbing a bank without a weaponPriceless: robbing a bank without a weapon, right in front of a uniformed officer!Add this to our...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/stupid-criminal-commits-bank-robber-in-front-of-uniformed-cop/

Town Gets Rid of Traffic Lights and Signs to Improve Road Safety

The town of Bohmte, Germany, has decided that the best way to improve road safety is ... to remove all traffic lights and stop signs downtown!From September 12, all traffic controls will disappear from the center of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/town-gets-rid-of-traffic-lights-and-signs-to-improve-road-safety/

Man with Squeaky Voice Thought to be a Woman, Got Really Angry.

Graham O'Brien thought he was just unlucky when he couldn't access his bank account by phone. But it turned out that the call center staff thought he was a woman trying to defraud the bank because of his squeaky voice:*e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/man-with-squeaky-voice-thought-to-be-a-woman-got-really-angry/

Will Pearson's Panorama Photography

Hyde Park, photo by Will PearsonLondon Skyline, photo by Will PearsonWill Pearson, a London-based photographer has an excellent gallery of panoramas: Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/will-pearsons-panorama-photography/

Turning Children's Artwork into Jewelry

Lee Skalkos, a self-taught silvesmith, specializes in turning children's artwork into jewelry! After making jewelry full time for a number of years, Lee took a break from silver to have her two children. When Lee's h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/turning-childrens-artwork-into-jewelry/

What is it? Game 38

Yay! Here is this week's collaboration with What is it? blog: can you guess what this strange thing is?No one guessed correctly in last week's game, so the prize (a Free Live! Pro Webcam by Creat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/what-is-it-game-38/

Mortein: Last Supper

This Mortein ad was created by Euro RSCG in Santiago, Chile and has gotten a slew of comments over at Ads of the World. What do you think about it - love it, hate it, indifferent? Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/mortein-last-supper/

S.L.U.T. (South Lake Union Trolley)

Officially, it's now the South Lake Union Streetcar. But the trolley name already has caught on, and in the old Cascade neighborhood in South Lake Union, they're waiting for the SLUT. The whole story is found at t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/20/slut-south-lake-union-trolley/

The Adventures of Mr. Fly.

In this photo essay in JPG Magazine, Mr. Fly takes on a number of different jobs to support his 173 wives and 2,184 children. Link -via Dump Trumpet...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/the-adventures-of-mr-fly/

History of the Batman Logo

A history and analysis of the Batman logo, from 1939 to the present, by Todd Klein. Part: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - via kottke.org...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/history-of-the-batman-logo/

LOLsecretz

Tagged as “The meeting of the internet’s most famous memes -PostSecret and LOLcats." Some of these are too funny to be sad; others are too sad to be funny. Link -via Reddit Also see Lolthulhu and Icanh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/lolsecrets/

Aquarius Mission 2007

The Aquarius Mission 2007 began Monday and will continue through September 23rd. Aquarius is an underwater ocean laboratory in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. World renowned sponge biologists Dr. Niels...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/aquarius-mission-2007/

Steepest Streets

Deputydog takes an in-depth look at the four steepest streets in the world. All present a challenge for walkers, runners, and cyclists. Pictured is Canton Avenue in Pittsburgh, which has a 37% grade. http://deputy-dog....

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/steepest-streets/

Train in a Bangkok Market

This marketplace in Bangkok shares space with a commuter train. This illustrates how crowded the city is. Push play or go to Break.com. -via the Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/train-in-a-bangkok-market/

The Power Up Food Pyramid

Vote for this design at Threadless by following the link below: (I post daily Threadless picks here, including the recent, excellent E=MC Hammer.)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/the-power-up-food-pyramid/

Reconfigurable Desk Grows Along with Kid

Mahmoud Akram designed this kid's desk with three built-in sizes so as your child grows, the desk grows as well! Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/reconfigurable-desk-grows-along-with-kid/

"Starbucks" in Goa, India

Here's a "Starbucks" cafe in Goa, India: Link [Flickr] - via IZ Reloaded...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/starbucks-in-goa-india/

Double Amputee Too "Able Bodied" To Compete in the Olympics?

Oscar "The Blade Runner" Pistorius [wiki] (aka "The Fastest Man on No Legs"), a South African paralympic runner is a double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events.Oscar wante...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/double-amputee-too-able-bodied-to-compete-in-the-olympics/

Prehistoric Dental Hygiene: Even Neanderthals Brush Their Teeth!

If your children don't want to brush their teeth, just tell them this: even Neanderthals did it! Two molar teeth of around 63,400 years old show that Neanderthal predecessors of humans may have been dental hygiene fa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/ancient-dental-hygiene-even-neanderthals-brush-their-teeth/

LED Boomerang

Photo: Michael MurphreeIn the incredible night shot above, Eric Darnell throws his latest creation, a foam boomerang called the Scimitar outfitted with LED lights. From a Popular Mechanics article on the Science of Boome...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/led-boomerang/

Crocs and Escalators a bad Combination?

Word from CNN is that wearers of a popular clunky, soft-soled clog are getting their toes caught in escalators. Reports are popping up in Japan, Singapore, and the United States. Four-year-old Rory McDermott g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/crocs-and-escalators-a-bad-combination/

10 Most Amazing Temples in the World

More than a quarter of all people in the world belong to Eastern religions, which include Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism. These people worship in temples, which are architecturally as diverse as the religions ar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/10-most-amazing-temples-in-the-world/

Harry Potter in the Hood

H. Piddy in the role of his life! I thought I would have to listen to this two or three times to catch all the pop culture reference, but the lyrics are avilable if you scroll down this MySpace page. Push play or go to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/harry-potter-in-the-hood/

Tungurahua Erupts

The Astronomy Picture of the Day today features the eruption of Volcano Tungurahua in Ecuador. The photo was taken by Patrick Taschler last year. Tungurahua becomes active roughly every 90 years, and continues to erupt...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/tungurahua-erupts/

Fueled By Rice

Five graduate students are bicycling across Asia and Europe on a goodwill tour. Starting September 15th of this year we will be biking across Asia and perhaps Europe. We will begin in Beijing, continue through In...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/fueled-by-rice/

Hello Kitty Wedding Rings

The final touch for a perfect Hello Kitty wedding. Link - via Shiny Shiny...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/hello-kitty-wedding-rings/

Steampunk Bart Simpson

Husband and wife team - Angel Tan and Justin Volpe created this steampunk piece for the custom Bart Simpson art exhibit held at theshowroomnyc this weekend. Known as the B.A.R.T. (Biomechanical Artificial Roving Te...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/steampunk-bart-simpson/

Happy Birthday, Smiley!

The smiley turns 25 today. :-) Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes — a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis...

https://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/18/happy-birthday-smiley/
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