l337 Eye Chart
Found at 2FlashGames Update 2/12/08: Neatorama reader Concerned Nerd told us it's from a T-shirt design on Off World Design....
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/l337-eye-chart/Archive for February 2008
Chicken Pool Trick Shot
We've seen a couple of neat pool tricks on Neatorama, but never like this: it's with a chicken!I believe the hen plays better pool than me: Link [embedded Metacafe]...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/chicken-pool-trick-shot/Saudi Banned the Color Red for Valentine's Day
Saudi Arabia has banned the color red for Valentine's Day! "As Muslims we shouldn't celebrate a non-Muslim celebration, especially this one that encourages immoral relations between unmarried men and women, &quo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/saudi-banned-the-color-red-for-valentines-day/Recliner Sledding
Forget snowboarding, this winter's fun is all about downhill recliner sledding (skiing?)Just attach a pair of skis on to your trusty ol' La-Z-Boy recliner and hang on for dear life.Link [embedded LiveLeak]...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/recliner-sledding/Amazing Armless Guitar Player
This armless guy plays guitar with his feet as he sings. I haven't found out where it was filmed. Hit Play button or follow the link below to watch the video. Link [youtube video] Update 1/12/08 by Alex: It's M...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/amazing-armless-guitar-player/Caption Monkey 20: Squirrel on a Tree (Well ... Two Trees)
Photo from the incomparable Cute OverloadYipee! It's time for our weekly Caption Monkey collaboration with Hobotopia - this week's caption contest prize (still) is a free Meet the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats by Adam "Ape La...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/caption-monkey-20-squirrel-on-a-tree-well-two-trees/Geeky Science Valentines
Neatorama reader bean and ted lamented that there were no Pavlov and Stephen Hawking Valentine in the Scientist Valentine post. So, because I love you Neatoramaholics, I made 'em just for you (Yes, thes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/geeky-science-valentines/When Mr. Yahoo Serious Sued Yahoo! (And Other Great but Odd Personal Names)
Oddee has a neat post about the 15 Craziest Personal Names. This one's my favorite:Yahoo Serious (1953 - ), originally known as Greg Pead (name-change by deed poll in 1980), is an Australian film actor and director....
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/when-mr-yahoo-serious-sued-yahoo-and-other-great-but-odd-personal-names/Jumpin' Armadillos! (Literally)
I don't know where Gail of Scribal Terror blog gets her stuff, but this one is priceless: In the southeastern USA, there are a lot of nine-banded armadillos killed by cars.At first, it was thought it was because they got...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/jumpin-armodillos-literally/Yoda Cookie
Photo: Zoe's SweetsThis awesome Yoda cookie Zoë Lukas created. You too order can from her, hrmmm?Link (Zoe's order info within) - via GeekAlerts...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/yoda-cookie/Wait (Maybe Forever) For Mr. Right or Settle with Mr. Good Enough?
Here's an interesting article by Lori Gottlieb for The Atlantic about waiting for Mr. Right (and run the risk of him never showing up) or settling down with Mr. Good Enough:Of course, we’d be loath to admit it...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/wait-maybe-forever-for-mr-right-or-settle-with-mr-good-enough/Super Punch Free T-Shirt/iPod Skin Contest
Our pal john at the super awesome Super Punch blog is having a (super easy) contest: you can win a free t-shirt or iPod skins featuring a dragon artwork by Jeff Wood.Here's what you have to do: 1. Go to The Faded Line Cl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/super-punch-free-t-shirtipod-skin-contest/Bizarro: Tunnel of Love, Before and After
This Bizarro comic panel hits it too close to home ... too close ... For more Bizarro, check out Dan Piraro's website and blog....
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/12/bizarro-tunnel-of-love-before-and-after/Scientist Valentines
David Friedman of Ironic Sans got the best collection of Valentine's Day cards EVAR: the Scientists Valentines featuring Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton, Carl Sagan, Marie Curie and Albert Einstein.See the whole collect...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/scientist-valentines/Beer Cake
Neatorama reader Jared Thornburg recently had a birthday, and his girlfriend got a cake made for him that combined the two best things in the world: beer and cake. I'm not sure about his choice of Helleman's Heileman's O...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/beer-cake/Wakamaru Robot
Jeff Simmermon went to the "Robotopia Rising" exhibit at the Kennedy Center, Washington. D.C. and wrote a neat blog post about it.There was a particularly interesting robot called the Wakamaru:The Wakamaru...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/wakamaru-robot/Spongebob Squarepants Voice Actors Dubbed Over Classic Movies
The cast of Spongebob Squarepants made a neat little video clip for last week's Annie Awards for animated movies. In the clip, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Rodger Bumpass dub over scenes from...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/spongebob-squarepants-voice-actors-dubbed-over-classic-movies/Kissing Cousins as a Reproductive Strategy: Does Marrying Your Cousin Give You an Evolutionary Advantage?
Researchers at the deCODE Genetics company in Iceland combed through more than 150 years of data and found that "kissing cousins" produce more children and grandchildren than unrelated couples: For women bo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/kissing-cousins-as-a-reproductive-strategy-does-marrying-your-cousin-give-you-an-evolutionary-advantage/Heart-Shaped Tumor
I see Miss Cellania's Valentine pig born with a heart-shaped mark and raise her this heart-shaped tumor.Link (warning: gross factor is HIGH) - Thanks carl!valentine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/heart-shaped-tumor/Six Attractions You'll Never See at Disneyland (unless you already did)
I'm going to Disneyland in two weeks! I've been there before; my husband hasn't. We're both Disney freaks – especially anything Haunted Mansion-related. Some Disneyland attractions are classics and have been a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/six-attractions-youll-never-see-at-disneyland-unless-you-already-did/Pig Born with Valentine Hearts
We already have the Easter bunny and the Thanksgiving turkey, why not a Valentine pig? Valentine the Gloucester Old Spot piglet was born ten days ago at Byford's Farm in Taynton, Gloucestershire. Farmer Eric Freeman said...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/pig-born-with-valentine-hearts/Super Sprayer
Featured in a previous post, artist Brandon McConnell uses cans of spray paint along with a cooking pot's lid and a few pages torn from a magazine to create this breathtaking piece of art. More from him on his webs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/super-sprayer/The Sun Gun
During World War II, Nazi scientists worked at a secret lab in Hillersleben to develop weapons of mass destruction. One of these proposed weapons was the Sun Gun, a space station that would focus the sun’s rays on the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/the-sun-gun/Cheap Bagpipes
(Live Leak link) How police are dealing with departmental budget cuts which have left them without proper bagpipes. -via Arbroath...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/cheap-bagpipes/Dignity Village
Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon was founded by 8 homeless people. In 2001, city officials granted them rights to live on a selected plot without interference. Now with a population of about 60, the community has a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/dignity-village/PostSecret - A Valentine Video
(YouTube link) A Valentines Day music video from PostSecret. This week’s secrets are all about love, both sweet and heartbreaking. http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2008/02/sunday-secrets.html -via Viral Video Chart...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/postsecret-a-valentine-video/10 Fascinating Facts About Edison
Edison with his phonograph (1877). To "hear" Edison bit into his phonograph so the sound vibration traveled through his teeth to his inner ear.You only have to look around you to see things that Thomas Alva Edison invent...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/10-fascinating-facts-about-edison/Inversed Earth Map
What would the world be like if the oceans were land and the land were oceans? This world map takes that idea and runs with it! The picture here is just a detail; see the entire inversed world at Vladstudio. Link -via...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/11/inversed-earth-map/Russian Scientists Creates Time Machine
Two Russian scientists claim a device created to investigate the origins of the universe could become the world's first ever time machine. Scientists say the vast atom-smashing machine at the European Particle...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/russian-scientists-creates-time-machine/A Dream Come True, a Neat Mirror Illusion
What a fantastic idea! Flickr user Prozac74 made this photo, titled A Dream Come True, for a Valentine's Day present for his wife.valentine...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/a-dream-come-true-a-neat-mirror-illusion/
