Archive for April 2008

Greenhouse Eneplug: AC to USB Charger

Hey, this is pretty spiffy if it indeed works: Greenhouse Eneplug which lets you charge your USB powered gadget directly from the AC power outlet.Not yet available, but you can pre-order it for May: Link - via GeekAlerts...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/21/greenhouse-eneplug-ac-to-usb-charger/

Scarless Appendix Removal Surgery: Through Your Mouth!

If you ever need your appendix removed in the future, there is a good chance you'll never even have a scar. That's because doctors have successfully performed the world's first appendectomy ... through the patient's mout...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/21/scarless-appendix-removal-surgery-through-your-mouth/

Citing Concerns for Kids, Venezuela Replaced The Simpsons with Baywatch

Venezuelan broadcasting regulator Conatel has forced The Simpsons off the air during the morning cartoon hours, calling it a bad influence on children, and replaced it with ... Baywatch!No. Really. Link(The Simp...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/21/citing-concerns-for-kids-venezuela-replaced-the-simpsons-with-baywatch/

World's Oldest Tree: 10,000-Year-Old Spruce in Sweden

Professor Leif Kullmann of Umeaa University, Sweden, and colleagues have discovered the world's oldest living tree: a 10,000 year-old spruce in central Sweden:Researchers had discovered a spruce with genetic material...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/21/worlds-oldest-tree-10000-year-old-spruce-in-sweden/

Keyboard Recital

(YouTube link) This girl is ten years old. My daughter will be eleven when her piano recital comes up next week. If I show her this video, she’ll never be able to perform her elementary piece. -via mental_floss...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/keyboard-recital/

Snickers the Sea Dog Rescued At Last!

When Jerry and Darla Merrow's boat washed up on the remote Fanning Island - after spending 95 days drifting across the Pacific - the couple managed to hitch a ride on a cargo ship back to California.Unfortunately, the ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/snickers-the-sea-dog-rescued-at-last/

Cover Browser Puzzle Game

I was skeptical when I saw Cover Browser's game - where you drag pieces of an image to reveal the full cover of a comic book - but it's actually kind of fun! (It really should have a little timer to see how fast you can...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/cover-browser-puzzle-game/

Jessica Rabbit Untooned by Pixeloo

We've covered Pixeloo's "untoon"-ing of cartoon characters before (basically turning cartoons into "real" people), but his latest creation is unreal. Here's Jessica Rabbit "untooned": Link -...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/jessica-rabbit-untooned-by-pixeloo/

Farmer Performs Tai Chi to Make Cows Happy

Dairy farmer Rob Taverner believes that a happy cow is a productive cow, so every morning he performs tai chi in front of his herd to get them "in the right moo-d to produce lots of milk":The 44-year-old or...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/farmer-performs-tai-chi-to-make-cows-happy/

Best Work Safety Video EVAR: Forklift Driver Klaus

[https://youtu.be/-oB6DN5dYWo] (YouTube link)Now this is what a work safety video should be like! Here's a German training video for forklift operators, called "Forklift Driver Klaus" [in German with English subtitl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/20/best-work-safety-video-evar-forklift-driver-klaus/

When an F-111 Collided with a Pelican ...

What happened when an F-111 fighter jet collided with a large pelican? It's amazing that the pilot recovered the plane and landed safely:AN F-111 was left "shredded" and incapacitated and was forced to make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/when-an-f-111-collided-with-a-pelican/

Trivia: Marlboro Was a Woman's Cigarette

Marlboro was originally branded as a woman's cigarette.Filtered cigarettes were considered feminine as reflected by Marlboro's original slogan "Mild as May." In the 1930s, Marlboro even changed the cigarette ti...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/trivia-marlboro-was-a-womans-cigarette/

Inflatable Toast Mattress

Some things in life are so ridiculous yet so awesome that they leave us breathless. This may just be one of those things: behold, the Inflatable Toast Mattress!Breakfast in bed? No, breakfast is bed! Link - via...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/inflatable-toast-mattress/

Covini C6W: Six Wheeled Sportscar

Waitaminute - something ain't right here! Actually, that's the Covini C6W, a six-wheeled sportscar that supposedly have more traction for cornering and braking.You can see more at Dark Roasted Blend's World's Strangest V...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/covini-c6w-six-wheeled-sportscar/

Rocket Bike

Found at Joey deVilla's The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century, photo by Miss Fipi Lele. Would someone tell me the background story of this rocketastic motorcycle mod, pretty please?...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/rocket-bike/

Quote: Isaac Asimov on Knowledge and Wisdom

"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov, author...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/quote-isaac-asimov-on-knowledge-and-wisdom/

I Love the World

[https://youtu.be/at_f98qOGY0] (YouTube link) This promo song from The Discovery Channel is perfect for Earth Day (which is Tuesday). From ad agency 72andSunny. -via Viral Video Chart...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/i-love-the-world/

Imaginary Animals: Are They Kosher?

Would a jackalope be kosher? How about a dragon? In honor of upcoming holidays like Passover, I thought I would ask Jeff’s better half, Ann VanderMeer, editor of Weird Tales and a practicing Jew, to give us an id...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/imaginary-animals-are-they-kosher/

Every "He's Dead, Jim" Line from Classic Star Trek

[Video Link] Dr. McCoy's classic line, plus a few contributions from Spock and Uhura. 41 seconds long. http://www.glumbert.com/media/deadjim via Ace...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/every-hes-dead-jim-line-from-classic-star-trek/

Homemade Coffee Printer

If you are envious of people who can do latte arts, then buy yourself some parts from eBay and build yourself a coffee printer for your home! (Results may vary from those in the video). Link [youtube video] - via...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/19/homemade-coffee-printer/

Five Cartoons You Should Look Into

I admit it: I'm an adult (although I suppose that's arguable) who watches cartoons. And I'm not just talking The Simpsons or Family Guy (although I like those too) – I have a real thing for [adu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/five-cartoons-you-should-look-into/

Westerns for Guys Who Don't Like Westerns

Cineleet has a neat post about a few movies that have the basic tenet of a Western film (morality tales featuring an antihero, code of honor and ruthless villains) for guys who don't like Westerns.Take this Japanese samu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/westerns-for-guys-who-dont-like-westerns/

Scenes from the Morgue: Retro Pulp B-Movie Ads Galore!

Neatorama reader Melia Gleason wrote to us about Scenes from the Morgue blog by Chad Plambeck, a blog dedicated to retro-pulp movie ads that appeared in the The Grand Island Independent newspaper published by the company...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/scenes-from-the-morgue-retro-pulp-b-movie-ads-galore/

Doeo Flash Game

ZOMG! This is the funnest Flash game evar: Doeo is a simple yet maddeningly addictive game from Marcus Richert (aka Raitendo).The game play is simple: collect the Doeos as they pop up - sometimes in unexpected places - t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/doeo-flash-game/

Tale of a Studio Book: From the Library to an Antique Store to the Internet, and Back to the Studio

In the 1940s, film giant 20th Century Fox lent several hand-bound books to the University of Southern California library. These books contained examples of various documents and forms used during filmmaking and studio op...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/tale-of-a-studio-book-from-the-library-to-an-antique-store-to-the-internet-and-back-to-the-studio/

Pacarrotman: Pac-Man with Veggies!

Apparently Neatorama reader Jason Sanders never heeded his parents advice of not playing with his food. That turned out to be somewhat of a good thing, because we now can watch this: Pacarrotman, a 35-second Pac-Man stop...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/pacarrotman-pac-man-with-veggies/

Candidate Finger Puppets

You can download and print foldable paper finger puppets of the US presidential candidates. These would be pretty handy for your next political argument with friends or family, or for staging your own photo-op or debat...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/candidate-finger-puppets/

High Tech Noon

(YouTube link) Darryl Gold re-edited the classic western High Noon to include killer robots! -via b3ta...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/high-tech-noon/

Crossbow Robbery Foiled

(Live Leak link) You don’t see a crime committed with a crossbow every day. Shopkeeper Mohammed Razaq had just loaded a DVD for his five children when a man with a crossbow tried to rob the store. Security footage s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/crossbow-robbery-foiled/

Stalin's Juggling Body Double Finally Tells His Story

The story of how Felix Dadaev came to be Stalin's body double is somewhat similar to the plotline of the movie "Dave," except set in Soviet Russia and with a larger dose of paranoia. According to the Daily Mail: ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/18/stalins-juggling-body-double-finally-tells-his-story/
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