Archive for May 2008

The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer

A lot of people didn't like the 2003 Hulk movie starring Eric Bana and directed by Ang Lee, but the "do-over" 2008 film The Incredible Hulk by Lous Leterrier promises to be better. At least the trailer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/the-incredible-hulk-movie-trailer/

Hex the Six-Legged Kitten, RIP

Hex was an adorable kitten born in Florida about two months ago. She was born about six weeks ago with two extra legs hanging from her stomach - they were part of a Siamese twin that never fully developed. The vet said t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/hex-the-six-legged-kitten-rip/

Bimbo-Proofing the Nursery: Dude Self vs. Dad Self

Like most men, Steve Almond liked to gaze at scantily clad, nubile women - but all changed with the birth of his daughter Josephine. That's when Steve realized that there were two...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/05/bimbo-proofing-the-nursery-dude-self-vs-dad-self/

The Beating Heart Fountain

Here's something you don't see everyday...a blood spewing fountain! Now I'm no artist (or should I be saying it like this: arteest?) but I would love to see this in real life on a gigantic scale. Not e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/the-beating-heart-fountain/

Trivia: When Watching "Lunatics" Was Entertainment

The Interior of Bedlam, from A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth (1763)In the 18th century, watching and taunting "lunatics" in an asylum was a popular form of entertainment.The cost of admission at t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/trivia-when-watching-lunatics-was-entertainment/

How Its Users Help Nokia Innovate

Remember the brouhaha when Apple told a third-grader to get lost when she wrote a letter to Steve Jobs about her ideas to improve the iPod? Well, compare that to how Nokia treats its...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/how-its-users-help-nokia-innovate/

Timothy Horn's "Medusa" Jellyfish Lamp

Medusa (2006) by Timothy HornDetails of Medusa from underneathInspired by the illustrations of the 19th century German Zoologist Ernst Haeckel [wiki], Australian artist Timothy Horn created this 9 ft wide "jellyfish...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/timothy-horns-medusa-jellyfish-lamp/

Mac Command Poster

Christopher David Ryan of Atmostheory created these nifty posters, titled Commands, that seem to make sense to Mac users ;)Link - via Apartment Therapy Unplugged...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/mac-command-poster/

R2-D2 Projector is Super Swell!

This has got to be the ultimate gadget for Star Wars lover: the R2-D2 Projector, complete with built-in DVD, iPod dock, and Millenium Falcon remote control!Link - via Star Wars Blog | R2-D2 Projector in Action v...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/r2-d2-projector-is-super-swell/

"Legal Weed" Beer is Illegal According to Feds

Vaune Dillmann, a craft brewer from Weed, California, thought that he got a cute marketing gimmick by labeling his beer bottle caps after the name of his town ("Try Legal Weed"). B...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/legal-weed-beer-is-illegal-according-to-feds/

Retirement Home for Elephants

Elephants are expensive to feed and care for, and many of India’s elephants earn their living with years of hard work. Then after the elephants are too old for labor, they are often neglected or cast aside due to their...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/retirement-home-for-elephants/

Naturmobil

Abdolhadi Mirhejazi of Dubai has built a one-horsepower vehicle, but it’s not your average horse and buggy! This fully-enclosed cart has the horse in back, walking on a treadmill. The treadmill not only powers the ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/naturmobil/

Flame Warriors

Nitpick compensates for his limited fighting ability by pouncing on points that are only marginally relevant to the discussion. For example, if his opponent in a sports forum conflict casually mentioned the Cubs' 4...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/flame-warriors/

Man Wanted to Change Name to "In God We Trust"

School bus driver and amateur artist Steve Kreuscher of Zion, Chicago, wanted to change his name legally to "In God We Trust":Kreuscher says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/man-wanted-to-change-name-to-in-god-we-trust/

Building Your Own (Functional) Iron Man Suit

With all the hoopla about Iron Man, DVICE blog wonders if we can actually build a real Iron Man suit. Step one is to check out what history has to offer, and that's Hardiman exoskeleton for humans:Before we...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/building-your-own-functional-iron-man-suit/

Mooning the Speed Camera

This guy probably thought it was a good idea at the time: mooning the speed camera ...A front seat car passenger was photographed baring his backside at a speed camera in Northumberland. [...] His behaviour has been...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/mooning-the-speed-camera/

Fish's Last Meal Sprang Back to Life

When angler John Berzins and guide Al Simson of Kettafly hooked a saratoga fish, they didn't expect to find a skink - the fish's last meal - inside its mouth. And they certainly didn't expect the partially digested skink...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/fishs-last-meal-sprung-back-to-life/

Keyboards May Be Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat

UK Consumer group Which? conducted the test that showed keyboards may actually be dirtier than a toilet seat:Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as a potential health hazard and one harboured five times m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/keyboards-may-be-dirtier-than-a-toilet-seat/

California Teacher Fired for Not Signing Loyalty Oath

Wendy Gonaver lost her teaching job at Cal State Fullerton one day before class was scheduled to begin, because she refused to sign a loyalty oath swearing to "defend" the U.S. and California constitutions &quo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/04/california-teacher-fired-for-not-signing-loyalty-oath/

Dog Survives 8 Days Under Rubble

Good Times Adventures employee Brian Mislansky and his dog Lulu were the only ones inside the business’ building in Breckenridge, Colorado when an explosion caused it to collapse. Mislansky was rescued four hours later...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/dog-survives-8-days-under-rubble/

Wrongcards

Wrongcards are ecards that say things normal ecards don’t. Like “Get well soon, because I’m not going back to jail for necrophilia” and “four out of five mental health professionals agree that i'm no danger t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/wrongcards/

A Bride Named Amy

(Metacafe link) When Brad and Amy got married, her friends and family put together an elaborate production number as a toast, totally without her knowledge. We are not sure how this was kept secret by everyone...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/a-bride-named-amy/

Shy Child plays Musical Chairs live

New York-based band Shy Child plays a game of musical chairs on-stage live with fashion models at the Fashion Rocks 2007 exhibition. Cool band, cool tune, cool video. YouTube....

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/shy-child-plays-musical-chairs-live/

Impossible smells exhibition opens

As reported by Telegraph.co.uk, scent professionals of many stripes were tapped for the "extinct and impossible" smells exhibition at the Reg Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland in the northeast of England. They'v...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/impossible-smells-exhibition-opens/

Max Knight's Walking Bike

Can you walk your bike and ride it at the same time? You can with Max Knight's "Walking Bike." Instead of tires, Max uses 8 pairs of sneakers, complete with black ankle socks!Link - via Make...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/max-knights-walking-bike/

World's Most Expensive Home: $2 Billion Skyscraper!

When the Ambani residence is finished next year, it will be the most expensive home in the world: a 27-story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai. The cost? $2 billion!But the Ambani family can well afford it, because Mukesh Am...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/worlds-most-expensive-home-2-billion-skyscraper/

Quote: H.L. Mencken on Conscience

"Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking." - H.L. Mencken, journalist and satirist...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/quote-hl-mencken-on-conscience/

Baby Monkey Cuddles with Teddy Bear

Conchita, a 3-week-old white-naped mangabey monkey, couldn't see her mother because she was recovering from a caesarean (I didn't know monkeys could get a caesarean, but there it is!).So, to make sure that Conchita doesn...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/baby-monkey-cuddles-with-teddy-bear/

LOLBrimley: Cats That Look Like Wilford Brimley

Gato Island found not one, but five cats that look amazingly like Wilford Brimley. Behold, here are the LOLBrimleys: http://gatoisland.com/archive/wilfordbrimleycats/ - via Cynical-C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/lolbrimley-cats-that-look-like-wilford-brimley/

The Deadly Sport of Nigerian Boxing

No Marquess of Queensberry rules here ... This is Dembe, a brutal and sometimes deadly Nigerian boxing:"Before the bout starts, the boxer will wet the flax cord wrapped around his hand and cover it in sand to ma...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/03/the-deadly-sport-of-nigerian-boxing/
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