If the mowercycle seems like too much work, how about using power tools? This bike is powered by a cordless drill! It will carry up to 250 pounds at about 15 miles per hour, and has a range of 2-6 miles, depending on t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/drill-powered-mini-bike/This 1950s-era video ostensibly of Italian policemen demonstrating their skill as precision motorcycle drivers looks more like something one might expect to see from an acrobatic of dance troupe - not the police. I wo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/1950s-italian-motorcycle-police-demonstration/Ernie from Sesame Street learns rule #1 about playing the saxophone in this fun video from 1988. Check out all of the guest appearances! From the YouTube description:Another segment from the 1988 prime time PBS pledg...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/put-down-the-duckie/Photo: eagle-ffm [Flickr]Flickr user eagle-ffm took this great photo of a fantastic spiral staircase at Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia: Link - via ReubenMiller...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/amazing-spiral-staircase/Designer Kacper Hamilton created seven red wine glasses inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins. Take a look how he represents each sins as a glass: Link - via dezeen...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/seven-deadly-sins-wine-glasses/photo: PANTOGRAPHI ran across these fantastic bench shaped like numeric keypads and a chair shaped like a mouse by Japanese studio PantoGraph. Can someone who can read Japanese tell me what they're all about?Link (Don't...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/calculator-keypad-chair-at-pantograph/(YouTube link) Habanera {wiki}, the familiar aria from the opera Carmen, performed by your favorite Muppets. -Thanks, Andrew!muppets, Carmen, Bizet...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/habanera/Tamien Bain robbed a McDonald's at the age of 14, served 12 years in custody, and has made the top five in McDonald's Big Mac chant competition. You can read more about his story of redemption here, and listen and v...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/man-who-robbed-mcdonalds-to-win-mcdonalds-jingle-contest/(YouTube link) This is not a Hollywood special effect. This is an actual video of the Earth and moon taken from 50 million kilometers away. First, the setup. The Deep Impact spacecraft was the one that smacked a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/moon-transits-earth/Where else but glorious San Francisco? A group of San Franciscan patriots has proposed a fitting tribute for our outgoing President:Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital, and a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/san-francisco-contemplates-renaming-sewage-treatment-plant-after-bush/YouTube - [Link] OK. Folks who have kids, siblings, or those who absolutely adore Pokemon and Pikachu grab them and show this short video. I guarantee they/you will love it. Pikachu, is the famous cartoo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/meet-the-voice-of-pikachu/Today, the ABC World News Webcast reports from the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles on new trends in video games. Virtual musician games are hot! Get a sneak peek at Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero Wor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/video-games-at-e3/You may have thought Treebeard or the apple trees in The Wizard of Oz were creepy (I did), but real trees can be pretty creepy, too! Environmental Graffiti has a collection of the strangest, scariest, and even f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/the-30-creepiest-trees-on-earth/Ghosts are everywhere in Thailand, but thanks to the Sylvania corporation making its light bulbs available to the Thai people, the ghosts are simply no longer scary. The village they used to film the commercial in loo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/american-company-cures-thailand-of-fear-of-ghosts/The Zižkov television tower in Prague, Czech Republic features crawling babies by artist David Cerný. They were attached in 2000 as a temporary exhibit, but people liked them so much, they are still there! See many m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/ever-seen-a-creepier-tower/Classic toys don't go away, they just go digital for a new generation. Wooly Willy, the classic metal-shavings toy from your childhood, is now available for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Decorate Wooly Willy, Hairdo Harri...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/wooly-willy/(YouTube link) To Snaggle Puss, Bubbles the orphan bunny is just another kitten in her litter. -via Arbroath...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/cat-adopts-rabbit/Office work came to a stop when it was time for ten baby ducklings to leave the nest. "Something really amazing happened in Downtown Spokane this week and I had to share the story with you. [My colleague] Joel is a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/duck-darwin-awards/(YouTube link) A nonsensical little story done in a clever style using popsicle sticks, from the Brothers McLeod. See more at their website. http://www.brothersmcleod.co.uk...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/high-noon/see famous look-a-like faces Totally Looks Like is a new blog from the folks who brought you I Can Has Cheezburger? in which celebrities are coupled with a picture of who (or what) they look like. The submissions range...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/totally-looks-like/The recent decision by a federal judge to order Google to turn over all YouTube user data to Viacom has the web atwitter - but do you know what actually happened to all those videos taken down from the website for allege...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/youtomb-where-dmcad-youtube-clips-go-to-die/Photo: Heather McDougal's daughter Taking a photo of someone "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa is like a tourist's rite-of-passage. If the angle is right, then the silly pose makes sense. But if the angle...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/photography-at-the-leaning-tower-of-pisa/Dear Neatoramans: my trusty old gas grill has been having some trouble lately, so I'm mulling the decision to get another one to replace it. Should I go with gas and be better for the sake of the environment? Or go with...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/which-is-better-charcoal-or-gas-grill/A face only a mother (bug) could love ... Dark Roasted Blend blog has an interesting post about the ugly (and scary) faces of bugs and other little critters: Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/ugly-faces-of-bugs/I'm mesmerized by this video clip of Angie Chung drawing ... with both of her hands at the same time! Hit play or go to link [YouTube] | See Blue Tea blog for more "Performance Drawing"...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/17/ambidextrous-drawing-by-angie-chung/YouTube - [Link] My dream has always been to break away from the big cities and flee up to the cold barren areas of Canada and witness the beautiful and breathtaking Aurora Borealis or more commonly known as the N...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/16/the-southern-lights/The words to song you hear (or maybe sing) at every baseball game, Take Me Out to the Ball Game were written 100 years ago by Jack Norworth, who had never been to a ball game! In fact, it was 32 years after*...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/16/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/I don't know how comfortable this elegantly-modded mouse would be to use, but it sure is pretty! The box made to house it is a work of art, too. http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=no&lp=ru_en&tr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/16/steampunk-mouse/The Onion* News Network examines an important yet often overlooked segment of the American electorate: "no values" voters. What are the McCain and Obama campaigns doing to win over this special interest group? ONN's...
https://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/16/the-onion-examines-no-values-voters/Although modern technology has evolved to the point where tattoos can be removed, getting one is still quite a major commitment. Despite this, some still choose not only to get tattoos, but tattoos related with pop...
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