Eco House Dollhouse Brainwashes Teaches Kids About Sustainable Living

Here's something for those of you who believe in the you-gotta-start-em-young philosophy of sustainable living: the Eco House by WonderWorld Toys.The house comes equipped with solar roof panels, a wind turbine, recyc...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/21/eco-house-dollhouse-brainwashes-teaches-kids-about-sustainable-living/

Mysterious Pillars of Light in the Sky

There's somethin' funny goin' on in the skies of Latvia. Designer Aigar Truhins took these photographs that have since gone viral on the Net.'My son exclaimed, 'The aliens are coming!'' Truhins was quoted as saying....

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/21/mysterious-pillars-of-light-in-the-sky/

Cute Sea Angel is a Demon Come Feeding Time ...

Sea angel (Clione limacina) is a cute sea slugs that swims by flapping its adorable tiny angel wings ... but don't let the cuteness fool you: it turns into a monster when it feeds!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/21/cute-sea-angel-is-a-demon-come-feeding-time/

Teen Attacked Mom with Taco over Xbox

While the jury's still out on whether playing video games lead to violence, one thing is clear: some people deserve to have their video games taken away from them. Here's the story of one 19-year-old teen who attacked hi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/21/teen-attacked-mom-with-taco-over-xbox/

Cloud Projections by Blake Gordon

Light pollution may be the bane of astronomers, but they are art to photographer Blake Gordon. In his photograph series Cloud Projections, Blake captured patterns of lights from buildings in downtown Austin, Tex...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/21/cloud-projections-by-blake-gordon/

Subwoofer Kitty Vibrates

There's not much to say about this video of a kitty cleaning itself on top of a subwoofer, other than "it's pretty darn funny." Link Via IcanhascheezburgerMusic, Funny, cats, Cute, animals, kitty, vibrations...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/subwoofer-kitty-vibrates/

Cryptozoology Toys

Whether you are a conspiracy theorist or just like the crazy animals they believe in, you'll love these cryptozoology toys. Featured creatures include Nessie the Lock Ness monster, Bigfoot, the chupacabra, the mothma...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/cryptozoology-toys/

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America

Wow, what a day! Unless you've been living under a rock, you all know that Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States. History is made today, as Americans welcome their first African American...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/barack-obama-44th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america/

Pyramid of Glasses

This is the tallest pyramid of glasses I have ever seen - when the camera pans down, it just keeps panning and panning... it's amazing. Watch as the guy puts the very last glass on top... will he make it? I was nervous...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/pyramid-of-glasses/

Forget Conversation Hearts - Try Bittersweets

I'm not one of those people that absolutely loathes Valentine's Day, but it's definitely low on my list of favorite holidays. I'm pretty sure Labor Day would make the list first. However, I love conversation hearts (...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/forget-conversation-hearts-try-bittersweets/

Living Statues

We’ve all seen them in busy shopping streets and parks, or in front of monuments and tourist attractions: street performers posing as statues. Some whistle when you pass by, some move when you give them money. So...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/living-statues/

Men Survive 25 Days in Icebox

Two Burmese men were rescued from the waters off Horn Island, in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea. They had been floating in a fish cooler for about 25 days! They were survivors from a crew of about 20...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/men-survive-25-days-in-icebox/

The Far Side from Worth1000

The Flickr photoset of people recreating Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons was a hoot -and so is this competition from Worth 1000. The challenge: recreate a Far Side cartoon using your Photoshop skills. http://www.worth1...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/the-far-side-from-worth1000/

Maze Game is Really Hard

Or maybe it's just hard for me - I have perpetually shaky hands (it takes me two hands to play Boom Blox on the Wii) so I only got about halfway through before biffing it. Your job is to guide the little red dot through...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/maze-game-is-really-hard/

Central Station Freeze Meets Evolution of Dance

A nice commercial from T-Mobile that feels like a mix between the very popular Frozen in Grand Central and Evolution of Dance video clips. Link [YouTube] via Videoncommercial...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/central-station-freeze-meets-evolution-of-dance/

How to Move Two Presidents in a Few Hours

While everyone is watching the inauguration events in Washington, a crew of workers will be busy behind the scenes making sure that president Bush is moved out of the White House, and president Obama and his family are m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/how-to-move-two-presidents-in-a-few-hours/

Drive-By Darth Vader

Remember the drive-by stormtrooper from last week? It seems as if that guy's boss wants some attention as well, because now there's a Dart Vader drive-by photo floating around on the web. His choice of wheels: a blac...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/drive-by-darth-vader/

Songsmith Remixes

(YouTube link) Released only a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft Songsmith takes your singing and creates a somewhat workable tune around it. YouTube users have fun with it by entering a cappella versions of hit songs to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/songsmith-remixes/

Me Want Cupcake!

Cookie Eating Cookie Monster Cupcake - that's the name of this neat creation, inspired by the cookie-loving Sesame Street character known for phrases like: "Me want cookie!" and "Me eat cookie!" Link - vi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/20/me-want-cupcake/

Secret Decoder Valentine Card

Norma "Crankbunny" Toraya has some wonderful creations in her Etsy store, perfect for Valentine's Day. Head over to see the Secret Decoder Valentine Card, Valentine Dancing Paper Puppet Robot Doll, and Key to Ones H...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/secret-decoder-valentine-card/

Crazy Jet and Rocket Powered Vehicles

Ever wondered what it would be like to travel in a jet-powered porta-potty? Me neither. Seeing someone else doing it still is interesting though. It's every ten year old boy's dream come true -a whole collection of j...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/crazy-jet-and-rocket-powered-vehicles/

Virtual Card Toss

You have an upside-down hat and you have some cards; you need to get the cards in the hat. It's just like a real-life card toss! The longer you hold down the mouse button,the more distance you'll cover with your card....

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/virtual-card-toss/

Two Minors Married Off to Frogs

In a strange traditional ceremony, two 7 year-old girls in Tamil Nadu, India were married off to two frogs. The ceremony, an annual feature during the Pongal (harvest) festival, is conducted "to prevent the outbreak...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/two-minors-married-off-to-frogs/

The Laugh Out Loud Guide to the SAT

The following is a guest post by Charles Horn, Emmy-nominated writer of Robot Chicken and author of The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/the-laugh-out-loud-guide-to-the-sat/

Stories Told in One Sentence

It's amazing what you can do with one little sentence. Just a few little words can make you wonder what the heck happened, like this one: "When I opened the door I noticed 2 things: one, someone had made cookies, an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/stories-told-in-one-sentence/

Presidential Parting Shots

With all the hoopla surrounding a new president, we sometimes forget what was said in the farewell address of the outgoing president. In today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss, test your recall of the last official wor...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/presidential-parting-shots/

World Domination, Mad Libs-Style

So you're ready to take over the world, but you're missing a few details. Never fear, help has arrived! Just answer simple questions, such as motive (options: money, love, power, revenge, madness, sadistic pleasure, t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/world-domination-mad-libs-style/

The 8 Best Animal Tools

Brandon Keim over at Wired Science has compiled a list of some of "the most interesting animal tool use yet observed". ...after digging a water hole, elephants will strip bark from a tree, chew it into a ball, th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/the-8-best-animal-tools/

Deaths on the Movie Set

The following is reprinted from Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader Sometimes, tragically, in the middle of shooting a movie, an actor dies. It's actually happened many times. So what's a director t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/deaths-on-the-movie-set/

The The Impotence of of Proofreading

This short clip by Taylor Mali, The The Impotence of of Proofreading, is what writing for Neatorama is like for for me avery single day.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube, a little bit NSFW audio-wise] - via Miss C...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/19/the-the-impotence-of-of-proofreading/

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