Both creepy and cool, and it might keep your warm, too! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001M5H2VM/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001M5H2VM/neatorama-20 -via Boing Boing joker, ski mask...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/joker-ski-mask/Photographer Kevin Bauman took exquisite photographs of 100 abandoned houses in Detroit, Michigan. He has managed to turn the economic crisis, in form of crumbling houses in various stages of disrepair, into an artwork.L...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/100-abandoned-houses/In 1976, Patricia Renick created this awesome sculpture of the dinosaur Triceratop out of real helicopter parts: Completed in 1976 as the Vietnam war wound down, it serves largely as a plea for the extinction of m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/triceracopter/The 2008 Oktoberfest in Bavaria featured its own "wardrobe malfunction" of sorts, as it's becoming increasingly easy to purchase lederhosen and dirndl dresses throughout Munich at a fraction of the former cost....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/endangered-lederhosen/The dirtiest hotel in America? According to millions of voters and reviewers, that distinction goes to the Carter Hotel in Times Square, New York city. Everything from rats and mysterious stains to dead bodie...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/times-square-hotel-is-dirtiest-in-nation/Zookeepers in Cairo are charging visitors to actually go inside the animal cages. Hugging bears, feeding crocodiles, pestering seals and provoking lions can all be achieved for under ten bucks! I don't know what's wor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/bear-hugs-2/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IeSqVboADw][YouTube - Link]A video from animator Jeff Chiba Sterns that documents the past nine years of his life, along with other world events, drawn on nothing but yellow stick...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/yellow-sticky-notes/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdm12KONMBA][YouTube - Link]Remember the post about where have all the acorns gone? Well, we've found some of 'em. When a microwave radio transmitter stopped working, engineers...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/acorns-overwhelm-microwave-radio-transmitter/There's a line in one of the Robocop movies, "Don't forget what you already know," or something like that. I may be remembering that wrong BUT check out these very useful kitchen tips from the pages of history,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/timeless-household-wisdom/Our old friend French prankster Remi Gaillard assembled a bunch of friends for a party - and crashed a "party store." The store's employees were [understandably] not amused. [YouTube]prank, party, Remi Gaillard, fran...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/party-crashes-store/An unnamed 16-year-old boy was on his way to a job interview at a veterinary clinic in Toronto when he and a companion were stabbed by a couple of assailants. His leg was bleeding, but he made it on time for the intervie...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/teen-stabbed-goes-to-job-interview/(YouTube link) This public service ad from Ontario's ministry of health encourages adults to get a booster vaccine for mumps. It will probably be effective -at least for men. Link -Thanks, collin douma!vaccin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/mumps-can-make-more-than-your-face-swell/What does a Storm Trooper do when he's not trooping storms? Everyday things we all do, according to these dioramas made with Star Wars figures! Link -Thanks, Erin Broadley! See more of Wai Fong Fung's Star...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-storm-trooper/The brilliant photos from Vincent Bousserez show us the world that goes on behind closed doors. Just like in toy story imagine all these tiny people coming out of the woodwork and exploring your house. (some slightly not...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/when-no-ones-looking-the-little-people-come-out-to-play/While Bear Grylls may have all the charm and reckless abandon that we all love, everyone knows he doesn't really do half the surviving he claims to on his show. Ray Mears however has spent his life learning from the wor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/building-a-snow-cave-ray-mears-extreme-survival/I've been neglectin' mah duties of posting our weekly Bizarro comic (Sorry, Dan!) Well, let's get that fixed right now.For more Bizarro, check out Dan Piraro's website and blog!Bizarro Comic, super heroes, old west, Dan...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/bizarro-super-heroes-of-the-old-west/In honor of Barbie's 50th anniversary, DesignBoom features an extensive photo gallery of the process of designing Barbie dolls over the years. http://www.designboom.com/snapshot/cat/24/view/1077/making-of-barbie.html -...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/the-making-of-barbie/Biomimicry - The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it's basically biologically inspired engineering. After all, who is a better d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/the-15-coolest-cases-of-biomimicry/Check out 23 examples of how geek culture has invaded the streets and made graffiti infinitely more interesting. http://www.kontraband.co.uk/pics/15790/Geeky-Grafiti/?gpage=1#show -via Gizmodo geek, graffiti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/06/geeky-graffiti/We got a heavy influx from Yahoo! visitors (hi guys!) - and while I was busy trying to keep the servers alive, Queuebot got a little too excited and posted 48 posts from the Upcoming Queue. That's a lot of posts...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/upcoming-queue-update-queuebot-got-a-little-too-excited-today/Not only does this chest of drawers function and look cool, it's made from reclaimed lumber. Plus, I think the various-sized drawers would come in really handy. Love it! Link via BoingBoingfurniture, Arts amp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/pile-of-blocks-chest-of-drawers/I can barely take a decent picture, so this technique (also known as light painting) amazes me. Link stacy, light graffiti, oddee...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/15-works-of-light-graffiti/Here's a clever coat hanger design from Nicola From Bern that's simple and practical. It's a thin metal strap that, with a little bending, is transformed into a double loop coat hanger. It's mounted to the wall with...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/collar-style-coat-hook/Color Infection by Tapir Games is a fun little game. You have to turn all the yellow balls brown, without touching the green ones. It does require some abstract thinking!Link If you like that, you may want...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/color-infection/Baba Akcja's Sophia Lamp ("2in1 - Lamp and Storage") is a new way of storing earrings. The perforated lampshade lets you hang your earrings and decorate the lamp into a one-of-a-kind art project!http://www.cooldesignidea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/storage-lamp/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFj_i6HtebM][YouTube - Link]If the weather is freezing where you are, check this out. Throwing boiling water into the air is going to be the new "mentos and diet coke" meme on the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/boiling-water-fun/The object of this online game is to look at the pictures and determine how old the individual is. Easy? Maybe not as easy as you think it should be ... You can even submit your picture to find out how old people thin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/how-old-are-you/Attach this neat little gadget to your guitar, and load in your favorite MP3s on a Flash memory card, and let the laser guides your fingers across the frets. The device called the "Maestro" is a laser and MP...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/laser-guided-guitar-training/The unseasonably cold temperatures have caused Florida's manatees to huddle together for warmth. You can watch the video in the link, it is quite a sight. http://www.suburbanfoodforthought.com/2009/02/massive-h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/massive-herd-of-manatees/Big jumbo jets have to be taken out of service after so many years in the air for safety reasons, which leaves the owners with the problem of what to do with them. Most end up in vast aeroplane grave yards where they're...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/the-worlds-first-jumbo-jet-hostel/
