Archive for February 2009

Fireball Teenager Regrows His Skin, Minus the Freckles

Teenager, Aiden Kelly who got caught in in a fireball after a friend stupidly threw an aerosol can on a campfire, has regrown his skin without any scarring. The only difference? The redhead's distinctive freckles didn't...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/fireball-teenager-regrows-his-skin-minus-the-freckles/

Cave Home for Sale on Ebay

You can bid on a unique 17,000 square foot house built inside a cave! The cave in Festus, Missouri, was initially purchased by the Sleeper family in 2003 on eBay.  They built a complete house in the cave, includin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/cave-home-for-sale-on-ebay/

Back to the Future Alternate Ending

(YouTube link) What would have happened at the end of the movie Back to the Future if Doc had overshot his target while traveling into the future? -via Unique Daily star trek, Back to the Future...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/back-to-the-future-alternate-ending/

The Big Lebowski

How much do you know about the The Big Lebowski? Today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss wraps up a series of quizzes celebrating our favorite movies with the 1998 Coen Brothers classic. After you take the quiz, be sure...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/the-big-lebowski/

Dubailand

Among many other construction projects, Dubai is developing plans for a theme park called Dubailand which (if completed) will be twice the size of Walt Disney World! It will feature City of Arabia with the biggest mall...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/dubailand/

Bungee Cord Breaks

49-year-old Mark Afforde couldn't resist a second bungee jump from the 200-foot high Canyon Creek Bridge near Yacolt, Washington. At the bottom of the drop, the bungee cord snapped, and he fell the last 25 feet into shal...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/bungee-cord-breaks/

Sandwich Board Works for Job Hunter

Five months after being laid off from his job as a mechanical maintenance engineer,  39-year-old Jason Fruen had tried almost everything to find another job.  Finally he made a sandwich board sign advertising h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/sandwich-board-works-for-job-hunter/

Log Skateboard by Oliver Schulze

Photo: LEPAULOliver Schulze created this Flintstone-worthy skateboard called My Uzi Weighs a Ton No. 0 - a reference to a Public Enemy No. 1 lyric. I'd like to see Tony Hawk do an ollie on that board! Link - via...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/log-skateboard-by-oliver-schulze/

The Break Up Poems

Psst ... need to break up with someone? Just because it's emotionally gut-wrenching it doesnt' mean that you can't be creative.Here's a funny video clip about how to break up with someone ... with poetry! Linkpoetry, poe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/the-break-up-poems/

Chicken Fried ... Bacon!

Photo: yi [Flickr]It was just a matter of time before someone made it: behold the chicken friend bacon, as photographed by YiMay Yang of Chinese American Princess blog - via Rue the Day.Heart attack in 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/chicken-fried-bacon/

The Optical Illusion Girlfriend

Just like the FedEx arrow, once you've seen it - you can't unsee it. Here's a short and funny clip from College Humor about the Optical Illusion girlfriend: do you see an ugly witch or a beautiful girl?Linkoptical illusi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/the-optical-illusion-girlfriend/

The Humans Are Dead: Flight of the Conchords Embroidery

Photo: lilyvanilli72 [Flickr]Lily of Lily Blogs embroidered this awesome embroidery for Craftster's Flight of the Conchord swap. She's got some excellent embroidery projects going on (love the Milhouse one!) - check it o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/the-humans-are-dead-flight-of-the-conchords-embroidery/

Superman Logos

Photo: fengschwing [Flickr]Flickr user fengschwing (of The Darling Downs blog) posted a collection of Superman's various S-shield logos from his collection of action figures. Who knew that the Man of Steel is also quite...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/superman-logos/

From the Desk of Dewey, Cheatem and Howe...

...comes "Appropriately Named," a blog that points out all of those names for people and businesses that are just too good to be true. My favorite? Dr. William Friend... proctologist. And to your left is Larry Sprinkl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/from-the-desk-of-dewey-cheatem-and-howe/

Lunar Eclipse on the Moon

We've watched the shadow of the earth move across the moon during a lunar eclipse, but what would it look like if we were standing on the moon? We know now, thanks to this picture taken by the Japanese probe K...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/lunar-eclipse-on-the-moon/

Spirograph Necklace

This only looks like it's made out of those things we used to draw with the Spirograph toy as kids; it's really just cotton and polyester. It comes in other colors too, but I like the multi-color the best. So much fun!...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/spirograph-necklace/

Atlantis: Found by Google Ocean?

Google Maps: LinkHas Google Ocean finally found the missing city of Atlantis? A curious rectangular pattern 100 miles wide was spotted off the coast of Spain, in 17,800 ft deep water:Situated in an area called the Ma...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/atlantis-found-by-google-ocean/

Russian Fire Extinguisher

In Soviet Russia, every man is a fire extinguisher! - via Cellar Image of the Day. russia, fire extinguisher, pee...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/russian-fire-extinguisher/

Circular Bookshelf by Zhdanova Irina

We've featured a lot of unusual bookshelf designs on Neatorama before, but never one that you can "roll" up with a good book. Here's a circular bookshelf by designer Zhdanova Irina. Her design also comes with...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/circular-bookshelf-by-zhdanova-irina/

Duck Walks Into a Bar ...

Peterman's Eye has a neat post analyzing (okay, more like gently 'splaining) the classic "man walks into a bar" joke. Includes some of the best groaners I've read in ages, such as:Inanimate objects can walk...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/duck-walks-into-a-bar/

Movie Trivia: The Silence of the Lambs

Since the Oscars are tonight, I thought it would be fitting to do today's Movie Trivia post on one of the most-celebrated films of all time. And if you don't know what I mean, (I didn't know this, 'til I started doing th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/movie-trivia-the-silence-of-the-lambs/

Underground Parking Tower for Bikes

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIHrmN_ptJc][YouTube - Link]In Tokyo you can park your bicycle underground, neatly, safely and automatically. You swipe your card, doors open, and you place your front wheel on a d...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/underground-parking-tower-for-bikes/

Hogwarts Orlando Campus

Due to open in 2010, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be a theme park at Universal Orlando based on the world's most famous scar-faced boy.  The 20-acre park will be located in Universal's Islands of Adv...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/hogwarts-orlando-campus/

A Short Film Made from 6,000 Paintings

(Video Link) Khoda is a short film by Reza Dolatabadi made from 6,000 paintings that he created over a two-year period. It's a psychological thriller about a prison escape. His other paintings are also qu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/a-short-film-made-from-6000-paintings/

Ironworkers Immortalize Kids

Children who receive treatment for cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston are receiving a special treat while construction goes on outside. Children write their names on sheets of paper and tape them to the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/22/ironworkers-immortalize-kids/

Academy Award Food Puns

Serious Eats has a suggested menu for Sunday night's Oscar ceremonies that relies on the names of nominated movies and stars. Here's a sample: Frosted Flakes/Nixon The Curious Case of Benjamin Mutton Flan Torino...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/academy-award-food-puns/

Otter-cam

Wildlife photographer Enrique Aguirre was on a boat piloted by Captain Yohn Gideon with other photojournalists when they spotted an otter in the water with something odd in its paws ..."I was like, did I actually see...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/otter-cam/

Spinalistips: Life Tips for People With Spinal Cord Injuries

This is a really awesome site for people with spinal cord injuries, just different things to make life a little easier and more normal. It's kinda like an Instructables-style Swedish site run by a couple of occupati...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/spinalistips-life-tips-for-people-with-spinal-cord-injuries/

Disneyfied China

The Harbin Winter Festival, one of the oldest winter festivals in China, used to be a frozen wonderland of indigenous charms:  a Qing dynasty ice palace, snow dragons, the Forbidden City sculpted in snow. But thi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/disneyfied-china/
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