[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0eZytv6Qk][YouTube - Link]Mark Hammond and colleagues at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom have found a way to control a robot with rat neurons. Watch this sho...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/rise-of-the-rat-brained-robots/How old is your brain? This fun little Flash Game will calculate it for you! A year or two ago I remember seeing a video that showed how chimps have better memories than people, and a similar game to this one was used...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/how-old-is-your-brain/(Links open in a new browser window/tab) Black Hole Destroying a Star What happens when a star is caught in a black hole's gravitational...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/videosift-clips-of-the-week-20/Inventor Knut Karlsen has designed batteries that recharge themselves when they are exposed to sunlight; no electric power source is required! Karlsen’s SunCat batteries circumvent chargers completely by integ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/solar-batteries/Socks, the White House Cat from 1993 to 2001, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Socks became Chelsea Clinton's cat in 1991 and moved from Little Rock, Arkansas to Washington with the family in 1993. He remained at the Wh...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/rip-socks/Getting mauled has never been so fun! This bear-shaped sleeping bag designed by Eiko Ishizawa is, let's face it, odd. But if you're forced to curl into a sleeping bag and catch some Z's in the great outdoors, why not m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/bear-shaped-sleeping-bag/Cycling suits are usually pretty skin-tight, but what happens when you remove the skin? Tomek Pietek created this anatomical cycling suit that's equal parts gross and neat. The elastic suit shows off what a person has...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/21/skinless-skin-tight-cycling-suit/Michael Otero parked his new red truck in front of a convenience store in Laguna Beach, California and went inside for only a few minutes. When he returned, the truck was gone! Since he had left the keys in the ignitio...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/man-loses-car-he-just-parked/[YouTube - YouTube Link - Part 1] [YouTube Link - Part 2] Graphic artist Jonathan Jarvis has produced a short animated film describing the roots of our current economic crisis today. There have been numerous...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/the-credit-crisis-visualized/Really, do we need this? It seems they are still patent-pending and looking for investors but it shouldn't be long before wide-eyed male venturists begin pouring their dollars into what could be an ill-fated rather tha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/the-bradryer-quite-possibly-the-worlds-most-uselessly-cool-gadget/Mardi Gras is this Tuesday, and can be great fun if you follow some sensible rules, like pick a place to meet up if you get separated from your group. Don't respond to scam artists who say "I'll bet you $100 I know where...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/10-things-not-to-do-at-mardi-gras/If you notice googly eyes stuck strategically on a drainpipe or trash can or fire hydrant in New York City, chances are they were placed there by the tagger team known as Googly Eye Crew, who go by the names of Bloodshot...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/googly-eyes-around-town/An extremely rare bird was photographed by a TV crew in the Philippines in January, just before it was sold at a poultry market. Found only on the island of Luzon, Worcester's buttonquail was known solely through d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/extinct-bird-seen-eaten/Jamey Pittman has published The Pac-Man Dossier, in which you can find out the answers to all those nagging questions you have about the game. Learn how each ghost differs from the others, what logic leads them through...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/the-pac-man-dossier/Unshelved is a webcomic by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes about the staff of a public library. It's a focal point of librarian subculture as it's written from an insider point of view. Every year for the past three...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/20/pimp-my-bookcart/Guard Dog (Atom link) Guard Dog is about a bulldog who takes his duties very seriously. This animated short by Bill Plympton was nominated for an Oscar in 2004. -Thanks, Katherine! dog, animation, guard dog...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/guard-dog/Here’s a luggage set that’ll raise eyes at the airport. Designed by French artist PinkWolf, these attractive, satirical carrying cases feature molded gun, knife and axe designs on their exterior. You can get a b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/a-guaranteed-way-to-get-arrested/Prawo Jazdy has become the bane of every Irish police officer's life over the past few years, racking up countless fines and traffic offenses. Whenever officers pulled the offender over, they were given a different addre...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/irelands-worst-driver-finally-caught/Foreign accent syndrome, exploding head syndrome, werewolf syndrome, alien hand syndrome ... walking corpse syndrome? Have you heard of any of these baffling (but completely real) medical conditions?Werewolf Syndrome...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/20-of-the-strangest-medical-syndromes-ever/The Associated Press has an amazing and touching story of one basketball team's rare act of sportsmanship. It happened during a high school basketball game between the DeKalb, Illinois Barbs and Milwaukee Madison. It was...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/a-rare-act-of-sportsmanship/This should go without saying, but for those who are thinking of cheating on their spouses, check this story out.After traveling for 9 hours on a journey from his home in South Yorkshire to North Scotland, Stuart, 39...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/why-you-shouldnt-cheat-on-your-spouse-using-facebook/Call it art, call it obsession, but the results are a rainbow of awesome to be sure. Some of these were done as personal pet projects but one in particular involved the reorganization of an entire store to fit into one b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/add-ocd-diy-obsessively-organized-by-color-bookshelves/A parody, spoof or useful seating device - you choose. The Mona Lisa chair is certainly humorous, particularly as you will find yourself sitting right on the famous woman herself. The frame becomes the framework for t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/sit-on-a-masterpiece-the-mona-lisa-chair/I guess this is proof that Michael Jackson thought pretty highly of himself at one point. This commissioned portrait of Jackson alongside luminaries such as Einstein, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and... E.T.?......
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/jacksons-junk-to-be-sold-at-auction/[YouTube - Link] A fascinating video clip depicting the 12 billion years life cycle of a Class G type star in 6 minutes (actually 6:29). From its conception, birth, death - and the deaths of surrounding celestial...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/the-life-of-a-star/[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCG3zMEsYs][YouTube - Link] Here is a time lapse video of tourists posing at Abbey Road during a 24 hour period. This location was made famous from the Beatle's album cover...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-abbey-road/A six-pound rat was caught in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The ratcatcher is Mr. Xian, who grabbed the rat after he saw a crowd gathered around it. He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valu...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/giant-rat-caught-in-china/Insanely beautiful art found in nature, the planet really does do it's best to impress us with its amazing artwork.Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932), a German artist and professor, captured these 'art forms in nature' and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/karl-blossfeldts-nature-art/Here’s some good news for all the space buffs out there: NASA’s Phoenix lander may have captured the first images of liquid water on Mars. Photographs appear to show water droplets that splashed onto the craf...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/19/liquid-water-found-on-mars/As reader Casie reminded me, it's about time for another Things You Probably Don't Need. Now, this thing is an Archie McPhee product, and you could make a very convincing argument that you don't actually need a...
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