Remember the story sent by Neatorama reader Chris Whiteoak about Google Street View Car in Bradford, England, that got pulled over by the police? Well, the street view has been released for UK, and Chris noticed that the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/google-car-pulled-over-by-the-cops-now-in-google-street-view/Ever had a craving for cake, but making an entire one is too time consuming and buying a whole one goes to waste? How about a single-sized chocolate cake in your coffee mug! Instructables has a great recipe for this quic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/yummy-5-minute-coffee-cup-cake/Photo: James SnyderThe Daily Dozen feature on National Geographic, edited by photo editor Susan Welchman, is a treasure trove of neat "Your Shots" photos submitted by the magazine's readers (a selection of whic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/ribbit-frog-all-lit-up-by-swallowed-christmas-light/Today (April 4th) is International Pillow Fight Day; and from Amsterdam to Kuala Lampur, more than 70 cities around the world (including NYC and Moscow) have scheduled a place and time for an old-fashioned pillow fight....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/international-pillow-fight-day/Photo: brucethelesser [deviantART]Today, the question of which is the most awesome steampunk gear has been conclusively answered: Behold the Steampunk Hawkman flying helmet by deviantART user brucethelesser. Here is...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/steampunk-chicken-er-hawk-flying-helmet/Back in 2001, the staff at a crocodile farm in Thailand came across this unusual pair of two-headed Siamese twin crocodiles: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via TYWKIWDBIcrocodile, Siamese twins...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/two-headed-siamese-twin-crocodiles/UK design group Slam has the solution to what can only be called the Goldilocks problem of doors: a door that is not too small and not too big. Behold the ThreeStyle, the world's first 3-in-1 door.Link - via Interior des...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/threestyle-a-3-in-1-door-worthy-of-goldilocks/Two things immediately come to mind: 1) that dog sure pees a lot and 2) my, what a fetching blue sweater!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Bits & Piecesdog, pee, sweater...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/04/talented-dog-in-a-fetching-blue-sweater/This is the magnificent Cartwheel galaxy, a stellar structure which measures more than 100,000 light years across. It was released to promote a 24-hour webcast from observatories around the world, marking the Inte...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/cartwheel-in-the-sky/Tomorrow will mark the 41st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LIFE magazine has published a set of pictures taken of the scene at the Lorraine Motel directly after the shooting. The photogra...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/mlk-assassination-aftermath/No, this is not a real space shuttle. It's made of Lego bricks! Two Japanese LEGOsmiths used a whopping 65,000 bricks and 1,590 man hours to complete the stunning diorama, which even simulates a launch with flashi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/lego-space-shuttle/You knew it would happen, just like it happened last year. Think Geek added several fake products to its lineup on April Fools Day and now everyone wants a Tauntaun sleeping bag. They've added this to the listing: A...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/tauntaun-sleeping-bag-update/Photo: Christie'sIf you have $60K burning a hole in your pocket, you may want to mark your calendar: Christie's is auctioning this stunning 100-million-year-old iridescent ammonite fossils excavated from the Bearpaw Form...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/iridescent-ammonite-fossil/Fido may be cute - but according to epidemiologist Judy Stevens of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) injury center, it is also a walking and barking hazard to your health: America's dogs and c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/government-dogs-and-cats-are-health-hazards/Can kids be smart and popular with their classmates at the same time? Apparently so: English researchers have found the secret of how high-achieving students can avoid being called "nerds." First: be attractive...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/the-secret-of-being-smart-and-popular-in-school/Biggify here: http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/trans0309walkthisway.htmlForget carbon footprint. Long before the Earth will suffer from a climate catastrophe due to global warming, humanity may perish fro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/water-footprint/It's the age-old question: are pirates tougher than ninjas? Here's a mobile you can hang up and watch as the slightest breeze gets the action started. The combatants go mano a mano with cutlass vs swor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/pirate-vs-ninja-mobile/A glimpse of the amazing artistic heritage of the Edo people of Nigeria. Their exquisite bronze sculptures showcase the rich and ancient culture of this part of the world. With this art, you can get a true fe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/the-art-of-the-edo/Next time your boss catches you reading Neatorama instead of what your job description specifies, tell him/her about this study from the University of Melbourne. Dr Brent Coker, from the Department of Management and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/workplace-internet-leisure-browsing-spurs-productivity/The Bubal Hartebeest was a magnificent, tough beast which was once domesticated by the ancient Egyptians as a food source and for sacrificial purposes. The creature was even mentioned in the Old Testament. Altho...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/03/11-extinct-animals-that-have-been-photographed-alive/Classic social programs dealing with long-term alcoholics are expensive and do not have a great success rate. In 2005, a controversial experimental program in Seattle began to put homeless drunks in their own apartment b...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/housing-drunks-and-letting-them-drink-saves-millions/The European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, Germany presents a 24-hour webcast involving astronomical observatories around the world. Live streaming video will be available, plus links for each participating obs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/around-the-world-in-80-telescopes/How does a grown man accidentally swallow a pair of scissors? Lin Kong had borrowed a four-inch-long pair of nail scissors to use instead of a toothpick to clean his teeth after a meal. But as one of his friends...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/man-swallows-scissors/Mock Duck is "a delicious assortment of thrift store cookbooks", with scanned pictures and descriptions that will make your mouth water... NOT. This page is from a 1962 British cookbook called TV Suppers from Heinz....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/mock-duck/Umbrellas for the Civil but Discontent Man (2008), by Bruce and Stephanie Tharp, manufactured by KikkerlandJust because it's rainy season it doesn't mean that you have to go without your swords. Here are three such combi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/swords-umbrellas-swordbrellas/The Atacama Desert in South America is one of the driest places on Earth. It is so dry that it is virtually sterile (indeed, a team of scientists who tested the soil for life in simulation of NASA's Viking missions calle...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/the-milky-way-galaxy-over-the-atacama-desert/Inspired by the UK Royal Air Force's Red Arrows [beware: self-starting audio] aerial acrobatic team, a team of daredevils strive to emulate the stunts using only wing suits: The team leap from a plane at 13,000ft and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/human-red-arrows-with-wingsuits/Nirmalya Chakraborty created a series of fantastic print ads for Bose, featuring many of their sound equipments to create faces of famous musicians: Link | More at La pubelle blogoptical illusion, Jim Morrison, Bose, Nir...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/bose-ads-by-nirmalya-chakraborty/Forget a 3-car garage. The new status symbol for the haves in London is this £40,000 pop-up garage by Cardok: The £40,000 parking spots can be hidden beneath a flowerbed, lawn, or even another parking spa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/pop-up-garage/Claude Monet Tulip Fields with the Rijnsburg Windmill, photo: megpi [Flickr]We've featured a lot of cakes on Neatorama, but never ones so colorful and gorgeous. COLOURlovers has a round up of some of the most vibrantly c...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/02/monet-cake/
