I'm kind of a Disney freak, so it's hard for me to pick one favorite Disney movie. But Mary Poppins is definitely in my top five - it's such a classic. And there's no shortage of trivia about it, so I had to p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/movie-trivia-mary-poppins/I looked back through the archives and I don't think this is a repost, but even if it is, it's probably worth it. It's Bonnie Tyler's 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" but with lyrics that describe what's going on i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-the-literal-video-version/(YouTube Link) This promotional video from the European Research Commission uses a dance party to explain how basic chemical compounds are formed. Via The Presurferchemistry, European Research Commission...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/the-world-of-chemistry/Brazilian artist Breno Pineschi of Hardcuore had a little fun with this Suco de Laranja (orange juice) video clip. All you need to make a funky electronic music are fresh oranges, some melba toast and a dash of humor.Hit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/suco-de-laranja-a-fun-little-stop-motion-animation/Taking a look at Seb Lester's work reminds me how much I enjoy typographical art. This one above, The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, is available as a limited edition print at I Love Typography.Link - via Drawn!typograp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/seb-lesters-typographical-art/If the unknown soldier has a tomb, then what about the unknown washerwoman? Here's a whimsical art installation titled Monument to the Unknown Washerwoman (2005) by Bulgarian artist Pravdoliub Ivanov: http://www...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/monument-to-the-unknown-washerwoman/Jim is a skull artist. And yes, that means he turns skulls (real or not? I don't know) into works of art. Right now, he's really, really into ropes: Link - via I Want Your Skullskull...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/skull-art-by-jim/Peter Locke created a set of colored magnets called Motifo that act as giant pixels to turn your fridge into a works of art:Each mosaic design has been specially crafted to use the same combination of pieces, so ever...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/31/motifo-magnetic-pixel-turns-your-fridge-into-art/[YouTube - Link] According to Wikipedia a Palindrome is: a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction... Or, in this case a palindromic video where...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/dan-nad-a-palindromic-sketch/I'm a huge fan of theme parks. I love roller coasters and costumed characters and all that jazz, but there are some parks that are boring and some that are just plain weird. Personally, I think I could pass on quite a fe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/15-off-the-wall-theme-parks/Photo: Todd Krainin/NY TimesBoy Scouts's motto "Be Prepared" apparently extends all the way to modern day's terrorism. In this post 9/11 world, you can't be too careful, so the Border Patrol in Imperial County,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/secret-weapon-in-the-war-on-terror-boy-scout-swat-team/Dan Lockton, David Harrison, and Neville A. Stanton came up with this spiffy idea: The Design with Intent Toolkit v.0.9, a set of design principles with the aim of influencing user behavior.The trio cover a wide range of...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/design-with-intent-toolkit/Most people want their furnitures to last, but not Ate Atema! His Auto-Cannibalistic Table (made in collaboration with designer Amy Campos) made from egg cartons and wheatpaste glue, is designed to be planted with herbs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/auto-cannibalistic-table/(Photo: Dick Ireland / USGS)California may be in the forefront in some environmental issues like alternative energy and recycling, but it is actually quite backwards when it comes to groundwater. Despite the long and sev...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/the-sinking-farmland-of-san-joaquin-valley/I met a ferocious turtle once. Turns out it was just hungry ... Actually, the sign above is an ingenious direct mail campaign by SulAmérica, a provider of home insurance. The company has a very unusual database of...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/30/caution-ferocious-turtle/Update:I originally listed James Woods as a member of Mensa, and although multiple sources corroborated this fact, the Mensa Director of Operations contacted Alex to say that they have no evidence of it....
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/five-celebs-who-belong-to-mensa-and-one-who-doesnt/I could spend hours looking at the unique creations of furniture and industrial designers. Here is a wonderful collection of twenty strange, unusual and modern design bookcases. My favorite is this 'Round S...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/20-brilliant-bookcases/People buy the craziest things, especially when they come from a machine. Pictured is the Dog-o-matic, which will wash your dog while you wait.Vending machines have been around since the first century AD. By today’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/the-worlds-weirdest-vending-machines/[YouTube - Link] Festo, has been shown here on Neatorama several times in the past and each time their robotics and bizarre creations blew our collective minds...our Neatorama Hivemind to be exact...but that's a sto...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/bionic-penguins-and-more/The heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is impossible to cross alive, so if you want to escape from North Korea, you have a better chance taking the more circuitous route of sneaking into Chi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/escape-from-north-korea/I've never had fungus tea, the cloudy juice left from the fermentation process of kimchee, or fermented dandelion and burdock roots, but I would be willing to try it. Some look downright tasty, like the cinnamon&nbs...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/popular-and-unique-soft-drinks-from-around-the-world/(YouTube link) Zeke has a basketball jones. Sign him up for the pros! -via Bits and Pieces dog, basketball...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/basketball-dog/The artwork of Javier Jaén is an excellent example that you don't need complexity to get good art. Take a quick look at his portfolio and I'm sure you'll agree that sometimes, simplicity is best: Link - via why no...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/javier-jans-artwork/Crafster user Bethany Joyce came up with what has got to be the geekiest oven mitt ever, combining Star Trek and a love for baking. Behold, the Bake It So oven mitt.Link | More Star Trek Crafts at this Crafster post S...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/nerdiest-oven-mitt-ever-bake-it-so/Do you have an old Scrabble board game abandoned because of a few missing tiles? (Or perhaps because you hate losing at Scrabble) Well, turn it into this marvelous DIY photo frame. Check out the instruction at Photojojo:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/scrabble-board-game-photo-frame/Is the swine flu hysteria over yet? Here's a clever poster by Work for Food reminding you to keep calm and carry on: Link - via BB-BlogSimilarly, in Neatorama's Online Shop: Swine Flu: Bacon's Revenge T-shirtposter, swin...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/keep-calm-and-dont-sneeze/Forget those regular ol' boring wedding videos. Tim Warwood and Adam Gendle of LOCKDOWN projects will take your special day and turn it into something truly sensational. Take, for example, Brian & Eileen's wedding. D...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/wedding-music-video/NASA's Earth Observatory has some amazing satellite photos of the deforestation of the Amazonian rainforest over the past 8 years. At the link, click on the years posted below the picture to see the progression.The s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/deforestation-of-the-amazon-from-2000-2008/Caterpillars are more vulnerable to predators than their later butterfly stage, so many have developed scary appearances for protection. These can scare anyone!This green alien is a native of the Philippines and se...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/15-most-alien-looking-caterpillars-on-earth/"The place is like a museum. It's very beautiful and very cold, and you're not allowed to touch anything."~ Ferris Bueller The home that once served as the set for Ferris' friend Cameron's home...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/29/camerons-home/
