Archive for May 2009

Cutest Chorus Ever: PS22 Chorus Sings "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

Now this is cute: New York City PS22 elementary school chorus singing "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. I'd say they did just as good a job as Stevie Nicks. Great job, PS22 kids and their music teacher Gregg "...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/cutest-chorus-ever-ps22-chorus-sings-landslide-by-fleetwood-mac/

Tokyoflash Landmark Clock Contest Update

Tokyoflash Landmark Clocks entry by CliffA couple of weeks or so ago, we told you of our pal Tokyoflash's design-a-landmark clock contest, where you can submit your idea for a famous landmark modified to include a "...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/tokyoflash-landmark-clock-contest-update/

5 Voice Actors Who Certainly Don't Look the Part

Quick: who voiced the sultriest pig of all, Miss Piggy? Would you believe that it was an old bald guy with glasses (Frank Oz)? Asylum has a short yet highly entertaining post about the five voice actors whose faces certa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/25/5-voice-actors-who-certainly-dont-look-the-part/

Tattooed Equation

We've featured quite a few science tattoos on Neatorama, but this is one for the books! Do you know what these equations represent? Find out at The Loom. Link science tattoos...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/tattooed-equation/

Terminator Timeline

Now that Terminator Salvation is in theaters, Cracked has attempted to create a timeline that explains how the various time-travel plots work. Some things to remember: 1. Time travel in a Terminator movi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/terminator-timeline/

Cast, Away!

If you managed to break a bone and got yourself in an arm cast, chances are you'll have a permanent marker and a couple of friends' remarks written all over it. But when illustrator Taylor White broke her wrist in &qu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/cast-away/

When Mockingbirds Attack

A study led by Doug Levey at the University of Florida in Gainesvile revealed that mockingbirds can recognize and remember individual humans after seeing them only a few times, and will attack humans they deem threatenin...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/when-mockingbirds-attack/

Archie Finally Chooses Between Veronica and Betty

After almost 70 years, Archie, the perpetual teenager will finally choose which girl he really wants and will propose in an upcoming issue:Archie Comics’ official blog confirmed the epochal news, digging into its c...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/archie-finally-chooses-between-veronica-and-betty/

In Microgravity, a CD Player Becomes a Gyroscope

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAmEEAiJWo][YouTube - Link]NASA International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how a spinning CD acts as a stabilizing gyroscope in microgravity.  When t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/in-microgravity-a-cd-player-becomes-a-gyroscope/

How Seahorses Evolved To Swim Standing Up

Peter Teske and Luciano Beheregaray of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, have just solved one of nature's most enduring mysteries: how seahorses evolved to swim standing up ...Seagrasses, which thrive in sha...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/how-seahorses-evolved-to-swim-standing-up/

Psst! There's a Real Estate Boom (Yes, a Boom) in Phoenix, Arizona

After the big real estate bust in Phoenix, Arizona, a new trend is afoot: a boom in the market for foreclosed homes, where investors buy properties then lend it back to the (former) owners turned renters:With this sw...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/psst-theres-a-real-estate-boom-yes-a-boom-in-phoenix-arizona/

Colin: a Zombie-Flick Made With $70 and Facebook Volunteer Zombies

[YouTube Clip]Marc Price of Nowhere Fast Productions sparked a media frenzy with his first feature film: a low-budget a zombie flick titled Colin. And when Marc said low-budget, he meant low-budget. The whole...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/colin-a-zombie-flick-made-with-70-and-facebook-volunteer-zombies/

Send Nothing or Else!

Have you ever received a disconnect notice for owing a balance of $0.00? Rich and Alisa got one from Comcast. They're not quite sure how best to resolve the problem. The entire letter is posted at Consumerist. Commenters...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/send-nothing-or-else/

The Birth of Ginger and Other Works by Isabel Samaras

Isabel Samaras is a San Francisco-based artist who juxtaposes pop culture icons from the 1960s with major works of Western art. Above is "The Birth of Ginger", a synthesis of Gilligan's Island and Sandro Bot...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/the-birth-of-ginger-and-other-works-by-isabel-samaras/

Would-Be Gangster Shot Off Own Manhood

Here's a lesson for all you tough guys: don't stick a gun in your pants to impress friends, lest you shoot off your manhood! Lukas Neuhardt, 27, had forgotten to put the safety catch on when he stuffed the gun into h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/would-be-gangster-shot-off-own-manhood/

Young Bride Divorced Rich Old Man Because She Can't Keep Up

It's not so unusual when we hear that an old, rich man marries a beautiful woman young enough to be his granddaughter. What is unusual is when they divorce because she can't keep up with him. That's what happened to Kris...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/young-bride-divorced-rich-old-man-because-she-cant-keep-up/

Scary Statistics: 53% of Young Latinas Got Pregnant in Their Teens

The stereotype has always been there, but a recent study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy provided a hard number to the startling phenomenon of teen pregnancy in the American Latino commun...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/scary-statistics-53-of-young-latina-got-pregnant-in-their-teens/

Beached Whale Has Gigantic Swollen Tongue

A 40-foot finback whale that washed up on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts, has a very unusual anatomy: a gigantic swollen tongue! What really stands out is the whale's swollen tongue, which looks li...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/beached-whale-has-gigantic-swollen-tongue/

Imaginary Gastric Band Helps Woman to Lose Weight

A gastric band (the LAP-Band) is a restrictive band placed around the patient's stomach that gives the sensation of a full stomach after eating smaller portions of food, thus letting the patient eat less and lose weight...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/23/imaginary-gastric-band-helps-woman-to-lose-weight/

Neatorama Mystery Sale Update

Phew! It's. Finally. Done! It's Friday before Memorial Day and we've packed and shipped out every single orders of the latest Mystery Sale. (Thank you to everybody who participated - You've really helped support the blog...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/neatorama-mystery-sale-update-3/

Lego Cakes

Cake Wrecks has a collection of awesome Lego cakes. Some are Lego creations that look like cakes, but most are cakes that resemble Lego creations, including three awesome wedding cakes. This birthday cake by b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/lego-cakes/

Jaguar Cubs

The Berlin Zoo has unveiled three new jaguar cubs born April 16th. The two males and a female are named Jumanes, Atiero and Valdivia. The L.A. Times Blog has more adorable photographs. The picture shown is a portion of a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/jaguar-cubs/

Images from Everyday Items

From far away these seem like regular paintings, nothing special. But look closer. These images by French artist Bernard Pras are created by making a collage of everyday items.Link - via bedifferentFrom the Upcoming ue...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/images-from-everyday-items/

12 Awesomely Geeky License Plates

Nothing says "I'm a geek!" better than a custom-made geeky license plate. Here are 12 awesomely geeky license plates for your viewing pleasure.Spotting silly vanity license plates is always a fun activity,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/12-awesomely-geeky-license-plates/

Huge Mars Region Shaped by Water

Shifting sand dunes on ancient Mars once concealed a network of underground water spread across an area the size of Oklahoma, according to new findings from NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.The new findings confirm susp...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/huge-mars-region-shaped-by-water-rover-mission-finds/

Junk Shop Photos

Take all those photographs you've got collected in treasured photo albums and imagine them suddenly discarded in a dusty old box in the corner of a junk shop and removed from any context that might explain just who the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/junk-shop-photos/

Feltidermy by Girlsavage

Three Blind Mice Feltidermy by girlsavage [Flickr]Forget taxidermy, feltidermy is all the rage (added bonus: it's less fatal for the animals involved). Here's a Flickr gallery of wonderful felted animals by Kate of Girls...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/feltidermy-by-girlsavage/

Coming Soon to a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Stitch Wars

Image via CutesypooWhat do you get when you mix crafty people and Star Wars? Why, an art show called Stitch Wars, of course. It is coming to the Bear and Bird Gallery in Lauderhill, Florida, in July 2009.The website isn'...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/coming-soon-to-a-galaxy-far-far-away-stitch-wars/

The Clothesline Stonehenge

In his series Die Macht Der Bilder (The Power of Images) series, German photographer Markus Georg replicated famous landmarks using everyday materials. I like this one the most: Stonehenge made out of pants on a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/the-clothesline-stonehenge/

Christine Berrie's Vintage Camera Art

I'm loving this limited edition print featuring 19 of Christine Berrie's vintage camera colored pencil drawings. It's available from her Etsy shop: Link (don't miss her equally wonderful micro cars poster!) - via Modishv...

https://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/22/christine-berries-vintage-camera-art/
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