Bacon Statue
Photo via J&D's Food Sonoma State University is not only an institute of higher learning, it's also an institute for those with highly refined taste as this Bacon...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/bacon-statue/Archive for August 2011
Is The Internet Killing "Big Ideas?"
Is information overload via the internet and social media killing our thirst for new "big ideas?" Some say we no longer have great thinkers like Freud and Einstein since we are all so distracted by the hoard of inf...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/is-the-internet-killing-big-ideas/What a falling star looks like… from space!
This photograph of a meteor burning up in our atmosphere was taken by astronaut Ron Garan from the International Space Station. Dr. Phil Plait brings us the picture and a little math to explain how many more...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/what-a-falling-star-looks-like%e2%80%a6-from-space/Tortoise Steals Barbecue
(YouTube link) Being a tortoise, he couldn't make a quick getaway, so the barbecue was eventually recovered by its rightful owners. -via Arbroaththeft, barbecue, tortoise...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/tortoise-steals-barbecue/Bag of Bones and Other Story Cards
John Littleboy designed four decks of beautiful playing cards. One side is, of course, all the same, while on the other side, each card has a different illustration. Placed sequentially, they tell a story. The decks...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/bag-of-bones-and-other-story-cards/A LOL Confession
Yes, we know that "lol" usually means something is supposed to be funny, and we assume that you are not, in fact, laughing out loud. Nothing new. Still, I found the concept chosen for illustrating t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/a-lol-confession/Women of Television
This graphic makes you think, but how true is it? When I watch TV, it's usually crime shows, in which successful, independent woman are over-represented as cops, lawyers, scientists, politicians, and crimina...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/women-of-television/Using an Excavator
(YouTube link) The title of this video at YouTube is "Machine delivered to SA without instructions," but there is no additional information. Could they possibly be out of fuel? What other explanation could there be?...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/using-an-excavator/Internet Access CAPTCHAs
I've always advocated that you don't have to be intelligent to have rights, but this idea from Defective Yeti has wondrous, if perverse, appeal. What if you had to prove that you had a grasp of basic grammar before y...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/internet-access-captchas/12 Romantic Tree Tunnels
It's not easy getting trees to build a tunnel -they have to grow that way! But after many years, you end up with something spectacular. Check out a list of lovely tree tunnels from around the world, blossoming, growi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/12-romantic-tree-tunnels/Chew-Chew Train
Chew-Chew Train - $19.95 Is mealtime a up hill battle at your house? Bring the fun back to your table with the Chew-Chew Train from the NeatoShop. This great little set includes: plate small plate bowl and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/chew-chew-train/Sky Color Watch
Here is a watch by Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki called the "Time of the Sky." It is designed to help you tell the time by the color of the sky. Although I think it would be confusing, really, it is int...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/sky-color-watch/I Remember Ed Wood
The following is an article from Uncle John’s Great Big Bathroom Reader. Ask any film buff to name the worst directors of all-time, and you can be sure Ed Wood's name will come up. He's become a legend...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/i-remember-ed-wood/Head Trip House
Armin Blasbicheler (I don't know how to say it, either--just go with it) home in South Tyrol, Italy, designed his own home with the help of his children to make a fun and interesting living space. The exterior is...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/head-trip-house/Sleek Box Furniture
If you're short on space, you may be interested in Boxetti--a new line of furniture meant for small spaces. Boxetti includes a fold out bed and closet combo, a stereo and television system, a couch with a coffee ta...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/sleek-box-furniture/WIMM Wearable Android Module
Wristwatches are waning as folks replace their time pieces with their smart phones. Wearing a phone is not exactly fashionable, but wearing a one-inch module from WIMM that incorporates an Android platform could be....
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/wimm-wearable-android-module/Marvel Comics Posters At Their Most Minimal
Superheroes are hitting the big screen hard these days, and comic books are more popular and finely illustrated than ever before. So what's missing? How about a minimalist approach to the symbolism behind the heroes,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/marvel-comics-posters-at-their-most-minimal/Cool Award Winning Scientific Simulation Videos
(Video Link) Science videos have never looked so cool, thanks to the introduction of 3d visual effects and simulations that make the scientific process geeky fun to watch. Whether you understand what's happening in ea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/cool-award-winning-scientific-simulation-videos/The Bodega Cats Of NYC
(YouTube Link) What do cats that live in New York bodegas do all day? Oh, the usual-scratch stuff, hole up in a secret nest made out of a shipping box, and occasionally offer to help the customers with their milk. For...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/the-bodega-cats-of-nyc/Pokemon With An Edge
These aren't the little critters that have been driving kids, and parents, crazy for over 15 years, but personally I find these designs by Gavin Mackey far more appealing. Gotta catch 'em all? More like make sure the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/15/pokemon-with-an-edge/Glass Beach
Glass Beach is a section of coastline in MacKerricher State Park in California. After World War II, it was used as a public dump for two decades until local officials halted the practice. Since that time, the wav...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/glass-beach/Forensic Psychiatrists Analyze Batman Villains
Dr. Vasilis K. Pozios is a forensic psychiatrist and reader of superhero comic books. He's spent his career studying dangerous criminals and is now applying that knowledge to comic book villains and the way in which Batm...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/forensic-psychiatrists-analyze-batman-villains/Bottle Cap Nautilus Sculpture
Virginia art student Ryan Lytle created Nautilus, the awesome 3D sculpture shown above, from bottle caps, lots of wire, some keys, a gas mask lens and other recycled materials. Lytle calls the process of wra...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/bottle-cap-nautilus-sculpture/Space Invaders Cross-Stitch Sampler
This is definitely not your grandmother's alphabet sampler. If your interest in old-school gaming overlaps with an appreciation for needlecraft, then this may be your new favorite thing. The Space Invaders sampler m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/space-invaders-cross-stitch-sampler/Hello Kitty Flashlight Keychain
Hello Kitty Flashlight Keychain - $6.95 Are you a fan of Hello Kitty and all things cute? You need to check out the Hello Kitty Flashlight Keychain from the NeatoShop. This adorable keychain will light up your life wi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/hello-kitty-flashlight-keychain/St. George and the Dragonet
(Video Link) In 1953, satirist Stan Freberg released an audio spoof of the radio show Dragnet which imagined the legend of St. George and the Dragon as a hard-boiled cop show. Here's a stop-motion animated...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/st-george-and-the-dragonet/The Tiny Origami of Anja Markiewicz
Anja Markiewicz creates amazing, tiny works of origami. This crane was formed from a 9mm sheet of paper. Link -via Colossal | Artist's Website (Google Translate) Previously: The Tiny Origami of Mui-Ling Tehorigami...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/the-tiny-origami-of-anja-markiewicz/Diamond Encrusted Contact Lenses
Chandrashekhar Chawan, an optometrist, wanted to offer his customers an extra sparkle for their eyes. Initially, he tried gold, but it didn't work that well. After his wife had diamonds mounted into her teeth, Chawan...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/diamond-encrusted-contact-lenses/The 1990s Are Back!
Remember the 1990s? You know, Rugrats, Saved by the Bell, and - gasp - New Kids on the Block? Well ... love 'em or not, get ready: they're baaaack! Claire Suddath of TIME gets us all re...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/the-1990s-are-back/South Koreans Go to the Beach to Avoid the Sun
Aah, the beach. The shimmering ocean, the scantily clad girls frolicking in the sun ... wait scratch the last one, at least if you're in South Korea. John Glionna of the Los Angeles Tim...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/14/south-koreans-go-to-the-beach-to-avoid-the-sun/
