Archive for August 2011

Life-Sized LEGO Animals

At the Bronx Zoo, now through September 30, you can visit life-sized LEGO recreations of some of your favorite animals. The animals-in-brick are part of the Great Summer Zoofari, a Lego Wildlife Expedition which aims...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/life-sized-lego-animals/

Giant Teddy Bear Robot Can Pick People Up

With the elderly population of Japan increasing rapidly there is a great need for adequate nursing care. That’s why companies there have been developing robots to help care for older patients. The new Riba II robot res...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/giant-teddy-bear-robot-can-pickup-people/

Wireless Electric Car Charging

Apparently one of the biggest “pains” about owning a fully electric car is plugging it in. I guess if you’re one of those people who is always forgetting to charge your cell phone maybe this is a big deal. However...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/wireless-electric-car-charging/

Scientists Produce Computer Images of Big Bang

These computer generated images were created during experiments to replicate the big bang. Scientists at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland are doing so in an effort to determine how the universe came into existence by recrea...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/scientists-produce-computer-images-of-big-bang/

Could Black Holes Help Treat Cancer Patients?

How are black holes in deep space connected to cancer treatment? By studying black holes researchers have discovered what could one day lead to a new form of radiation therapy. The researchers' computer simulations sugg...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/could-black-holes-help-treat-cancer-patients/

Drought Reveals Debris From Space Shuttle Columbia In Texas Lake

In 2003 in the wake of the tragic Shuttle Columbia disaster many pieces of the shuttle were recovered in Texas. Now eight years later due to the intense drought in that state, one more piece of debris has been found in i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/drought-reveals-debris-from-space-shuttle-columbia-in-texas-lake/

Transformers Treasure Hunt with TDW Geek

W00t! Look at what arrived at NeatoHQ: a super cool Comic-Con 2011 Special Ultimate Optimus Prime figure from our pals at Hasbro. And here's the best part: it's yours to win! I'...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/transformers-treasure-hunt-with-tdw-geek/

Stiff Fine for Illegal Parking in Vilnius

Arturas Zuokas, mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania, had enough. The mayor was so fed up with illegal parking that he took a spin in a Russian armored personnel carrier, crushing an illegally parked Mercedes along the way....

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/stiff-fine-for-illegal-parking-in-vilnius/

A Special (Effects) Wedding Video

(YouTube link) This Russian wedding video is very special to the couple in it, but it reminds me of a Geocities website. Oh, except for the part where they played Pong. That reminded me of Pong.  -via the Presurfer...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/a-special-effects-wedding-video/

The Swedish Man Who Tried To Build A Nuclear Reactor In His Kitchen

An unnamed man in Angelholm, Sweden was arrested for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. He was later released. Authorities doubt he would have seen success, but you never know. The 31-year-old tells t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/the-swedish-man-who-tried-to-build-a-nuclear-reactor-in-his-kitchen/

Fan-tastic Daisy Fan Pen

Fan-tastic Daisy Fan Pen - $4.95 Back to school is just around the corner.  Are you armed with a fantastic pen?  You need the Fan-tastic Daisy Fan Pen from the NeatoShop.  This great little pen has a wind-up fan sh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/fan-tastic-daisy-fan-pen/

Who Was the Real "Georgie Porgie"?

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website. Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/who-was-the-real-georgie-porgie/

8-bit Breaking Bad

We've featured Andy Rash's iotacons before, but now he's outdone himself. These are the characters from the TV series Breaking Bad, all rendered in 8-bit iotacons. If you're a fan, you recognize who is who, but if yo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/8-bit-breaking-bad/

How to Wipe Out a Disease

Smallpox was the first disease to be declared completely eradicated. Last year, we told you that rinderpest, a scourge of cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, became the second disease completely wiped from the earth...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/how-to-wipe-out-a-disease/

Delightfully Funny Altered Street Signs

I know altering street signs is one of the more dangerous forms of graffiti, but in most cases the changes are minor enough that the sign's effect is still obvious they're just a lot more funny now. WebUrbanist has a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/delightfully-funny-altered-street-signs/

5 Insane Alternate Reality Games

If you're unfamiliar with the concept of an Alternate Reality Game, essentially, it's a viral marketing campaign mixed with a scavenger hunt. Users have to unlock clues to be able to move on to the next step of the p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/5-insane-alternate-reality-games/

What Does Your Fridge Say About You?

Photographer Mark Menjivar traveled the states for 3 years for his "You Are What You Eat" project, meeting people and documenting their lives from a surprisingly interesting viewpoint -their refrigerators. Could you...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/what-does-your-fridge-say-about-you/

Awesome Snacks & Drinks For Enjoying Shark Week

I know I urged you all to support a switch to Bear Week yesterday, but that's not to say I don't enjoy Shark Week. I particularly enjoy festivities of any kind when they are paired with delicious themed drinks and sn...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/03/awesome-snacks-drinks-for-enjoying-shark-week/

The Giant Rat with Poison-Filled Hair

At around 14 inches in length, the giant African crested rat is big, but not really dangerous-looking. Though researchers knew that the rodent was deadly, no one knew exactly how. But recently,  they've discovered the s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/the-giant-rat-with-poison-filled-hair/

Famous People Who Disappeared

We all know about Jimmy Hoffa, who "vanished so quickly and so thoroughly that his vanishing would eventually become something of a punch line," and Amelia Earhart, whose remains were maybe found, but there'...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/famous-people-who-disappeared/

The King of Hard Currency

Sea captain David O’Keefe spent 30 years on the islands of Yap in the western Pacific. In that time, he established a successful trading company, married two wives (with another waiting in America), introduced alcohol...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/the-king-of-hard-currency/

Oblivion Fan-made Sequence

(YouTube link) Mr. Mochi is an Oblivion machinima (computer-generated production), but he isn't your everyday, garden variety game character. To be honest, he is utterly ridiculous. But gaming doesn't have to always...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/oblivion-fan-made-sequence/

Four Neglected Wild West Figures

You've heard of Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, and Wild Bill Hickok, but there were plenty of other colorful figures who left their mark on the Wild West. This list tells us about four that you may never had heard of, like T...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/four-neglected-wild-west-figures/

Star Trek Enterprise Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Star Trek Enterprise Stainless Steel Water Bottle - $11.95 Attention Star Trek fans! Behold the Star Trek Enterprise Stainless Steel Water Bottle from the NeatoShop.  Now it is time to boldly go to the gym. Be sure...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/star-trek-enterprise-stainless-steel-water-bottle/

Calvin and Hobbes by OaKoAk

We've posted about the clever street art of French artist OaKoAk before on Neatorama, but I couldn't resist this one of Calvin and Hobbes: Link - via My Modern Met str...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/calvin-and-hobbes-by-oakoak/

Smoking Hot R2-D2 Terra Cotta Ash Tray

Photo: Jason Schmidt This isn't the droid you're looking for ... unless you're a smoker looking for some really cool bootleg R2-D2 terra cotta ash tray! It's owned by French f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/smoking-hot-r2-d2-terra-cotta-ash-tray/

Canned Air From Prague

Need something to go with your dehydrated bottle of water? Here's Canned Air from Prague! The design of the label is simple and clear, clear as the morning sky ov...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/canned-air-from-prague/

Literary Circles of Influence

You could probably guess that Shakespeare had some sort of creative influence on Jane Austen, but this handy infographic from Longshot magazine carries it a bit further, linking Tolstoy to Jim Morrison and L...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/literary-circles-of-influence/

Films on Fridges

To most people a 20-foot-high pile of discarded refrigerators in Hackney, London, is an eyesore. But to Lindsey Scannapieco, the so-called "Fridge Mountain" (which was so tal...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/films-on-fridges/

The Scent of Lithuania

Quick, what comes to mind when we mention "Lithuania." Nothing (besides a mayor who destroys illegally parked car)? See, that's the problem that three businessmen fr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/02/the-scent-of-lithuania/
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