Archive for March 2nd, 2013

Iceland Tests Meat Pies for Horsemeat, Finds No Meat of Any Kind

Go ahead and swallow the red pill. You'll find that your whole life--or at least everything important in it--has been a lie:When officials in Iceland began hearing about horsemeat being secreted into beef products around...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Iceland-Tests-Meat-Pies-for-Horsemeat-Finds-No-Meat-of-Any-Kind/

Henri Gets a Job

[http://youtu.be/qgpRDLVAO1s] (YouTube link) Henri the Existential Cat has gone commercial. The less-than-frisky cat has been commissioned to do a series of videos on cat food for Friskies. The top comment at YouTube:One...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Henri-Gets-a-Job/

Batman Hooded Cozy

Batman Hooded CozyProtecting Gotham City from ruthless criminals can be exhausting. For those days when you just want to curl in the Batcave and relax you need the Batman Hooded Cozy from the NeatoShop. It's no secret th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Batman-Hooded-Cozy/

Sad? Lonely? Here's the Solution!

via Chris Mohney All right. Someone explain to me the logic of this.sad, lonely, box...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Sad-Lonely-Heres-the-Solution/

Dr. Seuss Birthday Pancake

Nathan Shields, a master of the art of the pancake, celebrated the 109th birthday of Theodor Geisel. Whenever Mr. Shields has pancake fun, so do his kids. At the link, you can view one of them eating a Lorax pancake.Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Dr-Seuss-Birthday-Pancake/

Even Zombies Take Selfies

Actress Melissa Cowan, who played the zombie known as "Bicycle Girl" on first episode of The Walking Dead, documents the experience in a self-portrait. You can see the process of getting her made up in a video f...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Even-Zombies-Take-Selfies/

Grilled Cornflakes Crusted Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Emily made the cornflakes stick to the outside of the bread by spreading an egg and milk mixture on them. Ingenious! Oh, not that use of egg and milk. But even thinking of adding cornflakes to a classic peanut b...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Cornflakes-Crusted-Peanut-Butter-and-Jelly-Sandwich/

King Kong Turns 80

The movie King Kong premiered 80 years ago today at Radio City Music Hall in New York.Though ticket prices ranged from 35 to 75 cents, King Kong went on to gross a then-whopping $89,931 over the next four days i...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/King-Kong-Turns-80/

Kids Rocking to Korn

[http://youtu.be/CPY4mTr4VGw] Raising Children of the Korn requires a daily dose of nu metal, which is thankfully captured for posterity in this YouTube clip by XxSassahmaxX. Here are 3-year-ol...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Kids-Rocking-to-Korn/

9 Ways Dr. Seuss was A Secret Badass

Today is the 109th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Geisel, who we know as Dr. Seuss. In honor of the occasion, how about a list of facts you might not know about Dr. Seuss -but you should.5. He once used the pen name...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/9-Ways-Dr-Seuss-was-A-Secret-Badass/

Mustache Hangers

Mustache HangersCould your closet use a quick face-lift? Add an air of sophistication to your blase wardrobe with the Mustache Hangers from the NeatoShop. This delightfully dapper set includes 4 metal clothes hangers sha...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Mustache-Hangers/

A Calvin and Hobbes Wedding

Getting married can be like stepping into a transmorgifier, so Stephanie and Jonathan had the right idea for a wedding theme. Their invitations and wedding cake toppers were inspired by Bill Watterson's classic comic. Ca...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/A-Calvin-and-Hobbes-Wedding/

Digital Dress Barbie

[http://youtu.be/tC_yfKAl1dU] (YouTube link)Barbie has a new dress embedded with LEDs! The "digital dress" has several pre-programmed patterns and an interactive mode with touch screen technology, plus a sound activated...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Digital-Dress-Barbie/

Poo as Radiation Shielding

Bazillionaire Dennis Tito's Inspiration Mars mission to send a man and a woman to the Red Planet has got 99 problems, but radiation from cosmic rays ain't one. Why? Because it's just been so...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Poo-as-Radiation-Shielding/

Forever Alone

Carl had loved Dana from afar for far too long. Finally, he worked up the courage to ask her out. Success! Now everything will be perfect, as this comic by Kristian Nygård predicts.Link -via Blame It on the VoicesO...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Forever-Alone/

Conceptual Penguins from Batman Returns

In the 1992 Tim Burton film Batman Returns, Danny DeVito played the hero's nemesis, the Penguin. He had all sorts of minion penguins as well. Now we get to see some of the early concept art for the steampunk-ish...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Conceptual-Penguins-from-Batman-Returns/

Baseball Player Does a Flip While Catching the Ball

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xiqjbrX9DE](Video Link)You've got to see this catch! Brett Williams plays center field for North Carolina State University. Last Wednesday, in a game against New Mexico State University,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Baseball-Player-Does-a-Flip-While-Catching-the-Ball/

Neil deGrasse Tyson Walks on the Moon

[http://youtu.be/sP6N1fVf3o8] (YouTube link)Astrophysicist and geek idol Neil deGrasse Tyson, during a taping of his radio show Star Talk, asked for Buzz Aldrin's approval to show the audience what it's like to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson-Walks-on-the-Moon/

Mozart in Piano

Mozart in PianoAre you looking for a fun way to introduce your geeky baby to one of the most influential composers of the Classical era? You need the Mozart in Piano puppet from the NeatoShop. This beautiful plush hand p...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Mozart-in-Piano/

Abraham Lincoln Wrote Poetry

Like everything else he took to, Abraham Lincoln was a self-trained as a poet. He started at the task during boyhood, often using verse for satirical purposes. Here, however, is a selection from his more somber 1846 piec...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Abraham-Lincoln-Wrote-Poetry/

This Week at Neatorama

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The lion part is correct, at least where I live, as we've had snow and high winds. It's going to be an eventful month, as we have Daylight Saving Time beginni...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/This-Week-at-Neatorama-143/

Beef Rainbow

Photo: Tim Dustrude/Dustrude Photography I would've answered "fleshy deliciousness" (sorry, vegetarians!). That, or magic. But the folks at the USDA spoiled the fun by expla...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Beef-Rainbow/

Ski Jumping Tires

[http://youtu.be/-vj0ld8rCEs] (YouTube link)You can't beat Japanese TV for coming up with weird competitions. This one pits different types of tires against each other to see which will fly the furthest off a ski jump. B...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Ski-Jumping-Tires-2/

Dr. Seuss Stuff at the NeatoShop

Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss Laplander Hat From there to here, from here to there, neat things are at the NeatoShop. Today, celebrate Dr. Seuss' 109th birthday with these neat stuff:...

https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/02/Dr-Seuss-Stuff-at-the-NeatoShop/




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