Inmates at some jails and prisons around the United States have discovered that the water pipes between the toilets in some facilities are connected. With a few alterations, a toilet can be converted into a phone. Truthd...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Inmates-Use-Toilets-as-Phones/[https://youtu.be/M-pXDoe5a0E] (YouTube link)Just when you thought SyFy movies couldn't get any more ridiculous (remember Sharkopus?), here comes Sharknado! Mash up a scary natural disaster with a scary...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Sharknado/The Who-ligan, a microbiologist, grew this Dalek out of E. coli bacteria inside a petri dish. Thanks, Who-ligan. If there's something that Earth needs, it's a new way for Daleks to reproduce.Link -via Obvious WinnerDocto...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Dalek-Grown-in-a-Petri-Dish/Little girls of the 80's and 90's never put needlework on their Trapper Keepers, but if they did, they would be all about this sweet Lisa Frank needlepoint by Gone Like The Swallows.Link Via Makelisa frank, needlework, n...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Lisa-Frank-Needlepoint/[http://youtu.be/kb0hosxd-ps] There's no need to get your shoes wet and dirty crossing the flooded street. Why don't you, y'know, take off your shoes? Here's why: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Arbr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/How-to-Keep-Your-Shoes-Clean-While-Crossing-a-Flooded-Street/[http://vimeo.com/67710268] (vimeo link)Despite the slightly misleading title, you might be able to see where this short but well-made animated video is going. It was created by students of the Platige Academy in Warsaw,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/How-to-Train-Your-Robot/Our feathered heroes are already well on their way to recovering their honeydew eggs from the pigs. The National Watermelon Board prepared this display. You can find instructions on how to make your own at the link.Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Angry-Birds-Watermelon/Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet, who brought us the classic game of tweezing nose hairs, also has a game in which you sort socks. I do enough of that in real life, but online it's a pleasant distraction. And the gr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Sort-Your-Socks/You've seen DIY dinosaur corn holders, but if you still need more DIY dino dining accessories, then try your hand at creating this great dinosaur serving tray by Three Little Monkey Studio.Linkfood, serving tray, di...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/T-Rex-Is-Ready-To-Serve/Deep Tea Diver Tea InfuserHave you always wanted to search out and explore daring new tea varieties. Now you can with the help of the Deep Tea Diver from the NeatoShop. This dangerously fun tea infuser is shaped like a d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Deep-Tea-Diver-Tea-Infuser-2/This is what happens when adjacent countries have their patriotic holidays so close together on the calendar. Just like the Trojan Horse, this gift of a Canada Day cake came with a surprise inside! Canadian recipient and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/The-Trojan-Cake/A while back, we told you of that officials were mulling about a proposed amendment to China's elderly rights law that would require children to visit their parents more often. Well, that proposition is now law:...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Visit-Your-Parents-or-Go-to-Jail/Why don't you have a beard? Oh, you're female? No excuse! Begin growing one immediately. It's worth it for all of the advantages that Doghouse Diaries describes.Linkwebcomic, Doghouse Diaries, beards...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Beards-What-You-Need-to-Know/The tradition of burying loved ones with grave flowers turns out to be quite an old one. Archaeologists Daniel Nadel and colleagues discovered the oldest example in a grave in Israel's Mount Carmel, dating back 1...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Oldest-Grave-Flowers/The following is a Whodunit by Hy Conrad featuring Sherman Oliver Holmes, a mysterious crime solver and great-great-grandson of Sherlock Holmes. Can you solve the crime?(Image credit: Flickr user Peter Huys)Sher...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Whodunit-Foul-Ball-Burglary/Moby Dick Postertext - See All Postertext posters Your hunt for that white whale in home decorating is over: The Moby Dick Postertext lets you hang Herman Melville's iconic novel on your wall....
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Moby-Dick-Postertext/Piranha plants are creepy enough as is with the whole being able to eat humans thing, but what if you crossed a piranha plant with a human? The results are even more disturbing. You can thank DeviantArt user dogzill...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/If-Piranha-Plants-Were-Crossed-With-Humans/[http://youtu.be/O37yJBFRrfg] (YouTube link)C.G.P. Grey explains what the European Union is. Not that you will understand any of it by the time the video is over, but I have a renewed respect for Grey for understanding i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/The-European-Union-Explained/Skip to the end and lo & behold, it is the springtime of their loving... Darth and Ella. Such a perfect couple. Ding! Going up?Star Wars, love...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Lord-Vader-Takes-A-Bride/There are tons of red, white and blue food recipes out there for your Independence Day party, but dying foods a few colors is pretty boring and basic. If you really want to impress, make firecracker cupcakes that actuall...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Firecracker-Cupcakes-Pop-In-Your-Mouth/Gangsta SocksCould your socks use a little more street cred? Get the Gangsta Socks from the NeatoShop. This fancy pair of metallic gold socks features the text "Gangsta." Are your feet tough enough for these sparkl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Gangsta-Socks/We love stories of brave, loyal, and heroic animals. We've posted a lot of them. But did you know you can still see quite a few famous animals, preserved for all time? After all, if we can display the remains of animals...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Heroic-Taxidermy-Animals/Last weekend, Zeon and I had the opportunity to visit the BotCon, a Transformers convention held by the Transformers Collectors' Club. This year, it happened to take place in our hometown of San Diego, so we dropped by a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/BotCon/Can you claim the Porcelain Throne? Many yearn for it, but few get there in time and some of those who do die on that white seat of glory.Were you hoping for relief while sitting there? You'll find no comfort on the Porc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Game-of-Thrones-Toilet-Paper-Holder/Dale Irby recently retired after 40 years as a physical education teacher at Prestonwood Elementary in Dallas, Texas. Normally, this would only be news to those who knew the popular teacher. But Irby has the distinction...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Forty-Years-One-Sweater-Vest/According to a few redditors, this photo was taken at an airport in Aalborg, Denmark. Follow the advice on the sign so those business trips are a little less awkward.Linkairports, Denmark...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Drop-off-at-the-Airport/There are those who say that your wedding is really for your family and friends, but I'm of the opinion that your wedding should be all about you. And that means if you and your future spouse are both in roller derby, yo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Skating-Down-The-Aisle/[http://youtu.be/szUJSXBjpJM] (YouTube link)Bloggers know as well as TV producers that you need visuals to effectively tell a story. When you can't get the visuals, you have to use your imagination. A couple of years ago...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/02/Illustrated-Dog-Biting-Story/Kill Fruit by Naolito Those of you lucky enough to have your shirts, take them with you. However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to Naolito now. Visit Naolito's official website...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/01/Kill-Fruit/This Xenomorph, part of the H.R. Giger 2009 art exhibition in San Sebastian, Spain, is so awesome that the only way to be sure that we can keep humanity safe is to nuke it from orbit. Photo via OrangeHR Gig...
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