You might remember the strange Chinese meme of dogs wearing pantyhose. Cats were jealous, and decided to get in on the act -but a cat wearing human clothing doesn't have quite the same effect. After all, the average cat...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Cats-Wearing-Tights/According to Retronaut, these images show diving suit designs from Hans Talhoffer’s 1459 book Alte Armatur und Ringkunst. I can’t confirm that, but I can confirm that Talhoffer’s classic text o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Diving-Equipment-Designs-c-1459/You probably recognize the women pictured even in their "Disneyfied" versions. But would your children know them? Artist David Trumble responded the same way many of us did when we saw the "Disneyfication" of Princess Me...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/10-Real-Life-Female-Role-Models-as-Disney-Princesses/Add a diaper failure and spit ups then you've nailed it, Sarah! Cartoonist Sarah Andersen of Doodle Time (previously on Neatorama) illustrates in five panels what most single adults think or feel interact...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Interacting-with-Babies/A flavor combination you never craved before will soon be a reality. Coming any day to a Target store near you: Lay's Wavy Potato Chips Dipped in Milk Chocolate. I am not making this up. The salty-sweet snack is a limite...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Chocolate-covered-Potato-Chips/Turkey Salt & Pepper ShakersThanksgiving is right around the corner. Dress your table with the Turkey Salt & Pepper Shakers from the NeatoShop. This deliciously fun set is made of glazed ceramic. Get your Turkey...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Turkey-Salt-Pepper-Shakers/At Quartz, economist Allison Schrager argues that it’s time for the United States to ditch daylight saving time. For all of the reasons that CGP Grey provides in the video below, I agree: it’...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Argument-The-US-Should-Have-Just-Two-Time-Zones/[http://youtu.be/TS6z_9aBI1E] (YouTube link)Graham is a cat who hangs out at the Pets at Home store in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK. He doesn't belong to anyone who works there, but he's not a stray, either. Graham comes and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Cat-Loves-the-Pet-Shop/"Bad jokes. Awkward dancing. Amazing balloons," Rob the Balloon Guy's website promises. But please, no robbery - that'll just make him feel deflated. Rob the Balloon Guy has got the best tagline...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Rob-the-Balloon-Guy/(Photo: longhorndave)Yusuf Alchagirov, 80, is a shepherd in Kabardino-Balkaria, a region of Russia near the Georgian border. A bear attacked him in a raspberry field last week. Mr. Alchagirov took it in...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/80-Year-Old-Man-Fights-Bear-in-Hand-to-Paw-Combat-Survives/(Photo: Sphyke)When I was a freshman in college, there was a rash of bicycle seat thefts. Not whole bikes--those could be secured to racks--just the seats. Thieves would take them and…well, I’m not sure what...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Clever-Anti-Theft-Lock-for-Bike-Components/[http://youtu.be/CJYWzuadDiA] (YouTube link)At the Open Cup in St. Petersburg, Russian bodybuilder Vadim Skornyakov spiced up his pose routine with a funny lip-sync and dance. His body says, "Muscles!" while his face say...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Bodybuilders-Dance/If you actually cook up your pumpkins after Halloween rather than just carving them and then throwing in them in the trash, it's time to get baking. If you're tired of the same old pumpkin pie recipe, why not try your ha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Maple-Pumpkin-Brulee-Cheesecake/Image: (Left) HBO; (Right) Kenneth Pfeifer Photography Will the real Khal Drogo stand up? Blizzard Entertainment employee René Koiter dressed up as Khal Drogo from HBO's hit series Game of Thron...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Which-is-the-Real-Khal-Drogo/What is often called "traditional marriage" today is not so much traditional as it is a modern concept of people linking up in some ritual manner to make a family because they love each other. It may be a good idea, but...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/How-Romance-Wrecked-Traditional-Marriage/Halloween may be over, but it's never too late to appreciate a cute critter in a costume -especially when that costume happens to be super dorky like this kitty in the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock ensemble. The best par...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Sherlock-Starring-Benedict-Kittybatch/Robot Tape MeasureMake measuring child's play with the Robot Tape Measure from the NeatoShop. This great little tape measure is retractable and designed to look like a toy robot. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Robot-Tape-Measure-2/The headline confused me -I had no idea what it meant. It's about backpacks and how to wear them. Those who write and comment on the internet fall heavily between the ages of 18 and 40, and they all carried backpacks to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/When-Did-Two-Strapping-Get-Cooler-Than-One-Strapping/Where the Wild Things AreSteam PunkAfrican Scene Carmine Bee-EatersAutumnMegumiArtists can do a lot with pregnant women’s bellies. We’ve previously seen them used...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Pregnant-Belly-Paintings/You may have noticed how dark it is in the morning when you get up lately. We're going to fix that, as Daylight Saving Time ends and we go back to Standard Time. Set your clocks back one hour before you...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/This-Week-at-Neatorama-177/How does a mother of triplets absolutely win at Halloween? Well, she can take advantage of her brood by making them into three dragons, which just so happens to be the same number that Daenerys Targaryen has in ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/The-Real-Mother-of-Dragons/(Photo: Hilli Rathner)During the Vietnam War, the jets of the United States Air Force were equipped with expendable, external fuel tanks. When these metal-skinned tanks were used up, pilots dropped them where they were.V...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Boats-Made-from-Aviation-Fuel-Tanks-Left-over-from-the-Vietnam-War/[http://youtu.be/K_P8kQg1Qq8] (YouTube link)Tommy Edison (previously at Neatorama) tells us about his childhood as the only blind kid in his family and in school. He can't really give us a comparison because he has been...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/02/Growing-Up-Blind/The koala wasn’t always this vicious. But during ten years in the pen after that bank job gone wrong, he had to get nasty.Now he can get regular knives. Probably a gun, if he wanted to—he’s got connecti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/Animal-Defense-Mechanisms/Artist Jeff Bennett (DeviantART member RolandDeschane) takes the works of Thomas Kincade and improves them with elements from the Star Wars universe, in a series called War on Kincade. The pastoral landscapes now have sp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/War-on-Kincaid/Image: NewsChannel5 One lady bug is pretty and two is twice as pretty. But how about thousands of ladybugs swarming your house? That's what happened to parts of the Midwest, as Emily Luxen of NewsC...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/The-Prettiest-Bug-Infestation-Ever-Ladybug-Swarms/(Photo: Paul Salopek/National Geographic)Paul Salopek, a Pulizer Prize-winning journalist, is walking in the path of humanity’s ancient ancestors. For his Out of Eden project, he’s traveling the like...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/Solar-Power-Camel/Domo and Friends Figure SetAre you looking for the perfect gift for your favorite Domo fan? Behold the Domo and Friends Figure Set from the NeatoShop. This collectors set includes 3 vinyl figurines: Domo, Tashanna, and M...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/Domo-and-Friends-Figure-Set/During their 91 days in Iceland, Mike Powell and Juergen Horn took a drive all the way around the country. This can be done in 16 hours in the ring road, but they took three weeks to see the sights. Near the remote town...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/Iceland-But-Not-Iceland/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VViXFIbJNbk](Video Link)Darren Drouin of Toronto, Ontario can do amazing things with his hands. You may be able to snap your fingers, but can you work them like musical instruments? Mr. Dr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/01/Man-Has-Amazing-Finger-Snapping-Skills/
