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(video link)This short film can stand alone, but it will mean more to those who have seen the film Gravity. Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron's son Jonas made a short film showing...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Aningaaq/Archive for November 2013
A Geek in Preschool
I'm afraid to go to parent-teacher meetings at my daughters' preschool. I'm afraid of what I might say.Neither of them has learned a single Rule of Acquisition that I didn't teach them at home. Not even...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/A-Geek-in-Preschool/50 Years in Time and Space
[http://youtu.be/nYPgggN28_o] (YouTube link)The best moments from the fifty year history of Doctor Who are here in this animation by artist Richard Swarbrick. Haunting music, beautiful illustrations, and a few p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/50-Years-in-Time-and-Space/How Many Deaths Are There in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire? This Many.
When George R.R. Martin finally finishes his fantasy series that began with A Game of Thrones, the King of of the Seven Kingdoms will be the sole surviving human in Westeros--assuming that there are any.Redditor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/How-Many-Deaths-Are-There-in-George-RR-Martins-A-Song-of-Ice-and-Fire-This-Many/Find the Invisible Cow
Find the Invisible Cow is like a web version of Marco Polo. This is a LOUD game. You can adjust your volume, but to find the invisible cow, you have to hear the shouting. Sure, I found the cow, but the f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Find-the-Invisible-Cow/The Topography of Tears: Do Tears of Joy and Sorrow Look Different Under the Microscope?
Tears of ending and beginning Do tears of grief look different under the microscope than tears of happiness? That's the basis of photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher's new project, The Topograph...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Topography-of-Tears-Do-Tears-of-Joy-and-Sorrow-Look-Different-Under-the-Microscope/Well, Does We?
I thinks we does. Someone needs to control the liquor used by the headline editor of this unnamed newspaper. Sure, I have typos, but they rarely are this funny -or this permanent. My guess is that the original headline s...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Well-Does-We/Solve This Pzzlr: Allergies
Neatorama presents our collaboration with Pzzlr, a site where you can always find a riddle to exercise your brain. Can you solve this one?Mr White, Mr English, Mr Pritchard, and Mr Hanlon are each allergic to two dietary...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Solve-This-Pzzlr-Allergies/How to Animate Still Photos using the Parallax Effect
[http://vimeo.com/50672419] First, watch the video clip above, then we'll tell you why - in the age of animated GIFs and the 6-second Vine videos - the animated clips featured in the clip are quite remark...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/How-to-Animate-Still-Photos-using-the-Parallax-Effect/Penguin Finger Grips Oven Mitt
Penguin Finger Grips Oven MittAdd a little festive flair to your baking this holiday season with the Penguin Finger Grips Oven Mitt from the NeatoShop. This adorable set of 2 finger grips features a penguin and sno...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Penguin-Finger-Grips-Oven-Mitt/New Interactive Video for "Like A Rolling Stone"
To promote Bob Dylan's new album Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection Vol. 1, Vania Heymann created an interactive video in which people on TV are lip-synching as the song plays. The interac...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/New-Interactive-Video-for-Like-A-Rolling-Stone/Kentucky Fried Chicken Candle
Thanks to the Kentucky Fried Chicken Candle, now your house can smell like a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices. The KFC candle is the brainchild of Kathy Werking, and yes, it does contain fried chicken...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Kentucky-Fried-Chicken-Candle/The Avengers Trailer: Derp Edition
[http://youtu.be/-OvMEKqQeFw] (YouTube link)Slackstory put together a new trailer for The Avengers, using footage from the film's blooper reel. Watch each superhero at his/her best! See Thor try to catch that ha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Avengers-Trailer-Derp-Edition/Carl Jara's Amazing Sand Sculptures
FacadeBeowulfThe GoddessTime MachineFergus MulvanyCarl Jara goes far beyond sandcastles. This Cleveland-based artist who also goes by the name Grain Damaged sculpts sand into...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Carl-Jaras-Amazing-Sand-Sculptures/Cookie Dance
[http://youtu.be/FxAEXO1lxpA] (YouTube link)Here's a subject we can all rally around! Jesse Wellens raps about chocolate chip cookies. The cookie dance is simple" Hands up, hands down, put the cookie in the milk, twirl i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Cookie-Dance/20 Cool Facts About Pulp Fiction
These days, a $5 milkshake isn't all that unheard of, but Pulp Fiction is still a brilliant movie that (mostly) doesn't feel dated. If you're a big fan of the flick, you certainly won't want to miss this cool Up...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/20-Cool-Facts-About-Pulp-Fiction/The Worst Jobs In Science
The things scientists do range from accepting a Nobel Prize to schilling for corporations to collecting samples in the field. Every generation of newly-minted Phds clamor for the available positions, even when they are u...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Worst-Jobs-In-Science/How Diets Fail
It's not your fault. Sometimes chocolate just gets the drop on you and you can't fight it off hard enough. Kelly Angel of the Anything about Nothing webcomic shows how it happens: chocolate gains your tr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/How-Diets-Fail/iDiots
[https://vimeo.com/79695097] (vimeo link)This short film by Big Lazy Robot VFX pokes fun at our obsessions with mobile gadgets and apps -particularly the iPhone- by showing little robots using them.Luxury cars with power...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/iDiots/Felted Star Wars Tributes
I bought felting supplies a while ago to try it out, but somehow managed to lose my felt within a week (I'm not the most organized person). It seems like it would be easy enough to learn but difficult to master like most...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Felted-Star-Wars-Tributes/Snowman Holiday Cheer Bottle Stopper
Snowman Holiday Cheer Bottle StopperAdd a little extra holiday cheer to your wine bottle this winter holiday season with the Snowman Holiday Cheer Bottle Stopper from the NeatoShop. This adorable bottle stopper features...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Snowman-Holiday-Cheer-Bottle-Stopper/The Beatles Concert on the Day JFK Was Shot
Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. Friday, November 22, 1963. One of the most unforgettable days in world history....
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Beatles-Concert-on-the-Day-JFK-Was-Shot/Pizza Nachos Are The Ultimate In Snacking Goodness
I don't know about you, but it's sometimes incredibly hard to choose between munching on pizza and nachos. Fortunately, Two Peas and Their Pod has figured out how to combine the two into one bizarre and wonderful snack f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Pizza-Nachos-Are-The-Ultimate-In-Snacking-Goodness/The Bizarre History of Our Obsession with Unicorns
The oldest description we've found of a unicorn was in 398 BCE, when the Greek Ctesius wrote about an animal from India, which he only knew from reading Persian accounts. Many early references to unicorn-like animals wer...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Bizarre-History-of-Our-Obsession-with-Unicorns/Your Opposite Isn’t a Supervillain
Abstruse Goose reminds us that you’re average and ordinary. Be happy with that and don’t let anyone tear you down for a lack of accomplishment or nobility. Your restraint is the only thing ke...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/Your-Opposite-Isnt-a-Supervillain/The Chemistry of Cookies
[http://youtu.be/n6wpNhyreDE] (YouTube link)Quick, someone call Cookie Monster! Here's a TED-Ed video he'll want to see. Knowing the science behind how cookies bake will help you become a knowledgable, well-rounded perso...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/The-Chemistry-of-Cookies/What Is the Farthest One Human Being Has Ever Been from Another?
Randall Munroe, the roboticist and artist behind the webcomic xkcd, operates the blog “What If?” In it, he responds to strange scientific queries by readers. Most recently, reader Bryan J. Mc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/20/What-Is-the-Farthest-One-Human-Being-Has-Ever-Been-from-Another/Would You Help Out a Stranger on the Internet?
Photo: Africa Studio/Shutterstock Sure, the world would be a better place if we just help one another. But would you help out a stranger over the Internet? That's what Mike Carson aimed to find out with hi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/19/Would-You-Help-Out-a-Stranger-on-the-Internet/Cat Gives the Big-eye
Redditor CharlotteScarlet posted this picture of her cat under the title "Annie thinks this is her ferocious face." Oh, we believe that is definitely a ferocious cat face, alright, because we have seen i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/19/Cat-Gives-the-Big-eye/Cloud Watching
Thanks a lot, clouds. You’ve really helped me focus on all of the terrible things going on in my life right now. Without you, I might have had a moment’s peace. Grant Snider of Incidental Comics*/stro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/19/Cloud-Watching/
