It’s a holiday weekend! Time for bonfires and illuminations, for remembering what America is all about, from our history to our freedoms to the work that still needs to be done to ensure those liberties for all. To...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Films-on-the-4th-of-July/(Image: Adam the Woo)In 1971, Disney World built a private airport to provide direct access to its facilities. The Disney World Airport, serviced by the now-defunct Shawnee Airlines, had a unique feature. When a plane ro...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/The-Singing-Runway-at-the-Disney-World-Airport/[https://youtu.be/kI_gfCRBTw8] (YouTube link)This compilation shows us the best clips from Adult Swim’s Jurassic Park series. Because life …finds a way. Even if it’s taken to its ridiculous limits. -vi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Adult-Swims-Jurassic-Park/(Photo: JD Hancock)Tyler Cowen is an economist at George Mason University. Recently, he mused about why the settings of Star Trek and Star Wars are so different. There are advanced technologies in both-...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Why-Did-the-Star-Trek-and-Star-Wars-Universes-Turn-Out-So-Differently/Two guys got together to make a machine that would fix breakfast for their wives. Peter Browne designed the mechanics, and his friend Mervyn Huggett made sure the electronics worked. The machine cooks a soft-boiled egg,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/The-Sunday-Morning-Breakfast-Machine/The mean streets of Glasgow circa the late 1800s are the stuff of legend, and many a tale has been told about the gangs and ne'er-do-wells who roamed those narrow streets and alleyways looking for an easy mark.The maze-l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Incredible-Photos-Of-The-Closes-And-Streets-Of-Glasgow-In-The-Late-1800s/Grandpa is a wise old man. He gives good advice when it’s to his advantage, because he’s spent a lifetime figuring other people out. The young man could learn more from Grandpa if he’d look a little dee...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Homespun-Advice/Stay Cool by Cory Freeman DesignHumanoids are always asking Han how he manages to look so aloof at all times, trying to glean his secret so they can earn a few more cool points, but Han ain't saying much at the moment....
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Stay-Cool-Carbonite-Is-Simply-The-Coolest/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC0VpVOHPR8](Video Link)The long-running Japanese TV show Masquerade asks contestants to re-enact scenes with low-tech visual effects. The overall theme appears to be someth...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/People-Dressed-as-Pool-Balls-Re-Enact-a-Perfect-Break/Crazy inventor Colin Furze was tired of missing deliveries to his house, since he orders a lot of parts through the mail. So he built a doorbell that no one could miss. No matter where they are.[https://youtu.be/rrLtoC8n...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Colin-Furze-Builds-the-Ultimate-Doorbell/(Photo: Danny Choo)Good news, my otaku brothers! There may be opportunities beyond our dakimakuras! Yes, you love your waifu. But you need a backup plan in case things don't work out.That's why you should consider Otaku...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Speed-Dating-for-Anime-Fans/Oliver is five years old. He’s had a YouTube account for a month or so, and this is his first science video, in which we learn how to make a tornado in a jar.[https://youtu.be/UUteiWW3iwQ] (YouTube link)After the t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Tornado-in-a-Jar/(Image Link)People cry Photoshop when they think something's wrong with an image, but if they'd spent less time crying fake and more time Googling they'd see many of those supposed fakes are actually the real deal.Take t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Unaltered-Images-That-Seem-Like-Theyre-Photoshopped/Believe it or not, this picture was taken this morning at the Waterloo train station in London. A friend of redditor Raimon86 snapped it on the way to work. Others assure us that the same scene is happening all over Brit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Stepping-Back-100-Years/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWfFco7K9v8](Video Link)Kokichi Sugihara, a world-recognized expert on crafting optical illusions, has really outdone himself.My best guess is that the camera is angled precisely to creat...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/How-on-Earth-Do-These-Optical-Illusions-Work/Disney’s newest theme park opened in Shanghai, China, just two weeks ago. It’s a showcase of innovation and technology, all 21st-century from the ground up. And it’s not only modern, but many of the par...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/10-Incredible-Innovations-at-the-New-Shanghai-Disneyland/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ft15cTCIk](Video Link)How do you convince a baby to clean your house? It's really easy because before they hit the terrible twos, babies will do pretty much whatever you ask of them. Th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/How-to-Dad/The Battle of the Somme began 100 years ago today, July 1, 1916. The global toll was over a million dead and wounded in the battle that lasted for months. The number of wounded in World War I far exceeded anything the we...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Ten-Medical-Innovations-of-World-War-I/Strong Is The Force, Of Course! by djkopetWith a wave of his hand the little green man sent Luke floating into the sky, and as he dangled there he couldn't help but stare at that tiny little guy. How was he able to move...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Strong-Is-The-Force-Of-Course-Luke-And-The-Little-Green-Man/(Image Link)Rolls-Royce put themselves in a rather precarious position by setting their price point so high few can afford their cars, and by making their cars so luxurious customers have come to expect interior perfecti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Rolls-Royce-Unveils-Their-Futuristic-Self-Driving-Concept-Car/Making the world a better place can be tough. But as these tenaciously altruistic moves prove, sometimes all you need is a great idea.(Image credit: Acción Visual/Diana Arias)1. THE WORLD’S MOST H...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/10-Genius-Acts-of-Awesomeness/The artist Daku created this unique mural in New Delhi. The front of this building is covered in letter forms perpendicular to the wall. As the sun moves across the sky, the letters slant. By this, Daku expresses that ti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/Typographic-Graffiti-Shifts-during-the-Day/(Unrelated photo by Wilson Hui)How did the Urinator montanus get its name? The paleontologist Jason Poole was on a dig in Montana in 1999. He need to relieve his bladder, so he found a secluded spot and got...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/01/The-Weirdest-Ways-Paleontologists-Have-Found-Fossils/Happy Canada Day! To help you know Canadian culture better, the comedy group IFHT explains what it means to be Canadian, from poutine to toques.[https://youtu.be/cPX3lEIS4bo] (YouTube link)I think it’s pretty compr...
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