Archive for August 13th, 2019

Balloon Mayhem

Norwegian performance artist Jan Hakon Erichsen hates balloons. Here he spends two minutes showing you the many  ways he can destroy balloons. Some are straightforward, some are overcomplicated, but altogether they...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Balloon-Mayhem/

Looks Nice, But...

This bathroom is so upsetting pic.twitter.com/mYbGMQWI9Y— Helen Rosner (@hels) August 13, 2019 Helen Rosner found a real life bathroom that gets stranger the more you look at it. You can enlarge the picture he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Looks-Nice-But/

Alienstock Festival Capitalizes on Area 51 Meme

Any meme that goes viral will be followed by people trying to make money from it. The internet joke that turned into a Facebook event called  Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us has now evolved into a mus...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Alienstock-Festival-Capitalizes-on-Area-51-Meme/

The Washing Machine as a Unit of Volume Measurement

<p>What comedian <a href="https://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2019/08/this-is-the-internationally-agreed-upon-measurement-unit-for-sinkholes.html" target="_blank">Dave Barry&...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/The-Washing-Machine-as-a-Unit-of-Volume-Measurement/

Jasper Jones: A Look Into A Uniquely Australian Coming of Age Story

<p>Craig Silvey's 2009 novel <a href="https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/performing-arts/jasper-jones-and-the-coming-of-age-tale/" target="_blank">Jasper Jones</a> has be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Jasper-Jones-A-Look-Into-A-Uniquely-Australian-Coming-of-Age-Story/

We Tried to Do Vanlife Right

A few years ago, my family took a once-in-a-lifetime road trip across the country. A week of driving, a week of seeing relatives, and a week to get back. It was memorable, but we went through all our savings and arrived...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/We-Tried-to-Do-Vanlife-Right/

Another Look at the Salmon Cannon

The video posted the other day reminded us of the salmon cannon. You have to imagine what could possibly go wrong. Josh Hara (@Yoyoha) came up with a not-so-obvious scenario. -via reddit...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Another-Look-at-the-Salmon-Cannon/

Opening the Pages of Buenos Aires

<p>As with reading any good book, you can learn a lot by traveling to different places and listening to people's stories and backgrounds, about the history of a place, and how it all integrates into one fab...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Opening-the-Pages-of-Buenos-Aires/

Colorful Light Art Installation Illuminate An Abandoned Japanese Bath House

<p>With the appearance of crystallized gems springing forth from the ground, these light art installations which project scenes from nature have lit up an abandoned Japanese bath house in Mifuneyama Rakuen...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Colorful-Light-Art-Installation-Illuminate-An-Abandoned-Japanese-Bath-House/

Cultural Hub MECA Opens in Bordeaux

<p>A grand work of modern architecture, the <a href="https://mymodernmet.com/meca-bjarke-ingels-group/" target="_blank">MECA</a> was designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Cultural-Hub-MECA-Opens-in-Bordeaux/

Spending Time in Japan on a Working Holiday

<p>One of the things I would love to do someday is to travel to various places and be able to work there as well. I'd like to have time to go on an adventure and not have to worry about how much I would be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Spending-Time-in-Japan-on-a-Working-Holiday/

It Was the Dentures

A 72-year-old man in the UK underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor in his chest. The surgery was successful, but the patient soon began to experience other problems: throat pain, bleeding from his mouth, and trouble...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/It-Was-the-Dentures/

Sneaky Jokes You Never Caught In Movies And Shows

Before home video, when you watched a movie once and then maybe again ten years later on TV, and there weren't a hundred TV channels showing reruns, producers didn't bother throwing in subtle jokes much at all. But now,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Sneaky-Jokes-You-Never-Caught-In-Movies-And-Shows/

The Two Generals Problem

Tom Scott tells a story of ordering a meal from a delivery service and seamlessly connects it to a riddle that illustrates a computer loop problem. You don't have to know a thing about computer logic or programming to un...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/The-Two-Generals-Problem/

Here's the Stand-In for Clifford the Big Red Dog during Filming

<p>Filming for the 2020 movie <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397461/" target="_blank"><em>Clifford the Big Red Dog</em></a> is underway. It will be a live...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/Here-s-the-Stand-In-for-Clifford-the-Big-Red-Dog-during-Filming/

The Story Behind Subreddit "Am I the Asshole?"

<p>It all began with an argument about who should have control over the thermostat in the office. Flignir, the creator of the subreddit "Am I the Asshole?" wanted counsel about an ordinary work is...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/08/13/The-Story-Behind-Subreddit-Am-I-the-Asshole/
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