Archive for November 2nd, 2019

6 Artworks That Caused Literal Death And Destruction

Art is hard to define, so the boundaries of art keep expanding in every direction. With so many experimental projects on public display, it's no surprise that occasionally they go bad in a big way. South Korean artist Le...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/6-Artworks-That-Caused-Literal-Death-And-Destruction/

These Two Friends Rebuilt A Haunted House In Just Two Weeks

This is the Gothic Hills Cemetery, an elaborate haunted house in the San Fernando Valley, California. It was the fruit of over a thousand hours of work by Troy Yu and Aaron Bolton. A few weeks ago, however, violent winds...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/These-Two-Friends-Rebuilt-A-Haunted-House-In-Just-Two-Weeks/

Charging A Car Battery In Just 10 Minutes

Perhaps one of the reasons why the popularity of electric cars is limited is because we have to charge the car batteries for hours and hours, and we can’t find a schedule to charge them, as we are already too busy...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Charging-A-Car-Battery-In-Just-10-Minutes/

It’s An AI-Powered Toothbrush!

<p>Smart devices are supposed to be smart. After all, they’re not called “smart” for nothing. Because of Bluetooth, wifi, or some kind of companion app, we’re theoretically getting s...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/It-s-An-AI-Powered-Toothbrush/

Even Poorest Immigrants Can Lift Themselves Up Within A Generation, Study Says

<p>Compared to their peers whose parents are born in the United States, almost universally, adult children of immigrants show more upward economic mobility. Economic ability is the ability of an individual...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Even-Poorest-Immigrants-Can-Lift-Themselves-Up-Within-A-Generation-Study-Says/

It’s A Popcorn Popping in 30,000 Frames Per Second

<p>Have you ever seen a popcorn popping? Maybe you have, and it is a fun thing to watch. But have you seen a popcorn popping 1,250 times slower than real time? You probably haven’t. If I were to descr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/It-s-A-Popcorn-Popping-in-30-000-Frames-Per-Second/

Dog Knows Bridges

Dogs love to ride in a car. This dog may not be knowledgable about infrastructure and highway standards, but he is incredibly aware of where he is and what's going on outside. Every time the car passes under a bridge, he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Dog-Knows-Bridges/

Raw Meat Krispies

I'm sorry, I don't have any dessert to offer you, how about a nice raw hamburger patty? Yeah, it looks straight out of the butcher shop, but they taste just like Rice Krispy treats- because that's what they are. Michel D...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Raw-Meat-Krispies/

The Rocking Couch

My kids think that we should definitely get a rocking couch, but my wife is less enthused. There are, I suppose, potential drawbacks once you're done using it as a seesaw.Patrick Knoch of Extranorm, a design studio in Pa...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/The-Rocking-Couch/

Woman Dressed as Carrie Wrecks Car, Horrifies First Responders

<p>By the end of the movie <em>Carrie</em>, Stephen King's character is <a href="https://youtu.be/DJcTG-VnLrI?t=129" target="_blank">covered with blood</a> in a t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Woman-Dressed-as-Carrie-Wrecks-Car-Horrifies-First-Responders/

America’s First Banned Book Really Ticked Off the Plymouth Puritans

Thomas Morton was a businessman, not a religious refugee. But he sailed to the Plymouth Colony in 1624 to settle in the New World. Morton didn't see eye-to-eye with the strict, isolationist Puritans, and they saw him as...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Americas-First-Banned-Book-Really-Ticked-Off-the-Plymouth-Puritans/

Check Out Keegan-Michael Key’s Musical Impressions

<p>You know someone is talented when he does an accurate impression of another person. But I believe there is something better than this one, and that is when a person can impersonate AND sing at the same t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Check-Out-Keegan-Michael-Key-s-Musical-Impressions/

Mister Rogers' Sticky Notes

Mister Rogers' Sticky NotesCould it be yours? Would it be yours? Will you make it your Sticky Note Set?Now you can leave neighborly notes for special coworkers, family, and friends with the Mister Rogers' Sticky Notes fr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/Mister-Rogers-Sticky-Notes/

A Scary Font For A Scary Day

<p>This is Hellvetica — a font that tells you to “kern in hell.” It’s a very bad, if not evil, version of the Helvetica typeface family. Created by Zack Roif and Matthew Woodward, th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/A-Scary-Font-For-A-Scary-Day/

A Chilling Snake, A Chilling Surprise

Picture this scene for a moment. You just arrived home one afternoon, and you expect to have a relaxing evening. As you headed to your bedroom, you flick the light on, and then suddenly you get chills down your spine. Th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/A-Chilling-Snake-A-Chilling-Surprise/

An Obsessively Designed Fork Made Specifically For Nissin's Cup Noodle

Before Momofuku Ando released his groundbreaking Cup Noodle in 1971, he first went on a fact-finding mission to America. In the foreign land, he found out that the Americans were taking his previous invention, the chicke...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/An-Obsessively-Designed-Fork-Made-Specifically-For-Nissin-s-Cup-Noodle/

How Bad Is It to Eat Gum From a 30-Year-Old Pack of Baseball Cards?

First off, we were supposed to learn as little children that you don't eat gum at all. You chew it, and eventually spit it out. But is chewing a 30-year-old piece of gum any safer than eating it? Brian VanHooker collects...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/How-Bad-Is-It-to-Eat-Gum-From-a-30-Year-Old-Pack-of-Baseball-Cards/

A Grand Performance By Forest Creatures

<p>A bright full moon can be seen in the background as a songbird perches on a branch. Moments later, she starts singing and spreads her wings. In the next panel, a squirrel is seen to be observing the maje...

https://www.neatorama.com/2019/11/02/A-Grand-Performance-By-Forest-Creatures/




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