Archive for January 4th, 2020

Behind The Big Red, Polka-Dotted Blob At The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known for her psychedelic sculptures that were turned into luxury handbags, and he...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Behind-The-Big-Red-Polka-Dotted-Blob-At-The-Macy-s-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-Balloon/

This Scientist Is Trying To Travel Back In Time

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ron Mallett is an astrophysicist who has spent his adult life believing that time travel is possible. According to...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/This-Scientist-Is-Trying-To-Travel-Back-In-Time/

Cat Whiskers Diligently Cataloged in a Hand-bound Book

People save the darnedest things. Janet Gnosspelius was a British architect and historical preservationist who died in 2010. Her obituary tells us:Janet was meticulous in everything she did – and eccentric. She was...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Cat-Whiskers-Diligently-Cataloged-in-a-Hand-bound-Book/

This Restroom Is A Hidden Outdoor Cube

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you ever found yourself traveling in the woods, you might have a hard time looking for a place where you can an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/This-Restroom-Is-A-Hidden-Outdoor-Cube/

The Invention That Inspired The Annual NYE’s Ball Drop

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Every year, we watch people on the New York streets wait for the annual ball drop, a long running tradition on New...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/The-Invention-That-Inspired-The-Annual-NYE-s-Ball-Drop/

Why Do Outhouses Have a Crescent Moon on the Door?

If you see a tiny building standing by itself, check the door. If there's a crescent moon cutout there, you know it's an outhouse. We all know that, just the way we know a barber shop has a striped pole and a pawn shop h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Why-Do-Outhouses-Have-a-Crescent-Moon-on-the-Door/

Twins Born in Different Decades

Every local newspaper announces the first baby born in the new year, but the story is even bigger in Carmel, Indiana. Dawn Gilliam and Jason Tello weren't expecting their twins to arrive for another seven weeks, but chil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Twins-Born-in-Different-Decades/

The Disturbingly Transhuman Sculptures of KT Beans

KT Beans studied printmaking and bookmaking in art school. It was only when, according to a 2019 interview, that she discovered taxidermy that she found renewed inspiration.Her creative output has been both impressive an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/The-Disturbingly-Transhuman-Sculptures-of-KT-Beans/

The Last Mile

The Volkwagen Beetle ceased production in 2019. Volkswagen USA produced an animated video tribute to say goodbye to the iconic car after an eventful 70 years. In the crowd watching the little bug drive its last mile, you...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/The-Last-Mile/

Willie Nelson in Hay Art

Beth Bays of Huddleston, Virginia, was asked to enter a hay bale art competition some years ago. It turned out to be so fun that she continued making hay bale sculptures each year, even after the competition was no more....

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Willie-Nelson-in-Hay-Art/

Popcorn

What if you just want one kernel of popcorn? Then all you need is a blowtorch and a hairdryer. This film by Zita Bernet and Rafael Sommerhalder, under the name CRICTOR, shows us how it's done. If you're interest...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/04/Popcorn-2/




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