Archive for May 15th, 2020

Art Gallery for a Cat in Quarantine

<p>Jake Lambert, a comedian, writes on Twitter that he, his girlfriend, and their cat have been trapped in quarantine for two months. It's a bit much on their kitty, so the girlfriend very thoughtfully made...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Art-Gallery-for-a-Cat-in-Quarantine/

Ancient Greco-Roman Medicine: Treat Snakebites with Hippopotamus Testicles

<p>So you've been bitten by a snake. You need to act quickly. There's a hippopotamus over there. You know what to do.</p><p>Pedanius Dioscorides, a physician who lived in Roman-ruled Greece in t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Ancient-Greco-Roman-Medicine-Treat-Snakebites-with-Hippopotamus-Testicles/

Tracking Mosquitoes Using Lidar

Malaria has always been a huge problem in Africa. In 2018, there were an estimated total of 228 million cases of malaria worldwide. A whopping 93% of these cases (over 212 million) come from Africa. With that in min...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Tracking-Mosquitoes-Using-Lidar/

What Happens When You Heat Up Some Atoms

<p>A quantum entanglement happens when microscopic objects, like electrons and atoms, coordinate with each other, which makes them lose their individuality in the process. This process may be considered as...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/What-Happens-When-You-Heat-Up-Some-Atoms/

The English Heritage To Livestream The Stonehenge Summer Solstice

Every year on June 21, people from around the world gather at Stonehenge overnight to see the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) on the site. As the first rays of the sun sets foot across the prehistoric monum...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/The-English-Heritage-To-Livestream-The-Stonehenge-Summer-Solstice/

Helping Blind People See Shapes and Letters

Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration are the two leading causes of blindness in adults. Thankfully, these diseases only cause damage to the eyes and not the brain, and the brain remains intact. Knowing this, sci...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Making-Blind-People-See-Shapes-and-Letters/

Biggest Collection of Ancient Human Footprints Found In Africa

More than 400 ancient human footprints roughly 12,000 to 14,000 years old were found preserved near the village of Engare Sero in Northern Tanzania. Preserved in hardened volcanic sediment, these ancient footprints gave...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Biggest-Collection-of-Ancient-Human-Footprints-Found-In-Africa/

IKEA Shares How To Make 6 Types Of Furniture Forts

Here's a great idea for family fun, at least for IKEA customers. The furniture company has released plans for converting their furniture into indoor forts! The instructions take you step-by-step in turning a vattviken in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/IKEA-Shares-How-To-Make-6-Types-Of-Furniture-Forts/

The Importance Of Walking In Animation

<p>The character’s walk is one of the most crucial elements when it comes to animation. In fact, it is one of the toughest things that an animator has to get right, as the walk itself defines the char...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/The-Importance-Of-Walking-In-Animation/

The Ultimate Question

<p>Apparently, this application senses that you have an existential crisis, and confronts you with the ultimate question for all human beings: are you sure you want to exist?</p><p>What will you...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/The-Ultimate-Question/

"Great Balls": Artificial Intelligence Does AC/DC

YouTuber Funk Turkey (previously at Neatorama) fed lyrics from AC/DC songs into a Markov chain and generated a new AC/DC song. The lyrics make about as much sense as you'd expect, but this is definitely an AC/DC song. Th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Great-Balls-Artificial-Intelligence-Does-ACDC/

Tips and Tricks To Make Clothes Last Longer

With the advent of fast fashion, the quality of clothing available on the market has been greatly affected, as quality is sacrificed for quantity and profit. Because of this, our garments today only last for a season, or...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Tips-and-Tricks-To-Make-Clothes-Last-Longer/

He Just Landed The World’s-First 1080-Degree Turn

<p>In 1990, then 22-year-old Tony Hawk completed the first 900-degree turn. Fast forward to around three years ago, when Gui Khury also did what Tony Hawk achieved back in 1990. Back then, Khury was still e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/He-Just-Landed-The-World-s-First-1080-Degree-Turn/

Roomba Modified as R2-D2

<p>Well, actually, it's not Artoo. This is R9-D9, the local housekeeping droid. He's often confused with his far more famous cousin, which causes him much consternation.</p><p>Still, he's impres...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/Roomba-Modified-as-R2-D2/

A Furiosa Prequel is Coming

The next Mad Max movie won't have Mad Max at all. George Miller's next film will center around Furiosa's backstory, starring an actress who is younger than Charlize Theron.Speaking to the New York Times, Miller...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/A-Furiosa-Prequel-is-Coming/

This Ancient Temple Has A Geometric Pattern

<p>This is Göbekli Tepe, a structural complex around 11,500 years old, found in Upper Mesopotamia. While it seems like a bunch of rocks oddly placed across each other, archaeologists from Tel Aviv Univ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2020/05/15/This-Ancient-Temple-Has-A-Geometric-Pattern/




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