Archive for June 3rd, 2021

The Man Who Could Grow at Will

Before movies and television took over entertainment, anything unusual could be made into a show and taken on the road. Clarence Willard did just that, with a performance that consisted mainly up standing up straight. Wi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/The-Man-Who-Could-Grow-at-Will/

Artist Sells Invisible Sculpture for $18,000

  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salvatore Garau (@salvatore_garau)I've sat on this news story for a few days because I couldn't find it in what I would call a quality news source to support it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/Artist-Sells-Invisible-Sculpture-for-18-000/

Mezcal Producers Work to Overcome Pandemic Setbacks

As with nearly every facet of life, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Mexico's mezcal makers, too. But several of these mostly family-run distillers found new ways to reach both mezcal enthusiasts and the mezcal curious...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/Mezcal-Producers-Work-to-Overcome-Pandemic-Setbacks/

Gender-Swapped Avengers

The Superhero Club at Facebook ran images of Marvel's Avengers through FaceApp to change their gender. The results look eerily believable -except for the Hulk, who is always a cartoon.The app changes facial dimensions sl...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/Gender-Swapped-Avengers/

The Original Flapper Who Got the World Dancing Again

We think of flappers as the trend-setting women of the Roaring Twenties, but the style was introduced years earlier. Dancers Vernon and Irene Castle brought jazz music and the dances that go with it to America in 1912. A...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/The-Original-Flapper-Who-Got-the-World-Dancing-Again/

The Traveler and His Baggage

During the World War II Nazi occupation of France, there were many who were desperate to flee the country. Jewish people, exposed French Resistance members, and frankly, anyone who feared the Nazis wanted out. There were...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/The-Traveler-and-His-Baggage/

This Non-Leathal Weapon Fires a Bola

<p>A <a href="https://www.britannica.com/technology/bola" target="_blank">bola</a> is a traditional tool originating in South America. It usually consists of three stone ball...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/This-Non-Leathal-Weapon-Fires-a-Bola/

A Fake Telescope Built for Seals

<p>Like European swallows and coconuts, harbor seals migrate. But how do they know where to go? Navigating by the stars (astronavigation) may be possible, but harbor seals have limited vision even while abo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/A-Fake-Telescope-Built-for-Seals/

How One Hundred and One Dalmatians Saved Disney

Once upon a time, animation in feature films was a tedious, expensive process. Each animation cel went through numerous processes. First they were hand-sketched, then cleaned up, then copied, then colored. The 1959 film...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/How-iOne-Hundred-and-One-Dalmatiansi-Saved-Disney/

Red Centre - Discover Central Australia

Many of my friends believe that Central Australia is a large desert with a huge Uluru rock in the middle. The first time I visited these places was in 1995. It was here that I first got acquainted with the art of the abo...

https://www.neatorama.com/2021/06/03/Red-Centre-discover-Central-Australia/




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