Archive for October 20th, 2008

5 Enormous Cracks

There are places on earth where tectonic plates are moving, sometimes too slow for humans to discern, sometimes rather suddenly. deputy dog found five places where the earth has cracked open, with photographic evidence...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/5-enormous-cracks/

Keeshan Delight Number 9

Chris Hausbeck unveiled this 50 foot tall, 10 ton sculpture on the grounds of Wild Bill's Nostalgia in Middletown Connecticut last week. The Head was purchased 5 years ago from an antique shop near Gillette Castle...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/keeshan-delight-number-9/

LED Ghosties for Halloween

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has instructions for making simple ghost decorations with cool LED eyes!You can make these simple LED ghosties (based on LED throwies) from a soda bottle, a couple of LEDs and batterie...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/led-ghosties-for-halloween/

Zombie Wall Decals

Why have a bare wall when you can have a Living Dead Zombie Attack Wall Art Vinyl Decal? Link -Thanks, John "Widgett" Robinson! ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/zombie-wall-decals/

Graham Rawle's version of The Wizard of Oz

Using modified dolls and other props, Graham Rawle has created a new illustrated version of The Wizard of Oz. You can see an animated "trailer" for the book here. And go here to buy prints. Previously o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/graham-rawles-version-of-the-wizard-of-oz/

88-Year-Old Grandma Arrested For Not Returning Kid's Ball

Frustrated that a neighbor's kid's ball kept on landing in her front yard, Edna Jester decided that she wasn't going to give it back - so the neighbor called the police on her!Cops arrested the 88-year-old grandmother an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/88-year-old-grandma-arrested-for-not-returning-kids-ball/

Chimp on a Segway

Remember Pan, the exercisin' chimp we featured on Neatorama not long ago? Here's another clip of the versatile simian ... on a Segway!Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Japan Probe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/chimp-on-a-segway/

Classy: Football Players Peed on Rival's Field

When you got to go, you got to go - even in a football field. Here's the story of how several New Berlin Eisenhower High School's varsity football players got into trouble when they satisfied the urge in a rival high sch...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/classy-football-players-peed-on-rivals-field/

The Stoner Age

Archaeologists Quetta Kaye and Scott Fitzpatrick have confirmed the long-suspected habit of prehistoric man: they used drugs!They found ceramic bowls, as well as tubes for inhaling drug fumes or powders, which appear...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/the-stoner-age/

Horse Got Head Stuck in Tree

Gracie the horse got a nasty surprise when curiosity got the better of her and she decided to check out a gap in a tree trunk: The horse, called Gracie, was unable to free itself and could have been in danger were it...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/horse-got-head-stuck-in-tree/

Me Cheeta

Cheeta, the oldest living chimp and Tarzan co-star, has "written" an autobiography of sorts titled "Me Cheeta" and fans are puzzled as to who actually wrote the thing: In the book, Cheeta describe...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/me-cheeta/

Brief History of Communication

A breif History of communication from ljudbilden on Vimeo.Humans just want to talk to each other ... here's a fantastic stop-motion whiteboard animation by Kristofer Ström of Varelsen on the brief history of com...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/brief-history-of-communication/

Fighter Pilot Ordered to Unleash Rockets at UFO

Half a decade century ago, US Air Force fighter pilot Milton Torres got the order he'll never forget: fire all rockets on a UFO flying over England! Here's the story: On the night of May 20 1957, Dr Torres, then aged...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/fighter-pilot-ordered-to-unleash-rockets-at-ufo/

Most Creative Time: 10:04 PM

Got a bright idea? According to researchers, you're most likely to get that "Eureka" moment not early in the morning, but late at night:EARLY to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy, wealthy and wise, so g...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/most-creative-time-1004-pm/

The Game’s Afoot

Arthur Conan Doyle first created the character of Sherlock Holmes in 1887. Today the detective is the subject of the mental_floss Lunchtime Quiz. Can you match eight Sherlock Holmes story titles to their plot lines? I...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/the-games-afoot/

d.v.d.

(vimeo link) Their name is easy to remember: Tokyo-based d.v.d is a trio with two drum players, Itoken and Jimanica and visualiser Takashi Yamaguchi (ymg) on the hardware front. So while the two are furiously...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/dvd/

24 Tales of Ghost Towns and Abandoned Cities

Here are some stories you can share for Halloween, or maybe even travel destinations! Web Urbanist has a slide show featuring abandoned places all over the world. Shown here is Balestrino, Italy, a medieval town abandone...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/24-tales-of-ghost-towns-and-abandoned-cities/

The World's Longest Limousine

In a post about the ten longest limousines in the world, we find this: The last limousine is actually the longest super stretch limousine in the world. Total length is 100 feet (more than 30 meters). It has 26 ti...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/the-worlds-longest-limousine/

In Soviet Russia, Lake Contaminates YOU!

After World War II, the Soviet Union jumped into the nuclear arms race with both feet. A plant was built in a secret city named Chelyabinsk-40 to produce plutonium. Between 1948 and 1990, a million residents of the Chel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/in-soviet-russia-lake-contaminates-you/

The Gentle Light

This lamp, named LULL, slowly turns itself off at night, and opens gradually like a flower in the morning while it intensifies to help you greet a new day! It's part of 40 of The Most Creative Lamp Designs Ever from Fr...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/the-gentle-light/

Origami Sticky Notes

Now you can easily re-cycle your old sticky notes and turn them in to fun 3D models. Each one of these new note pads from Suck UK has instructions for 10 different shapes. Link...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/origami-sticky-notes/

80's Music Vids

Are you a big fan of 80's music? Well then you're in luck. This site contains over 1,000 classic music videos from the 1980's that you can choose from. Enjoy! LINK Videos music...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/80s-music-vids/

Soft Drink Can Generator

With Soft Drink Can Generator, you can create your own brand of carbonated sugar water. Enter some text, choose an emblem, pick your colors and patterns, and click the 'Go' button. A soft drink can will be generated....

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/20/soft-drink-can-generator/




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