Archive for December 13th, 2008

Top 10 Countries by Robot Population Density

The above chart shows Japan in a commanding lead with 295 industrial robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers. However, given that robots tend to regard human flesh as bacon, skyrocketing robot insurance premiums, an...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/top-10-countries-by-robot-population-density/

Kiss Kills Woman's Hearing

A 20-something woman in China recently had her left ear drum blown out by a massive kiss. She has become partially deaf as a result of the passionate kiss. Chinese media companies are now spreading warnings about the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/kiss-kills-womans-hearing/

It's Like Interpretive Dance, But Focused on Marital Bickering

(Video Link) At least, that is the way that I would describe this hilarious 1954 clip from Sid Caesar's variety show, in which Caesar and an actress silently argue to the rhythm of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Run tim...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/its-like-interpretive-dance-but-focused-on-marital-bickering/

Bathing at KFC Sink Landed Girls in Hot Water

Apparently, taking a bath in the sink is becoming a meme of sorts for fast food workers. Last time, it was at Burger King in Xenia, Ohio. This time: a KFC in Anderson, California. Redding Record Searchlight has the story...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/bathing-at-kfc-sink-landed-girls-in-hot-water/

Mugs of Authority

Mark Champkins of the Quirky design studio Concentrate asked school teachers their most commonly used phrases ... and then print them on these "Mugs of Authority" Teachers have no need to shout themselves h...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/mugs-of-authority/

Grandma Auctioned "Best Seat in the House" on eBay

Every year for Christmas, Bev Stewart of West Yorkshire, England, faces the same quandary. Her family members always bicker over the best seat in front of her TV. But this year she has the perfect solution: auction it on...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/grandma-auctioned-best-seat-in-the-house-on-ebay/

Red Pen = Aggressive Color = Bad for Kids' Mental Health!

School officials in Queensland, Australia, are worried about the mental health of kids, so they suggest that teachers don't use red pen to mark homeworks and tests because red is an aggressive color!Other tips includ...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/red-pen-aggressive-color-bad-for-kids-mental-health/

No Luck with Real Women, So Geek Built Himself a Fembot!

Le Trung, a 33-year-old computer geek from Brampton, Ontario (yes, he still lives with his parents), didn't have much luck with dating women. So he did the next best thing: he built himself a fembot!He said: “A...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/no-luck-with-real-women-so-geek-built-himself-a-fembot/

Reindeer's Antlers Toupee

Shaggy the reindeer lost his antlers but that didn't stop him from strutting his stuff in a Christmas performance: his owner, Trevor Hill, made him an antler toupee!The two-and-a-half-year-old reindeer lost his horns...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/reindeers-antlers-toupee/

Scared of Santa

ABC News has a cute segment online about kids who are scared of Santa - and a collection of photos of "Toyland Terror" that have just been published in book form. [Scary Santa photo courtesy of Flickr user rachel_r]...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/scared-of-santa-2/

Puzzle Game Toilet Paper Dispenser

I imagine this puzzle game would be funny for about 10 seconds, and then your friends are going to start yelling for some TP... or they will put your guest towels to ingenious use, as John Brownlee from BoingBoing G...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/puzzle-game-toilet-paper-dispenser/

A Caterpillar Operator with Mad Skillz

This is pretty impressive - but what I wonder is how many front loaders (this one is 15 tons!) he went through before he got it right. Yeah, you're right... probably none. Skills With A 15 Ton Front Loader - Watch m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/a-15-ton-caterpillar-operator-with-mad-skillz/

Thief Returned Terminally Ill Woman's Camera

Jami McElrath got her camera stolen when a thief broke into her car. When the thief found out that Jami is terminally ill, he had a change of heart and returned the camera:McElrath, who has inoperable cancer, was col...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/thief-returned-terminally-ill-womans-camera/

Teacher Got In Trouble Over Santa

A substitute teacher in the United Kingdom got into a whole lot of Christmas trouble when she - gasp! - told kids that Santa doesn't exist:The female supply teacher told pupils at Blackshaw Lane Primary in Royton, Ol...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/teacher-got-in-trouble-over-santa/

Pug head tilts

The turnage levels here are amazing, a full 30 seconds of head-tilting wonder. Link via GiggleSuggarsilly, videos, animals, dogs, pugs...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/pug-head-tilts/

The Most Shocking PSAs Ever

We all remember the "This is your brain on drugs" public service announcement with the frying pan and the egg, but that's pretty mild compared to some of the PSAs compiled by PopCrunch. Click the link and you'll be...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/13/the-most-shocking-psas-ever/




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