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Civil War Photobomb

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT

Sticking your face into someone else’s picture isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. Photobombing is apparently as old as photography itself -or at least the Civil War. Link

The Backwards Life of Sam Klemke

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:31 AM PDT


(YouTube link)

Sam Klemke videotaped himself every year for 35 years, clips of which are presented backwards, so you can watch him watch him grow (or shrink, rather) into a 20-year-old wearing bell bottoms and platform shoes. The sound quality does fade in the earlier clips. I found this fascinating, since he is close to my age. -via reddit

Weedrobes: Prom Dress Created from Yucca Plant

Posted: 15 May 2011 06:37 PM PDT

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Who knew invasive plant species could be so gorgeous? Artist Nicole Dextras scoured her backyard (and her neighbors’) for wearable weeds to comment on environmental issues in the fashion industry, such as the need for sustainable materials. This prom dress was made from Yucca plants found in her neighbor’s backyard. Dextras said she was stunned to find that her neighbor found the plants to be a nuisance.

Nicole’s ice typography is pretty amazing too.

Link via Yahoo!

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Posted: 15 May 2011 06:13 PM PDT

They look like cups of hot chocolate, right? Keep scrolling.

The blogger behind Diary of a Ladybird made these cupcakes out of fondant. All they need is some chocolate syrup on top!

Link via Doobybrain

World's Smallest Postal Service

Posted: 15 May 2011 05:45 PM PDT

(Vimeo Link)

How cute is this? The World’s Smallest Postal Service began in 2008. Postmaster Lea Redmond started a tiny letter transcription service for patrons of San Francisco cafes and shops. Now an online service has been added. Normal size letters are transcribed by hand on a miniature, wooden roll-top desk into miniature script and  sealed with a tiny monogrammed  wax seal. A mini magnifying glass is included to help the postal worker decipher the tiny print.

Link - Via Book Of Joe

Stay Puft S'More

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT

redditor SirCreate is making me hungry with this excellent model of Stay Puft from The Ghostbusters out of modeling clay. The missing bite is a nice touch.

Link via Geekosystem

If you like this, check out the Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows, available in the Neatoshop.

R2D2 Smoker

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Really, the studio name and logo displayed in the watermark is as inspired as the smoker itself. Philip Wise modified a 55-gallon drum into this perfect Ewok-smoker. Or whatever else you want to cook.

Oh, was that offensive? Just keep in mind that those adorable little teddy bear-like creatures eat people. I say that we return the favor.

Link via Technabob

Superman in the UK

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:19 AM PDT

A simple but hilarious 3-panel cartoon by Aviv Or, a cartoonist in Ramat Gan, Israel. Once again, Clark Kent needs to discreetly change his outfit.

Link (Google Translate) via The Mary Sue

The Accidental Sea

Posted: 15 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT


(YouTube link)

Ransom Riggs of mental_floss takes a haunting tour through the history and current state of California’s Salton Sea. Music by Michael Picton.

Don't Break The Bottle CorkScrew

Posted: 15 May 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Don’t Break The Bottle CorkScrew - $24.95

Are you looking for a fun, and slightly aggravating, gift to bring to a dinner party?  You need the Don’t Break The Bottle CorkScrew game from the NeatoShop.  Slip your favorite bottle of wine into this contraption and watch the mayhem begin.  There will be no drinking here until they solve puzzle.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous Party Supplies available at the NeatoShop.

Wicked Witch of the East Bookmark

Posted: 15 May 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Hi ho, the witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch! Craftster user noooitaremybirthday made this bookmark out of paper and polyclay.

Link via Craft

Zebra is a Jumping Horse

Posted: 15 May 2011 05:12 AM PDT

Sammi Jo Stohler had a problem: her zebra Zach kept jumping out of his field, so much that she had an eight-foot fence built. So she turned his habit into an asset by training Zach to show off his jumps! Stohler took Zach in after his former owner had trouble with him.

"As I was training horses, I kept hearing, 'You can't train zebras, they're untrainable.' I said, 'Why?' To say something is untrainable implies that it can't learn, and we all know that if they couldn't learn, they'd all be extinct. They have to be able to learn and adapt. Obviously, the burden lies on the trainer to be able to train them," Stohler said.

She got her first zebra about 10 years ago. "He was a dream to work with, and I've been hooked ever since. They're very intelligent. When you teach them something, you don't have to do a lot of review," she said. "You train them something, put them away for a few months, then bring them back out, and it's exactly as if you didn't stop. A lot of horses need review over and over again before they're consistent."

Stohler has two zebras, Zack and Charlie, on her farm in Willis, Texas, as well as a zorse (a zebra-horse cross) and a zonkey (a zebra-donkey cross). She rides Zack frequently, especially on trail rides, and drives Charlie. Her exotic animal rehabilitation skills have led her to work with birds of prey, antelope, deer, elk, camels and badgers.

Stohler intends for Zach to jump in demonstrations, but not in competition. Link -via Arbroath

(Image credit: Kimberly Hahn-Orlaska)
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