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• Fresh Slice Record Player Pizza Cutter
• Rob Zombie for Woolite
• Man Born without Arms Changes Brake Pads with Just His Feet
• Resumes Way Better Than Your Bullet-Pointed One
• Are We Headed for a New Ice Age?
• Lion Takes Nap on Top of Human
• Two Men Run Wild in Empty Airport Terminal
• Beer Bottle Chandeliers
• Cookie Master
• The 10,000 Year Clock
• How to Make a Hot Dog Fairy
• Pokémon in Real Life
• Shark Mask
• Google Launches Voice Search
• These Euro Coins with QR Codes are Legal Tender
• The Aubin Trophy: A Masterpiece of Victorian Locksmithing
• The Swimming Pool that Turned into a Museum
• Artist Statement Generator
• Is There a Scientific Explanation for Justin Bieber?
• 10 Peanuts Characters You’ve Probably Forgotten
• The Best TV Dads Through the Decades
• Paul Bunyan-Sized Candy
• Annual Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival for Sale
• Ringarts

Fresh Slice Record Player Pizza Cutter Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT Fresh Slice Record Player Pizza Cutter – $11.95 Are you feeling melancholy?  Are you lamenting your lost youth?  It might be time to grab your Fresh Slice Record Player Pizza Cutter from the NeatoShop and drown your sorrows in some store bought cheesy goodness. You may be old, balding, and have a hint of gout, but vinyl will always be king. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fabulous Cooking Gadgets! Link

Rob Zombie for Woolite Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT Video Link As in Woolite clothes soap. No, really. You might know Rob Zombie as the founder and lead singer of White Zombie or you might be more familiar with his film work directing gory horror movies like House of 1000 Corpses and the Halloween remake. Either way, odds are good that you probably don’t think about a gentle laundry detergent when you picture the guy. That’s exactly why having him direct the 30-second spot is pretty genius. I mean, when was the last time you even thought about Woolite, let alone voluntarily watched a commercial for it? Link via the Des Moines Egotist

Man Born without Arms Changes Brake Pads with Just His Feet Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:13 PM PDT (Video Link) Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but that didn’t become him from becoming a highly successful archer, both in competition and deer hunting. He quite properly bills himself as the “Inspirational Archer”, and I started to write this post with that as the central theme. But then I found this video buried in his website, and it strikes me as even more amazing than the archery. Stutzman, using only his feet, changes the brake pads on his car. Link -via Blame It on the Voices Previously: Man Born without Arms Shoots, Reloads Handgun

Resumes Way Better Than Your Bullet-Pointed One Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:17 PM PDT Until very recently, I was guilty of a boring, bullet-pointed resume too (I realize that’s cool in some industries, but a creative job should call for a creative resume, right?). That being said, mine still doesn’t look as good as graphic designer Katie Briggs‘. “I haven’t been turned down for anything I’ve applied for with this resume,” she said. Katie’s is just one of seven CVs Mashable has rounded up from innovative readers. If you need a little inspiration to give your resume a visual boost, check out the other six. Link

Are We Headed for a New Ice Age? Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Recent news reports about a predicted decline in the sun’s magnetic activity pose the question, asking if the earth will be cooling off because of it. Let’s ask the Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait. The answer — spoiler alert! — is almost certainly “no”. I want to make sure that's clear, because I will bet essentially any amount of money that some climate change denial sites will run with this story and claim that we don't need to worry about global warming. That's baloney, and what follows is why. The reasons take a minute to explain, but of course that's where the cool stuff (haha!) is. So let's take this one step at a time. And if you have the attention span of an E. coli bacterium, you can skip down to the conclusion section. What follows is a pretty comprehensive but simply written explanation of the sun’s magnetic cyle and its effect on Earth’s temperature. Link

Lion Takes Nap on Top of Human Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT (Video Link) Shanta, a lioness who lives who lives at the Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary in Kansas, is seen here dozing on her handler, Steve. But really, if a lion is using you as bedding, I don’t think that you can legitimately claim to be her “handler”. The relationship has been reversed at some point. via Geekosystem | Cedar Cove Feline Sanctuary

Two Men Run Wild in Empty Airport Terminal Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:57 PM PDT What would you do if you connecting flight was canceled and you were stuck in the Dallas Forth-Worth airport all night? If you were photographer Joe Ayala and friend Larry Chen you would make an epic video when you discover you are seemingly the only people in the terminal. The duo drank beer from ice cream dishes and had a wheel chair race amongst other funny  stunts. DFW airport board member Betty Culbreath says while it may have been a prank, it sent the wrong message. "It's not funny. It's not going to happen again as far as I'm concerned. It should not have happened because it gives the perception the airport is sitting out there unguarded and that's why I was concerned, and am still concerned." Link

Beer Bottle Chandeliers Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:58 PM PDT Have you ever wanted to integrate beer into your decor? Barlite has been making beer bottle sconces and chandeliers for over 10 years. Their products range from a simple 7- bottle lamp right up to an elaborate 52-bottle pool table fixture. The model above holds 36 empty beer bottles which are not included so you’ll have to provide your own empties. Link – Via Everlasting Blort

Cookie Master Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:36 PM PDT Have you ever aspired to be a fortune cookie writer? Most of us who ever received a lame fortune have contemplated it for a short time. However, there aren’t many of these positions available. Donald Lau is the vice-president of Wonton Food, Inc. in Queens, New York. In addition to his financial work, he has written many cookie fortunes. At first, the writing came easily. Finding inspiration in sources ranging from the I Ching to the Post, Lau cranked out three or four maxims a day, between scrutinizing spreadsheets and monitoring the company's inventory of chow mein. "I'd be on the subway and look up at the signs and think, Hey, that would make a great fortune," he said. (One such adage: "Beware of odors from unfamiliar sources.") "I'd keep a small notebook and jot down whatever came to me. I don't think I ever sat in front of the computer and said, 'I am going to write ten fortunes right now.' It has to come naturally." And yes, Lau sometimes must deal with writer’s block. Read more about this strange job at the New Yorker. Link -via J-Walk Blog (Image generated by Jelly Muffin)

The 10,000 Year Clock Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT The Long Now Foundation is building a clock that is supposed to last 10,000 years, and chime with a different song every time it sounds. Danny Hillis invented the clock in 1995, saying I want to build a clock that ticks once a year. The century hand advances once every 100 years, and the cuckoo comes out on the millennium. I want the cuckoo to come out every millennium for the next 10,000 years. The 200-foot tall clock will be installed under a Sierra Diablo mountain on Texas land owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Right now, a robot is carving steps inside the mountain, and some of the larger clock components are being assembled. Read more about it at The Technium. Link to story. Link to website. -via Laughing Squid

How to Make a Hot Dog Fairy Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT Unlike most of you, I did not grow up in a household that believed in the Hot Dog Fairy. So the tradition of placing a piece of hot dog in the dirty laundry on a new moon was not a part of my childhood. But do I plan to share the innocent joy of the Hot Dog Fairy story with my own daughters, and the instructions of food artist Anna the Red will certainly help. Link -via Craft Previously: The Marvelous Bento Boxes of Anna the Red

Pokémon in Real Life Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT What do Pokémon look like in real life, rather than on the cartoon? Stephen Lefcourt took his camera out on an expedition to find out. He found a total of twelve, and you can view them at the link. Link -via Geekologie | Artist’s Website

Shark Mask Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT Shark Mask – $2.95 Are you looking for a unique gift for a germaphobe?  Get them the Shark Mask from the NeatoShop.  This mask makes it cool to be afraid of germs.  Now bring on the hand sanitizer because it’s time to party! More Printed Masks available. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fabulous Apparel & Accessories. Link

Google Launches Voice Search Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:13 AM PDT "Computer, search for recipes on great barbecue ideas for the Fourth of July." This may be how you search items on the web from now on with the launch of Google Voice Search. The new application will now be available for desktop computers. The first of the features will enable users to search the web simply by speaking their requests. Called Voice Search, the speech-to-text application will be activated by clicking on a microphone icon located next to Google's query box. Voice Search has already gone mobile as an App for Android phones, but Google wants to enable its users to search via speech recognition on their laptops and desktops as well. In addition to the convenience of not having to type, Voice Search will be a helping hand in those hard-to-spell searches. It'll also be easier to, as Google puts it, enter "long queries, even really, really long queries, just by talking." Initially, Voice Search will only be available on Chrome browsers, but they plan to make it compatible with other browsers in the future. Link

These Euro Coins with QR Codes are Legal Tender Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:02 AM PDT The Dutch Royal Mint in Utrecht is celebrating its 100th anniversary by releasing silver 5€ and gold 10€ coins. It has been reported that they include functional QR codes and are legal tender in the Eurozone. Link -via CrunchGear | Image: The Rich Times

The Aubin Trophy: A Masterpiece of Victorian Locksmithing Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT (Video Link) The Great Exhibition of 1851 — arguably the first World’s Fair — featured this masterpiece of locksmithing. The Aubin Trophy was a demonstration of 44 different locks, each of which could be turned separately or with a single master lock. One of them was made to that if someone tries to pick it, the thief will be harpooned. The first minute of the video demonstrates the features of the Aubin Trophy. The rest is concerned with other marvels of Victorian Era locksmithing. Link – Thanks, David Eaves!

The Swimming Pool that Turned into a Museum Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:44 AM PDT The city of Lille, France had a beautiful municipal swimming pool. It was an Art Deco masterpiece built between 1927 and 1932 by the architect Albert Baert. But over the years, the support underneath the pool was weakened, and it was declared unsafe in 1985. Instead of abandoning the building, the city undertook an extensive renovation project, turning the facility into a museum called the La Piscine-Musée d’Art et d’Industrie André Diligent. The locals just call it La Piscine. See more pictures of this beautiful building at Kuriositas. Link (Image credit: Flickr member graham chandler)

Artist Statement Generator Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT Quick! We have to get the sculpture to the exhibition hall! There’s no time to formulate our aesthetic rationale into a coherent philosophical statement. Just use this artist statement generator to come up with stuff like this: My work explores the relationship between the tyranny of ageing and multimedia experiences. With influences as diverse as Derrida and Frida Kahlo, new combinations are crafted from both traditional and modern meanings. Ever since I was a teenager I have been fascinated by the ephemeral nature of relationships. What starts out as triumph soon becomes corrupted into a dialectic of power, leaving only a sense of chaos and the possibility of a new understanding. As shifting phenomena become clarified through diligent and personal practice, the viewer is left with an insight into the inaccuracies of our era. Link -via American Digest | Photo: San Francisco Museum of Art

Is There a Scientific Explanation for Justin Bieber? Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT For more than a century, social scientists have attempted to create a model that will accurately predict what images, songs, or memes will become popular. Now Gregory Berns, a neuroeconomist at Emory University, thinks that certain fMRI signatures in the brains of teenagers are reliable indicators of future popularity: The divination is performed with the help of a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine, or fMRI, scanning the brains of juveniles while they listen to demo records. Emory University plumped the findings with the bold headline, “Teen brain data predicts pop song success.” If true, this would be the equivalent of having tomorrow’s stock pages today. Helpful, that. Determine what tickles the pleasure points of the adolescent id and you ought to be able to plot more efficiently how to separate teens from their money. Link -via Althouse | Photo by Flickr user jake.auzzie used under Creative Commons license

10 Peanuts Characters You’ve Probably Forgotten Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:23 AM PDT You know Charlie Brown, Linus and Lucy, and of course, Snoopy, but Charles Schultz introduced a lot of characters in the Peanuts comic strip over the decades. Mental_floss takes a look back at some you may or may not recall. How about this little girl: When Tapioca Pudding was introduced in September 1986, she said that, with her blond hair, smile, and catchy name, her father believes they could make a million dollars by licensing her image for products like t-shirts, lunch boxes, and greeting cards. It's all she ever talked about. Tapioca was a jab at the many cartoon characters in the 1980s created purely to be licensed for use on products. Her name, as well as other hints throughout the storyline, suggest that the real target of Schulz's satire was probably Strawberry Shortcake, a character originally featured on a line of greeting cards. When the cards became big sellers, 32 similar food-themed cartoon friends were created and appeared on everything from toys to clothing to a Saturday morning cartoon. If you don’t know Tapioca, you might know some of the other nine in this list, or maybe the additional characters named in the comments. Link

The Best TV Dads Through the Decades Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT (YouTube link) In case you’ve not been checking the calendar, this Sunday is Fathers Day, so here is a satisfyingly comprehensive collection of TV clips honoring TV fathers of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and the 2000s. -via Buzzfeed

Paul Bunyan-Sized Candy Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT Photo link I’m a candy fiend, but I don’t think even I could tackle these massive sweets. Alas, they’re not really edible – each of the four pieces created by student Nicola Freeman are made of plaster and/or resin. She finds inspiration in artists like Jeff Koons and Claes Oldenburg and wanted her work to make viewers think about mass consumerism. “For me, it’s more about the attraction from the perspective of the viewer – Everyone seems to be able to relate to these pieces, and find that they’re bringing back their childhood memories. The sweets I’ve chosen have been around for quite a long while. I remember these from my childhood,” she told Craftzine blogger Andrew Lewis. Link via Laughing Squid

Annual Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival for Sale Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:16 AM PDT The Nederland, Colorado, Chamber of Commerce has been staging the Frozen Dead Guy Days annually for ten years. The name comes from the corpse of Bredo Morstoel, who died in 1989 and has been stored in dry ice in the area since 1993. The festival, which attracted 15,000 people this year, includes a coffin race, a parade of hearses, and more typical events as well. Interim chamber president Blue Hessner says the chamber wants to sell rights to the event and concentrate on business development. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the event has become too expensive and the chamber believes an event company could do a better job. Anyone interested in purchasing the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival should contact the Chamber of Commerce. Link -via Fortean Times (Image credit: Frozen Dead Guy Days)

Ringarts Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT (YouTube link) This is what you get when you combine optical illusions with a vaudeville act. The performer is named Ouka. -via Cynical-C

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