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- Get Your Drink On With These Geeky Cocktails
- Cool Retro Styled VHS Tape Notebooks
- Carved Wood Paintings
- How to Make Imitation Roses from Coffee Filters
- Dr. Seuss Does The A-Team
- A Table Filled with Secret Compartments
- Link Takes the Triforce of Courage to a Pawn Shop
- My Monster Family Car Stickers
- The Dressing Room Of The Future
- Watch The Trailer For Wes Anderson’s New Movie Moonrise Kingdom
- Retro Video Game Cover Art From Very Weird Games
- e-Urinal Tests Your Urine And Reports Health Issues
- Champagne Chairs
- The Lazy Jedi
- 11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy
- Sledding Crow
- The Face of the Emperor
- 20 Funny Pics of Flying Dogs Catching Frisbees
- Homemade Kitchen Synthesizer
- Chicago’s Anti-Superstition Society Party
- Frog Snuggle Sack
| Get Your Drink On With These Geeky Cocktails Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST It doesn’t take a lot of talent or imagination to come up with a new cocktail, especially if you like to sip on the strong stuff on a regular basis. Drinkers know what tastes good, what goes well together, and how to make your drink turn a pretty color in the glass, all without ever needing to crack open a Bartender’s Bible. These recipes aren’t going to win any awards for being the most creative concoctions, but that’s not the point-the point is they are all based on geek culture, and actually apply quite well to the characters from which they draw inspiration. So, let the Drunken Moogle pour you a delicious sounding Dirt Block (Minecraft), or blow fireballs with a Charizard (Pokemon), all while drinking in moderation, of course.  |
| Cool Retro Styled VHS Tape Notebooks Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:12 PM PST These VHS tape inspired notebooks ooze retro charm, and will probably get shoved into the nearest VCR by a curious senior citizen if you’re not careful. Created by Peleg Design, they even come with a plastic slipcover and adhesive labels, to complete the old school cool. Label them as something sick like Faces Of Death or Snuff Film and you have a journal even your nosiest family members won’t want to crack open. |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:45 PM PST Kronid Gogolev’s idealized scenes of life in old rural Russia are excellent by themselves. But what makes them unusual is that he carves them like they’re paintings, frame and all. View many more of them at the links. Link | Photo: Photo-Discovery (Google Translate) |
| How to Make Imitation Roses from Coffee Filters Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:18 PM PST |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:04 PM PST If Dr. Seuss had composed a cartoon version of The A-Team, the improvised combat vehicles would have been wackier. As it is, this image was created by deviantART user DrFaustusAU. Link -via Super Punch Previously by This Artist: |
| A Table Filled with Secret Compartments Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST
Company’s coming! Quick, hide the Harlequin romance novels, the .40 caliber cartridges and the pile of Allen wrenches!* Stuff them in this table designed by Naoki Hirakoso and Takmitsu Kitahara. There’s plenty of room because the whole thing is made of secret compartments. Link -via Colossal | Photo: Takumi Ota *Neatorama staff meeting. You had to be there. |
| Link Takes the Triforce of Courage to a Pawn Shop Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:22 PM PST (Video Link) Link needs a bit of money. Since he can find pieces of the Triforce anywhere, why not sell the one he has? Unfortunately for Link, he’s up against Rick Harrison, the owner of the pawn shop featured on the reality TV show Pawn Stars. Link has many skills. Haggling is not one of them. -via Nerd Approved |
| My Monster Family Car Stickers Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST My Monster Family Car Stickers | $9.95 It’s a set of family car stickers shaped like monsters! The My Monster Family Car Sticker set from the NeatoShop features Franken-dad, Mummy mom, Werebrother, Vampsister, Baby from the Black Lagoon, Dogberus and Cyclop Cat, ranging from 4″ tall down to 1.5″ tall. Simply peel and stick the vinyl stickers, and you can remove them with no residue mess. Monsters designed by artist Mike Jacobsen. My Zombie Family car stickers are available, too, at the NeatoShop! |
| The Dressing Room Of The Future Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:34 PM PST This seems like the kind of invention we’ve needed for a long time now-a virtual dressing room that allows you to try on clothes without all that nudity and pointless human interaction. There are no salespeople to hard sell you into buying that ill fitting garment, you simply try it on for size via touch screen and see what you think for yourself. Here’s how it works: The 'Swivel' system works by using motion-sensing technology of Microsoft's Xbox Kinect, and a live video feed as 'mirror images'. When users stand in front of the system, the webcam would project an image of the user on the connected screen, along with shopping categories, such as clothing, jewelry and handbags. To try on items, users wave their hands to select categories and items. Items would be digitally overlayed on the live image of the users. When users turn to their sides, the items would also move along with their bodies. Swivel takes into account the body types, and would make the items appear as it realistically would. The system also gives users recommendations with their outfits. Users may also layer items, or change backgrounds to "put the look into context", and send an image of the final look to friends and family for approval. The Jetsons had this technology way back in the 1960s, so why has it taken us so long to integrate this technology into our modern shopping routine? |
| Watch The Trailer For Wes Anderson’s New Movie Moonrise Kingdom Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:26 PM PST I’ve been a fan of Wes Anderson’s movies ever since Rushmore brought his simplistically surreal form of storytelling, and endearing characters, to life on the big screen. In his latest film Moonrise Kingdom he brings another cast of quirky yet relatable characters to the stage, and my heart swells just thinking about the strange situations these characters are about to find themselves in, and the hilarious moments which will be replaying over and over again in my head as I leave the theater. –via Booooooom! |
| Retro Video Game Cover Art From Very Weird Games Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:44 PM PST The good folks over at Comics Alliance have put together a gallery of unusual retro video game covers, and I’ve gotta say most of them are hilarious, because I think they sound like a ridiculous concept, yet I am strangely compelled to find and download the ROMs so I can play these crazy games! From Ninja Golf to Skateboard Joust, these games were probably left on the shelf for the most part, and now we can look back with a laugh and ask ourselves “What were they thinking when they made these games?” My only meh is the fact that Renegade and Two Crude Dudes are on the list, because I played the hell outta these games as a youngster, and still have fond memories of them both in the arcade and on the old consoles. Do any of these video game covers bring back fond memories of your childhood? |
| e-Urinal Tests Your Urine And Reports Health Issues Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:31 PM PST A while back I posted an article about a urinal which doubles as a video game, and this invention was actually well received, even though I still don’t understand the allure. But this concept design for an e-Urinal really makes sense to me–a unit which is able to scan your urine and report possible health issues to you while you wait. And, while this particular model may still be in the conceptual stage of development, I can see this kind of thing catching on and changing the way our health issues are diagnosed. Let’s just hope you don’t have to show proof of health insurance in order to use this urinal, or I predict a lot of wet floors surrounding these things! |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST Hosanna Houser takes the cap and wire cage that comes on a champagne bottle and makes cute little chairs out of them! Since each is from a special occasion, she marks the date underneath the “seat.” What’s more, she posted a picture gallery that shows you how you can make your own. Link -via Nag on the Lake |
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| 11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:11 AM PST
That’s just one of 11 insane features that you probably haven’t thought about in the human body. Bone up on all of them at mental_floss. Link (Unrelated image credit: Flickr user Scorpions and Centaurs) |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST Not only does he slide down the roof slant on something that looks like an tiny inner tube, but he carries it back up to the top to do it again! And why not? Sledding is a lot of fun, even for crows. -via Arbroath |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST
Read more about death masks at Atlas Obscura blog. Link |
| 20 Funny Pics of Flying Dogs Catching Frisbees Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:42 AM PST Dogs are awesome athletes, and they don’t care what they look like while they’re getting the job done. Because it’s Friday, how about enjoying a collection of funny pictures featuring these great athletes in motion at Environmental Graffiti. Link (Image credit: Flickr user Kiwi-Wings) |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:39 AM PST Stephen J. Anderson wired up electronics and everyday objects to make his own kitchen synthesizer. It looks a little dangerous, don’t you think? This music starts at 2:20. -via Buzzfeed |
| Chicago’s Anti-Superstition Society Party Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:08 AM PST Before you go worrying about Friday the 13th, see what a great excuse for a party it is! On December 13, 1940, Chicago’s Anti-Superstition Society held a Friday the 13th party at the Merchants & Manufacturers Club of Chicago. A good time was had by all. LIFE magazine was there, so there are plenty of great pictures of members breaking mirrors, spilling salt, and lighting three on a match. Link -via Metafilter (Image credit: William C. Shrout/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:45 AM PST Frog Snuggle Sack and Cap | $35.95 Now isn’t this absolutely adorable? The Frog Snuggle Sack and Cap from the NeatoShop will be the hit of the baby shower, and the nursery, too! The snuggle sack is light-green, textured polyester with sunny-gold tummy sprinkled with polka dots; a meadow-green jumper like fit at the top; dark-green froggie feet, and a jumping-frog applique that says “sLEAPy BABY” The matching froggy-face cap has big eyes and a smiling mouth with a stretchy pink tongue. Check out the ladybug version and the night owl sleep sack, too, at the NeatoShop! |
The human body may seem very familiar to you, especially your own, of course. But there’s some weird things going on that you might not yet know. Like the way you glow!
Before the development of photography, and even for some time afterward, one of the customs right after the death of someone important was to cast a death mask, to ensure there was a lasting representation of what that person looked like. After all, statues would be commissioned someday! Napoleon Bonapart’s death mask was (and still is) particularly popular.
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