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Blue Busters: 1984 Ghostbusters Spoof

Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT


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Back in 1984, Apple produced this video parody of the movie Ghostbusters to show at their company-wide sales meeting in Hawaii. Back then, their main competitor, IBM, was called “Big Blue,” so Apple aspired to be “Blue Busters.” Jobs and Wozniak appear briefly. -via The Daily What

20 Fun Ideas for Superhero Weddings

Posted: 13 May 2012 03:24 AM PDT

We feature a lot of stories about geek weddings here, but if you’re planning your own wedding and have considered having a superhero theme, then you simply have to check out this great article over at Geek Sugar. The guide has 20 ideas on how to decorate, invite guests, shoot photos and more.

When it comes to fun, playful wedding ideas, a superhero theme is every comic fan’s dream come true. Whether you’re hoping for simple, subtle touches or all-out comic book mania, we’ve rounded up creative ideas to help you channel your favorite characters.

Of course, even if you aren’t planning a wedding right now, the guide is filled with fun photos and ideas that are sure to entertain superhero fans everywhere.

Link

Well, At Least She’s Honest

Posted: 13 May 2012 02:14 AM PDT

You’d think Siri’s programers would have thought about this one ahead of time. I mean, it might sound a little silly for Siri to say the iPhone 4 was the best smartphone ever, but that’s better than promoting your competitors.

Link Via Geekosystem

Make Your Own Wonder Woman Shoes

Posted: 13 May 2012 01:06 AM PDT

Yes, you too can become a fashion Wonder Woman with just a little fabric and some simple basic pumps. The process is pretty simple, but you have to know how to sew at least a little. These would look great with a spunky little forties ensemble.

Link Via io9

Crochet Biology Samples

Posted: 13 May 2012 12:56 AM PDT

Biochemist Jessica Polka knows her stuff when it comes to animal and plant samples. She also is quite the knitter. Between the two she has the skills to make some seriously impressive specimens with nothing but yarn. You can check out more of her work at the link or you can always buy some of her great works at Etsy.

Link Via BuzzFeed

Let’s Do The Twist

Posted: 12 May 2012 11:56 PM PDT

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I’m not sure this is what Chubby Checker had in mind when he recorded his smash hit, but I’d rather watch Frenchies dancing than a bunch of teens with bouffant hairdos. Just look at them go!

Via I has A Hot Dog

Father Daughter Dance Medley Is Super Cute

Posted: 12 May 2012 11:24 PM PDT

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Mike Hanley and his daughter Jessica decided to show the Bat Mitzvah crowd how they down, in an adorable dance medley that covers many different genres of music.

It’s fun to watch, and genuinely heartwarming despite the fact that they clearly practiced the routine quite a few times before the show. Next stop-America’s Got Talent!

–via Stuff I Stole From The Internet

Star Wars AT-AT Walker For Geeky Seniors

Posted: 12 May 2012 09:36 PM PDT

If you’re having trouble getting around on your own these days, why not take a tip from Star Wars and get this sweet AT-AT styled walker?

It will make you the geekiest resident at the senior center, and a big hit with the Leias at bingo night. Cool hydraulic sound effects not included.

Link –via Geek Tyrant

Trailer For Dragon Age The Animated Series

Posted: 12 May 2012 08:36 PM PDT

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The video game series Dragon Age is dark fantasy at it’s finest, full of murder, intrigue, magic and, of course, dragons.

This clip from the upcoming Dragon Age animated series by Funimation looks pretty cool, but I don’t know how I feel about the cheesy spell casting sound effects, or how easy they make it look to defeat a dragon.

But if it stays dark, bloody and full of action then I’m on board.

–via Topless Robot

The Hashtag Tower

Posted: 12 May 2012 08:00 PM PDT

Now this is something to tweet about: Danish architects BIG have designed an apartment tower complex that looks like a hashtag.

“The Cross # Towers constitute a three-dimensional urban community of interlocking horizontal and vertical towers. Three public bridges connect two slender towers at different levels – underground, at the street and in the sky. Catering to the demands and desires of different residents, age groups and cultures the bridges are landscaped and equipped for a variety of activities traditionally restricted to the ground. The resultant volume forms a distinct figure on the new skyline of Seoul – a “#” that serves as a gateway to the new Yongsan Business District signaling a radical departure from the crude repetition of disconnected towers towards a new urban community that populates the three-dimensional space of the city.”

Take a look at the rest over at BIG: Link - via Dezeen

Paper Tornadoes By Mia Pearlman

Posted: 12 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT

Artist Mia Pearlman creates some unique and interesting installations in the form of swirling paper tornadoes, which look far less dangerous than the real thing yet are far more likely to paper cut you to smithereens.

Capturing the feeling of turbulent motion and the random shapes found in a funnel cloud, Mia’s massive cut paper artworks fill the room with a sense of wonder and probably look really neat when a light breeze sweeps through.

Link  –via Beautiful/Decay

Man Advertised on Billboard to Get a Job

Posted: 12 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Bennett Olson was unemployed and desparate for a job, so he decided to do a bit of creative advertising to get hired:

In April, Olson paid $300 for an 8-second time slot on an electronic billboard near downtown Minneapolis. His ad was up for 24 hours, rotating with other ads on the billboard. The words "Hire Me!" appeared next to his website address and a picture of his face.

And yes, he landed a job: Link

Dalek Planter

Posted: 12 May 2012 06:37 PM PDT

Germinate! Germinate! Germinate! Inspired by a Dalek-shaped flower pot, Craftster member jackielantern made a pretty flower planter that will exterminate all life not inside of it.

Link -via Geek Crafts

Take A Ghostbusters Themed Tour Of New York

Posted: 12 May 2012 06:35 PM PDT

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The Ghostbusters tour of New York is a tribute to the classic film that showed us all we don’t need to be afraid of ghosts, or giant marshmallows for that matter.

A byproduct of Bleedingcool’s Patrick Willems relocating to the Big Apple, this fan film is as much a tribute to the city as it is a couple of geeks hamming it up on camera and re-enacting scenes from the film.

And they even have their own official tour musician, so if you’re a fan of the film you’re probably going to get a kick out of this vid. If not, expect a visit from Slimer while you sleep.

–via Nerd Bastards

 

Teacher Used “Cone of Shame” to Discipline Teens

Posted: 12 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Pasco County high school teacher Laurie Bailey-Cutkomp has a unique way to discipline her misbehaving ninth graders: with the "cone of shame".

Now, she's in trouble for treating students like dogs:

In the movie, the character Dug (a dog) wears the "cone of shame" as a punishment for being disobedient.

Bailey-Cutkomp, who reportedly worked previously in the veterinary field, brought a cone into her classes after students asked about them.

Bad idea or effective tool to enforce teenage discipline? Link

The Birth Of Black Widow

Posted: 12 May 2012 05:23 PM PDT

The Avengers are such an iconic team of superheroes that it seems fitting for them to be celebrated by working them into an iconic painting.

Argentinian artist Julian Totino Tedesco shows his love for the classics and comic books with his piece The Birth Of Black Widow, which is based on Botticelli’s masterpiece The Birth Of Venus and was used as the alternate cover art for Fantastic Four #17.

Venus is cool and all, but Black Widow has a much higher body count, and a skin tight black suit to match.

Link  –via JazJaz

Magnetic Implant to Hold iPod Nano

Posted: 12 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Tattoo artist Dave Hurban of Dynasty Tattoo in Newfield, New Jersey, likes to have his iPod Nano handy, so he decided to attach it to his wrist with magnets:

Hurban explained that the technique he used to get the four magnets under his skin to hold the iPod in place is actually a fairly typical one in the world of body piercing. “Those magnets are actually called micro-dermal anchors,” Dave explained, “and in body piercing they are very common. The tops are actually just 5 millimeter magnetic tops.” If you check out the admittedly cringe-worthy video of the process that the design firm Kaleidoscope Kreative shot, you can witness Hurban planting those very anchors, with a look of placid concentration on his face. “I took the ends of magnets and actually adhered them to the back of the iPod, and that’s how they click into my skin.”

Jeff Saginor of Digital Trends has the story: Link

Japan Could Become Extinct in 1,000 Years

Posted: 12 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Beset by aging population and low birth rates, Japan is facing a slow-moving crisis: researchers calculated that it could become extinct in 1,000 years!

Academics in the northern city of Sendai said that Japan's population of children aged up to 14, which now stands at 16.6 million, is shrinking at the rate of one every 100 seconds.

Their extrapolations pointed to a Japan with no children left within a millennium.

"If the rate of decline continues, we will be able to celebrate the Children's Day public holiday on May 5, 3011 as there will be one child," said Hiroshi Yoshida, an economics professor at Tohoku University.

"But 100 seconds later there will be no children left," he said. "The overall trend is towards extinction, which started in 1975 when Japan's fertility rate fell below two."

Link

Banana Trucker Hat

Posted: 12 May 2012 03:37 PM PDT

This simple craft by Brock Davis for his kids required just a few strokes of an X-ACTO knife. Then this Chiquita truck driver was ready to hit the road.

Link -via Super Punch

Man Stole Own Bicycle Back After Spotting it on Craigslist

Posted: 12 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Danny Lesh noticed that his stolen bike ended up for sale on Craigslist. When police declined to intervene, Danny decided to take justice into his own hands (or feet, in this case):

After haggling over the Craigslist price, Lesh says, he asked for a test ride. The vendor agreed, and Lesh pedaled around the block back to the waiting cab. He tossed the Cannondale in the trunk and rode off. The vendor called about half an hour later, demanding Lesh return the bike and threatening to notify the police himself, though it appears that call never materialized.

The DCist has the story: Link | Video Clip over at NBC4 Washington

Action Film with Claymation Cats

Posted: 12 May 2012 02:37 PM PDT


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Lee Hardcastle’s The Raid holds nothing back as trained SWAT cats force their way into a building occupied by a criminal gang. They’re adorable, in a bloodthirsty way. Content warning: violence and gore.

-via Nerdcore

School Forfeited Baseball Game Rather Than Playing A Girl

Posted: 12 May 2012 02:00 PM PDT



Mesa Prep second baseman Paige Sultzbach, image: Facebook

There’s no crying in baseball, and now we learn that there’s also no
playing against girls in baseball. At least, that’s what happened in Arizona
last week:

All second baseman Paige Sultzbach wanted to do was play in her
school’s state championship baseball game tonight.

But because she is a girl, that won’t happen.

Sultzbach is a freshman at Mesa Preparatory Academy, which had
been scheduled to play Our Lady of Sorrows Academy in tonight’s Arizona
Charter Athletic Association state championship at Phoenix College.

But Our Lady of Sorrows, a fundamentalist Catholic school in Phoenix
that lost twice to Mesa Prep during the regular season, chose to forfeit
the championship game rather than play a team fielding a female player.

Our Lady of Sorrows school officials would not comment, but Sultzbach’s
mother, Pamela Sultzbach, said her daughter and the rest of the team
received the news after Wednesday afternoon’s practice.

"This is not a contact sport, it shouldn’t be an issue,"
Pamela said. "It wasn’t that they were afraid they were going to
hurt or injure her, it’s that (they believe) that a girl’s place is
not on a field."

David Rookhuyzen of Arizona Republic was there: Link
– via Yahoo’s
Prep Rally

Online Self-Blackmailing Service

Posted: 12 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT

You may have already engaged in the blackmail of other people for fun and profit. But why not experience it for yourself?

Aherk! is an online service that holds you accountable to a goal that you’ve chosen. Submit an incriminating photo of yourself. When the deadline hits, your Facebook friends vote whether you’ve achieved that goal. If not, Aherk! posts the photo online. Then, presumably, the police arrive sometime later.

Link -via Marginal Revolution

Photo: Flickr user sirtrentalot

Real Life Robinson Crusoe

Posted: 12 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT

For many of us, moving to our own private tropical island of paradise is a fantasy, but not for Brendon Grimshaw. In 1962, bought an island in the Indian Ocean for £8,000 and replanted it with 16,000 trees, grasses and then he invited a few friends ...

BBC's Simon Reeven paid him a visit: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - via Boing Boing

DIY The Avengers Bookmark Craft Project

Posted: 12 May 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Here's a cute idea from the blog Crafts by Amanda: a DIY Avengers bookmark using a bit of paint and jumbo craft sticks. I'm partial to the Hulk one: he just looks so irasicbly cute! Link - via Nerd Approved

How Full Grown Trees Are Dug up and Transplanted

Posted: 12 May 2012 11:57 AM PDT


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It’s called a tree spade — a piece of heavy equipment previously unknown to me but apparently widely available. Here’s one in Berwick, Australia slicing into the earth several feet below the surface, then carrying then entire mass down the road.

-via Joe Carter

Sticky Hand

Posted: 12 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

 

Remember those sticky hand toys that seemed to multiply when you weren’t looking? My kids brought them home from everywhere, and I found them stuck to everything, rolled up in dust bunnies, spread around in the dryer, or tangled in a kid’s hair. But now you (or your kids) can play with one online, which won’t leave a mess! Link -via mental_floss

One Holi Mess: India’s Incredible Color-Soaked Festival

Posted: 12 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT

The Hindu Holi festival may be a mess, but it makes for some vivid pictures!

The spring festival of Holi, celebrated across many parts of India, but especially in the north, is a time when barriers are torn down and the usual rules, if not entirely broken, are at least well and truly bent. It's a time when adults can be children again, and children can get away with all kinds of mischief. The air is full of laughter and joyful shouts as brightly colored powders and water fly.

See more photographs, and read about Holi at Environmental Graffiti. Link

(Image credit: Antonio Gibotta)

Looking at Mom with Love

Posted: 12 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT

A tender mother-child moment, brought to you by the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. This picture was taken at Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesia. The contest is open for entries until June 28, or even later with an additional fee, but oy, look at the competition! Link -Thanks, Marilyn!

(Image credit: miranda rachellina)

Why Cars In Horror Movies Never Start The First Time

Posted: 12 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Have you ever wondered why cars in horror movies never start the first time the ignition is cranked? Jason Torchinsky solved the mystery when he “was able to find this revealing diagram in the underpants of an unconscious key grip on my lawn.” Read all about it at Jalopnik. Link -via mental_floss

Peeramid Dog Bookrest

Posted: 12 May 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Peeramid Dog Bookrest – $29.95

The weekend is here. Are you looking for a great way to kick back and relax? You need the Peeramid Dog Bookrest from the NeatoShop. This adorable plush bookrest, shaped like a pyramidal dog, is perfect for propping up iPads, e-readers and old fashioned books. Now get out there and do nothing. You deserve a break!

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fun Office and Desk items!

Link

 

 

Treat Your Mamma Right with Gary Busey

Posted: 12 May 2012 07:00 AM PDT


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Gary Busey tells us how to pull of the perfect Mother’s Day! He was happy to share his tips on the TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live. -via Buzzfeed

This Week at Neatorama

Posted: 12 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

This past week I got a lesson in what it means to have so many teenagers. The end of the school year meant we had two out-of-town school trips, a choir concert, a piano recital, two awards ceremonies, a picnic, a pizza party, an art show, final exams, and a yard sale. I attended, contributed to, or prepared the kids for each of these. Next week we have another out-of-town trip, a party, …and graduation. Remember when your mom went through all that stuff for you? That’s why she deserves special treatment on Mother’s Day -and all year round. If you’re catching your breath this weekend after a busy week, enjoy yourself by reading the exclusive features here that may have missed this week.

Jill Harness told us about how Dark Shadows Really Was Dark…Once.

Eddie Deezen wrote The Three Stooges Take on Hitler, complete with a video of the short You Natzy Spy!

Mental_floss magazine had the story of Democracy on the High Seas: How Pirates Rocked the Vote.

Troy's Book of Bear (and Other Adventures) came from the Annals of Improbable Research.

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader brought us The Greatest Canadian, about how Tommy Douglas fought for and won universal health care.

Congratulations to the winners of Battleship Mystery Box giveaway! Shelly, orchdirector, and Gabriel won gifts from the NeatoShop, and jtaega, Kautzer, Stephen, hoopajob, and Mia won random items from the Mystery Box!

The post with most comments this week was Woman Fired For "Living in Sin." Coming in second was The Greatest Canadian, followed by Mom Sent Bullied Kid to School with Stun Gun.

If you haven’t checked out our Twitter feed or Facebook page or G+ site yet, this weekend would be a good time to do that! You’ll find plenty of “extras” that don’t get posted at the main site, plus active communities of Neatoramanauts with their contributions. Pinterest fans will find us there, too!

Now, if you really want to get your mother something neat from the NeatoShop, but can’t get it shipped because the holiday is tomorrow, try this: order a gift, print off a picture, and slip it into your Mothers Day card, kind of like a gift certificate. You can blame the delay on the shipping company if you like. And if you’re a mother, we hope you have the most wonderful Mother’s Day ever!
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