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Deep Fried Gadgets

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

When we post about fair food, we often say that anything you like is better when it’s deep-fried. But frying our smartphones may be taking it just a little too far! Photographer Harry Hargreaves shows you what your favorite electronic gizmos would look like ready to eat in the project Deep Fried Gadgets. He worked out a way to do it safely, and he, along with food stylist Caitlin Levin, went to work. See computers, phones, games, and more in his exhibit at the Neatorama Spotlight Blog. Link

Cat Walks Down Side of Refrigerator Like a Boss

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:30 AM PDT


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Gravity is for losers and humans. Piggy that cat ignores it as she casually walks down the side of a refrigerator.

-via Gizmodo

You Should Immediately Break up with a Girl if She Doesn’t Like Firefly

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:30 PM PDT


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Mikey Mason speaks the truth. There are some things that you should never tolerate in a relationship, including cheating and not liking Firefly.

What, you would stay with a girl who can’t appreciate your Jayne Cobb hat? Show some self respect, man. Walk away and find someone better.

-via Dean Esmay

Previously by Mikey Mason: That One Dungeons & Dragons Session You’ll Never Forget

28 Years of a Truck Driver Tan

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:30 PM PDT

This man spent 28 years driving a truck, thus exposing the left side of his face to the elements more often than the right. On Facebook, writer Joe Carter offers this prudent advice:

Protect your skin by doing what I do: Stay inside and let the only light that shines on your face be the glow of your computer screen.

If you have an Internet connection, there’s really no need to go outside.

Article Link | Joe Carter’s Twitter Feed

Photo: Jennifer R.S. Gordon, M.D., and Joaquin C. Brieva, M.D./New England Journal of Medicine

What Happens When You Follow Hemingway’s Advice to “Write Drunk; Edit Sober”?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:30 PM PDT

It may surprise you, but most Neatorama blogging is done while the authors are stone cold sober. Would our content selection and writing improve if we took a few shots of whiskey first? That would be in keeping with Earnest Hemingway’s advice to “write drunk; edit sober.” Well, the first part at least. Writer Eric Kuentz decided to try Hemingway’s regimen. Here’s his morning after report:

My head is still throbbing.

One thing I learned, besides being out of practice drinking (no worries, not a habit I'm looking to pick up), alcohol definitely lowered my inhibitions. While this can be a dangerous occurrence at the bar, facing the blank page wasn't nearly as scary as usual. While the ideas didn't flow as smoothly as I may have liked, and clearly I lose the ability to punctuate and spell, there was definitely a stream-of-consciousness kind of feeling as I was writing. As things popped into my head, as characters spoke out of the fog of intoxication, it all spewed out onto the page.

Link -via VA Viper | Photo: Thomas Nelson & Sons

When Hipster Ariel Met Wil Wheaton

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:30 PM PDT


Tumblr blogger Totalitarian Vegetables got a chance to be photographed with The Wheaton. Naturally, she went as Hipster Ariel, wearing a shirt marked “Helvetica” in comic sans. The Wheaton, as you can read at the link, was pleased.

Link -via Nerdcore

TARDIS Safe

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:13 PM PDT

TARDIS Safe – $51.95

Attention Doctor Who fans! Are you looking for the perfect place to store your favorite treasures? You need the TARDIS Safe from the NeatoShop. This lockable portable bank features flashing lights and sound effects when opened.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more awesome Doctor Who items!

Link 

Crystal Brass Knuckles

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Why? Artist Debra Baxter explains, “I am going to realign your chakras [expletive deleted -ed.].” Inspired by the crystals in Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, she makes jewelry using enormous crystals.

Link -via Geekosystem | Artist’s Website

P.S. Would you like to carry around a set of brass knuckles that will make you look comparatively sane? Try the NeatoShop’s Fisticup.

Woman Breaks into Houses, Cleans Them, Then Leaves Invoices

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Burglary? No, just really aggressive marketing. Police in Westlake, Ohio arrested her anyway:

Police said the woman dubbed a real-life “cleaning fairy” broke into a house last week and a left a bill for the housework she did. According to police, the woman entered the Dover Center Road residence while homeowner Mallory Bush slept, did some light cleaning and left a bill for $75 on a napkin before leaving.

When Bush awoke, she found the note and several items out of place.

“Stuff was moved around and it was cleaner. On a napkin note that said, came here to clean today, and had a name and address and a bill for $75, so I figured my parents hired a cleaning person,” Bush said.

Link -via Oddity Central | Image: News Net 5

Bastoy Prison: Private Island Paradise for Norway’s Most Hardened Criminals

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:43 PM PDT


Photo: Der Spiegel

John told us about Norway's luxurious Halden prison before, but that's for common two-bit lawbreakers. Hardened criminals have their own place - actually their own private island that they run themselves:

Located about an hour away from Oslo, Bastoy Prison, if you can even call this place a prison, is located on a scenic island accessible by ferry. The unique philosophy governing this place can be observed from the moment you set foot on the boat, which is manned almost exclusively by inmates. Instead of just trying to make a run for it as soon as they reach the mainland, these hardened criminals greet visitors and help dock the boat. But once you get to the island and see the kind of freedom and resort-like leisure prisoners enjoy at Bastoy, it becomes clear why they wouldn’t want to go anywhere.

This holiday version of Alcatraz has plenty of beaches where inmates actually sunbathe during the warm summer months, plenty of great fishing spots, tennis courts and even a nice relaxing sauna. Instead of tiny cells, the around 115 prisoners on Bastoy Island live in cozy wooden cottages painted in warm colors, and carry the keys to their own quarters so they can come and go as they please. But you know what they don’t have at Bastoy Prison? Armed guards and fences preventing anyone from escaping. And just so we’re clear, the men here have been convicted of serious crimes, ranging from drug trafficking to rape and murder. Still, they enjoy the kind of lifestyle that is just unthinkable anywhere else, and that most people would actually pay for as a vacation.

Oddity Central has more on this gangster's paradise: Link

 

Wes Anderson Bingo

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Hello! Do you love Wes Anderson? Remember to bring this when you watch Moonrise Kingdom. Behold, the Wes Anderson Bingo, by Slate's Browbeat blog:

Link - via Booooooom

Machine Lights by Frank Buchwald

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:40 PM PDT

We've featured Frank Buchwald's Machine Lights on Neatorama a long time ago, but if you haven't seen them before, trust us: these lamps are magnificent works of art.

Link - via Red Ferret

 

On Music: Beatlemania Week – No. 7

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:03 PM PDT

We’ve come to the end of our week-long mini-series featuring songs by The Beatles. If you’re interested in reading other episodes, they all can be found right down here. If you have ideas about things you’d like to see us cover in a future, week-long mini-series, drop a suggestion in the comments below.

“All You Need Is Love”

This is a unique song not only in The Beatles’ catalog, but as pop songs go in general. The first performance of the song was seen live by 400 million people across 26 countries, via satellite on 25 June 1967. The BBC had commissioned The Beatles to write a song for the United Kingdom’s contribution to the live, international, satellite television production that also included opera singer Maria Callas and painter Pablo Picasso. That’s some pretty heavy company!

For all episodes in this week-long Beatlemania mini-series, click here.

Paralyzed Rat with Spinal Cord Injury Can Walk Again

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT


Photo: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Scientists have a breakthrough in spinal injury research: they were able to teach paralyzed rats with spinal cord injury to walk again after electrical stimulation of the brain and spine.

Benedict Carey of The New York Times explains:

In the study, a research team led by Grégoire Courtine of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, known as EPFL, gave a group of 10 rats the same surgical injury, cutting all direct nerve connections to the hind legs but stopping short of severing the spinal cord. The rats lost the use of their hind legs, but not their front legs.

The rats then began a daily regimen. Outfitted with tiny vests, held upright on their back legs but left to bear their full weight, the rats tried to move toward a piece of cheese that beckoned nearby. They lurched forward like furry paratroopers, unsteady on their feet after a hard landing.

The scientists provided stimulation in three places: electrically, in the motor area of the brain and in the spinal cord below the injury, and chemically, infusing the wound area with drugs thought to promote growth.

And growth is what they got. After two to three weeks of 30-minute daily sessions, the rats began to take their first voluntary steps. After six weeks, all of the rats could walk on their own, and some could run and climb stairs.

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Lamprey Pie For The Queen’s Jubilee

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:11 PM PDT

When Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Jubilee next week, one of the gifts she will receive is a lamprey pie.

The pie comes from Gloucester, a small city about 100 miles northwest of London. In a tradition dating to the Middle Ages, the city sent lamprey pies—which it considered a delicacy—to the monarch every Christmas and when kings or queens ascend to the throne. The lampreys usually come from the River Severn, a narrow, muddy waterway that passes through town.

The lampreys used for this year’s celebration, however, will come from North America’s Great Lakes region, since few are now available in the U.K. The image above (credit Gloucester City Council) shows lampreys; the pie, in the shape of Gloucester’s cathedral, is still under construction.  Of note, an interesting legend has it that in 1135, King Henry I died after eating a surfeit of lampreys.

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Full Circle: Film From the Point of View of the Jump Rope

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Grab some dramamine and then watch this video clip. Full Circle is film by Callum Cooper for fashion company Klezinski, which shows us what jumping rope looks like from the perspective of the rope.

Hit play or go to Link [vimeo] - via OK Great

 

Gruesome Dental Manikin

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Afraid of the dentist? If you have dentophobia, you probably thought that dentists are trained in medieval torture techniques, with this gruesome looking piece above as a temporary stand-in for your jaws.

Take a deep breath. They're just dental manikins.

David Galbraith of oobject has 12 of the most interesting dental training heads used in dental schools of yore: Link

 

The Next Generation Not Liking Facebook

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Poor Facebook. It lost a big advertiser, faceplanted its hyped IPO, got sued by a bunch of irate investors, and now it's being "defriended" by the next generation:

Facebook itself is no longer an adolescent. At 8, it's getting long in the tooth for a social network. And for some teens, the novelty has worn off.

"Facebook is just not the big fad anymore," said Kim Franklin, a 15-year-old from Gaithersburg, Md., who does not have a Facebook account and prefers social media site Tumblr. "It was like everybody was constantly on there, but now not so much."

Franklin said her 13-year-old sister Nicole hasn't signed up for a Facebook account either.

Meanwhile, Laura Franklin, the girls' 37-year-old mother, always has Facebook open on her computer while working on her parenting blog, Better in Bulk. That, she said, has led her teen daughters to dub Facebook a "mom thing."

Jessica Guynn and Ryan Faughnder of the LA Times has the story: Link 

(Image: Tomislav Pinter / Shutterstock.com)

Dead Dinner Guest Disguises

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Dead Dinner Guest Disguises – $9.95

Are you looking for a way liven up to your next soiree? You need the Dead Dinner Guest Disguises from the NeatoShop. This great set includes 8 paper masks and 8 ghastly props that your friends will be dying to play with.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Party Supplies.

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North Carolina To Outlaw Rise in Sea Level

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Global warming causing sea level to rise? North Carolina legislators ain't panicking - they've got the perfect solution: simply outlaw the rise in sea level!

Scott Huler of Scientific American's Plugged In blog wrote:

In a story first discussed by the NC Coastal Federation and given more play May 29 by the News & Observer of Raleigh and its sister paper the Charlotte Observer, a group of legislators from 20 coastal NC counties whose economies will be most affected by rising seas have legislated the words “Nuh-unh!” into the NC Constitution.

Okay, cheap shot alert. Actually all they did was say science is crazy. There is virtually universal agreement among scientists that the sea will probably rise a good meter or more before the end of the century, wreaking havoc in low-lying coastal counties. So the members of the developers’ lobbying group NC-20 say the sea will rise only 8 inches, because … because … well, SHUT UP, that’s because why.

That is, the meter or so of sea level rise predicted for the NC Coastal Resources Commission by a state-appointed board of scientists is extremely inconvenient for counties along the coast. So the NC-20 types have decided that we can escape sea level rise – in North Carolina, anyhow – by making it against the law. Or making MEASURING it against the law, anyhow

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14 Google Products That Are Also Metal Bands

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:14 AM PDT

I ran straight to read this list and was seriously bummed when I found no metal band named Blogger. Or even Blogspot. But I was surprised that there are, indeed, this many current and defunct Google projects and products. Of course, Chrome is the most obvious. Go see the rest (with videos!) at Buzzfeed. Link

Otter Swimming Lessons

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT


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A mother otter teaches her pups to swim, in this video from the Columbus Zoo. I thought it came naturally! -via Metafilter

5 Signs Humans Are Still Evolving

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Homo sapiens is not a finished product. In fact, there is evidence that modern humans are evolving faster than ever before, as mutations and natural selection continue to change us. How so? For one thing, we drink milk.

Historically, the gene that regulated a human's ability to digest lactose shut down as they were weaned off of their mother's breast milk. But when we began domesticating cows, sheep and goats, being able to drink milk became a nutritionally advantageous quality, and people with the genetic mutation that allowed them to digest lactose were better able to propagate their genes.

A 2006 study suggests this tolerance for lactose was still developing as early as 3,000 years ago in East Africa. That genetic mutation for digesting milk is now carried by more than 95 percent of Northern European descendants.

Read about the other changes in humans over time at mental_floss. Link

(Image credit: Flickr user Lucas Leite)

Clock Tower Hotel

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:38 AM PDT

The view was great and the bed was cozy, but the alarm in the morning - BONG! - was a bit too loud.

Consider that if you want to stay at this Clock Tower Hotel, a conceptual art piece by Japanese artist Tazu Rous, which was actually built 75 feet (23 m) off the ground around the actual clock tower of Ghent's main train station in Belgium.


The money shot after the jump:

I Love Belgium has the story and more pics: Link – Thanks Tom!

Water Flea Waltz

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT


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Ain’t science wonderful? Here is a video of the microscopic water flea performing a little musical ditty. -via Improbable Research, where you’ll find an additional video of a water flea playing with a toy.

Ten Superior Psychopaths

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Superior psychopaths? The only place psychopaths could be described that way would be in fiction. And so it is, since the only way we can enjoy a psychopath is when we know they can do no real harm. Pajiba has a list of those TV characters that fascinate us because there are no limits to what they might do. Which is your favorite? Mine is pictured here. Link

On Music: Beatlemania Week – No. 6

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:46 AM PDT

“With a Little Help from My Friends”

Another classic from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, “With a Little Help from My Friends” was written by Paul and John for Ringo, who had a very small singing range. They specifically kept the song almost like a simple conversation, with their characters asking questions of Billy Shears, Ringo's character. "What do you see when you turn out the light?" "I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine."

Ringo's only input was to change the first line of the lyrics, which originally was “What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and throw tomatoes at me?” Fearing that fans would actually lob tomatoes (and hey, we all know that Beatles fans were capable of doing the darndest things), he switched it to "and walk out on me?"

For all episodes in this week-long Beatlemania mini-series, click here.

Parking Space is Now a Park

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:28 AM PDT

When Svante Myrick became the mayor of Ithaca, New York, earlier this year, he gave up driving to work every day in favor of walking. However, the mayor has a permanent prime parking space in front of City Hall. To keep the space from going to waste, Myrick has turned it into a tiny public park! The “Reserved for Mayor” sign has been appended to say “and friends.”  Link -via Breakfast Links

The Cup Of Coffee Club

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:40 AM PDT

“Cup of Coffee players” are those whose Major League baseball career consisted of only one game. Right now, the membership in this exclusive club is numbered at 974, although as new members join, others move out by playing more games. The Awl has the stories of some of these players, like Adam Greenberg, who got his chance to pinch hit for the Cubs on July 9th, 2005.

A 92-mph pitch takes 400 milliseconds to traverse the 60-foot-6-inch distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate. That's the high end of how long it takes for a human eye to blink. Instincts take over when dealing with these kinds of speeds, skills that have been honed over years of repetition. Sensing that something was off about the ball’s trajectory, the auto-response of Greenberg's body was to turn away from the incoming projectile, protecting the exposed vital sense-collecting organs on his face at all costs. As an offering, his body was willing to sacrifice the back of his head.

"The first thing going through your head is, this guy's dead," said de los Santos in a 2007 “Outside the Lines” segment about the pitch. Greenberg suffered a mild concussion, which led to years of vertigo and headaches. The following season, he hit .179 and .118, respectively, in Double-A and Triple-A, forcing the Cubs to cut ties with him. Subsequent minor league tries with the Dodgers, Royals and Angels all met the same end.

You might recognize the story of Cup of Coffee Club member Eddie Gaedel, featured here last year. Read other stories of careers that were ended way too soon for various reasons like wartime service, injuries, bad luck, or the fact that the player shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Link -via Metafilter

 

Puppy-Go-Round

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:02 AM PDT


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Or is it a puppy pinwheel? I can’t tell what these dogs are being fed, and honestly it might be better to not know. But it must be tasty, as the whole litter goes into full Busby Berkeley mode as soon as it’s set down for them! -via The Daily What

Where Does Decaf Come From? …and Other Burning Questions About Coffee

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:03 AM PDT

Whether you take it with cream and sugar, as a latte or frappuccino- coffee can get complicated. Fortunately, mental_floss is here to unlock the mysteries of the dark drink that brightens your mornings.

Q: WHERE DOES DECAFFEINATED COFFEE COME FROM?

It’s pretty simple. To make decaf, you start out with regular coffee beans and then take out the caffeine. Manufacturers usually begin the process by steaming fresh beans until they’re moist and swollen. Next, the caffeine is extracted using a solvent, such as water, ethyl acetate, methylene chloride, or highly pressurized carbon dioxide. Then the beans are steamed and dried again, which removes any residue from the solvent. This process rarely gets all the caffeine, but according to U.S. law, it doesn’t have to. For coffee to be labeled decaf, only 97.5 percent of its caffeine must be removed. On average, a cup of regular coffee has 115 mg. of caffeine, while a cup of decaf has about 3 mg.

Q: WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE CAFFEINE ONCE IT’S EXTRACTED?

It would be a shame for all that caffeine to go to waste. So, coffee manufacturers save the jittery gold and sell it to soft drink makers and pharmaceutical companies. In the end, the caffeine winds up in your Coke and NoDoz.

Q: HAS COFFEE EVER BEEN ILLEGAL?

Not in the United States -although many Mormons and Rastafarians abstain from coffee for religious reasons. But back in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Ottoman Empire cracked down on coffee, suspicious of its stimulating effects. The most notable ban came under Sultan Murad IV, who ran the empire from 1623 to 1640. Concerned about his subjects congregating in coffeehouses, Murad declared that anyone found with a cup of joe would be met with a beating. Those unlucky enough to get nailed with a second offense were sewn up inside a burlap bag and dumped in the Bosphorus Strait.

Q: WHY IS AGED COFFEE BETTER? WHEN I LET IT SIT AROUND MY HOUSE, IT JUST GETS STALE.

Aging coffee is a special process designed to reduce the acidity of the beans. And although there are several ways to age coffee, the old-fashioned way is probably the best. In tropical regions, coffee is “monsooned,” meaning that it’s stored in an open-air warehouse, where it’s exposed to the moisture and winds of monsoon season. After about 16 weeks, the coffee comes out with a lower acidity and more body.

Monsooning actually attempts to recreate a centuries-old flavor. Back in the 1600s, Europeans got their coffee from faraway places such as India, and the beans were shipped over in large wooden sailboats. The journey could take up to six months, and that entire time, the beans sat there, soaking up the moist ocean air. As a result, the mild coffee flavor was all Europeans knew. But when shipping methods improved and wooden vessels were eliminated, the coffee got a sharper flavor. Some drinkers missed the old taste, so Indians created the monsooning technique to mimic java’s long journeys at sea.

Q: IS THERE AN ACTUAL MAXWELL HOUSE?

There used to be. When it opened in 1869, the Maxwell House Hotel was Nashville’s largest and swankiest place to stay. During the early 20th century, Teddy Roosevelt was known to be a guest there, as were various members of the Vanderbilt clan. In 1892, a man named Joel Cheek approached the hotel with his special blend of coffee, and the hotel agreed to start serving it. As the years passed, the coffee became famous and the Maxwell House Hotel lent the brand its name.

So, what about that “Good to the Last Drop” slogan? Ad men claimed the slogan originated with Roosevelt, who supposedly said it after slurping down a cup during one of his stays. But in recent years, the coffee company has admitted that the line came from an inspired copywriter. Sadly, a fire destroyed the Maxwell House Hotel in December 1961.

Q: WHY DO SOME COFFEES MARKET THEMSELVES AS “ARABICA”?

Although the words sound exotic, arabica is simply a scientific name for a popular species of coffee plant. Actually, the arabica plant is the source of more than 60 percent of the world’s beans. The other main commercial species, canephora, is more bitter. But it has other advantages; it’s less prone to disease, and it contains more caffeine.

Q: SO, IS COFFEE GOOD FOR ME?

For most people, yes. Recent medical research indicates that drinking coffee lowers your chances of getting colon cancer, gallstones, cirrhosis of the liver, Parkinson’s disease, and Type 2 diabetes. Plus, coffee helps control asthma and alleviates headaches. Some of the drink’s health benefits are due to its caffeine content, while others are attributed to antioxidants. In fact, Americans drink so much coffee with so much regularity that coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in our diet. Take that, fruits and vegetables!

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The above article by Ethan Trex is reprinted with permission from the Left Brain section of the September-October 2010 issue of mental_floss magazine.

Be sure to visit mental_floss‘ entertaining website and blog for more fun stuff!

 

Hot Dogs For Dessert?

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:41 AM PDT

When should you polish off a meal of hot dogs with more hot dogs for dessert? When the later dogs are actually delicious sugar cookies with a quick squeeze of yellow frosting. I know what I’m having this Fourth of July!

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No Big Deal, I’m Just Swimming With a Polar Bear

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:37 AM PDT

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You have to be pretty darn brave to get this up close and personal with one of the biggest predators around. That being said, it’s pretty adorable and I’m totally jealous. Would you dare to swim with this cuddly beast?

Via I Can Has Cheezburger

The Harvest Mouse Is A True Acrobat

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT

The harvest mouse is only two or so inches tall, but it’s adapted well to the reeds, wheat fields and other tall vegetation in its homeland thanks to its amazing acrobatic skills. Just look at his amazing prowess.

“The feet are specially adapted for climbing, with the outer of the five toes on each foot being large and more-or-less opposable,” writes University of Michigan’s Francesca Ivaldi. “This mouse can grip a stem with each hindfoot and its tail, leaving the forepaws free for collecting food. It can also use its tail for balance as it scurries along long grass stems.”

Click on the link for more adorable pictures.

Link Via io9

An Adorable Geeky Love Song

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:21 AM PDT

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In case you needed help understanding the lyrics so you can appreciate the true geekiness, here’s a short exerpt:

You'll be you'll be my Superman, my Bruce Wayne.
You're Peter Parker without his Mary Jane.
Let's go to the world of comic books and lose ourselves there, where you'll be my hero in the air.

If you need to read the rest of them, check out the YouTube link. How could any gentleman resist?

Via Geeks Are Sexy

The Best Money Card Ever

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 12:20 AM PDT

At least, it’s the best if you love Futurama and hate having people argue about taking your monetary gifts.

If you happen to know the original source for this image, let me know so I can give credit where it is due.

Link Via Geeks Are Sexy

A Cute And Clumsy Baby Elephant Playing With A Soccer Ball

Posted: 31 May 2012 11:47 PM PDT

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Well, I think the title says it all on this one folks! This cute, clumsy baby elephant kicks the ball around for a bit, falling down here and there and amusing every human in attendance.

And now that the video has been shared on the interwebs it can amuse people across the globe with it’s clumsy critter antics. Yay!

Why are baby elephants so darn cute regardless of what they’re doing? Because they’re baby animals, that’s why!

–via Best Week Ever

The Dark Knight Rises…With Mustard and Extra Relish

Posted: 31 May 2012 11:00 PM PDT


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It took $250 million to make The Dark Knight Rises. If only Christopher Nolan had used hotdogs instead of human actors, he could have shaved at least 40 million off that figure.

-via Comics Alliance

Tip Toland’s Hyper Realistic Ceramic Sculptures

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:44 PM PDT

The subjects in Tip Toland’s sculptures can best be described as ManChildren- men who clearly haven’t outgrown their adolescence and appear to be on a journey of self discovery.

They’re unnervingly realistic in detail and form, and Tip has captured these familiar human expressions and feelings so perfectly that they appear ready to spring to life at any moment.

Take a gander at the rest of Tip’s disturbing ceramic sculptures at the links below, because creepy can also be fun!

Link  –via Beautiful/Decay

The Algorithm for the Perfect Bra

Posted: 31 May 2012 10:00 PM PDT

Aarthi Ramamurthy and Michelle Lam left Microsoft to start their own company — one that would use computers to generate the perfect bra for every woman. They started by getting rid of the measuring tape:

"We went to bra fitting after bra fitting and spoke to experts, and the best ones didn't use measuring tape," Lam

said. "They had these unwritten rules where they could look at a woman's body and say, we think this would be best. We were able to take these rules and distill them into code." [...]

The algorithm then produces a page of custom recommendations and allows shoppers to choose three bras to test, while the True & Co. experts choose two "mystery" bras based on the customer's answers to the quiz.

These five bras are shipped for free so women can try them on at home and decide what works. Everything on the site is priced at $45, including high-end brands like Calvin Klein and Natori.

Link -via Gizmodo | Photo: Tracy Hunter

Psychedelic Movie Posters By We Buy Your Kids

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:49 PM PDT

These re-imagined movie posters are by We Buy Your Kids, an Australian design studio with works as cool as their company’s name.

Their posters feature simple retro styled imagery, bold kinetic text and a psychedelic edge that harkens back to the days of Yellow Submarine rides and tuning in, turning on and dropping out.

And the best part about these posters is you can buy (some of) them directly from WBYK, so you won’t have to live without them!

Link  –via Super Punch

Insane Athletes Working Out off the Side of a Crane

Posted: 31 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT


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Nothing provides motivation to finish that last pull-up quite like hanging off the end of a construction crane far above the ground. Watch these Russian daredevils tempt fate, strength and strong winds as they get a terrifying but probably effective workout.

-via Geekologie

Skyrim Finally Gets An Expansion Pack

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:45 PM PDT

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Have you finally re-adjusted to life in the real world after spending thousands of hours completing the epic fantasy video game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?

Well, I have some terrible news for you-Bethesda is about to release an awesome looking expansion pack called Dawnguard, and it looks good enough to envelop you in its dark embrace once again, making you forget that you were once a productive member of society.

So call in sick when the expansion pack is released and get back to doing what you do best- playing Skyrim like a boss!

–via Topless Robot

Master Chief

Posted: 31 May 2012 08:00 PM PDT

I’ve never played Halo, so I’ll just assume that this cosplayer is being completely faithful to the series. David Ngo spotted him at the Fanime 2012 convention.

Link -via Kotaku

Neil Gaiman’s Commencement Speech Turned Into A Comic

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:51 PM PDT

Neil Gaiman recently delivered a commencement speech for Philadelphia’s University of the Arts which people found so heartwarming and inspiring that someone decided to turn it into a comic.

The someone in question is Australian illustrator Gavin Aung Than, and he did a great job of making the speech even easier to digest, with whimsical imagery and lots of brightly colored panels.

Hit the link below if you want to see the rest of Gavin’s equally heartwarming take on Neil Gaiman’s graduation speech, then print that sucker out and pin it to your wall for a dose of daily inspiration.

Link  –via BuzzFeed

TimeScapes: Rapture

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT

Tom Lowe, the creator of TimeScapes that Miss C featured on Neatorama, told us of his newest trailer for the movie, called TimeScapes: Rapture.

Take a look over at Vimeo, where you can see it in its full-width glory! Link - Thanks Tom! 

Fantastic Four Radio Show From 1975 Featuring Bill Murray

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:50 PM PDT

(YouTube Link)

This fantastic retro find features a young Bill Murray reading the role of Human Torch alongside Stan Lee in a 1975 radio version of the Fantastic Four comics.

The radio show ran for thirteen episodes and featured the Fantastic Four squaring off against classic foes such as- Super Skrull, Moleman and the Latvian Iron Man himself Doctor Doom.

It’s fun way to listen to a video on YouTube, and may even appeal to Millenials who aren’t used to using their imaginations to picture the scene!

–via Comics Alliance

Gamers in Love

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Redditor MountCleverest writes, “My girlfriend and I wanted to cuddle, but we wanted to play Diablo too. This is what happened.” It’s a brilliant solution to a difficult problem, provided that you can come up with the girlfriend component.

Link

Woman Trapped in Bathroom for 20 Days Banged on Pipes, Neighbors Annoyed

Posted: 31 May 2012 06:00 PM PDT

Think you got bad neighbors? They're probably not as bad as these bunch, as listed by our pal Oddee in their article 7 of the Worst Neighbors Ever: Link

And if you're curious, the Paris woman trapped for 20 days in the bathroom was from a BBC news article back in 2010.

Highly Detailed Paper Cities By Yumiko Matsui

Posted: 31 May 2012 05:44 PM PDT

Yumiko creates spectacular paper cityscapes rich with detail and an imbued sense of life in the big city.

It’s as if the little cars really do have somewhere to be in a hurry, and the people who populate this city live their lives blissfully unaware that they could be squashed by a falling peanut or errant pebble at any moment.

Top it all off with the fact that the billboards will light up once night has fallen on this mini metropolis and you’ve got a papercraft city where a bug wearing a tie and top hat would feel right at home.

Link  –via Juxtapoz
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