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- Millie The Feline Security Guard
- The 8 Wheeled Skateboard That Can Cruise Down Stairs
- 20 Weird and Cool Beds to Inspire Fantastical Dreams
- Preview Of Animated Series “Gravity Falls”
- For the Truly Dedicated Sriracha Fans
- Photographic Travel Diary Life With Maggie
- More Adventures in the Sloth Sanctuary
- A LEGO Wall And Stair Rail Made From 20,000 Bricks
- Kitschy Spider-Man Fan Film From 1969
- Putting Cats in Jail?
- Thought Provoking Sculptures And Illustrations By Nishio Yasuyuki
- Fruits And Vegetables Carved Into Skull Shapes
- Party Rock Cantina Band
- Phineas and Ferb Tung Toos
- Vintage Photos Of New York Kids By Helen Levitt
- 15 Enchanting Red Windows from Around the World
- The Realness of Reality TV
- A Room with a (Different) View
- Volume Discount
- Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror
- LEGO Steampunk Star Wars Spacecraft
- A Petition to End Petitions
- The Stephen King Flowchart
- Khan’s Child
- Ninja Mug
- THe Horror of Mrs. Doubtfire
- Zombie Bride Cake
- Internet Micro Celebrity
- Sand Sculpture Scenery
- Elephant May Get Contact Lenses
- Day to Night
- The Story of Publishers Clearing House
- A Case of the Mondays
- Planets Are a Close Couple
- Lovable Pooches With Different Colored Eyes
- Millenium Falcon LEGO Messenger Bag
- Giant Fish Sculptures Made Out Of Plastic Bottles
- An Unusual Way To Create A Character
- Fossilized Copulating Turtle Couple Discovered In Germany
- We Live in an Age of Wonders
- Forged in the Heat of Battle: The Origin of the Boy Scouts
| Millie The Feline Security Guard Posted: 23 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT By day Millie is an ordinary Meow Mix loving feline, by night she dons a security guard uniform and patrols the Bandai toy warehouse she calls home. She was promoted to security guard when workers saw her vigilantly patrolling the Southampton warehouse floor, and now Millie has the distinction of being the first cat employed to do a dog’s job. Hopefully Millie won’t partake of any catnip while she’s on duty, because she needs to keep her eyesight sharp and her claws even sharper.  |
| The 8 Wheeled Skateboard That Can Cruise Down Stairs Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:14 AM PDT As a former skateboarder, I know how frustrating it can be to come up against yet another flight of stairs when you’re tired of grinding handrails, or leaping from great heights, and you just want to go home. That’s where Po-Chih Lai’s 8 wheeled Stair Rover comes in, with specially designed pivoting trucks that allow it to tackle stairs like a champ. Now you can skate straight down the steps without wasting your energy stepping down them all, which should make the trip home a lot more fun. |
| 20 Weird and Cool Beds to Inspire Fantastical Dreams Posted: 23 Jun 2012 03:37 AM PDT Most of these beds might not actually help you sleep any better, but they’ll certainly spruce up an otherwise boring bedroom. In fact, while some of these are obviously intended to be kid’s beds, I would love to convert them into queen-sized versions. |
| Preview Of Animated Series “Gravity Falls” Posted: 23 Jun 2012 03:17 AM PDT Gravity Falls is a new animated TV show, created by Alan Hirsch, that will air on the Disney Channel starting June 29th. This surprisingly fun, and beautifully animated, show is about two kids from the big city sent to spend the summer with their uncle in a strange Oregon town called Gravity Falls, where things get a bit weird in The Mystery Shack. Take a look at this short preview, and have your faith in (PG rated) television animation instantly renewed! –via Cartoon Brew |
| For the Truly Dedicated Sriracha Fans Posted: 23 Jun 2012 02:29 AM PDT Personally, a tiny squirt of Sriracha is all I ever need, but for those that truly love the hot sauce, this spray bottle adaptation is a brilliant way to get your fix as fast as possible. Just don’t use it as a weapon -John, I know you’ve been plotting revenge, but that’s just not cool. Link Via Geekologie |
| Photographic Travel Diary Life With Maggie Posted: 23 Jun 2012 02:12 AM PDT The latest series by New York based photographer Ofer Wolberger is a surreal travel diary entitled Life With Maggie. Maggie is a masked, anonymous everywoman who journeys across the land encountering situations ranging from mundane to bizarre, and her strange masked appearance only adds to the oddity of this series. Take a trip with Maggie, even if you’re not quite sure who she is or where the hell she’s going. (NSFW due to artistic nudity) Link –via Beautiful/Decay |
| More Adventures in the Sloth Sanctuary Posted: 23 Jun 2012 01:22 AM PDT We’ve already featured a few videos from the Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, but when it comes to cute little baby critters like these, can you ever really get enough? |
| A LEGO Wall And Stair Rail Made From 20,000 Bricks Posted: 23 Jun 2012 01:12 AM PDT It’s official-LEGO bricks have transcended the realms of mosaic art, sculpture and playtime and are now being used in home repair and restoration projects! This colorful wall and stair rail are made out of over 20,000 LEGO bricks, and should withstand everything but a wave of bratty little kids tearing at it with their It adds a fun look to the room, but I wonder if this plastic addition is up to Manhattan’s building code? |
| Kitschy Spider-Man Fan Film From 1969 Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:22 AM PDT This video is the first Spider-Man fan film ever made, and it’s full of all the kitschy charm and bad special effects you’ve come to expect from 60s scifi films. This fan film was created by Donald F. Glut, who went on to write for animated TV series like Spider Man and his Amazing Friends and Transformers, and had many other Marvel fan films under his belt before he made this tribute to the wisecracking webslinger. –via ComicsAlliance |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:21 AM PDT No, no one is really locking cats behind bars. Instead prisoners are being increasingly given the option to take care of cats:
Of course, giving lonely men in prison the option to take care of some kitties does open the way for some raunchy jokes, but I’ll leave those to your imaginations. |
| Thought Provoking Sculptures And Illustrations By Nishio Yasuyuki Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:32 PM PDT Nishio Yasuyuki is an artist and sculptor whose works have a compelling story to tell, and bring to mind images of a dark, wondrous place born out of our collective subconscious. Despite being massive in scale, Nishio’s sculptures are full of fine naturalistic details which may take the viewer a moment to fully realize. His illustrations are equally detailed, like a strange naturalistic stream of thought, with my fave of the bunch being “Fight The Cause Of Justice”. Link –via Hi-Fructose |
| Fruits And Vegetables Carved Into Skull Shapes Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:30 PM PDT The last time I saw fruit and vegetables looking as grisly as these pieces by Dimitri Tsykalov I didn’t touch the fresh stuff for months! Skull images are delicately carved into the flesh, outer skin peeled back to reveal the faces of death beneath the surface. Even cooler is the fact that Dimitri lets some of the pieces rot then incorporates them into photos alongside the fresher pieces, like the life cycle of skull shaped produce. Link –via Laughing Squid |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:00 PM PDT Now you know how to dance to the music in Mos Eisley’s most wretched hive of scum and villainy. That knowledge could come in handy! -via Buzzfeed |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:30 PM PDT Phineas and Ferb Tung Toos – $1.95 Summer is officially here! Do you know what you are going to do today? How about maybe writing a haiku and get a tongue tattoo? No, not a real tattoo. A temporary tongue tattoo with the Phineas and Ferb Tung Toos from the Neatoshop. Don’t worry, with this fun and flavored temporary tattoo you will still be able to ask, “Where’s Perry.” The Phineas and Ferb Tung Toos come in Blue and Green. Collect them both! Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fun Mints & Candies! |
| Vintage Photos Of New York Kids By Helen Levitt Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:26 PM PDT Helen Levitt was a street photographer after my own heart, who captured raw images of life on the streets of New York from the 1930s to the 1980s. She has been called “the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time”, and perusing through her photographs really does feel like taking a trip back in time, seeing the city not as an outsider but as one of its own. Her works are currently on display at the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York City through August 17th. |
| 15 Enchanting Red Windows from Around the World Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:00 PM PDT There’s something about a touch of red on a home that makes you smile. Environmental Graffiti collected pictures of windows all over the world that stand out with red frames or shutters, or even both. Link (Image credit: Flickr user Alessandro T.) |
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The problem comes when viewers perceive they have been lied to by the producers of the programs, which the author says is pointless when the goal is merely entertainment. Read more about the different ways reality TV may or may not be real at The Daily Beast. Link |
| A Room with a (Different) View Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:00 PM PDT
German photographer Menno Aden has a unique way of photographing a room: from above!
My Modern Met has more: Link |
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| Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:30 PM PDT NASA’s newest Mars probe, Curiosity, is scheduled to land on Mars on August 6th, 2012. It won’t be easy. You can follow the latest updates at NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory site. Link -via Metafilter |
| LEGO Steampunk Star Wars Spacecraft Posted: 22 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT
Sean Jensen (Steadibrick on Flickr) made not one but two super cool LEGO Steampunk versions of Star Wars spacecrafts. Take a look at the Steampunk X-Wing Fighter and the Steampunk TIE Fighter over at his Flickr pages - via The Brothers Brick |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT It’s so annoying when people stop you on the street to sign a petition that Scott Rogowsky of someecards asked people to sign a petition to stop that sort of thing. Some folks took the time to explain the absurdity of the project to him. -via Laughing Squid |
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Love Stephen King? This one is for you: Gillian James of Tessiegirl blog mapped the connections between characters in Stephen King universe. Take a look at the full Stephen King flowchart over at Gillian's blog: Link - via Flowing Data |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:30 PM PDT
Did you think you know everything there is to know about Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Dvin Faraci of Badass Digest has the scoop: Link |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT Ninja Mug – $11.95 Attention warm beverage drinkers! Do you follow strict coffee drinking rules that require you to be specialized in the ancient art of sipping? The Ninja Mug from the NeatoShop is for you! This fantastic mug is perfect for someone befitting your mysterious status. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Mugs!
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT
"An unemployed man undergoes a drastic transformation in a twisted attempt to regain the trust of his estranged family." A comedy? No, Mrs. Doubtfire is undoubtedly a horror flick. Here's the recut trailer by Peter Javidpour: Hit play or go to Link [vimeo] - via Probably Best |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT
Sarah based the cake on an actor at the Haunted Hayride of Horror haunted house in Lenoir city, Tennessee, and entered it in the 2011 Tennessee Valley Fair cake competition. Needless to say, it killed the competition and won first place in best of show. Eat Your Heart Out has the pics: Link |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT Do you know someone whose self-esteem relies on how many “friends” and “followers” they have? That kind of ego-boost can backfire on you in the blink of an eye! -via b3ta |
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We've all played in the sand, but not like Singaporean sand sculptor JOOHeng Tan. He really took dirt to a whole 'nother level: Colossal has more pics and the video clip: Link |
| Elephant May Get Contact Lenses Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:30 AM PDT
The decision won’t be made until this fall at the earliest. Link -via The Week (Image credit: College of Veterinary Medicine, John T. Conte/AP Photo) |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT
Take a look at photographer Stephen Wilkes's photo series "Day to Night," shot in New York City, and weep. Simply fantastic. This one above, of The Flatiron building, is my favorite: Link |
| The Story of Publishers Clearing House Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT
So that’s the secret! But what’s even more interesting is the story of how PCH became a household name in big-money sweepstakes. You can read the entire story at mental_floss. Link |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT Illustrated by @pants, this Twaggie was rendered from a Tweet by @StephenAtHome. That’s Stephen Colbert, just in case you didn’t recognize him. See a new illustrated Tweet every day at Twaggies! Link |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT Data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope shows two exoplanets that orbit closer to each other than any other planets yet discovered. The image is an artist’s conception of what one planet might look like from the other planet. Both planets are too close to their star to contain liquid water.
Link -via Boing Boing (Image credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) |
| Lovable Pooches With Different Colored Eyes Posted: 22 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT Heterochromia is more common in dogs than in people, and it’s as cute as can be! At Environmental Graffiti, see 15 adorable dogs looking at you with puppy dog eyes -one blue and one brown, mostly. Link |
| Millenium Falcon LEGO Messenger Bag Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:30 AM PDT
Millenium Falcon LEGO Messenger Bag – $19.95 Are you looking for a way to rebel against clutter and disorganization in your home? You need the Millenium Falcon LEGO Messenger Bag from the NeatoShop. This impressive case has a 400 brick capacity and pockets for up to 6 minifigs. Never underestimate the power of a great bag. Millenium Falcon LEGO Storage Case also available. Buy 1 or buy both. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Star Wars items and LEGO fun! |
| Giant Fish Sculptures Made Out Of Plastic Bottles Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:13 AM PDT This fishy work is aptly titled The Big Fishes, and it was made from discarded plastic bottles collected and assembled into a pleasantly piscine form. It’s currently on display at Botafogo beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, where the work is lit up at night so that beachgoers can continue to enjoy the piece even when the lights go out. Link –via JazJaz —image credit: Victor R. Caivano / AP, Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters |
| An Unusual Way To Create A Character Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT Artist David Habben has an unusual creative process behind his whimsical illustrations-he creates a basic outline/shape then fills the interior with detail. He twists and contorts his characters to fit within the space created by the outline, forcing them to conform in a way which actually aids creativity, even though it seems like a hindrance. David’s works may be the shape of things to come in the world of illustration, and for the rest of us the idea makes for a pretty nifty form of drawing exercise. |
| Fossilized Copulating Turtle Couple Discovered In Germany Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT These shell backed lovers were fossilized while doing the nasty around 47 million years ago, and now have the distinction of being the only vertebrate fossils ever found frozen in the act of making love. The mating couple were found in a German quarry called the Messel Pit, where five more pairs of copulating turtle couples were found, making this site the new home for paleontologist jokes and one liners about mating turtles. Anybody have a good turtle joke they’d like to share? |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT Randall Munroe of xkcd demonstrates to us how greatly our knowledge of the cosmos has expanded just recently. Here’s his scaled representation of all 786 known planets, most of which were unknown a few years ago. He reminds us of something that we could easily forget: “This is an exciting time.” View the full-size image at the link. Link -via Geekosystem |
| Forged in the Heat of Battle: The Origin of the Boy Scouts Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT
Be Prepared During the summer of 1899, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell of the British army found himself in a pickle. He'd been put in charge of making sure the British Empire retained her settlements in South Africa. Problem was, the nearby Dutch colonists—the Boers—were gearing up to seize them, and there were a lot more Boers than Englishmen in the area. To make matters worse, British government officials refused to send Baden-Powell more troops or supplies. They thought it would be best not to provoke the Boers by appearing ready for war. Of course, Baden-Powell knew to always be prepared. He planned in secret for the imminent invasion, recruiting and gathering his own men and supplies. Rather than spread his troops far and wide, the colonel consolidated his limited forces in the inland town of Mafeking. He thought if he could hold onto the town long enough, he would be able to keep Boer troops away from the coast, where British reinforcements would eventually land. When the Second Boer War erupted in October, the colonel and his 500 troops found themselves surrounded by 8,000 Boer soldiers. With little else in his arsenal, Baden-Powell engaged in the art of deception. If he could make the Boers believe that Mafeking was better defended than it really was, he figured he could keep them at bay. And so the theatrics began. The 42-year-old colonel ordered his troops to act as though they were planting minefields, even though they had no mines. He ordered them to create gun turrets, even though they had neither the manpower nor the artillery to arm them. And to make the perimeter appear well guarded, Baden-Powell made his men pretend to avoid barbed wire along the edge of town. He even had them parade around at night with a fake searchlight made from a lamp and a biscuit tin.  The Mafeking Cadet Corps. Life in the Woods What gave Baden-Powell the idea to use adolescent boys in battle? Well, he had a peculiar childhood. The son of a natural-history professor, Robert Baden-Powell grew up in a nature-loving family. When his father died in 1860, Robert was just 3 years old. His newly widowed mother was determined to make men of her five sons, so she pushed them to vigorously explore the outdoors. In fact, she once challenged her boys to travel on their own from their house in London to a rented cottage in Wales. After the brothers paddled a boat up the Thames by themselves, they hiked the remaining distance. Several days later, they arrived safely at the cottage, where their mother was waiting for them. During their camping and boating adventures, the boys took as little with them as possible. They slept under hedges and haystacks, and they caught and cooked their own meals. In the end, the exercise not only taught them the skills to survive in the wild, but it also fostered a sense of independence and resolve. Baden-Powell knew that under the right circumstances, boys could be relied upon. And during the Siege of Mafeking, they proved invaluable. The Greatest War Novel Ever Written (To Inspire Young Boys) The siege lasted 217 days, and through it all, Baden-Powell managed the town's defenses, explored enemy territory, made cannons from scrap metal, drew sketches of his surroundings, taught the cadets woodwork and camping, and organized cricket matches on Sundays. (He achieved so much that many of his troops believed he didn't sleep.) Most impressively, he also found time to edit the pages of his book, Aids to Scouting—a guide to surviving in the wilderness that would later become the first manual for the Boy Scouts. As the British press reported daily on the marathon siege in Mafeking, Baden-Powell became a household name. When British reinforcements finally arrived and freed the town in May 1900, Baden-Powell was praised as a hero. He was named the youngest major-general in the army, and 38 of his boy cadets were awarded medals from Queen Victoria. In Britain, the victory celebrations were so great that a new word entered the language to describe the parties—"mafficking." Today, the term is still used in England to mean rejoicing. Although Baden-Powell hadn't intended Aids to Scouting for young boys, his newfound fame meant it quickly appeared on children's nightstands across Great Britain. The colonel had long been concerned that new military recruits were clueless about basic outdoor survival techniques. He wrote the wilderness guide for them, but after witnessing the bravery of the Mafeking Cadet Corps, Baden-Powell recognized how much the book could mean to young people, too. In 1908, Baden-Powell wrote a second version of Aids to Scouting just for children called Scouting for Boys. He had tested his ideas by leading a group of 22 boys on an expedition to Brownsea Island off the coast of England, where he taught them the skills of the outdoors. (This is known as the first official Boy Scout meeting.) Not surprisingly, the book became an instant best-seller, and Boy Scout troops spontaneously appeared all over Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Canada. In 1910, the first Girl Scouts joined the movement, and Baden-Powell quit the military to devote himself to scouting full-time. Under his care, more than 1 million scouts joined organizations in 32 countries in less than 12 years. Today, there are 30 million members worldwide, and the movement that began as a necessity of war shows no sign of slowing down. _______________________________
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Fans of the TV show House Hunters were rocked by a blog post by one of the participants this week in which she revealed the staging behind the show. Well, here’s a really shocking secret: a lot of “reality TV” is fake. But that doesn’t mean everything labeled “reality TV” is staged, and the amount of staging and deception varies widely, from simple creative editing to directors constructing unnecessary conflicts.
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C’Sar, an elephant at the North Carolina Zoo, showed signs of not being able to see. The problem was cataracts, which were removed surgically. C’sar perked up amazingly well after his sight was restored, but zookeepers suspect he is now farsighted. One possible solution that veterinarians are contemplating is to fit him with contact lenses.
When you think of Publisher’s Clearing House, you think of the sweepstakes that suddenly makes some people fabulously wealthy. But they sell a lot of magazine subscriptions, at relatively low prices. The secret is that PCH salesman Harold Mertz was one of the first people ever to use direct mail advertising.
There are countless Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts backpacking through forests in 155 countries around the world. But while those iconic khaki uniforms are associated with childhood adventure, scouting was actually forged in the heat of battle by a desperate British military officer.
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