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Dalek in the Rain

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT


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The streets of Newcastle, England were not only inundated by rain, but invaded by a Dalek, ingeniously disguised as a garbage bin. -via Arbroath

Leap Second Disrupts Internet Sites

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:57 AM PDT

We told you about the one-second adjustment to the world’s clocks that brought our measurements in line with the actual rotation of the earth. That was last night, about 8PM EDT. And although it has happened before, and there were warnings, not every website was ready for a temporal disruption that caused older Linux-based systems to crash.

The Pirate Bay was affected.

So was Twitter.

Other sites that went down were Reddit, Gawker media sites, StumbleUpon, Yelp, FourSquare, LinkedIn, and Meetup.

Strangely, Fark was down, but it was a planned outage to move equipment. It just coincided with the leap second crash.

Most of the websites that were affected are back up, or will be soon.

(Image credit: Flickr user Alan Cleaver)

The YouTube Complaint Department

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT


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I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather NOT work than at the YouTube complaint department! If you thought about it, and there’s really no reason you should have, you could have seen these coming. -via Metafilter

$4.2 Million Home Is a Tear-Down

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 01:00 AM PDT


Photo: ABC News

People buy houses and tear them down all the time, but most people don't spend millions of dollars on them. Not Clark and Sharon Winslow of Belvedere, Marin County, California. They just bought their neighbor's house for $4.2 million and tore it down so they could have a better view.

Alan Farnham of ABC News has the story: Link 

Ride A Bike, Shorten Your Prison Sentence

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Inmates at  the Santa Rita do Sapucai prison in Brazil are being offered a deal too good to pass up-put in 16 hours on a bicycle and get a day knocked off your sentence.

It’s an interesting way to encourage prisoners to cooperate and literally work towards their freedom, and the stationary bikes are being used to charge batteries which are then taken into the city and used to power streetlights.

Sounds like a great way to stay in shape, give back to society and whittle your sentence down while biking.

Link

Josh Atlas And His Strange Sweet Tooth

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Artist Josh Atlas clearly has a thing for the sugary side of life, and he expresses his love for the sweet stuff through sculptures and drawings that look decidedly less delicious than the real thing.

His strange works are like cautionary tales against eating sweets just before bed, and they’ve put me off of donuts and ice cream for the time being!

Link  –via Beautiful/Decay

Ship Shape Pencil Case

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:43 PM PDT

 

Ship Shape Pencil Case – $7.95

Are busy sailing gently through summer? Land ho! The start of school is right around the corner and you don’t want to miss out on the coolest school supplies. Get your Ship Shape Pencil Case from the NeatoShop today.

No, this is not paper boat. It is just made to look like one. The Ship Shape Pencil Case is made from flexible vinyl, comes with a zippered compartment, and has a zipper pull shaped like an anchor. This fabulous pouch is a great way to transport all your favorite writing utensils.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Back To School items!

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Hand Knit Monster Masks

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:30 PM PDT

Tracy Widdess has named her strange hand knit monster mask series Brutal Knitting, and they put the ITT in knitting!

They’re full of monstrous details and ghoulish charm that only a mother could love, and when worn they will deter people from standing too close to you.

If you like them and want them for your very own, you can visit Tracy’s Etsy shop and show the world how you really feel inside. I feel pretty…

Link  –via Laughing Squid

Mugshots Of Extremely Hip Troublemakers

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:32 PM PDT

The hipster baddies in these mugshots look so cool I wanna join their gang!

These rebels without a care were arrested in the late 1960s (and one in 1970) around Minneapolis, Minnesota, and probably set the fashion bar pretty high in their holding cells.

Being stylish isn’t a prerequisite for a life of crime, but it doesn’t hurt!

Link  –via Flavorwire

31 Cool and Easy DIY Projects

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Looking for an easy project to try out over the weekend? Well, this list is certain to offer something to your liking. Personally, I want to try painting my high heel soles to make them look cooler.

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If Dr. Seuss Played Skyrim

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:03 PM PDT

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t see Dr. Seuss as much of a gamer, even if he were alive today. That being said, a video game based on his art would be epic.

But since that still seems unlikely, I guess we’ll have to settle for this delightful take on a Seuss book about Skyrim. The artist, DrFaustusAU also has a few other Seussian works, including a Star Wars one.

Link Via Geeks Are Sexy

Meet The Pyro From Team Fortress 2

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:31 PM PDT

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Man, the Pyro character class from the video game Team Fortress 2 is one sick puppy.

Seeing the world through his eyes is like taking an acid trip through Candyland, too bad his foes don’t see things the way he does!

Watch this fiery personality burn a path through the competition in this awesome animated short.

(Warning: Lots of animated blood and gore)

–via Gamma Squad

Because Everything Is Better When Fried

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:55 PM PDT

Even watermelon, the freshest and most refreshing of summer fruits has been deep fried at the Alameda County fair. This seems like it could be heavenly or horrible. Has any one had it? If so, what did you think?

Link Via Laughing Squid

Animated Short – FABLE

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:24 PM PDT

(Vimeo Link)

This beautiful and artsy animated short is called Fable, and it was created by artist and animation teacher Daniel Sousa.

Daniel brings the strange to the natural world, with wondrous results.

Fable is full of suspenseful moments, dark realism and a painterly look that makes it oh so nice to watch.

–via Cartoon Brew

The Most Amazing Bowling Story

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT

There have only been 21 sanctioned perfect series in the history of bowling, and Bill Fong was on track to make the 22nd ... but could a last strike on the last frame also spell his death?

Each time he approached the lane, the entire bowling alley went silent. Every time he let fly another roll, there were audible moans from strangers and shouts from the crowd: “That’s it, baby!” Each time he struck, the room erupted with applause. In all his life, Bill Fong had never heard anyone cheering him like that.

He had 33 straight strikes entering the 10th frame of the third game. Out came the cell phone cameras. There were whispers, but as soon as Fong picked up his ball, it was dead quiet. He turned to look at the crowd behind him, now well over 100 people, densely packed from the end of the snack bar to the vending machines 80 feet away.

That’s when the magic left him. Fong began to feel nervous, like the world was watching him pee. He felt the buzz—whatever it had been—leave his body. As he stood in front of lane 28, he felt numb. He tried to push through it.

Usually it's a lot more fun to bowl than to read an article about bowling, but this piece by Michael J. Mooney over at D Magazine is a pleasure to read. Find out what happend to Bill Fong: Link (Photo: Tadd Myers)

How to Make Fourth of July Strawberries

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:30 PM PDT

To celebrate America’s Independence Day, try making these red, white and blue strawberries. The Five Sisters Café made them out of strawberries, white chocolate and blue sugar.

Link -via Liz Norman

Epic Backyard Looping Waterslide of DOOM!

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Epic backyard looping waterslide or a prelude to a trip to the emergency room? See whether this DIY deathtrap fun creation by YouTube user TSchmalz3000 work over at VideoSift: Link [embedded YouTube]

Previously on Neatorama: Cannonball Loop: World's Most Dangerous Waterslide 

Would You Eat at A Zombie-Themed Restaurant

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Zombie movies are cool and fun, but one thing they really aren’t is appetizing. Even so, for those that long for fresh brain burgers, Zombiez of Vashon Island, WA is here to satiate your cravings for ZLTs, Zombie Royales and Chick Zombets.

Link Via Laughing Squid

Why Not Zoidberg in Stained Glass?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Judith Mascolo’s geeky side comes out when she starts cutting stained glass. She’s made figures from Doctor Who, Super Mario Bros., My Neighbor Totoro, Dungeons & Dragons and more.

Link -via Comics Alliance

Evil Eye Optical Record Player

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:00 PM PDT

Vinyl records use grooves on the disc to encode the music. But not the Evil Eye optical synth by Belgian collective Indianen:

Instead of cutting grooves onto a surface, custom software allows the artists to design and print black-and-white waveform patterns as PDFs, which are then screenprinted onto 12-inch optical discs and played back on a turntable using specialized light-sensing hardware instead of a needle. The waveforms can be either shaped manually in the software or imported / modified from existing patterns.

The "eye" hardware's designer, Tim Knapen, says he opted not to use a smartphone camera as the sensor, because it would have unnecessarily complicated the process. "We use a simple light-to-voltage converter that doesn't do any processing. An iPhone app would require some visual processing but more importantly also some kind of synthesizer. In the setup we used, all the sound is encoded in the disks and there is no need for anything digital."

Joshua Kopstein of The Verge has the story and video clip: Link 

Skateboarding Time!

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:32 PM PDT

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Yes, you’ve almost certainly already seen a video of a skateboarding dog, but these amateurs are utterly adorable as they try to figure out the proper method.

Via I Has A Hot Dog

Snail Takes a Shower

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT


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This giant African land snail is taking a relaxing shower after a long commute home from work. You think it’s big? Some members of this species grow up to ten inches long.

-via Blame It on the Voices

Vintage TV Commercial For Atari

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:18 PM PDT

(YouTube Link)

Talk about gnarly to the max! This totally rad Atari commercial from the 80s has it all-a beach, a boombox, and babes galore!

Oh, and there’s the bit about totally tubular old games like Ms. Pac-Man, Vanguard, Centipede and Galaxian.

Man, I totally wish I could just take my Atari console to the beach with me and plug it in anywhere, that would be totally bodacious!

–via Kotaku

 

Trust Me, I’m An Engineer

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Here's a video clip by Vilkaz Zebigwan for you to show your favorite engineer. They'll love it. Trust me, I'm a blogger.

Trust me, I'm an engineer
With epic skill and epic gear

Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] (Warning: A bit of salty language)

How Accurately Does Hollywood Age Actors?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:30 PM PDT

In 1967, William Shatner played 34-year old Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek episode “The Deadly Years.” A strange affliction struck members of a landing party, causing them to age rapidly. Within hours, they became elderly, infirm and partially senile.

At the time, Shatner was 36 years old. Now he’s 81. Did the makeup artists accurately predict what he’d look like?

Slate has a slideshow comparing the way several actors were aged with both makeup and time, including Crispin Glover and Tom Wilson of Back to the Future and Orson Welles of Citizen Kane.

Link | Images: CBS/Greg Hernandez

How To Make Your Own Amazing GIFs

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Have you ever wondered how people create such amazing looking art GIFs, and want to make your own?

Master of GIF animation Anthony Holden has shared his secrets for creating amazing GIF artwork with the interwebs, so now you can create some awesome animated GIF art of your very own!

Hit the link to Anthony’s website and he will guide you through the entire process, and even experienced GIF creators can learn a thing or two about the process. Yay for learning!

Link   –via Drawn

LumaHelm: Bike Helmet Meets Daft Punk

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 02:00 PM PDT


Photo: Craig Sillitoe

It's like bicycle helmet meets Daft Punk. Dutch designer Wouter Walmink created a flashing helmet called LumaHelm with 104 multicolored LED lights that can act as (stylish) indicators:

The LumaHelm is based on a standard helmet fitted with lights powered by AA batteries and a sensor that measures movement of the cyclist's head.
An Arduino microcontroller placed in the cyclist's pocket translates those movements into light patterns.

As well as lighting up when a cyclist turns, the helmet, which meets Australian safety standards, lights up at the back when a cyclist brakes.

Mr Walmink says his invention could improve cyclist safety. ''I wanted to make people more visible. I have been cycling around a little bit with this helmet and people definitely notice you coming,'' he says.

It could also signal the end of cyclists poking out their hands as indicators. ''There's a reason why cars have blinkers,'' Mr Walmink says . ''Sticking out your hand on a bike is not the clearest way to communicate that you're turning. The indicator and braking functions communicate information that makes the situation safer.''

Henrietta Cook of The Age has the story: Link - via Core77 

Who Stole Jaws?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT

The iconic image we associate with the movie Jaws was painted by Roger Kastel, who has a few other blockbusters movie poster credits. Kastel was assigned the job of making the shark on the novel’s cover more realistic for the paperback version.

To research his new assignment, Kastel went to the Museum of Natural History, whose photo department was his frequent source for reference materials. "They didn't have anything I could use," he says, "so I asked if they had a shark exhibit. They said they did but that it was closed for cleaning. It was lunchtime, so I went upstairs anyway, and there were all these different stuffed sharks, just laying on boards. I had my camera with me so I took a few pictures. The shark in my painting developed from there. I just tried to paint a ferocious-looking shark that was still realistic."

By all accounts Kastel succeeded, although the graphic nature of Kastel's image (its nudity, not the impending violence) got the paperback banned in Boston, Massachusetts, and St. Petersburg, Florida. "I thought that was the end of my illustration career," Kastel says. "Boy was I ever wrong. Bantam loved the publicity. It was great for book sales."

But that’s just the beginning of the story. The original artwork became more and more famous -just before it disappeared. Read the whole story at Collector’s Weekly. Link -Thanks, Ben!

A Law To Visit Your Parents?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Haven't visited your parents in a while? You may be a lawbreaker.

Shocked by a statistics that more than 33% of Chinese people visit their parents but once a year (and nearly 12% haven't visited in many years), lawmakers in China are pondering an amendment to China's elderly rights law that would require children to visit often.

How would that law be enforced is still up in the air, but 42% of people surveyed supported it already.

Link - via MSN Now (Photo via Meme Generator, and yes, I know that the High Expectations Asian Father is actually Korean)

 

Hello Kitty Gym Duffle Bag

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Hello Kitty Gym Duffle Bag – $59.95

Bikini season is here! Is it time to say hello your waist and the gym again? Get motivated to exercise with the Hello Kitty Gym Duffle Bag from the NeatoShop. This super adorable bag is purr-fect for toting your favorite athletic gear.

Please note: The Hello Kitty Gym Duffle Bag features a winking kitty. This can be interpreted to mean that she is up for anything. By anything we mean being used to tote boxes of carbalicious contraband and your iPad. Bikinis are overrated.

Matching Hello Kitty Gym Coin Bag also available.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great  Hello Kitty & Sanrio items.

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Gregory Euclide’s Lunch Break Whiteboard Art Masterpieces

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:30 AM PDT

What did you do on your lunch break? Artist and high school teacher Gregory Euclide did a little scribble on his classroom's whiteboard to create a lunch break masterpiece in just 25 minutes!

Here's an interview with Minnesota Original:

MNO: Please tell me about the white board series – how did that begin?

GE: After teaching 38 students an hour, five hours a day, for 8 months… I started to get a little restless. So, during my lunch break I would start these drawings on the white board. It was a kind of stress release. I would give myself 25 minutes to finish something. They were just sketches that I enjoyed doing.

MNO: What tools did you use?

GE: I was using sumi ink, brushes, spray bottles, erasers, paper towels… anything I could find around my desk.

MNO: These projects were presumably all washed away – what appealed to you about creating a completely impermanent work?

GE: I could make them in 25 minutes, so they were not too incredibly precious to me. Yes, they were all washed away. I was kind of showing students what could be done with 25 minutes of time. They would come in from the previous day and be like… “what happened to that drawing that was up there yesterday?” I would explain that I washed it off and they would just be floored that someone would make something and then destroy it. Part of the exercise was to create something… to stay active while I was at school. Part of it was also to demonstrate something to my students…I was trying to convey something about value, something about impermanence and maybe something about using time to better oneself…to possibly interest them. Many of them were interested in the process.

Link | More at Gregory's website - via Visual News

And if you find his artwork style suspiciously familiar, perhaps you'd be interested to know that he designed the artwork used on the Bon Iver album cover.

Previously on Neatorama: Gregory Euclide's Artwork (blogged back in 2006!) 

Courtroom Suicide?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Moments after being convicted for arson of his Phoenix, Arizona, mansion, an ex-Wall Street trader collapsed and later died. Looking back at the video clip, authorities are now wondering if that was actually a case of courtroom suicide:

About 5 minutes later, he placed that drink bottle on the table. Once again buried his face in his hands, and for a second time appeared to place something else into his mouth.

A closer look shows he swallowed several times.

At 12:52, Marin took a final drink. A few seconds later, he turned to talk to the people sitting behind him.

A woman handed him tissue, and it's a downward spiral from there.

He began to convulse at first lightly. But quickly it grows more violent.

Phoenix's Fox 10 News has the clip: Link 

The Vice Presidents That History Forgot

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Schuyler Colfax

Writer Tony Horwitz visited the Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center in Huntington, Indiana. It is the only museum dedicated to the 47 vice-presidents of the United States. Museum director Daniel Johns admits the title of second banana is not held in high regard.

"Ridicule is an occupational hazard of the job," Johns observes, leading me past political cartoons, newspaper invective and portraits of whiskered figures so forgotten that the museum has struggled to find anything to say or display about them. He pauses before a group portrait of Indiana's five VPs, a number that stirs Hoosier pride—except that the first, Schuyler Colfax, took bribes in a railroad scandal and died unrecognized on a railroad platform.

"His picture should be hung a little more crooked," Johns quips. He moves on to Colfax's successor, Henry Wilson, who died in office after soaking in a tub. Then comes William Wheeler, unknown even to the man at the top of the ticket in 1876. "Who is Wheeler?" Rutherford B. Hayes wrote upon hearing the quiet congressman suggested as his running mate.

The VP museum, which once used the advertising motto "Second to One," isn't kind to the nation's founders, either. It was they who are largely to blame for the rogues, also-rans and even corpses who have often filled the office. The Constitution gave almost no role to the vice president, apart from casting tie-breaking votes in the Senate. John Adams, the first to hold the job, called it "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived."

The office may be insignificant, but the stories behind those who have held it are quite interesting, if not inspiring. Read about them at Smithsonian. Link -via Boing Boing

100 Historical Guitar Riffs

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:00 AM PDT


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If the history of rock ‘n’ roll had to be explained without words in a limited time, it would sound like this. Alex Chadwick plays all 100 guitar riffs in one take! They’re labeled, but they’ll be so familiar to you that you could probably name most without seeing the titles. This is thoroughly pleasant to listen to. -via The Daily What

The Mayor as Sausage in Hot Water

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Jill Makinson-Sanders is the mayor of Louth, Lincolnshire, England. When the Olympic torch relay made its way through her town, she attended the event not in the traditional ceremonial garb of a mayor, but in an 8-foot-tall pink sausage costume! Her aim was to promote Lincolnshire bangers (sausages), but some mistook her for a penis. One witness said,

“She didn’t carry the torch but when you saw her running down the street by the torch relay team nearby it really looked like she was wearing something obscene.”

Link -via Arbroath

Anakin the Two-legged Kitten

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:00 AM PDT


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Look at this adorable kitten, crashing around like any young cat, playing and chasing, all on two legs!

Meet Anakin! Ani is a two legged cat, born without a pelvis or back legs but that doesn’t stop him. He is full of love & life! My family and I rescued Anakin and I am caring for him. My family and I are lifelong animal lovers and will give Ani the absolute best possible home, love and care.

You can follow Anakin’s progress on his Facebook page. Link -via Buzzfeed

Happy’s Tail

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Horse sanctuaries have taken in more horses than ever lately due to the economy. One of the horses at Hope Pastures Horse and Donkey Sanctuary in Leeds, England, is Happy, a 20-year-old former show-jumping horse, who recently got a new tail and a new home. Happy’s original tail had to be removed due to melanoma.

New owner Anita Elcome said: "The tail helps keep the flies away and not having one can also have a psychological impact.

"They swish their tails when they are angry or flick them when they are happy and not having one really does affect them.

"I think Happy will really enjoy having a tail back."

The tail, made of horse hair, normally costs around £70 but has been donated to Happy for free by Stockport-based company Horse Hair Extensions.

She added: "I saw his story on the website and just really liked the look of him.

"The fact that Happy didn't have a tail didn't put me off at all.

Happy’s new horsetail will soon be woven into his remaining hair. The accompanying photo shows where not to stand around a horse. Link -via Fark

Granny Turismo

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:15 AM PDT


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The comedy troupe known as Granny Turismo are “Doris, Mary, and Marge,” (and sometimes “Betty” and “Gladys”) who drive around entertaining people on their souped-up shopping carts. Who said Segways had no real use? Link -via reddit

More Japanese Woodblock Style Video Game Art By Jed Henry

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:50 AM PDT

I recently posted an article about the amazing Video Game Themed Japanese Woodblock Style Art of Jed Henry.

Well, Jed is back and this batch looks even better than the last one!

This time around we’ve got fierce Pokemon battling in the ring, a kabuki styled Mario battling a big ape named Donkey, and many more awesome works of Japanese style art!

Anyone who says that video game themed art can’t hold a candle to fine art should take a look at Jed’s woodblock works, they’re simply wonderful!

Link  –via Geekologie

Grillz Pacifier

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Grillz Pacifier – $6.95

Yo! Are you looking for a way to give your baby a little more street cred? You need the Grillz Pacifier from the NeatoShop. This great binky, made to look like diamond cut gold teeth, is sure to demand respect at any play date. Damn! This is one hot paci!

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more hilarious Pacifiers!

Link

Fantastic Sculptures By Odani Motohiko

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT

These massive, milk white sculptures by Japanese artist Odani Motohiko have an ethereal nature about them, with wispy details and fantastic subjects to match.

They have the appearance of fine porcelain, which adds to the delicate nature of these works, and would probably look even more impressive in a room where the walls are painted black, so they would really stand out.

Hit the Hi Fructose link below and take a tour of Odani’s latest showing at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco-it’s almost like being there in person, even though it really isn’t the same at all!

Link  –via Hi Fructose

This Week at Neatorama

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The temperature at home read 106 degrees yesterday, in an area not particularly known for being hot in the summer (or cold in the winter). If the heat wave is affecting your area, you might think about adjusting your traditional holiday plans. There’s nothing wrong with having a picnic inside, or after dark (just don’t forget the mosquito repellant). Also, fireworks will be particularly dangerous in areas where the grass is dried out from the heat. Maybe this is the year you should leave the fireworks displays to the professionals, barring a sudden change in the weather. And the usual advice stands: during a heat wave, you need to check on elderly relatives, friends, and neighbors, and make sure your animals have access to adequate water and shade at all times. And stay inside during the hottest part of the day! We’ll be here to keep you occupied. In case you’ve been working all week, here’s some great stuff you’ll want to catch up on:

Jill Harness gave us the stories and video clips of 6 Obscure Classic Cartoon Characters.

Eddie Deezen told us about Psycho: Alfred Hitchcock's Scariest Film.

The Legend of King Arthur came from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader.

Mental_floss magazine gave us 10 Photos Politicians Regret.

The Sleep-Retardant Properties of My Ex-Girlfriend was a contribution from the Annals of Improbable Research.

We have a contest that is still open for entries! Guess What's Inside The Amazing Spider-Man Mystery Box is, of course, a movie-swag related guessing game, but you don’t have to be anywhere near right to win. This time it’s the funny answers that will win you neat stuff from the NeatoShop! But hurry, the contest will end soon.

In the What Is It? game, the scary-looking object in question is a chainsaw bumper spike, or dog bumper. It attaches to a chain saw and is held against a tree to help steady the saw while it cuts. Read more about it at the What Is It? blog. The first correct answer came from Berhard, who wins a t-shirt! The funniest answer came from Colin M, who said it was a "megalodonometer."

That's obviously a tool used be a Ichthyologist, they use it to measure the size of a sharks teeth, but only when they are still in the sharks mouth, hence the reason for the two bolt holes, which is used to mount to a stick, cause I do not know a Marine Biologist that would put their hand inside a sharks mouth.

That's good enough for a t-shirt from the NeatoShop! Thanks to everyone who played this week, and thanks to the What Is It? blog.

Besides the giveaways, the post with far and away the most comments was Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare, which is not at all surprising. Rainbow Oreo was a distant second, and nothing else was close enough to count.

If you aren’t checking out the Neatoramanauts’ Facebook page, you’re missing out on some neat stuff, like this candy contest. Readers were asked to ID “every one of these.” I like the commenter who said “they’re candy bars. where’s my t-shirt?” Ha! (Image credit: Rachel Been)

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