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- A Worldwide Celebration Of Halloween
- End the Tyranny of Ironing!
- Epic Baby Ripley Power Loader Costume
- Koala Screen Wipe
- Astronaut Charles Duke Left a Family Photo on the Moon
- Axe Cop Is Here To Save Halloween
- What Happens If You Try to Buy Pizza with a 20-Year-Old TMNT Coupon?
- Pumpktris- A Playable Tetris Jack-O-Lantern
- Frank Hayes, The Only Dead Man to Win a Horse Race
- The Whedon Endorsement
- There Once was a Man Who was a Dwarf and Later a Giant
- The Physics of Coffee Rings
- Watch Horror Movies to Burn Calories
- When Drones Strike
- Bugs Bunny Plush Slippers
- HOPE Halloween Costume
- Paragliding George Steinmetz
- Sweden Is Running Out of Garbage
- Happy Birthday, Bob Ross!
- At Least One Office Will Remain Open During the Hurricane
- Family's Paranormal Activity is a Stranger Re-Arranging Their Patio Furniture
- Ramen Head
- Where Pumpkins Come From
- Four Stories of Alleged Time Travelers
- Zombie Drive-Thru Prank
- Zebra Kid's Travel Pillow
- Fabric Made from Milk
- Now That’s Rocket Science: An Interview with JPL’s Erisa Hines
- Alphagames
- Skull Inside
| A Worldwide Celebration Of Halloween Posted: 30 Oct 2012 05:00 AM PDT Halloween is still largely considered to be an American holiday, but more and more countries are joining in on the spooky sweet fun each year, and it seems like Halloween may one day be a holiday that the entire world celebrates together! FrancePhoto: Fracassi Family Don’t you know that you don’t get a treat if you’re not wearing a costume? In France it’s no costume no problem, and even though they’re relatively new to the holiday, people are happy to give out treats to any trick-or-treaters who show up at their door. Photo: Lupo Lupo/Flickr Costumed kids and parents take to the streets of Paris, France in search of sweets. It has become a yearly tradition for families to go trick-or-treating around Paris on Halloween night, due in large part to the 1997 advertising push by American companies and France’s own Telecom to make Halloween an official holiday. England- Photo: SiGarb/Wikimedia Commons The Antrobus Soul-Cakers are a British mummers troupe (folk actors) who perform a souling play (a play about death and revival) each year at Halloween for the eager holiday crowds in Cheshire. This picture was taken in 1976, but the tradition is just as popular today as it was back then. Photo: National Geographic Fang-tastic Halloween decorations were strung across a busy street in Blackpool, England back in 1998, earning it the nickname Halloween Highway. Japan- Photo: HAMACHI!/Flickr Parents and kids take to the streets of the Harajuku District in one of many parades that take place in honor of Halloween. You gotta love a parade, especially one full of people in crazy costumes! Photo: HAMACHI!/Flickr An epic jack-o-lantern display at the Tama-city shopping center in Tokyo. The Japanese have embraced Halloween in a big way, and pumpkin carving is a favorite part of the festivities. Photo: HAMACHI!/Flickr Three costume clad revelers who took part in the Kawasaki Halloween parade. It’s hard to tell if they’re having a good time with those masks on, but there’s no denying how much effort they put into those fabulous mythological themed costumes. Canada- Photo: Verne Equinox/Wikimedia Commons Here we see one of the contestants in the yearly Giant Pumpkin Regatta, which has taken place in Windsor, Nova Scotia since 1999. The PVC pumpkin boats, or personal vegetable crafts, generally weigh over 500 pounds and are divided into three categories: experimental, motor and paddle. Imagine how hard it must be to paddle one of those massive pumpkin boats to victory! Photo: Jaunted Staff members from Canada’s Wonderland Halloween Haunt stand ready to scare guests out of their costumes! Canada’s Wonderland is the biggest theme park in country, and every year around Halloween they follows in the footsteps of American theme parks like Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal Studios, becoming a massive Haunt in honor of the spookiest of all holidays. Spain- Photo: epSos.de/Wikimedia Commons Cute kids in even cuter costumes hamming it up for the camera at the Halloween Carnival in Gran Canaria de Spain. The Spanish don’t really celebrate Halloween, aside from dressing up and throwing parties, but in Gran Canaria the holiday is beginning to catch on, and the Carnival gets bigger every year. Ireland- Photo: Ardfern/Wikimedia Commons Masks line the window of this novelty shop in Dublin. It’s interesting to see which famous personalities the Irish have chosen to make into masks-Alice Cooper, President Obama, and is that Stan Laurel on the left? Photo: Sarah777/Wikimedia Commons Terrifying trick-or-treaters appeared out of thin air on the streets of Dublin. The Irish are credited, along with the Scots, as being the folks who brought Halloween to North America, so it makes sense that they’d enjoy trick-or-treating as much as we do. Northern Ireland- Photo: Duff Rafferty Happy Halloweenies pose for pictures on the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Irish are big on Halloween, and like many other countries they enjoy attending the street festivals which take place on Halloween night. Photo: Britannica A dazzling shot of the Halloween Festival parade in Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland. The festival runs for five days on the banks of the Foyle river, and it’s considered Derry’s premiere annual event. It looks like a colorful way to spend Halloween! Antarctica- Photo: eliduke/Flickr A pack of Halloweenies braved the Antarctic cold to pose for pictures in their silly costumes. Antarctica is such an inhospitable continent that everyone takes their Halloween fun very seriously, but it’s far too cold for kids to go out trick-or-treating. Taiwan- Photo: From USA to KSA School kids all dressed up and ready for some candy take to the streets of Taipei, Taiwan with some help from their teacher. Trick-or-treating has proven to be the most popular part of Halloween Photo: Daniel M. Shih/Flickr A massive Halloween store in Taipei all lit up and ready for business. People from all over Taiwan have embraced the American version of Halloween, and more and more families are decorating their homes for the holiday each year. Italy- Photo: Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Wikimedia Commons Military personnel at the Aviano Air Force Base treat costumed kiddies to Halloween fun and lots of candy, if they can survive a silly string attack! American military personnel enjoying sharing their holiday traditions with the countries they’re stationed within, and the kids in this pic sure don’t seem to mind. Photo: Gardaland/Flickr A performer from Gardaland Park, Europe’s third most popular amusement park, proves that Hell has come to Lake Garda for Halloween. Gardaland is yet another theme park which has begun celebrating Halloween, and each year the park is transformed into a massive Haunt. Sweden- Photo: Toyah Anette B/Wikimedia Commons Swedish kids love to trick-or-treat , so these hip young trick-or-treaters hit the neighborhoods in Stockholm, Sweden to see what kind of treats they could scare up. You can’t see what sort of expression the grim reaper is making, but his witchy friend looks totally Emo! Photo: Michael Caven/Flickr Hundreds of candles are lit up around trees at Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm, Sweden in celebration of both Halloween and the upcoming All Saints holiday. In Sweden, Pagan and Christian holidays are often combined, resulting in a new twist on tradition. Hong Kong- Photo: Examiner A terrifying group of ghoulish teens seen hanging around the city streets in Hong Kong, where they must have scared the life out of those uninitiated in the ways of Halloween. The people of Hong Kong enjoy getting together and parading in costume, and like the Japanese this is a major part of their annual Halloween experience. Photo: HKYDC/Wikimedia Commons Hong Kong has embraced the Halloween tradition, but for them it’s more about the kids having a good time rather than an excuse for adults to party. Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park, their biggest theme park, are both popular destinations for folks wanting to enjoy some Halloween themed fun. Belgium- Photo: Blurppy There’s an old fashioned air about Halloween in Belgium, and who doesn’t love stuffing their gob with chocolate? Like many European countries the Belgians prefer their Halloween treats to be crafted, not mass produced, a tradition which has sadly declined in America due to fear of sabotaged sweets. Photo: Missvain/Wikimedia Commons Even the famous Mannekin Pis statue in Brussels, Belgium gets all dressed up for Halloween. I hope his costume stays dry! Iceland- Photo: bjarnit/Flickr A neat looking dragon, scary cat and swashbuckling pirate hanging out together at a costume party in Iceland. In Iceland, Halloween is an excuse to get together with friends and family, dress up and enjoy some sweet treats, and it’s nice to see that they enjoy sporting homemade costumes! Photo: Helgi Halldorsson/Flickr Another shot from a mask shop, this one located in a flea market in Reykjavik's Old Harbour. It’s interesting to see who each country chooses to immortalize in mask form, and from what we’ve seen President Obama is in every mask shop collection across the globe! Mexico- Photo: Ady_MUM/DeviantART If you’re in Mexico City around Halloween beware-werewolf bikers have taken to the streets in search of fresh meat. His buddy sure looks like he could use a square meal, he’s all bones! Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia/Wikimedia Commons Costume clad revelers hanging out on a balcony overlooking the Halloween parade and festivities taking place on Madero Street in Mexico City. In Mexico, Halloween is an excuse to dress up and party, and is little more than a prelude to El Dia de los Muertos, or All Souls Day. Holland- Photo: dirk huijssoon/Flickr These outdoor decorations from Zonnehoeve, Sunfarm, in Langereis, North Holland will cast a spell on you, and isn’t the use of monstrous mushrooms a fun addition to this tableau? Halloween is overshadowed in Holland by Saint Martin’s Day, which is celebrated by going around the neighborhoods with lanterns getting treats and singing songs. These days some people just keep their Halloween décor up in honor of Saint Martin’s Day, kind of a two-for-one on Fall holidays! Photo: I4U News A vampiric mother and child take to the streets of Amsterdam during the annual Halloween parade, which winds up at nearby Westergasterrein Park. With a carnival atmosphere and lots of adult dress up fun, Amsterdam seems like a fun city to visit around Halloween. Photo: WalibiHolland/Flickr This hatter must have gone mad from hanging out in a bright neon room all day every day, he’s part of the Alice in Horrorland haunted house at the Walibi theme park in Holland, yet another European theme park transformed in honor of Halloween. Brazil- Photo: polentafria/Flickr The Pelotas Zombie Walk is sort of a cross between Halloween and a Day of the Dead celebration, and it takes place in Rio Grande do Sul each year on November 3rd . Many people start partying on Halloween and don’t stop until after the zombie walk, which gives them a truly zombified appearance! Germany- Photo: Get In Travel Germans, like many other Europeans, head to a theme park to celebrate Halloween. Their park of choice is Europa Park, located near Strasburg in a town called Rust. Europa Park’s Horror Nights are legendary for dishing out the scares and some incredibly good food! Australia- Photo: The Telegraph These lovely ladies are members of the Halloween Institute of Australia, who are trying to get Halloween recognized as an official holiday. Australians may be rather new to celebrating Halloween, but they seem to enjoy it more than most! Scotland- Photo: The Writer’s Vineyard Here’s a witchy woman who’s on the lookout for any scamps or ne’er-do-wells trying to make off with her harvest. The Scots, along with the Irish, are credited with bringing the incarnation of Halloween we know and love today with them when they migrated to North America in the 19th century. Photo: Facebook/Scotland Halloween is all about tradition in Scotland, and since the days of old Samhain the Scots have been burning a wicker ram to celebrate the harvest and the spirits rising all around. Any tradition that involves fire and an effigy seems like it would be great fun to watch! Denmark- Photo: Living The Danish Life Folks in Copenhagen, Denmark head to the Tivoli Gardens amusement park to celebrate Halloween. Tivoli Gardens opened in 1843, and it’s still one of Copenhagen’s most popular attractions, but things really get jumping in Tivoli when All Hallow’s Eve arrives in late October. We here at Neatorama would like to wish everyone around the world a sweet, spooky, and safe Halloween!  |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:00 AM PDT
But he wears wrinkled clothes. That's because he has declared himself free from the tyranny of ironing:
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| Epic Baby Ripley Power Loader Costume Posted: 30 Oct 2012 03:00 AM PDT The creator of this awesome Power Loader costume, like the one Ripley pilots in the scifi classic Aliens, clearly needed a way to get themselves and their baby to safety no matter what sort of heavy objects stood in their way. If babies figure out how to pilot Power Loaders what's next? Truck driving babies? Baby fighter jet pilots fighting cute little wars over teething biscuits? Beware the baby uprising! |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2012 02:00 AM PDT
Are you looking for a clever way to clean your LCD screens, monitors, and laptops that also incorporates your insane love of stuffed animals. You need the super adorable Koala Screen Wipe from the NeatoShop. This cuddly little fella's belly is designed to reduce static and clean. He even has a light zest of lemon fragrance. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more delightful Cleanning Supplies. |
| Astronaut Charles Duke Left a Family Photo on the Moon Posted: 30 Oct 2012 02:00 AM PDT In 1972, Charles Duke spent nearly three days on the surface of the moon. Before he left, Duke placed a snapshot of his family on the ground and left it there. He also brought back the 26-pound rock known as Big Muley, the biggest moon rock ever brought to Earth. Link -via It's Okay to Be Smart |
| Axe Cop Is Here To Save Halloween Posted: 30 Oct 2012 01:00 AM PDT To say that Axe Cop is one of the best comics ever is an understatement, because Axe Cop is THE BEST EVER!! Now we've got a cartoon featuring Axe Cop to watch, and as a teaser Fox has given us a sample of the madness that awaits us when this axe wielding cop dresses up for Halloween and hits the streets. Bonus Points- Nick Offerman aka Ron Swanson is the voice of AXE COP! Squee! --via Topless Robot |
| What Happens If You Try to Buy Pizza with a 20-Year-Old TMNT Coupon? Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT Armed with the raddest 'Murica pants this side of Napoleon Dynamite and a still-sealed VHS copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1990, Pause the 90s went on a mission to find out if Pizza Hut would give them a discount dating back 20 years. Almost unbelievably, the manager wasawesome enough to honor a coupon that expired in 1991. It was probably the sunglasses that won her over. Link - via GuySpeed |
| Pumpktris- A Playable Tetris Jack-O-Lantern Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:00 PM PDT Talk about stepping up your pumpkin carving game! Pumpktris was created by Nathan Pryor, a guy who was clearly tired of just looking at jack-o-lanterns and wanted a little interactivity with his Halloween decor. This fully playable pumpkin has a LED light gameboard and uses the stem as a controller, and Nathan has been kind enough to include a step-by-step tutorial of the entire process in case you want to make one for yourself. Good luck getting those kids off your porch! |
| Frank Hayes, The Only Dead Man to Win a Horse Race Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:00 PM PDT
Link | Photo: orbandprincess |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT "Geek Overlord" Joss Whedon has endorsed Mitt Romney. He makes logical points, backs up his opinion, and comes to a pragmatic conclusion. He suggests, if you want a zombie apocolyse as he does, you must vote for the Zomney. Well played sir, well played. -Via Kotaku |
| There Once was a Man Who was a Dwarf and Later a Giant Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:00 PM PDT
The man was Adam Rainer born in Graz, Austria sometime in 1899 (the exact date isn't known). Rainer's parents were neither tall nor short for the time, with his father measuring in at 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 m) and his mother at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). He even had a brother who matched his father's height at 5 feet 8 inches. This wasn't the case for Adam. Thanks to the fact that Adam attempted to join the army when he was 18 to participate in WWI, we know that at that age Rainer had reached a height of just 4 feet 6.3 inches (1.38 m), and then at 19 he measured in at 4 feet 8.3 inches (1.43 m) when he tried to join up again. Both times he was considered too short and also too weak to be able to join the military. For reference, the cutoff for someone being classified as a dwarf is usually considered to be an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m). While he was short, according to the medical report, he actually had exceptionally large feet for his height, with his shoes measuring in at a European size of 43 at the age of 18, which is about a size 10 in U.S. sizes. According to Rainier by the time he hit 21, while still barely Although his feet were continuing to grow at a remarkable pace, Rainer himself was staying at more or less the same height. That's when something even more bizarre than his clown-feet happened. For a reason unknown at the time, Adam started growing again... rapidly. What must have initially seemed a blessing to the short Rainer, soon turned into a curse. From his 21st birthday to his 32nd, Rainer grew from just under 4 feet 10 inches tall to 7 feet 2 inches tall (1.47 m to 2.18 m). It should also be noted that his height would have been greater than this, except by his 26th birthday he started developing a severe spinal curve, which continued to progress as he grew. This, and later difficulty in eating, had the negative side effect of leaving Rainer bed ridden for the majority of the latter half of his life. If that wasn't bad enough, he also went blind in his right eye and his vision diminished in his left. His hearing also started to go and he became deaf in his left ear. So what caused this extreme shift in height? After a medical exam done by Doctors F. Windholz and A. Mandl, they discovered a tumor on his pituitary gland, which not only explained his rapid growth but his partial blindness as well. As far as the growth is concerned, this tumor resulted in a condition known as acromegaly, where the pituitary gland produces excessive To try to fix the problem, in 1930 doctors removed the tumor, but he still continued to grow, albeit at a much slower rate that seemed even slower than it was because of his spinal curvature continuing to increase. For instance, from December 1930 to May of 1931, his standing height stayed the same, but his spinal curvature increased. Over the next and final 19 years of his life, Rainer's spinal curve would continue to increase and he'd grow another 6 inches, dying at the age of 51 in 1950 at a height of about 7 feet 8 inches (2.34 m), making him the only known person to spend time officially classified as a dwarf and then as a giant. Bonus Fact: The word "giant" ultimately derives from the name of a Greek mythological race of giants defeated by the gods, with the help of Heracles, when the giants tried to free the Titans. This race were called "gigas" and were the children of Gaia and Uranus. They were produced when Kronus castrated Uranus, with Uranus' blood fertilizing Gaia. Once the giants were defeated, they were buried deep underground to imprison them. According to Greek mythology, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by the race of giants struggling to free themselves from the depths of the Earth. The Greek word "gigas" evolved into the English word "giant" via Latin and then the Old French "geant", which by 1350 had been adopted into English as "giant". It was first used to describe a person who is exceptionally tall in 1559 and before that simply as an adjective to describe some attribute that a person had that was exceptional.
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT This video shows us the strangely fascinating process behind the formation of coffee rings on a surface. As the water evaporates, the solid particles of coffee rush to the edges of the spill. The research was done by the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Because we all know that scientists are obsessed with coffee. Read more about it at Open Culture. Link |
| Watch Horror Movies to Burn Calories Posted: 29 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Forget exercise! The easiest way to burn calories is to watch horror movies, according to a new University of Westminster study:
The Telegraph reports: Link |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT Well humanity, we had a good run. It's now time for the machine mutany. Okay, so maybe things are not that bleak. When Drones Strike Fear - would probably have been a more appropriate title. But this droning business is sort of mind boggling. The video starts off a little slow, but towards the middle it starts to get pretty interesting. "The US Air Force is in the midst radical change, now training more drone pilots than fighter pilots." (07:00) You can check out this article from Wired Magazine about these unmanned aerial vehicles. That, or you can just look into having them deliver you tacos. -Via Unique Daily |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT
Eh, what's up doc? Exhausted from all that 9-5 duck hunting? Well, it's 5 o'clock somewhere. That means it's time to stop taking life so seriously, kick off your shoes, and west. Slip those dog tired feet into a pair of super cozy and very sophisticated Bugs Bunny Plush Slippers from the NeatoShop. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Slippers. |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 04:00 PM PDT Whatever you think of politics, President Obama, or the upcoming election, you have to hand it to this guy who rigged up a Halloween costume as Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster. At the link, you'll see a different angle that makes it look real. Link |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT Photographer George Steinmetz decided the best way to get photographs of the world's most extreme deserts, was to do it by paragliding. They took some really amazing video for this production. You can also check out some of the photos at National Geographic. My one question is about the motor strapped to his back- he even mentions it in the voice over. Does this really count as paragliding? I think the word gliding would suggest that there would be no aid to flight, just wind power. Thoughts? -Via Unique Daily |
| Sweden Is Running Out of Garbage Posted: 29 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT Sweden has a few claims to fame that the U.S. simply can't compete with, namely Ikea, the Nobel Prize, and a historical avoidance of war. (Oh, and meatballs. Mmm.) But now it can add "emergency trash imports" to the list, because the country is running dangerously low on household and industrial waste. According to the country's Waste Management site, two million tons of waste is converted to heat and electricity each year, with only 4% of the nation's trash ending up in landfills. But it's not enough:
Compare this to the United States, which recycles about 34% of the 250 million tons of trash generated per year. The majority of the rest is landfilled. I don't know about you guys, but I have plenty of trash I could sell to Sweden. Give me a call; I'll pull my bin back from the curb. Link | UN Photo/Evan Schneider |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT If he were alive, TV painter Bob Ross would have turned 70 years old today. In honor of the occasion, mental_floss is dedicating their Lunchtime Quiz to the artist and his happy little trees. How much do you know about Bob Ross? Take the quiz and find out! Link |
| At Least One Office Will Remain Open During the Hurricane Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:13 PM PDT Hurricane Sandy is about to hit the eastern coast of the United States. But the guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Virginia have sworn:
They have stood continuous watch since April 6, 1948. They will continue. Link -via VA Viper | Photo: US Army, Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr. |
| Family's Paranormal Activity is a Stranger Re-Arranging Their Patio Furniture Posted: 29 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT
Joseph Lynch of KOB Eyewitness News 4 has the story: Link |
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT The blog Pregnant Chicken rounded up a whole slew of pumpkins and Jack O'Lanterns that were arranged and carved in such a way as to illustrate a pumpkin giving birth. Many of them appear to be from obstetrician's offices and maternity wards, because they need Halloween decorations, too! Be warned that as funny as they are, some images may be a little too graphic for the very young or very sensitive. Link |
| Four Stories of Alleged Time Travelers Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT
The story of Basiago goes on to tell of how he traveled to Mars with Barack Obama and the number #2 time traveler on the list at Weird Worm. Link -via the Presurfer |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT Ed Bassmaster sure is one mean dude when it comes to pranking people on video! First he scares the daylights out of folks minding their own business in Central Park and now this- dressing up like a zombie and hitting the drive-thru. Those fast food employees aren't paid enough to put up with this kind of abuse! --via Tastefully Offensive |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT
The holidays are quickly approaching. Are you planning on traveling this season? Make sure your child is comfy cozy with the Zebra Kid's Travel Pillow from the NeatoShop. This adorable little neck pillow features a black and white zebra design. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Sleep Time items and fantastic Travel Accessories. |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT During World War II, when real wool was scarce, the synthetic fabric Aralac became popular as a substitute. It was made from cheese! Maggie Koerth-Baker at Boing Boing tells us how Aralac is made, and although you don't see it much anymore, an improved fabric using the technique is still produced by a German company. Link |
| Now That’s Rocket Science: An Interview with JPL’s Erisa Hines Posted: 29 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Last month, after publishing my interview with NASA's Steve Collins, I promised a second interview with another member of the JPL Curiosity Rover team. Today, we finally get that interview with Erisa Hines, a key member of the JPL team that landed the rover on Mars. Name: Erisa Hines DI: While doing your grad studies, were you more interested in building and flying rockets or the science involved? DI: So how’d you get to be part of MSL (Mars Science Lab)?
image #1 via http://www.neoshodailynews.com/ image #2 by David K. Israel |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT Video artist and alphabet nerd Evan Seitz has another quiz, this time featuring video games from A to Z. How many can you name? -via Daily of the Day See more of Seitz's alphabet quizzes. |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT Transformation masks are hinged wooden masks made by the Kwakiutl people of British Columbia. Wearers could use them to alternate between human and animal forms:
Inspired by this tradition, Anthony Santellas made this lifesize hinged sculpture that opens to reveal a skull. Open View and Closed View -via Skull Appreciation Society Information about Kwakiutl Transformation Masks |
In this Slate article, Seth Stevenson proclaimed that he's not a slob. He washes his hair, clips his nails and brushes his teeth. He even flosses often.
On June 4, 1923, jockey Frank Hayes took off through the gates at Belmont Park on Long Island. He and his horse, Sweet Kiss, made it to the finish line first. But all was not well. During the race, Hayes had a heart attack and died. Nonetheless, he was declared the winner:
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A family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, noticed that their patio furniture was rearranged one morning. No, it wasn't a case of Paranormal Activity - instead, the family's surveillance camera caught something much more mysterious:
Be mindful that the four stories in this list all came from the time travelers themselves. It starts of with the case of Andrew D. Basiago.
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