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• Melting Chocolate Lamp
• Death Star Lollipops
• Tenth Doctor Pinafore and More
• Lack of Snow Affects Iditarod
• Zombie Body Parts Tote Bag
• A Garden in the Men's Room
• 101-Year-Old Woman Woke Up at Own Funeral
• That's Messed Up
• BMW Designs a Car to a 4-Year Old's Specifications
• Stewie the Long Cat is Dead. Long Live Stewie.
• Unassuming Bumper Stickers
• Disabled Goldfish with Buoyancy Harness
• Griffin Mini Squishable
• Eiko Ojala's Beautiful Paper Collages
• The Title
• Canada Says Goodbye to the Penny
• 2013 Super Bowl Commercial Remix
• Baked Alaska Grapefruit
• Monopoly's New Cat Token
• Birds-of-Paradise Project: Psychedelic Smiley Face
• Just Sayin' Nifty Note
• Should We Carry 3XL to 6XL Shirts in the NeatoShop?
• Mushroom Lamps
• Warning Labels
• This is Your Brain on Art and Other Hilarious Art School PSAs
• Horse Odometer

Melting Chocolate Lamp Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST After you turn on Alexander Lervik's "The Poetry of Light", there'll be nothing but darkness until the lamp burns holes through the chocolate shell. Eventually, a gooey, sweet-smelling mess fills the resevoir. Don't burn your tongue while lapping it up.  Link | Artist's Website

Death Star Lollipops Posted: 07 Feb 2013 03:00 AM PST Surely this is Darth Vader's favorite candy, despite the difficulty of licking them through his mask. Priscilla of Designer Lollipops makes lollipops by hand in the shape of the Death Star from Star Wars! They are made from Isomalt, sugar, and corn syrup and taste like marshmallows, and available through her Etsy shop. Link  -via Laughing Squid (Image credit: Designer Lollipops)

Tenth Doctor Pinafore and More Posted: 07 Feb 2013 02:00 AM PST We love the work of the creative and prolific DarlingArmy. Her latest pinafores are inspired by Doctor Who, but she's also made some that are modeled on Boba Fett, Deadpool and characters from Fullmetal Alchemist, Portal, My Little Pony and Assassin's Creed. Link

Lack of Snow Affects Iditarod Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:00 AM PST Many sled dog races that are qualifiers for the annual Iditarod have been cancelled or postponed this winter due to lack of snow. The John Beargrease sled dog race, a trek of some 400 miles in northern Minnesota, postponed its start to March 10 from Jan. 27. In Alaska, the Don Bowers Memorial 200/300, the Sheep Mountain Lodge 150 and the Knik 200 have been canceled. The Copper Basin 300 in Glennallen, Alaska, had to cut its trail for several teams by 25 miles because there was not enough snow at the finish line; the mushers finished the race with their hats and gloves off and jackets unzipped. “That was crazy with the warm weather,” said Zack Steer, one of the race’s organizers. “It was such a drastic change from last year, but the trail at the end was dirt. It wasn’t safe.”   Blake Freking, a musher who trains Siberian huskies on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, said he planned to compete in the Beargrease race in January. “With global warming, it’s hard to deny that there are some big changes going on right now,” he said. “We’re in it. It isn’t looking good.” During last year’s snow season, defined as July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, Anchorage had 134.5 inches of snow, according to Jake Crouch, a climate scientist with the National Climatic Data Center. This season’s tally in Anchorage was 39.2 inches through Wednesday. North of Fairbanks, another area where mushers train, snowpack is 21 percent of average. The cancelled qualifiers are especially hard on new mushers, who must have a certain number of race miles before tackling the Iditarod. Link -via Digg

Zombie Body Parts Tote Bag Posted: 07 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST Zombie Body Parts Tote Bag Owning a zombie can be very rewarding, but it can also be hard work. They are always chasing after people with brains, they have a tendency to shed body parts, and it can seem like they never sleep. Being a well prepared zombie owner, however, can make all the difference. Arming yourself with the Zombie Body Parts tote bag from the NeatoShop is a great way to make sure that you are always able to properly pick up after your beloved pet. This fantastic machine washable tote also doubles as a great grocery or school bag.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more frightfully fabulous Zombie items. Link

A Garden in the Men's Room Posted: 07 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST The Catherine Ferguson Academy is a school for young mothers. What do you do with a men's room in an all-female school? Use it for a garden! What a great place to grow your own food. Link -via Gardens in Unexpected Places | Photo: Andrew Herscher

101-Year-Old Woman Woke Up at Own Funeral Posted: 06 Feb 2013 11:00 PM PST One hundred and one years on the planet isn't enough for Peng Xiuhua. The centenarian from a Chinese village "died" after a stumble but woke up at her own funeral: When the coffin was ready the next day, Peng was carefully wrapped in a cloak. However, the moment people laid her in the coffin, at about 3:00p.m., she suddenly opened her eyes and smilingly said, "Hello, there." Bystanders were dumbfounded and could not believe their eyes and ears until they saw the old woman as hale and cheerful as ever before. The villagers continued their preparations for a true treat, yet they were no longer arranging a funeral, but instead a celebration of Peng's longevity. Link - Thanks Mike!

That's Messed Up Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST If I ever saw this apology note, it had better come with a new cutting board and a new heating element. Or better yet, a new gas stove! Link PS: The comments contain a particularly hilarious story of a 9-year-old's attempt to make jello without a clue. Link

BMW Designs a Car to a 4-Year Old's Specifications Posted: 06 Feb 2013 09:00 PM PST Eli, the four-year old nephew of a Jalopnik reader, devised an incredible car with, among other features, 42 wheels, 19 engines and a huge toy storage area. BWM immediately moved into this market by coming up with the BMW 4219Eli, the greatest car ever designed. There's no word yet on when it will be available for sale, but save up your pennies for that frabjous day. Link -via Jalopnik

Stewie the Long Cat is Dead. Long Live Stewie. Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:00 PM PST The 8-year-old Maine Coon cat, declared by Guinness World Records as the world's longest cat measuring 48.5 inches from tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, died after a yearlong battle with cancer. Link

Unassuming Bumper Stickers Posted: 06 Feb 2013 07:00 PM PST Caldwell Tanner has some great ideas for bumper stickers that won't provoke arguments with other drivers. Why be pushy? Just live and let live...and view five more at the link. Link

Disabled Goldfish with Buoyancy Harness Posted: 06 Feb 2013 06:00 PM PST (YouTube link) What can you say? People love their pets. My disabled goldfish scooting around in her newly redesigned sling. She has trouble maintaining buoyancy on her own. She looks a little silly, but it is better than lying at the bottom of the tank all day! I think it's sweet. And this goldfish is lucky to have an owner concerned with its quality of life instead of flushing a defective fish down the toilet. -via Arbroath

Griffin Mini Squishable Posted: 06 Feb 2013 05:00 PM PST Griffin Mini Squishable Valentine's Day is coming. Are you looking for a way to celebrate your legendary love. Gift your sweet with the powerful and majestic looking Griffin Mini Squishable plush toy from the NeatoShop. According to Medieval lore this king of creatures mated for life. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great  Plush Toys.  Link

Eiko Ojala's Beautiful Paper Collages Posted: 06 Feb 2013 05:00 PM PST Estonian artist Eiko Ojala's collages are simple but striking. He combines precise craftsmanship with minimal forms and lines to create intriguing and often funny images. You can view more at the link. Link | Artist's Website (warning: artistic nudity at both links)

The Title Posted: 06 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST The Spanish art studio Betfutura created this movie poster which has everything: a title, a tagline, the stars, the awards, and the crew. 'The Title’ is a project that is born from our experience and passion for cinema. This piece summarizes in a parodic way the most representative elements that make up the movie poster. ‘The Title’ is a movie directed by a director and starring some actors. Produced by a production company and distributed by a distribution company. Link -via mental_floss See the trailer as well. Link

Canada Says Goodbye to the Penny Posted: 06 Feb 2013 03:00 PM PST A penny for your thoughts? Not if you're Canadian! Soon, there'll be no penny in Canada. Canada's iconic penny is slowly but surely going out of circulation, as the Royal Canadian Mint is officially stopping distributing the coins and businesses are rounding cash transactions to the nearest five-cent: Slowly but surely, 82-million kilograms of steel, nickel and copper plating will travel in patrons’ pockets to stores and banks. The pennies themselves will remain legal tender indefinitely, but it’s at the discretion of individual businesses if they’ll accept the coins. From there, businesses can hand them over to banks, who can pass them on to the Canadian Mint. The coin’s last stop after the Mint will be a foundry, which will melt the pennies down and recycle the metal. Canada's National Post has the story: Link

2013 Super Bowl Commercial Remix Posted: 06 Feb 2013 02:00 PM PST (YouTube link) It's been a few days, and you've been meaning to get around to watching all 50+ ads from the Super Bowl …but haven't yet. Luckily, the remix is here, featuring only the most outrageous clips from all the ads in one handy video by Jeremiah Warren. -Thanks, Jeremiah!

Baked Alaska Grapefruit Posted: 06 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST Please stop licking the monitor. I sympathize, but you can't taste Neatorama.* Baked Alaska is a baked ice cream dish and Alaskan chef Nicole Pearce has perfected it. She cooked and served hers in hollowed grapefruit rinds with grapefruit pieces mixed into the meringue. Link -via Tasteologie *Product under development.

Monopoly's New Cat Token Posted: 06 Feb 2013 12:00 PM PST Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. If you were the iron Monopoly token, that is. In fact, skip jail and go to oblivion. Nothing will ever be the same again now that the 76-year-old Monopoly has changed EVERYTHING by axing the iconic iron token and replacing it with (surprise, surprise) a cat, as voted by the Interwebs: The feline piece conquered its own competition in a separate vote on the Monopoly Facebook page, winning over four other proposed tokens — a toy robot, guitar, helicopter and diamond ring — with 31%. "We know that cat lovers around the world will be happy to welcome the new cat token into the Monopoly game," said Eric Nyman, senior vice president and global brand leader for Hasbro Gaming, in a statement. "While we're a bit sad to see the iron go, the cat token is a fantastic choice by the fans and we have no doubt it will become just as iconic as the original tokens." Mark my words, wheelbarrow. You're next: Link

Birds-of-Paradise Project: Psychedelic Smiley Face Posted: 06 Feb 2013 11:00 AM PST (YouTube link) You may have seen the weird mating display of the Superb Bird of Paradise before, but now you can see how he does it. This video is part of the Birds-of-Paradise Project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It took 8 years and 18 expeditions to New Guinea, Australia, and nearby islands, but Cornell Lab scientist Ed Scholes and National Geographic photographer Tim Laman succeeded in capturing images of all 39 species in the bird-of-paradise family for the first time ever. At the project site, you can explore lots more videos of the different species and their amazing colors, sounds, shapeshifting displays, and mating dances. Link -via Metafilter

Just Sayin' Nifty Note Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST Just Sayin' Nifty Note Do you whole heartily embrace the Just Sayin' craze? Do you thoroughly enjoy annoying people by ending every comment with Just Sayin' ? Well, you are going to love the Just Sayin' Nifty Notes from the NeatoShop. This fantastic set of paper gives you 50 wonderful sheets of opportunity to drive your loved ones and friends insane.  Now you can share your passive aggressive sarcasm even when you can't be physically there to insult them in person. Just Sayin'.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Stationery.  Link

Should We Carry 3XL to 6XL Shirts in the NeatoShop? Posted: 06 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST Hello, Neatoramanauts! As you probably know, we carry a lot of Funny T-shirts and Science T-shirts over at the NeatoShop. For practical reasons, so far we've only carried sizes S to 2XL. We're thinking of expanding the shirt size up to 6XL (though with limited colors to start) and so, we'd like to know: would this be of interest to you? Extra extra extra large shirts do cost more and are a more challenging to print (some designs just don't work well, for example), but if the demand is there, we'll give it a try. Let us know your thoughts in the comment. POLL: What Oversize T-Shirts Should the NeatoShop Carry? 3XL 4XL 5XL 6XL

Mushroom Lamps Posted: 06 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST Yukio Takano's beautiful mood lights create the impression that you've stepped into a magical forest populated with fairies. His realistic sculptures of mushrooms on pieces of wood light up with softly glowing LEDs. Link | Artist's Website

Warning Labels Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Some things in life should go without saying, but there's always the occasional genius who needs to be told not to use a vacuum cleaner to pick up something that's on fire. On a bottle of dog shampoo: "Contents should not be fed to fish." On a baking pan: "Ovenware will get hot when used in oven." On a blanket: "Not to be used as protection from a tornado." On a fishing lure with a three-printed hook: "Harmful if swallowed." On a 12-inch CD rack: "Do not use as a ladder." On a carpenter's drill: "Not intended for use as a dental drill." On a knife set: "Never try to catch a falling knife." On a package of earplugs: "These earplugs are non-toxic, but may interfere with breathing if caught in windpipe." On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use." On a cocktail napkin with a mini-map of Hilton Head, South Carolina: "Not to be used for navigation." On an insect spray: "This product not tested on animals." On a box of birthday candles: "DO NOT use soft wax as ear plugs or for any other function that involves insertion into a body cavity." On a child's scooter: "This product moves when used." Inside a six-inch plastic bag: "Do not climb inside this bag and zip it up. Doing so will cause injury or death." On a paint remover that heats up to 1,000°: "Do not use heat gun as a hair dryer." On a shower cap: "Fits one head." On a can of pepper spray: "May irritate eyes." On a toilet: "Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking." Title image by Warning Label Generator. The article above is reprinted with permission from Uncle John's Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader, a fantastic book by the Bathroom Readers' Institute. The 19th book in this fan-favorite series contain such gems like The Greatest Plane that Never Was, Forgotten Robot Milestones, Ancient Beauty Secrets, and more. Since 1988, the Bathroom Reader Institute had published a series of popular books containing irresistible bits of trivia and obscure yet fascinating facts. If you like Neatorama, you'll love the Bathroom Reader Institute's books - go ahead and check 'em out!

This is Your Brain on Art and Other Hilarious Art School PSAs Posted: 06 Feb 2013 07:00 AM PST We're not sure whether ad agency Team Detroit, which created these ads for College for Creative Studies, is trying to get people interested in the art school or trying to lessen the competition by reducing the number of people that enroll in art school. The edgy ads, styled in the 1980's anti-drugs PSAs, warn parents to talk to their kids about art school ... or else! Link - via My Modern Met and Me.Show

Horse Odometer Posted: 06 Feb 2013 06:00 AM PST I never knew that such things existed. Now I wonder how I've managed to live my life without one. Shoot, I want this even though I don't own a horse. This odometer advertised in an 1895 issue of Munsey's Magazine presumably attached to a wagon axle. Presumably. But I could be presuming too much. Link -via Weird Universe

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