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• Waffle Iron Jewelry Boxes
• Do You Love Doctor Mew As Much As Me?
• Zombie Back Scratcher
• Hardened Criminal
• My Neighbor's Breakfast
• Garbage Doesn't Lie
• Periodic Table of the Muppets
• White Water Rafting Street Art
• 7 Mind-Blowing Theories on How <i>Breaking Bad</i> will End
• You Can't Get the Time Wrong with This Minimalist Clock
• Listen to Wikipedia
• Steampunk Ghostbusters
• The Sweetest Nachos In The World
• Day of the Dead Skull Tissues
• 3D Chalk Art Turns a Ferris Wheel into a Death Ride
• Best Use For A Yoga Ball
• The Twittertape Machine is a Ticker Tape Machine for Modern Times
• You Need to Keep Yo Business Off of Facebook
• North America's Oldest Petroglyphs Discovered
• Fact: Hamsters Are Huge Fans of Jell-O
• Gary, Indiana, Offers Homes for a Dollar
• The Wondrous Natural Springs of Huanglong
• This Week at Neatorama

Waffle Iron Jewelry Boxes Posted: 18 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT Michael Evans, a furniture designer in Bloomington, Indiana, makes a lot of unique works. But I'm especially taken with several of his jewelry boxes. He builds them in old waffle irons. Link

Do You Love Doctor Mew As Much As Me? Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:00 AM PDT A few years back, John posted the adorable Doctor Mew creations by Jenny Parks that show what all of The Doctors would look like as cats. If you love the series, you can now own these adorable pins featuring all of the Doctor Mews because Jenny is now selling them on Etsy for only $1 each. You'd better act fast if you want to get a hold of them because #9 is already sold out! Link

Zombie Back Scratcher Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:00 AM PDT Zombie Back Scratcher (sold individually) Got an itch that needs scratching? Give yourself a hand, and arm, with the Zombie Back Scratcher from the NeatoShop. This drop dead funny back scratcher is shaped like the undead hand of a friendly zombie.     The Zombie Back Scratcher is handcrafted in the USA by local artisans and no two are exactly alike.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Zombie items.  Link

Hardened Criminal Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:00 AM PDT Forget to include the artist? That's a fine. Deliberately remove the artist's name or watermark? You're facing hard time. Jacob Andrews shows a scene from a world presumably ruled by webcomic artists. Link

My Neighbor's Breakfast Posted: 17 Aug 2013 11:00 PM PDT My Neighbor's Breakfast by The 50ft Snail Better than eating soot sprites, that's for sure! This cute T-shirt design by The 50ft Snail shows that all you need in the world is a little bit of love, a fantastic neighbor and a hearty breakfast. Oh, and a magical catbus doesn't hurt either. Please let us welcome The 50ft Snail to the NeatoShop. Check out his Facebook page for more neat designs (give 'im a like, wontcha?), then visit his NeatoShop page for more cool T-shirts! Your purchase helps support the blog as well as indie artists. Xenomorph Meal Time Business Time A School of Fire and Ice Aperture Spaaace Programme View more designs by The 50ft Snail | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop, earn generous royalties, and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Garbage Doesn't Lie Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) Your garbage collector knows more about you than any government spy. The city crew knows who has a baby, and exactly when your baby is toilet trained. They know what size TV you got for Christmas, how much beer you drink every week, what kind of pets you have, and when your birthday falls on the calendar. Archaeologists get into the act, too, by analyzing garbage dumps from eras past, although that's a bit less personal. Minute Earth tells us more about the science of garbage analysis. However, an analyst who goes through my garbage would think I am lying about eating vegetables, since any evidence of vegetable preparation goes into my compost pile instead of the trash. -via Viral Viral Videos

Periodic Table of the Muppets Posted: 17 Aug 2013 09:00 PM PDT Artist Mike Boon, who designed the cute Dr. Seuss alphabet and other neat alphabets featured on Neatorama a while ago, is back with this clever Periodic Table of the Muppets. See if you can identify your favorite characters!

White Water Rafting Street Art Posted: 17 Aug 2013 08:00 PM PDT A river emerges from a crack in an urban wall. The mysterious British street artist JPS stenciled this design. You can view a gallery of his work at the link. Link -via Global Street Art

7 Mind-Blowing Theories on How <i>Breaking Bad</i> will End Posted: 17 Aug 2013 07:00 PM PDT There is no shortage of viewers who have watched every episode of Breaking Bad over and over, spotting instances of foreshadowing, looking for recurring symbolism, analyzing each scene, and hoping that those things will help them figure out ahead of time how the story of Walter White will end. From these analysts come seven different theories of what will come. These, of course, contain spoilers for those not current on the AMC series. Take, for example, the color theory. As graphic designer John LaRue of The Droid You're Looking For illustrates with his ludicrously painstaking infographic (above), color also seems to indicate both motivations and imminent turns in the narrative. For example, characters tend to wear yellow before they make intense, game-changing decisions, like Walt did when he killed Krazy-8 in season one. While yellow is the proverbial canary in a coal mine, green seems to indicate a character (usually Walt, often Saul) acting out of greed; white points to powerlessness (in the case of Walt's cancer and hospital treatments) while beiges represent to the straight-and-narrow life Walt left behind (see: Elliott Schwartz's birthday party guests). Some Breaking Bad color theorists believe the way a character's colored clothing is layered--and even put on or taken off--also represent compound or ulterior motives. For instance, when Jesse and Walt clean Jesse's apartment after the botched bathtub disposal of Emilio's body in the second episode, Walt wears a yellow shirt... under a green apron. How does this tell us what will happen in the future? Read the rest, along with six other theories, at Wired. Link -via Digg

You Can't Get the Time Wrong with This Minimalist Clock Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT You'll still have to figure out the minute hand, but the hour of the day will be obvious. The face on Sabrina Fossi's clock makes a full rotation every twelve hours. Link | Designer's Website

Listen to Wikipedia Posted: 17 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT The music generated at the site Listen to Wikipedia may sound random at first, but what you're hearing is real data. Using the data provided by Wikipedia's recent changes feed, bells are used to convey additions, while string noises represent subtractions from articles. Higher pitched noises are for smaller edits, while larger edits are translated into lower pitched tones. Deep swells of sound accompany new users joining the service. All of the various noises work together in surprising harmony, creating a zen-like mood to go along with the furious edits being made to Wikipedia's database. At the same time, you can see what's happening onscreen. It may be soothing music, but you might also be sucked into the thrill of watching the encyclopedia of the internet being built in real time.   Link to story. Link to website.  -via mental_floss

Steampunk Ghostbusters Posted: 17 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT The proton packs are heavier, but that's to be expected for any sturdy ghostbusting materials from the Victorian Era. The change is worth it: Stay Puft looks far more dapper in his waistcoat and cravat. Sean Fallon photographed these cosplayers at Gen Con in Indianapolis. Link

The Sweetest Nachos In The World Posted: 17 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT Nacho cookies complete with frosted jalapenos? Count me in! Oh Sugar Events created these adorable concession stand-style treats for a baseball-themed bar mitzvah, but they would also be great for any sports party -especially the football parties soon to star up this fall. Link

Day of the Dead Skull Tissues Posted: 17 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT   Day of the Dead Skull Tissue Are you looking for a sweet way to honor someone's love of sugar skull art? Gift them the Day of the Dead Skull Tissues from the NeatoShop. These beautiful designer tissues feature a colorful sugar skull design.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Health & Wellness items.  Link

3D Chalk Art Turns a Ferris Wheel into a Death Ride Posted: 17 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT Here at Neatorama, we love the amazingopticalillusions of Julian Beever. This chalk work, which he calls "Wheel of Fortune", is unfortunate for anyone who sits down on the bench. Artist's Website -via 22 Words

Best Use For A Yoga Ball Posted: 17 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT (YouTube link) Mary Ann Johnstone's goats know how to have fun! You probably won't see this much glee in a yoga class. -via Arbroath

The Twittertape Machine is a Ticker Tape Machine for Modern Times Posted: 17 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT It's the technological wonder of our electrified age! Adam's Twittertape Machine prints out tweets as soon he publishes them. It's heavier than a smart phone, but this is a classier way to tweet. Link -via Nag on the Lake

You Need to Keep Yo Business Off of Facebook Posted: 17 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT Forget the sermon, the best part of chuch comes from this gospel choir singing You Need to Keep Yo Business Off of Facebook: Keep yo business off of Facebook Keep yo business off of Facebook Sunday you actin' like a saint - but yo Facebook status say you ain't Keep yo business off of Facebook Word, peeps! Now who's gonna share this on Facebook? Via The Clearly Dope

North America's Oldest Petroglyphs Discovered Posted: 17 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT The rock carvings on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in Nevada are fairly well known, but no one knew just how old they were before paleoclimatologist Larry Benson dated them using the history of the area's climate. "They're almost unique in the sense that the grooves have been carved down almost an inch deep in some cases," says Benson, an emeritus scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey who does research for the University of Colorado and its Museum of Natural History. Just by looking at the designs, Benson thought he might know how old they were. He noticed that the symbols are much whiter than the gray rock they're carved into. He knew from his climate research that the dry area where the petroglyphs are located was once a lake, and that the white coating was probably left from the last time the rocks were submerged in water, which suggested that the petroglyphs may be older than 11,000 years "And I did know, at least from my limited knowledge, that these were probably older than the oldest dated petroglyphs in North America," he recalls. By comparing the coatings of the carved rocks with non-carved rocks in the area, he determined that the petroglyphs were carved in a dry period between 10,000 and 14,800 years ago. Read more about the dating process at NPR. Link -via Metafilter (Image credit: Larry Benson)

Fact: Hamsters Are Huge Fans of Jell-O Posted: 17 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT Zoey the hamster can't wait to try out the first recipe from her new Jell-O cook book. While the cover features Jell-O watermelons, it looks like she's trying out some sort of cherry recipe instead. Believe it or not, the book is a hamster-sized version of The Jello Mold Mistress of Brooklyn's actual recipe book -best promotion ever. Link

Gary, Indiana, Offers Homes for a Dollar Posted: 17 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT Detroit is not the only industrial city seeing hard times and vacant homes. Gary, Indiana, has 10,000 abandoned and unoccupied houses, which attract vandals and bring property values down. But a pilot program hopes to lure new families into the old neighborhoods. Initially, twelve homes in one neighborhood are being offered for the price of one dollar. There are some requirements. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson explained: "Essentially what we do is give those houses out through a lottery process. People have to qualify, families have to qualify through income, through the ability to fix up the homes, because these homes have been abandoned and so they do need some work – anywhere between $25,000 to $50,000 worth of work," Freeman-Wilson said in an interview with CBC's Lang O'Leary Exchange. The benefit would be that the new homeowners would pay taxes, remove the homes from the city’s list of derelict buildings, and improve the character of the neighbourhoods where they settle, Freeman-Wilson said. Another requirement is that the buyer live in the home for five years, so if you don't already have a job in the area, you probably would not meet the income requirement. Link  -via Holy Kaw!

The Wondrous Natural Springs of Huanglong Posted: 17 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT (Photo: Sung Ming Whang) (Photo: Sung Ming Whang) (Photo: Ken Marshall) (Photo: Ken Marshall) 93 miles north of Chengdu, China lies Huanglong--a large array of stunningly beautiful hot springs, streams and waterfalls. You can see why it's a popular tourist destination. View more photos at the link. Link

This Week at Neatorama Posted: 17 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT If you spend your week working and doing normal stuff, then kick back on the weekend to have fun on the internet, this little update might help you find the most important things on Neatorama that you don't want to miss. This week, that includes links to several giveaways in which you can win nice prizes from the NeatoShop! But first, don't miss any of our exclusive features from this past week. Monday was the 136th anniversary of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's birth, so Alex gave us 7 Neat Facts About Schrödinger in honor of the occasion. Alex also brought us a couple of posts on the big picture Spotlight blog: The Food Rorschach Test and Underdogs: Dogs Dressed as Their Owners. And then he gave us an all-video post on the group World Order: The Music. The Suits. The MOVES! Eddie Deezen told us what happened when Bob Dylan Introduces the Beatles to Marijuana. Tiffany gave a review of the McDonald's Beef Rendang Burger, found in Indonesian outlets. This Man Knows Why You're Laughing came from mental_floss magazine. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader contributed The Golden Age of Radio. Can Fame Be Measured Quantitatively? was from the Annals of Improbable Research. Over at the Lifestyles of the Cute and Cuddly, our featured pet was Chester Smooshyface, pictured here. Chester was a scientist in another life! We'd like to see your pet, too, so send pictures to tips@neatorama.com and your cat, dog, horse, hamster, or whatever may soon be our featured pet! You don't want to miss out on our regular weekly columns, either. David Israel had another Question In Need of Answers, this week asking What Non-Traditional Medical Cures Actually Work? We got a lot of helpful advice and a lot of silliness in the comments. Hy Conrad presented another Whodunit, called The Doc's Last Lunch. Jill Harness had a poll on the new flavors of Lay's potato chips. Sriracha flavor ended up ahead of the rest, but not by much. In the What Is It? game this week, the mystery object is an English champagne tap from the early 1900s, after penetrating the cork with the screw, the small knob is rotated to open the valve to fill a glass, the valve can then be closed to keep the remaining champagne fresh. Berhard was the first with the correct answer, and wins a t-shirt from the NeatoShop! The funniest answer came from artanis knarf, who said, "It's for tapping a lovely bunch of coconuts....deedly deedly." That's good for a t-shirt, too! See the answers to the other mystery items at the What Is It? blog. But that's just the beginning of the giveaways! We've got several contests that are still open for you to enter. David Israel is running a contest on the social media sites Twitter and G+ called the Whiteboard Contest. You've only got until Monday to enter, so check out the particulars here. You've got until August 25th to enter the NeatoShop's Dream Picnic Pin to Win Contest on Pinterest! You could win a whole slew of great prizes from the NeatoShop. And if you want to win a t-shirt right here on the blog, check out the NeatoShop New T-Shirts Giveaway. However, your chances of winning are better if you enter all the contests! The non-giveaway post this week that received the most comments was, of course, Questions In Need of Answers - No. 5: What Non-Traditional Medical Cures Actually Work? Besides that, the most comments went to If You Were in a Food Fight to the Death, What Would Be Your Weapon of Choice? followed by a tie between Literally Now Literally Means Figuratively and Would You Prefer The American or Canadian "Do Us A Flavor" Flavors? Those conversations are still open for your contributions! The comment of the week came from Artor, who responded to the Death Star Butt Painting with "That's not a moon! ...Oh yeah. It is. Care to take a shot at that exhaust port?" The most popular post was 1946 Alcatraz Menu. Coming in second was Literally Now Literally Means Figuratively, and Underdogs: Dogs Dressed as Their Owners was third.  The post with the most hearts was Dog Plays Game with Himself, with Abused Donkey Gets New Pants and A Random Act of Kindness by a Motorcyclist tying for second place. And the most emailed post was Underdogs: Dogs Dressed as Their Owners, followed by a three-way tie between Amazing: Pizza Tosser Dances with His Dough, Dog Plays Game with Himself, and This is How You Die. Yeah, we know older posts are liable to have more views, hearts, comments, and emails for the week. We aren't giving away any prizes for the post statistics, but they help us know what kind of things you like to read and share. And since certain posts did well way back in the week while you were working, sharing them here again helps you catch up on the most notable of them. Check out the back-to-school items like lunch boxes and backpacks that are on sale right now at the NeatoShop. Get the school year started right by getting your student something special no one else will have! Have a great week, Neatoramanauts!

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