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- The Aral Sea Flotilla--The Warships of a Lost Sea
- NYC Taxi Driver Pinup Calendar is Back
- Woman Jumps a Drawbridge in a Microcar
- Zombie Safe Zone Maps
- The Meaning of Life, As Explained by Third Graders
- 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</i>
- International Conference of Tightrope Walkers Convenes in Hammocks Suspended in Midair
- Baby Flexes Just Like Dad
- Reporter Covering Missing Child Story Finds Missing Child
- Mini Evil - The Despicable Dark Side
- Glowing Dog Food Blamed on Sea Bacteria
- Pre-Code Horror Movies - The Early Days Of The Silver Scream
- Eyes of Hitchcock
- Have You Joined In On The Halloween Fun Yet?
- 14 Money Saving Life Hacks
- 11 <i>Guardians Of The Galaxy</i> Inspired DIY Projects
- Men Try Women's Makeup (and the Results Are Hilarious)
- Wisconsin Humane Society Gets Creative With Names
- Get In To The Spirit Of The Season With These 30 Halloween Themed T-Shirts
- Classic Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star
- The History of Emoticons
- 6 Abandoned Asylums That Look Like Something Out Of a Horror Movie
- Old Shopping Carts Made into Stylish Chairs
- The Mercurotti
- A Photographic Examination of the Japanese Robotics Industry
- Angus the Tortoise TARDIS
- The Selfie Sombrero
- Star Raccoon - Who Needs A McCloud When You've Got A Rocket?
- Kitten Tests the Boundaries of Older Cat, Finds them Strict
- Illustrations That Will Utterly Destroy Your Inner Child
| The Aral Sea Flotilla--The Warships of a Lost Sea Posted: 02 Oct 2014 04:00 AM PDT
The Aral Sea is--or was--a large body of water in Central Asia. It is divided between the nations of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. While the Soviet Union existed, the Aral Sea was entirely within its borders. Two rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, were the primary sources of water for the Aral Sea. In the 1960s, the Soviets diverted the two rivers in an attempt to irrigate the nearby desert lands and make them arable. The result was an ecological disaster. The Aral Sea gradually shrunk into three small basins connected by narrow channels. According to NASA satellite imagery, one of those basins has now completely evaporated, leaving the Aral Sea with only 10% of its original capacity. In the photo above, you can see an outline showing the approximate shape of the lake in 1960. The fields of blue are all that is left.
It was not always so. Prior to Soviet activity, the Aral Sea was a thriving lake that was a center for fishing and commerce. It was of such great importance that the Imperial Russian Navy maintained a fleet of warships there starting in 1852. These warships were built in Sweden or elsewhere in Russia, then transported down rivers to the Aral Sea. They were based at the town of Raim, which is now a Kazakh town on a small lake about 30 miles away from the remains of the Aral Sea. By 1880, this flotilla consisted of 6 armed vessels and several unarmed vessels. They provided mercantile security, conducted hydrographic surveys, and supported troops who campaigned in the area in 1868 and 1873. In 1883, the flotilla was disbanded, with some portions transferred to the Russian naval presence on the Amu Darya, a river that flows into the Aral from Afghanistan. During the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), the Soviets briefly maintained a fleet of warships to combat Tsarist and British troops in the area. But with the Red victory, the need for a fleet evaporated. And, later, so did the sea on which it had sailed.  | ||||||||
| NYC Taxi Driver Pinup Calendar is Back Posted: 02 Oct 2014 03:00 AM PDT
This year's calendar features the first husband and wife drivers, captured while having an impromptu picnic on the back of a cab. Say what you want about these models, but they all share one of the most attractive attributes in a person: a good sense of humor. | ||||||||
| Woman Jumps a Drawbridge in a Microcar Posted: 02 Oct 2014 01:00 AM PDT The drawbridge in the town of Tisno, Croatia was rising. For the rest of us, that means bring your car to a stop and wait for the bridge to lower again. But for this lady, it means drive faster! Security camera footage captured the scene of her driving her Peugot microcar over the bridge at about 50 MPH. She made it to the other side in one piece . . . . . . and then kept driving. She didn't stop. BBC News reports:
The woman later told police that she had been blinded by the sun. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Posted: 02 Oct 2014 12:00 AM PDT Quick, where will you go when the zombie apocalypse comes? You, and everyone who visits your home, will know the best sanctuary if you have a Zombie Safe Zone Map from Design Different. Pick your city or state from a big selection: not only the US, but Canada, Spain, Germany, and other countries. Each map comes in a variety of sizes and colors. Heck, they’ll even make you a custom map if your city isn’t in stock. Let’s just hope the zombies can’t read a map! -via Gearfuse | ||||||||
| The Meaning of Life, As Explained by Third Graders Posted: 01 Oct 2014 10:00 PM PDT I will start this off by saying if you are not familair with "raptivist" (that is what I like to call rappers who are also activists) Prince Ea's YouTube page, you should be. He posts some incredibly inspiring stuff that will foster small changes in how you see your day to day life. The following video perfectly sums that up. It is perfectly named, as it is third graders talking about the menaing of life. The feeling you get as you watch it is this sort of deja vu that you once felt that exact same way. You watch, and find yourself in awe at how much you WERE these kids at one point, and how much that changed. The great thing is, you can walk away with that feeling back inside you and alive again. A little shred of innocence, a way to look at your daily life differently, and it can make all the difference. | ||||||||
| 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</i> Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:00 PM PDT The film Fast Times at Ridgemont High inspired dozens of teen comedies that came after and launched the careers of a whole slew of now-famous actors. Even if it’s been a long time since you’ve seen the movie, you recall how funny it was. Now you can learn some of the trivia behind the 1982 hit. For example:
In addition to Nicolas Cage, you’ll read about Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker, and the folks behind the cameras in this trivia list at mental_floss. | ||||||||
| International Conference of Tightrope Walkers Convenes in Hammocks Suspended in Midair Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:00 PM PDT
Which is, of course, the appropriate place to do so. Highlining is the sport of walking a tightrope high over the ground. This year's International Highline Meeting was conducted at Monte Piana in northwestern Italy. Attendees could just stand on the wire. But that gets tiring after a while. Many brought hammocks out on the ropes to relax and enjoy conversation and the scenery. You can see more photos of the fun they had at Design Taxi. -via Visual News | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 07:00 PM PDT Eight-month-old Hadley has hit the stage of development in which he mimics the behavior that he sees. So when Daddy flexes his muscles, little Hadley gives the pose a test drive as well. Don't look now, but this baby's buffing up, and in an adorable way. -Via 22 Words | ||||||||
| Reporter Covering Missing Child Story Finds Missing Child Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:00 PM PDT
Paul Ezekial Fagan, a 10-year old boy in Tampa, Florida, vanished from his home last Thursday. Police searched the neighborhood on foot and in a helicopter while his frantic parents feared the worst. Local news reporters drove into Paul's neighbhorood to report on the case. Among them was Cameron Polom of the local ABC station. At around 7 AM on Friday, Polom spotted a tired-looking child in some dense vegetation. The Today show describes the scene:
Paul's family was overjoyed to see him back. The boy explained to them that he had left home because he needed some space from his younger brother. -via Huffington Post | ||||||||
| Mini Evil - The Despicable Dark Side Posted: 01 Oct 2014 05:00 PM PDT The minions had never seen any horror movies, because Gru found them despicable, but once they got a taste for the dark side of cinema they couldn't get enough! They started sneaking around the compound, scaring each other and pretending to perform gruesome kills, until one little guy discovered some sharp tools in the shed and fashioned a crude weapon. That was the day when playtime became truly terrifying... Bring the dark side of a minion's imagination to your geeky wardrobe with this Mini Evil t-shirt by Chip Skelton, it's delightfully dark and sure to make folks crack a fiendish smile when they see it! Visit Chip Skelton's Facebook fan page, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more terrifyingly good designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Glowing Dog Food Blamed on Sea Bacteria Posted: 01 Oct 2014 05:00 PM PDT
Fiona Wallis of Taranaki, New Zealand noticed that food that she had purchased for Tucker, her dog, glowed. Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist in Auckland, determined that there was bioluminescent sea bacteria inside. She couldn't determine precisely which kind without DNA analysis, but since the dog food is kept in brine, which an ideal environment for the sea bacteria, it was the most likely culprit. The dog food seller, Jimbo's Pet Food, is investigating the matter. Wiles says that it shouldn't be dangerous, but that cooking the food would kill the bacteria. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| Pre-Code Horror Movies - The Early Days Of The Silver Scream Posted: 01 Oct 2014 04:00 PM PDT Horror movies have very simplistic roots, and in the early days of monster cinema a fiend could shake the audience to the core with just a sinister look and an appropriately eerie soundtrack. Nowadays horror movies are so stuck on making us jump out of our seats, or crawl out of our skin with disgust, that it's hard to remember how pure the chills and thrills used to be. The good old days of Bela Lugosi using his vampiric gaze to charm audiences into submission, or Lon Cheney Jr. becoming every kind of creature imaginable, may be gone, but their cinematic legacy lives on. Rediscover the Horror Films Of The Hollywood Pre-Code Era, and show the younger generation of fans what the real face of horror looks like! | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 03:00 PM PDT This supercut reminds us of how Sir Alfred Hitchcock would often have actors stare directly into the camera to engage us in their emotions (and often creep us completely out). How many films do you recognize just from one shot of a character’s eyes? Kogonada produced this short for The Criterion Collection. -via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Have You Joined In On The Halloween Fun Yet? Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT If you haven't checked out our This Is Halloween Pinterest board, you're missing out. This one-stop-shop for all things Halloween is filled with great ideas for costumes, pumpkins, snacks, decorations and more. That's both because Halloween is awesome and also because just by pinning to the board, you're entering our Halloween Scream Time contest. As a reminder, if you want to participate in the contest, you just need to follow the board and then send us a private message on Pinterest, leave a comment on the board or leave a comment here with your pinerest account name. We'll then send you an invite so you can start pinning. If you're on Pinterest and don't feel like entering the contest, you can help pick our popular votes winner by repinning your favorite items on the board. The pic with the most repins will win, along with one pic chosen by the Neatorama team. | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 12:00 PM PDT Psst, wanna save some money? Of course you do! These aren’t just money-saving tips, they are “life hacks.” John Green has some really weird ways to get the job done cheaper. But do they really work? Let's say, some work better than others, and some are just plain weird. Even if I were to believe that it works, there’s no way that aerosol cheese costs less than stain remover! But those of us of a certain age already know you can brew an entire teapot of tea with one or two teabags. If you really want to save money, use loose tea in a tea ball. | ||||||||
| 11 <i>Guardians Of The Galaxy</i> Inspired DIY Projects Posted: 01 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT Guardians of the Galaxy is the action packed Marvel movie that was so nice many fans saw it twice, and like any popular genre flick it has inspired lots of love from creative folks all over the net. There’s a lot to love about the film, especially in terms of visual appeal, so it’s no wonder artists from all over the world have gone crazy creating their own Guardians inspired works. Here’s a selection of Guardians of the Galaxy inspired crafts, many of which you can make for yourself 1. Groot Cookies- The adorable yet vocally monosyllabic tree creature known as Groot is one of the fan favorites, alongside his furry buddy Rocket Raccoon, so it makes sense that more than half the items on this list are inspired by Groot. These adorable and easy to make Groot cookies let you share your love of Guardians with your guests in a most delicious way! 2. Groot Churros- If you’re looking for a snack that’s a little more original then you might want to whip up a batch of delicious and adorable Groot churros, which look even more Groot-like than the cookies! 3. Dancing Groot Cupcakes- If you’re ready to go all out on a dessert that’s sure to please your guests then you’re gonna love these Dancing Baby Groot Cupcakes- a cute Groot cookie on top of a cupcake flower pot, every bit as cute as they are delicious! 4. Awesome Mix Tape Cake- Maybe you don’t find Groot all that appetizing, and you’re looking for a centerpiece that shows your love of Guardians in a deliciously good looking way. What you need is a good old fashioned Awesome Mix Tape cake, to show your guests that you're hooked on a feeling! But what if you’re looking to make something that lasts, something you display proudly and show off to your friends and family? These next few crafts are for you, starting with... It’s got all the cuteness of the original without all that watering and leaves to rake up! And the clever use of a real flower pot makes this one Guardians inspire craft you'll be proud to display. 6. Potted Baby Groot crochet- But if clay’s not your thing you might want to try your hand at making a crochet Dancing Baby Groot, he can actually dance without snapping in half! 7. Guardians of the Galaxy Perler Bead pixel art- If sculpting isn’t your thing, and you don’t know how to crochet, but you’re looking for a fun and easy craft project you can do with the whole family then you can't beat perler bead pixel art. It’s fun and easy for the whole family, and with the right supplies and some handy templates you'll be creating your favorite characters from Guardians in no time! Tutorial Link/Patterns Star-Lord GrootRocket Raccoon 8. Guardians of the Galaxy Dress- This mighty fashionable Instructable teaches you how to convert a boring old black dress into an intergalactic dress that makes you look like a total star! 9. Star Lord Helmet- Every Star Lord costume begins with this amazing looking helmet, and although this is one of the hardest tutorials in the bunch the end results are well worth all the hard work. Make one for yourself and you'll really knock the socks off your friends and family this Halloween. 10. Galaxy of the Guardians Blaster Pistol- What Star Lord costume would be complete without his iconic blaster pistols? This is also a pretty difficult tutorial, but if you've got the helmet you might as well make a blaster pistol to go with your far out getup, right? 11. Groot Costume- Believe it or not, this amazing looking Groot costume can be created with only moderate crafting skills for less than $100. Now you can bring your dreams of being Groot to life, just in time for Halloween! Tutorial Link/step-by-step photos Now get out there and make some cool stuff, Guardians of the Galaxy fans, and show the world how crafty you really are! | ||||||||
| Men Try Women's Makeup (and the Results Are Hilarious) Posted: 01 Oct 2014 10:00 AM PDT As a man, have you ever tried to put on makeup, just to understand what women have to go through every day (if they choose)? While you may think it is some easy process where you just paint your face and get on your way, that is not how putting on makeup works. There is an art for getting the right tones with your skin, and how to apply it so you don't look like a circus clown. But most of us men will never know what that's like, so it is hard to empathize with something we do not understand. Thankfully, Buzzfeed Yellow put together this hilarious video of men trying to put on makeup, and the end result just might help us men get a real appreciation for the artistry it takes for some women to look as angelic as they do. I, myself, have not tried this, but I imagine the end result would be horrifying. | ||||||||
| Wisconsin Humane Society Gets Creative With Names Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:30 AM PDT
Visit the Wisconsin Humane Society website to keep up with their residents in need. | ||||||||
| Get In To The Spirit Of The Season With These 30 Halloween Themed T-Shirts Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT Halloween will soon be upon us, and the ghosts and ghouls are becoming restless, preparing to haunt the living and scare up some screams. That means it's the perfect time to gear up with some ghoulishly good NeatoShop t-shirts, so you can show the world how much you love Halloween! Everybody is preparing to dress up like their favorite frightful figures, so they can blend in with the creepy crowd: TREE'S COMPANY by Jason Parish Even those who normally look a bit scary like to dress up and score some extra fright points: Boo! by Kgullholmen A mask is a crucial part of many scary costumes: Tools of the Trade by Chip Skelton But if you're going to go out and paint the town red you're going to want a great costume too: King of the Horror by Ninjaink And be sure to dress up your furry little friends if they're going out trick-or-treating with you!: Once you're all dressed up you should grab some friends and hit the road: Universal Road by Chip Skelton But beware of the creeps and creatures you'll see around town: Some more obnoxious than others: Getting stuck at the bus stop with some of these freaks can really stink: My Evil Neighbor by Letter-Q Artwork But if you want to make it through town unscathed just wear a show of support on your chest: Some folks stroll around town on Halloween night, looking to send a chill down our spines: Jack's Revenge by Thomas Orrow Others are just looking for a quick bite to eat: But whatever you do, don't stand between trick-or-treaters and their candy: Halloween is a bad night to be a nice person, so try to refrain from helping little old ladies across the street: And make sure you stay on well lit roads, or you might end up losing your head: Town too scary for you? Maybe you should just stay in with a good book: Forbidden Books Can Be Fun! by Anna Maria Jung Or maybe some disgustingly good music will get you in the spooky spirit: Or perhaps you and your fam will be carving up some jack-o-lanterns: Maybe telling scary stories around a campfire is more your speed: The Crypt Presents Twilight Mysteries by Ninjaink Chances are you'll be watching TV if you're spending Halloween night indoors, perhaps your favorite (blood) sport? Woodbury Walkers Baseball Club by Mudge Maybe you'll be tuning in to a show that both disgusts and delights: Draw me a clock, Will by ArryDesign But if the kids are around you'll probably want to tune in to something "kid friendly": Maybe you can introduce them to the classics: The Monster by Marinasinger Designs Or the bride of the classic, which is still a classic: Bride of Frank by ArtofCoreyCourts Perhaps you prefer bloodsuckers to lumbering flesh golems: Or how about watching a new classic the whole family can enjoy?: All Hallow's Eve by MelissaSmith As soon as the kids go to bed it's time to watch some far more terrifying fare: Delightful Rewards by LadyTank Studios And there's nothing like a creepy comedy classic to get you in the spirit of the season: The Marshmallow Terror by Manny Peters Art + Design Mashups are all the rage these days, maybe a good horror movie mashup is just the thing to bring horror fans together in your house: Brothers of Horror by ArtOfCoreyCourts Because in the end isn't Halloween all about the scares? Oh yeah, and the candy! BUBBLEGUM "THE DECORPSINATOR" by Poofette We hope you've enjoyed this tour of Halloween themed t-shirts for sale here at the Neatoshop, with sales supporting independent artists from around the world. Take your eyeballs on a shopping trip and see if you can't scare up a shirt or two to add to your horrifyingly geeky collection! | ||||||||
| Classic Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star Posted: 01 Oct 2014 08:30 AM PDT Anna Mae Wong grew up in Los Angeles, determined to be a part of the glamorous world of Hollywood. She became the most famous of the very few Chinese actors of the 1920s and ‘30s, navigating an industry that woefully underutilized her talent. Still, she had a groundbreaking career in silent films and talkies in both the U.S. and Europe.
One illustration of this was how fan magazines tried to explain that Wong was all American, and therefore nothing to be afraid or suspicious of, yet they also explained that she was really Chinese, really, because audiences were used to Asian roles being played by white actors in makeup. And the roles Wong got were stereotyped as the exotic victim, villain, or sidekick. There was one role that she was dubbed “too Chinese” for, although the character was, in fact, Chinese. The role went to Helen Hayes. Read about Anna Mae Wong’s life and career at Buzzfeed. | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 07:30 AM PDT Emoticons: people seem to either love or hate them. Whether you're pro, con or ambivalent, you have to admit that within Internet culture, they are here to stay. Mashable put together a video with historical facts about when emoticons may have first appeared in print and in what context. Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| 6 Abandoned Asylums That Look Like Something Out Of a Horror Movie Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:45 AM PDT Every street has that one scary house on it, usually way down at the end. It always seems dark, yet you always feel like there are eyes inside there, peering out at you. In the same breath, almost every town has an abandoned mental hospital or old asylum in it, and just like with that one scary house on your street, these abandoned facilities seem like something you dreamt up your nightmares. Colorless and cold, even something as simple as looking at them fills you with a sense of dread that chills you to the bone. It is like you can feel its haunted presence, even miles away. As much as we would all like to pretend these don't exist, they do, and we might as well make a list of them. File this one under: nightmare fuel. Here are six abandoned asylums that look like something out of a horror movie (and in one or two cases, really is). Danvers State Hospital Image credit: John Phelan You cannot grow up in or around Massachusetts and not know about the Danvers State Hospital. If you are driving into (of all places) Salem, it used to loom on a hill just over the highway, and you could always feel it, looking at you. It was like some great beast that hunkered down on the horizon, warning all people to turn around before it was too late. Famous for many things, including the rumored invention of the pre-frontal lobotomy, Danvers State Hospital was everything we learn to fear about the way old sanitariums were run. Patients were often either abused or ignored, and when word finally did get out how bad it was there, the place was shut down almost immediately. The odd thing was, this also meant it being abandoned fully equipped, which somehow made it all even scarier. I know because I went. Truly unsettling stuff. Remember in the intro I talked about how one or two of these "asylums" WAS the setting for a horror film? Well, this is that place, and the movie is called Session 9 (and it is amazing). Also, there is a level on the Xbox game Painkiller that uses the Danvers State Hospital as a setting. The place "mysteriously" caught fire in 2007, and it was a fire you could see from Boston. A very surreal ending to a very surreal (and terrifying) place. Waverly Hills Sanatorium I have to give a huge shout out to Miss Cellania for writing up a great piece for Mental Floss about this very establishment. Seems this place was not quite sure what it wanted to be. First it was a hospital that took care of people suffering from TB. Then it became a nursing home (because nothing says "we should make this place into a nursing home" like thousands of TB fatalities). After that, they were going to build a giant Jesus statue there (hey, let's overcompensate for the death and evil with a giant Jesus statue). Of course, that fell through. Now it has become one of the most prevalent places for urban explorers and novice ghost hunters alike. A big part of its draw for some is the death tunnel or "body chute". The place the staff would use to bring the (many) dead outside without bringing anymore duress to their patients. A very creepy place with a very creepy history. Heck, this one inspired a horror film or two itself. Image Credit: CLK Hatcher Residing in Connecticut, Norwich State Hospital is one of those places you see and you know you want nothing to do with it. It FEELS cold, imposing, and dangerous. Like all old mental facilities, it was built up high with bricks and wood, and looks like the building itself is ready to lurch to life at any moment. Yet it is another example of a place where its history only makes it seem that much more vile. Rumors of physical abuse (and worse) led to its shutdown, but at its high water mark, it was THE place where all the worst offenders in Connecticut end up. Keep in mind, this meant they were often side-by-side with people who had real mental conditions that needed to be addressed. As you can imagine, things did not go well there. The giant, terrifying looking building is still there to remind people to stay in line, just by presence alone. Trenton State Hospital Imagesource: AsylumProjects As opposed to going with a photo of the outside, as I have with most of these so far, I wanted to show a picture from the inside. You see, the state some of these hospitals were left in is half of what makes them so memorable and scary. Rarely were these places abandoned slowly over time. In most cases, the state would find out these places were doing immoral things and would shut the places down immediately. This often meant, people who needed help pushed out onto the street (which is never a good thing) and these places remaining full of most of the stuff they had when they were open. Like the above "happy chairs" for example. A dusty reminder of what must have been very colorful (and undoubtedly oft disturbing) group therapy sessions. What really makes this New Jersey hospital so scary was the story of the owner, who lost his mind and began having all of his patient's teeth pulled because he believed all mental problems stemmed from some infection in the body. When pulling their teeth showed no results, he began having gall bladders and kidneys pulled and, well, it only got creepier from there. The scariest part is that only certain wings of this hospital have been shut down, but most of it is still operational. Topeka State Hospital Image Credit: Bobbi Studstill This Kansas Hospital is another example of a hospital where the staff seemed more into abusing their patients than doing anything that could help them. One of the more famous examples (and what supposedly lead to its shutdown) was the fact that an outsider came in and saw a man who had been strapped to a gurney so long, his skin had begun to grow around the shackles on his wrist. If you do not find that shocking and appalling, you may need to read it again. Just seeing that building and knowing things like that went on inside sends an electric chill up my spine. Athens Lunatic Asylum Imagesource: Roadtrippers This Ohio hospital is on this list for one reason and one reason only. It is the home of one of the most famous (or again, infamous) situations of patient abuse ever. If you look at the above photo, it says it all. A female patient snuck away into one of the unused wings of the hospital one day when no one was paying attention. She laid down in a sun spot underneath the window in the same way a cat would lay down on a warm spot. Only thing is, she never got up. They found her three weeks later, and the above photo is the permanent stain she left on the cement, that you can still clearly see to this day. Her name was Margaret Schilling, and it is a story that seems straight from a horror movie. If a patient can wander off in your hospital and go missing for three weeks with no one noticing, safe to say there is some neglect going on with the staff. Head counts are pretty important in that line of work. The craziest part that makes it so scary and horror movie-esque is that stain. They have tried washing it, power washing it, and bleaching it. Yet the stain always comes back. Is there a better way to end this list? I think not. | ||||||||
| Old Shopping Carts Made into Stylish Chairs Posted: 01 Oct 2014 06:30 AM PDT A well-maintained shopping cart can last a decade before it's worn out and no longer serviceable. But it can still be useful if it's repurposed. Designer Xavier Degueldre remade several into chairs. You can view more photos of them at Design Boom. Degueldre added padded seats to some of the chairs, which is no doubt more comfortable than bare metal. But it can be useful to have uncomfortable chairs, as they can encourage guests to leave more expeditiously. | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 02:00 AM PDT Marc Martel sings "Nessun Dorma" while doing his Luciano Pavarotti impression, then switches to singing the song as Freddie Mercury! This was done in one continuous take with two cameras, except for the last part where the two characters sing together; that required an overdub. The impressions are accented by his unique shave. I think he did a lovely job, don’t you? Martel calls the one-man duet The Mercurotti. -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| A Photographic Examination of the Japanese Robotics Industry Posted: 01 Oct 2014 01:00 AM PDT Photographer Luisa Whitton's series What About the Heart? documents her time spent in Japan with scientists working on humanoids, including Hiroshi Ishiguro, who constructed a copy of himself in robotic form. Her series is a contemplation of these exceedingly lifelike yet soulless automatons. Whitton elaborates, "In the photographs, I am trying to subvert the traditional formula of portraiture and allure the audience into a debate on the boundaries that determine the dichotomy of the human/not human. The photographs become documents of objects that sit between scientific tool and horrid simulacrum." Whitton's images (the machine) are presented alongside interviews with the scientists (the man) on topics such as consideration of religious and humanistic aspects alongside their technological progress. The photographer wonders what it means to be human as technology progresses. | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Oct 2014 12:00 AM PDT Redditor punkpixzsticks snapped this photo at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. This is Angus the tortoise, a regular at that annual event. We've previously seen him pulling an old fashioned cart around the fairgrounds. This year, he dressed up as a TARDIS and walked around the festival, collecting money for a local herpetological society. This is only one of many costumes that he's worn over the years, including fairy wings and a kilt. You can view more of them here. -via Fashionably Geek | ||||||||
| Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:00 PM PDT What fashion statement does the Selfie Sombrero make? “I can take a hands-free selfie, and all it requires is a really dumb-looking hat.” Or maybe the more obvious “Look at me! LOOK at ME!” Yes, this hat exists, although you probably won’t see it at your local Target store anytime soon. Read how the Selfie Sombrero came about at Inventors Spot. | ||||||||
| Star Raccoon - Who Needs A McCloud When You've Got A Rocket? Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:00 PM PDT Rocket kept hearing about some fox named McCloud, whose intergalactic exploits were earning him all kinds of fans, and he wanted in on the action. He wanted to prove he could outgun, outbuild, outwit and outmaneuver any ol' fox faced star with ease, because Rocket didn't get to be a guardian on his good looks alone... Intergalactic mashups don't come much cooler than this Star Raccoon t-shirt by Olipop, slip it on and you'll immediately earn a geeky fashion high score! Visit Olipop's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more fantastically far out designs:
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| Kitten Tests the Boundaries of Older Cat, Finds them Strict Posted: 30 Sep 2014 10:00 PM PDT This adorable kitten tries a stalking maneuver on the adult cat in his household and learns that it won't get him anywhere. In a move that reminds me of my young dog's interaction with my older dog, the kitten recoils after his foiled sneak attack and slips into "roly-poly-you-can't-resist-the-cute-I'm-throwing-down" mode, which also gets him nowhere. As a commenter on Tastefully Offensive said, "Kitten just needs to learn his place, and who's boss is all." | ||||||||
| Illustrations That Will Utterly Destroy Your Inner Child Posted: 30 Sep 2014 09:00 PM PDT There are some things you just don’t want to see your childhood heroes, animated and otherwise, doing to themselves or each other. Seeing these beloved childhood icons either acting like adults, or like real animals, fills our inner child with dread, and yet our adult selves can’t seem to look away. It's natural to feel ambivalence as you look through these dark and witty works by Ben Chen, but don’t worry- no bunnies, crickets or puppets, imaginary or otherwise, were harmed in the making of these twisted illustrations! -Via Sploid |
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