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- Ingenious New Beehive Design Taps Honey without Disturbing the Bees
- Gallifrey Falls No More - An Issue Full Of Alternative Endings
- 14 Cats Whose Favorite Pillow is a Dog
- How Elite Package Delivery Drivers Work
- Pizza-Inspired Nail Polish
- In the Last Second of the Game, This Basketball Got Stuck on the Rim
- Maps That Explain Nothing
- A Perfectly Preserved 1950s Kitchen, Locked Away Since It Was Built
- Forget A Husband! Woman Who Caught 46 Wedding Bouquets Wants a Guinness World Record
- Frozen Jeep Leaves Ice Shadow Behind
- The Year of the Horned Ruminant
- 100 Years of Hair and Makeup in Iran
- Round Robin - A Tale Of Street Level Heroics
- Snarky Street Sign Warns People to First Cross the Street, Then Update Facebook
- The Best Opening Paragraph Ever
- Oliver Sacks on Life After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
- The Hipster Dating Hilarity Found On Tinder In Brooklyn
- You're the Man (In Black)
- Modern Fashion: Padlocked Teeth
- How Clocks Changed Us
- Fun And Furry Facts About Rocket Raccoon
- 2015 Chewbacchus Parade
- Deep Thoughts, With Cookie Monster
- Game Of Stones - King Of Cartoon Cavemen
- What’s Behind the Door?
- Where to Find Quiet
| Ingenious New Beehive Design Taps Honey without Disturbing the Bees Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:00 AM PST Stuart and Cedar Anderson are a father and son team of professional beekeepers. They've developed a new type of beehive that they call Flow. The Flow hive is built with partially formed cells. When bees take up residence in it, they make use of this pre-existing cell network. With the turn of a spigot, the cells split open, dumping their honey down a channel. There's no need to open the hive and scrape off honey off individual frames. They can fill two large jars of honey very quicky using a Flow hive. -via Colossal  | ||||||||
| Gallifrey Falls No More - An Issue Full Of Alternative Endings Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:00 AM PST Gallifrey Falls No More by Zerobriant The Doctor was heading back to Earth when he decided to stop over on a planet called Kirby-606, a planet full of gifted individuals. The citizens of Kirby-606 enjoyed reading illustrated novels about ordinary people, because when every person on the planet has super powers normal folks seem far more interesting. But there was one fellow who was taking the Kirby-606 graphic novel world by storm, a man who was neither native to the planet nor ordinary. His name was The Doctor and he was changing the very course of intergalactic history by saving his home planet from destruction. The Doctor couldn't help but laugh when he saw his future incarnation on the cover, but he decided to leave the issue on the newsstand so as not to cause any anomalies in the timestream... Add some comic adventure to your geeky wardrobe with this Gallifrey Falls No More t-shirt by Zerobriant, and rewrite sci-fi history! Visit Zerobriant's Facebook fan page, official website, Twitter and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more mighty cool designs:
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| 14 Cats Whose Favorite Pillow is a Dog Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:00 AM PST
For a lot of us, it's been a cold winter, the freezing temperatures of which are hanging tough. A lot of humans have big, fluffy blankets, but what about felines? They're rarely afforded such seasonal luxuries. In circumstances such as those, a feline must improvise. Getting creative with what one has handy is the key. Are dogs off limit? Are they ever? Certainly not. Pile on and ignore those puppy dog eyes. After all, it's what cats usually do anyway.
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| How Elite Package Delivery Drivers Work Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:00 AM PST
Remember that Sunday is Ninja Day. When a parcel delivery notification sticker suddenly and inexplicably appears on your door, take a moment to thank the unseen driver for his work, wherever he is. Getting past your sight invisibly isn’t easy, but he puts in the effort. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:00 AM PST You know what goes great with pizza? How about nail polish? As part of its Valentine's Day promotion, Pizza Hut Australia has released a line of pizza-inspired nail polish with colors such as "Say Cheese," "Meat Me After Midnight," and "Dough You Need Me." The nail polish will serve as prizes to a poetry contest, where people can submit pizza-themed poems as entries (the cheesier the poem, we assume, the better). See how your pizza poem stacks up against the winners: | ||||||||
| In the Last Second of the Game, This Basketball Got Stuck on the Rim Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:00 AM PST It was literally the last second of the game between two eighth grade basketball teams in Kansas. The Riley County Falcons (white uniforms) played against the Rock Creek Mustangs (black uniforms). The score was 26 to 25. A Mustangs player had the ball. He had one and only one chance to even the score. He jumped for a layup just as the time ran out. He ball landed on the rim. And stayed there. It never fell down, so the Falcons won the game. -via Daily Telegraph (warning: auto-start video) | ||||||||
| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:00 PM PST One reason it’s so important to learn world geography, national geography, and map reading is that you will be able to spot the many times that someone uses a map hilariously wrong. A list at Vox has three sections: Maps that give no information, maps that are just wrong, and maps used on TV that should have thoroughly embarrassed the graphic arts department. The map I chose to illustrate them was the one that made me laugh out loud. There were others that would have, if I hadn’t seen them before. Some of the others just made me cringe. We really need to emphasize geography in schools more. See the rest of the maps at Vox. -via mental_floss | ||||||||
| A Perfectly Preserved 1950s Kitchen, Locked Away Since It Was Built Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:00 PM PST It's a stunning time capsule that owner Nathan Chandler never expected to find. He's a furniture designer who purchased a house in 2010. The original owners had the place built and furnished. But for unknown reasons,* they never lived there. The kitchen has everything that a middle class American family in the 1950s could want. It's like stepping into a set from Mad Men. The original appliances sit unused. Even the original product manuals are there. The antique dishwasher is especially charming. Check out Chandler's entire photo set here. -via Visual News *Pro tip: it's probably cursed. | ||||||||
| Forget A Husband! Woman Who Caught 46 Wedding Bouquets Wants a Guinness World Record Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:00 PM PST
Legend has it that the woman who catches the wedding bouquet thrown by the bride will be the next one to get married. That obviously hasn't worked for Salt Lake City resident Jamie Jackson. She's caught 46 wedding bouquets since 1996 and is still single to this day. But don't worry about her - Jackson is after something a lot bigger than a man: she wants to bag a Guinness World Records. So, how does one catch that many wedding bouquet? "It is something that you have to plan for and you have to be very strategic where you place yourself," Jackson said to KSL, "My strategy is to be right up in the front because a lot of times the brides don't know how far they are going to throw it. A lot of times it will hit a ceiling, it'll hit a chandelier... I've had many, many catches where I've had to jump for it. And I've hit little kids by accident." Jackson has kept all of her bouquets and proudly displays her catches in a glass cabinet. All are labeled with the wedding details and year. "I'm proud to say that out of all 46 wedding bouquets I've caught, there have only been two divorces out of 46," she said to KSL. "I consider myself a good luck charm." | ||||||||
| Frozen Jeep Leaves Ice Shadow Behind Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:00 PM PST
The winter storm in the United States produced this marvel in Greenville, North Carolina. On Tuesday afternoon, people spotted a bizarre ice formation in the parking lot of the Vidant Medical Center. The ice, which is attached to the ground, forms the outline of the front of a jeep. WITN reports:
-via Daily of the Day | ||||||||
| The Year of the Horned Ruminant Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:00 PM PST Happy Lunar New Year! In the 12-year Chinese zodiac, we’ve said goodbye to the year of the Horse, and now we are in the Year of the Sheep. Or is it the Year of the Goat? The word in Chinese is 羊 (yáng), which can either mean sheep or goat -or an antelope, for that matter. It’s not such a big deal in China, but English language news outlets are somewhat confused.
Metafilter has a roundup of more links about the question of the goat or the sheep. | ||||||||
| 100 Years of Hair and Makeup in Iran Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:00 PM PST Though we've seen similar videos about Western makeup and hairstyles in the last century, the study of such in Iran is not a simple matter of curlers and lipstick. The intertwined religion and politics of Iran don't just influence the hair and makeup of its female residents, they rule it, backing up the law with such harsh penalties that few dare to deviate, at least in public. An example of Islamic law with regard to womens' style is clearly illustrated in this video between the 1970s and 1980s. Once the Shah of Iran was overthrown during the Islamic Revolution of February 1979, laws with regard to the women of Iran changed drastically. Among the changes were the long, free-flowing hairstyles and modern makeup of the time being immediately transformed in accordance with the modesty requirements under Sharia law. | ||||||||
| Round Robin - A Tale Of Street Level Heroics Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST For anyone else being surrounded by a group of thugs in a dark alley late at night would seem like a nightmare, but for Robin it was just another glorious night out on the town. Robin loved to interact with the townsfolk, and since most of the folks who were up in the middle of the night were up to no good he conversed with them the same way they'd talk to him- with their fists. It wasn't just a whole lotta fun for him to pummel dirtbags into the ground and make a round Robin of arrests, it was a training exercise and a strong message sent to the dark powers running the criminal underworld... Add some comic panel excitement to your geeky wardrobe with this round Robin t-shirt by ClayGrahamArt, it's exciting and mighty good lookin' too! Visit ClayGrahamArt's Facebook fan page, official website, Instagram and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more mighty heroic designs:
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| Snarky Street Sign Warns People to First Cross the Street, Then Update Facebook Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST
A neighborhood in the city of Hayward, California, had a problem with speeding cars. But after the usual approaches - enforcement, traffic engineering fixes, and even a public outreach - failed to yield results, the city decided to try something weird: unusual street signs to catch driver's attention. "Let's juxtapose an unconventional message with a conventional medium to catch people's attention, " said city spokesman Frank Holland to SFGate, "If it starts a conversation, maybe people will change their behavior." One of the signs warn pedestrian to first finish crossing the street before updating Facebook. Another tells drivers that they should use eyes, brakes and brain to navigate a downhill street. The sign below warns drivers that 35 mph is the speed limit, not a suggestion. No words whether the signs, which were produced and installed in January to the tune of $205 each, have any effects. | ||||||||
| The Best Opening Paragraph Ever Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST
Debby Witt of the blog VA Viper spotted this article published a year ago in The Atlantic. It refers to a now legendary incident in which a drunken college student attempted to launch a rocket from his bottom. Witt suggests that author Caitlin Flanagan may have composed one of the best opening paragraphs ever. I’m inclined to agree. Behold Flanagan’s genius:
That woman knows how to write! | ||||||||
| Oliver Sacks on Life After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:00 PM PST
"Over the last few days, I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, and with a deepening sense of the connection of all its parts. This does not mean I am finished with life." Read Sacks' full essay at the New York Times. It's not a long read, but it is powerful. | ||||||||
| The Hipster Dating Hilarity Found On Tinder In Brooklyn Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:00 PM PST The hipster invasion might not be readily apparent when you go for a stroll around most parts of Brooklyn, but load up a dating app like Tinder and you’ll see the hipsters are out there, and they’re looking for a hookup. The Tinder In Brooklyn Tumblr was founded by a frustrated dater named Lindsay, who simply couldn't keep all the kooky dating profiles she discovered on Tinder to herself. Now Lindsay is dedicated to exposing these strange players in the game of love, sharing their profiles so the interwebs can decide whether they would pass or play. Some are simply putting up their profile for their own amusement, others are genuinely trying to land a date while looking like a low budget Prince, and then there’s this guy, who made himself undateable for life with a strange quote and a smile: -Via Elite Daily | ||||||||
| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:00 PM PST Psst: Do you have three minutes to watch The Princess Bride again? Here’s a parody song by Boncage that takes you through the fight scenes and more set to the tune of “You’re the Best” by Joe Esposito. You already know the story, but you can see the lyrics at the YouTube page. As you wish. -via Geeks Are Sexy | ||||||||
| Modern Fashion: Padlocked Teeth Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST
First, you'll need a custom dental appliance called a grille. This particular one looks like your teeth are secured by a padlock. Then, pull a stocking over your head. Finally, place a look of resigned horror upon your face as you realize where your life choices have led you. Got it? Then you have look of fashion designer Shayne Oliver's "Daddy" line. Michael Schneier of the New York Times saw it at this year's New York Fashion Week. He describes it:
-via American Digest | ||||||||
| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST Before we had clocks, our concept of the passage of time wasn’t measured in minutes or hours. But now we don’t know any other way to think about it. And the development of clocks changed not only the way we think about time, but the way we use it, and the way we measure and quantify the world around us. In this video, Adam Westbrook looks at the changes that the simple clock brought to the world. -via Digg | ||||||||
| Fun And Furry Facts About Rocket Raccoon Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST Rocket Raccoon began his comic book career as a Beatles song inspired critter named Rocky, but over the years he has come into his own as a leading mammal, bridging the generation gap like few before him. Rocket's rise to fame is mostly due to his appearance in the hit movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but his longevity in comics stems from the fact that he's an animal character with depth. He has skills, an interesting backstory complete with weird science origin, and an adorable space otter girlfriend named Lady Lylla. Want to learn more about the cutest toughest and fuzziest most heroic raccoon in the Marvel Universe? Read 10 Facts About Rocket Raccoon Proving He Is The Most Interesting Guardian Of The Galaxy here | ||||||||
| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST
The Krewe of Chewbacchus continues to raise the weird factor for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Krewe isn’t limited to fans of Star Wars; all science fiction and pop culture fandoms are welcome. The parade this year featured floats and costumed characters from MST3K, The Call of Cthulhu, Doctor Who, The Neverending Story, E.T.: the Extraterrestrial, Sharknado, and My Little Pony, among other sci-fi worlds. Uproxx has rounded up a collection of photographs from the 2015 Chewbacchus Parade -the ones that weren’t too blurry, at least. | ||||||||
| Deep Thoughts, With Cookie Monster Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST There was Socrates, Plato and Voltaire, Descartes and Kant. Then there was Cookie, and that's good enough for me. Watch as one of the greatest Muppets ever strolls past artistic masterpieces while contemplating the edible world. Don't miss his bits of eternal wisdom, such as "Lobsters are mermaids to scorpions!" -Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Game Of Stones - King Of Cartoon Cavemen Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST Game Of Stones by Ed Harrington Thousands of years before those families in Westeros started fighting over a throne made of iron one man fought to secure his place atop the throne of Bedrock. His name was Fred, and he was part of a secret order known as the Water Buffaloes, who were sworn to protect the throne from those invading tree huggers known as the White Maple Walkers. With his trained battlesaurus steed Dino and his barbarian buddy Barney at his side Fred would stomp his fat feet straight to the top of the Stone Age food chain. Take your geeky wardrobe back to the cartoon stone ages with this Game of Stones t-shirt by Ed Harrington, the yabba dabba dooiest tee in town! Visit Ed Harrington's official website, Instagram and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:
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| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST Prankster Blake Grigsby (previously at Neatorama) and friends installed a closet at Chicago’s Union Station, stuffed with 2,000 plastic balls. Unsuspecting passersby were tempted to open the door, and got a surprise. Some panicked, while others were delighted- especially the kids! I have to wonder how many people rushed out each time to pick up all 2,000 balls to stuff back into the closet. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST Because people are incapable of shutting up, it has become necessary to move to more quiet environs. Where is that possible? Simply moving to sparsely-inhabited places may not be enough. We must consult this map of the 48 contiguous states created by the National Park Service. It measures, by decibels, the ambient noise levels across the country. It looks like Nevada is the right place to get peace and quiet. I’ll go there. No, you may not come with me. -via TYWKIWDBI |
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