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- The Surprisingly Complex Design of the Ziploc Bag
- Man Walking Nearly Misses 15-Foot-High Flames Shooting from Manhole
- Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream Cone
- Oreo Trick Shots
- College Student Grills Bacon in the Middle of Class
- Psycho Cat - She's Purr-Fectly Batty!
- Crow Trolls Cat
- The United States Is Only 4 Presidents Old
- Stunning Aerial Footage of Keukenhof, Second Largest Garden in the World
- Taj Mahal Made out of Toast
- Surgeon Finds Woman's Embryonic Twin in Her Brain
- Baby Horse Cuddles with Woman
- Little Girl Born Without Feet Receives Puppy Born Without a Paw
- Honeymooners Caught in a Fish Tornado
- Father and Daughter Find Fox Den Full of Pups on Their Property
- Scooter Loves the Vacuum
- Super Anatomy - Why, You're Nothing But Spandex And Bones!
- In 1851, A Man Picked Two Unpickable Locks and Changed Security Forever
- Furore: The Little Italian Beach Hidden in a Fjord
- Ultimate Drone Save
- Obvious Plant's Latest Stunt: Signs About Protecting Cars from Theft
- What’s My Starbucks Name?
- This Restaurant/Bar Offers 1,440 Different Types of Bloody Marys
- Batman and Superman Discuss the New Teaser Trailer
- 10 Reasons Jackie Chan Is Pretty Freaking Awesome
- 10 Hilariously Cheesy Fast Food Training Videos
| The Surprisingly Complex Design of the Ziploc Bag Posted: 23 Apr 2015 04:00 AM PDT
Technically speaking, Ziploc is a brand name. Whatever the brand, the design concept is the same: a bag that separates and reseals with a plastic zipper. Mechanically speaking, it's quite complex--more than you might think for a cheap, disposable product.
Danish inventor Borge Madsen developed the practical resealable bag in 1950. It's a zipper with tiny hooks. Outside runners help guide your fingers so that you align the two sections properly. Bruce Peterson decsribes the history and technology of the resealable bag in Wired:
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| Man Walking Nearly Misses 15-Foot-High Flames Shooting from Manhole Posted: 23 Apr 2015 03:00 AM PDT A man walking down the street to get himself a burger in the borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England nearly became broiled meat himself from fifteen-foot-high flames shooting out of a manhole. Shiraz Nawaz heard buzzing a few feet behind him and turned around, only to see black smoke followed by flames shooting up from an open manhole. “I’ve never seen anything like it, and I have been in the building trade. The guy in the shop grabbed me a couple of burgers after everything, so I guess it had a happy ending.” Let no flames, high water or other disaster stand between a man and his burger. All ended well, indeed. | ||||||||
| Posted: 23 Apr 2015 02:00 AM PDT After making an ice cream cone out of Rice Krispie treats, it occurred to Nick Chipman of DudeFoods that he could make something similar with Fruity Pebbles, the colorful Flintstones-themed cereal. He used a Rice Krispie treat recipe, but substituted Fruity Pebbles for Rice Krispies. So with butter, marshmallows, and a big heap of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, he made a complete meal that fits in one hand. I wonder what other cereals would work well with this approach. Maybe big biscuit Shredded Wheat or Urkel-os. -via Foodiggity | ||||||||
| Posted: 23 Apr 2015 01:00 AM PDT How many way can you dunk an Oreo into a glass of milk? The sky is the limit! Peter Bamforth has a steady hand, an understanding of basic physics, and a seemingly unlimited supply of Oreo cookies. This video has some very impressive shots, but you have to wonder how many outtakes there are. That’s gotta be a lot of crumbled cookies and spilled milk, but a viral video is nothing to cry over. -via Time | ||||||||
| College Student Grills Bacon in the Middle of Class Posted: 23 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT
Tyler S. Brain, a student at Mississippi State University, spotted another student in a lecture hall cooking bacon on an electric grill in the middle of class. In fact, he was in the front row! The professor is, quite rightly, unperturbed. While at Starfleet Academy, Captain Kirk won the famed Kobayashi Maru simulation by cheating. He was given a special commendation for original thinking. This college student deserves the same treatment. -via That’s Nerdalicious! | ||||||||
| Psycho Cat - She's Purr-Fectly Batty! Posted: 22 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT When you see that crazy gal in the skin tight cat suit coming your way you'd better run, run, run, run run, run run away. She may look like the cat's meow but beneath the suit lies nothing but trouble, although some heroes simply go batty over her psycho nature! But if you can't stand getting scratched, whipped or bit you'd better tuck your tail between your legs and steer clear of that mad woman in the midnight black suit! Add this Psycho Cat t-shirt by Butcher Billy to your geeky wardrobe and you'll drive your fellow Batfans wild! Visit Butcher Billy's Facebook fan page, official website, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic 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! | ||||||||
| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 11:00 PM PDT This poor cat. He’s up a tree with an annoying crow giving him what for. The crow knows he’s got the advantage of being able to fly if the tree branch breaks under both of them. This video out of Russia may illustrate revenge, karma, bullying, or maybe life imitating art. The Daily Dot pegs it:
Yes, but the music chosen to accompany this video is a hoot in its own way. | ||||||||
| The United States Is Only 4 Presidents Old Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT
When President Barack Obama was born in 1961, President Herbert Hoover was still alive. When President Hoover was born in 1874, President Andrew Johnson was still alive. When President Johnson was born in 1808, President John Adams—the second President and one of the original revolutionaries—was still alive. So the U.S. is only 4 Presidents old. The Washington Post created this chart to illustrate when Presidential lives overlapped. George Washington and James Buchanan lived at the same time. So do George. H.W. Bush and the late William Howard Taft. -via Visual News | ||||||||
| Stunning Aerial Footage of Keukenhof, Second Largest Garden in the World Posted: 22 Apr 2015 09:00 PM PDT In honor of Earth Day, check out this gorgeous footage of the Keukenhof (kitchen garden) in the Netherlands, which is the second largest flower garden in the world. Covering an area of 79 acres, the garden is in the town of Lisse, near Amsterdam. The drone flight view over these seemingly endless, neat rows of tulips, hyacinths and other bulb flowers is a mesmerizing visual splendor. Willem van Gogh, a relative of Vincent van Gogh, officially opened this 66th year of Keukenhof's display in commemoration of 2015 being the 125th year since Vincent's death. -Via The Presurfer | ||||||||
| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:00 PM PDT
India’s famed Taj Mahal appeared on a street corner in London on Saturday. Local resident Tom McKenzie snapped this picture, but wasn’t able to find out who made it. It appears to be made entirely out of toasted white bread with the crusts removed. I love it! The world needs more toast art. -via Nothing to Do with Aborath | ||||||||
| Surgeon Finds Woman's Embryonic Twin in Her Brain Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:00 PM PDT
Karanam was working on a PhD at Indiana University when she noticed the comprehension problems. Frustrated by two doctors whose advice contradicted each other, she found her Los Angeles surgeon, Dr. Hrayr Shahinian, through independent research. Shahinian described his minimally invasive procedure to NBC Los Angeles, "Unlike traditional brain surgery where you open the skull and use metal retractors and you bring a microscope to see in the depths of the brain, what we're doing is keyhole surgery." The doctor conducts the surgery using fiber-optic technology with digital imagery. A small incision is made into the brain and an endoscope is inserted, which carefully scrapes away at the tumor. | ||||||||
| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 06:00 PM PDT Midway through the encounter, Bayne describes the experience as “the best day ever.” While at the Rapid Run Training Center in Morriston, Florida, she met a foal who was in the mood to cuddle. The foal gently pushed her to the ground, then lay on top of her. Bayne petted as the foal wagged her tail. Bayne aptly wrote:
-via Daily Telegraph (warning: auto-start video) | ||||||||
| Little Girl Born Without Feet Receives Puppy Born Without a Paw Posted: 22 Apr 2015 05:00 PM PDT A three-year-old girl born without hands and feet due to a birth defect now has a special new friend, thanks to the forethought and generosity of a South Carolina dog breeder. "She said, 'That’s my puppy. He’s just like me.’ He’s a special dog and he’s going to a special child.” Read more on this touching story and see a gallery of photographs at GreenvilleOnline. | ||||||||
| Honeymooners Caught in a Fish Tornado Posted: 22 Apr 2015 04:00 PM PDT
When honeymooners Teri and Jeff Hester went diving off the Baja California peninsula in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, they found themselves in the middle of an astonishing sight: a "tornado" made of fish! "We were swimming along and saw a small band of Jacks heading away from us, so we followed them," Jeff told Caters News, "That small band slowly grew bigger and bigger, until out of the distance, this massive fish tornado appeared. I was awestruck. I had never seen anything like that before in my life." Fish tornado? Now that's a cool school of fish! | ||||||||
| Father and Daughter Find Fox Den Full of Pups on Their Property Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:00 PM PDT
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 02:00 PM PDT We've seen plenty of dogs that love to be vacuumed, but Scooter proves that pooches aren't the only ones -birds also love the experience. This dirty birdie isn't shy about sharing his passion for the suction too, cooing and rubbing his face on the brush. Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Super Anatomy - Why, You're Nothing But Spandex And Bones! Posted: 22 Apr 2015 01:00 PM PDT Super Anatomy by Ed Harrington To discover what makes a superhero tick you have to go beneath the flashy costumed surface and cut straight to the bone. That's where you'll find the shape of the man, or mutant, you're trying to better understand, and that's where you'll discover how different a superhero's anatomy is from that of an ordinary human. To become a man of X, to transform into an Avenger or evolve into a webhead, now that takes a special kind of being, one who is born to wear the costume... Give your geeky wardrobe a facelift with this Super Anatomy t-shirt by Ed Harrington, it's a visual lesson in what makes heroes so darn super! Visit Ed Harrington's official website, Instagram and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky 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! | ||||||||
| In 1851, A Man Picked Two Unpickable Locks and Changed Security Forever Posted: 22 Apr 2015 01:00 PM PDT In the 1770s, master locksmith Joseph Bramah made quite a few improvements to the security of locks. He was so confident in his inventions that he issued a challenge, written on the lock above: “The artist who can make an instrument that will pick or open this lock shall receive 200 Guineas the moment it is produced.” Another locksmith named Jeremiah Chubb issued a challenge with his own lock, featuring his own innovations. Those two challenges stood against every attempt for a long time -until The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Hobbs managed to unlock both locks! Gizmodo has the story of how he did it, and how his feat affected the security business ever since. -via the Presurfer | ||||||||
| Furore: The Little Italian Beach Hidden in a Fjord Posted: 22 Apr 2015 12:00 PM PDT
It’s so picturesque that I want to go there immediately! Furore, a village on Italy’s Amalfi coast, is known for its fjord, which is called the Fiordo. This gorge cuts straight into the rock, bringing a narrow strip of the sea to a lovely sandy beach. The town is hidden inside this rift, which is why Furore is sometimes called the “town that doesn’t exist.” There, at the beach, you can rest in the shade provided by the mountains or cool yourself in the blue water. If you’re a bit more adventurous, then you can walk across the bridge that connects the two sides, then dive 98 feet from the bridge into the crystal clear water. It hosts an international diving competition. You can see more photos at Amusing Planet. | ||||||||
| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 11:00 AM PDT A proper drone that can carry a camera is expensive, and so is the camera. Photographer Ryan Chatfield almost lost his in the ocean off Perth, Australia. Almost. The camera was working fine when Chatfield noticed the drone was inexplicably losing altitude. Quick thinking and a fast run saved the day, seconds before disaster. -via Daily Picks and Flicks | ||||||||
| Obvious Plant's Latest Stunt: Signs About Protecting Cars from Theft Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:00 AM PDT
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2015 09:00 AM PDT Try giving your name to Starbucks and see how they mangle it at the generator What’s My Starbucks Name? Created by Justin Hook (or Jolina, as the generator called him), it is a joke based on a couple of sites that document misspellings of names at Starbucks.
As you can see, there is no getting my name right, but did they have to be so snarky? -via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| This Restaurant/Bar Offers 1,440 Different Types of Bloody Marys Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:00 AM PDT
The Wayfarer is a high-end restaurant and bar in New York City. The bar has so many options that you can design a Bloody Mary cocktail from among 1,440 possible permutations. Tony Meverick reports for Thrillist:
But I can find no evidence that you can get a Bloody Mary that includes an entire deep fried chicken. This seems like a serious oversight for a restaurant that wants to set itself apart from the proles. P.S. This is how you mix a Miss Cellania: 1/2 cup of espresso Serve hot, then run away as fast as you can. | ||||||||
| Batman and Superman Discuss the New Teaser Trailer Posted: 22 Apr 2015 07:00 AM PDT Superman and Batman are enjoying a coffee break together and discuss the finer points of the new teaser trailer that’s got everyone so enraptured. Do they get along? Like siblings! This is from the folks at How It Should Have Ended. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| 10 Reasons Jackie Chan Is Pretty Freaking Awesome Posted: 22 Apr 2015 06:00 AM PDT Jackie Chan is a great kung fu actor who is totally charming, but if you aren't a huge fan (or even if you are), this Top Tenz list might just make you love him even more. Aside from facts about his skills as a stuntman and martial artist, the list gives you a good idea of why Jackie Chan is just a good guy all around. For example, he's setting a great example by not only refusing to eat shark fin soup, but also by making others decide not to as well. | ||||||||
| 10 Hilariously Cheesy Fast Food Training Videos Posted: 22 Apr 2015 05:00 AM PDT Working in the fast food industry means having the worst experiences with customers, feeling underappreciated, and discovering that you no longer like fast food because you're around it all the time. A new hire's journey into the depths of Kentucky Fried madness started with a simple training video, a cheesy video entree that made new employees feel like dipping their heads in the fryer! 1. Hardee's "Your Reputation Is On The Line" (1988)- Hardee's has a reputation for making high quality hamburgers quickly, so their employees are expected to put their reputations on the line every time they hand a burger to a hungry person. As a new employee of Hardee's you're expected to follow sequence in order to preserve your reputation because "when we don't follow sequence we tend to get lost". Wait, is Hardee's actually a cult? 2. McDonald's "Clean It" (1984)- When you want to encourage your employees to keep their McDonald's location spotless you offer up an incentive, and in the 80s the best(?) incentive was a visit from Michael Jackson! Sadly, these employees never got to meet the real MJ, only a sad imitator who, admittedly, has some serious moonwalking skills and a sweet sparkly jumpsuit. Where's Ronald when you need him? 3. Chuck E. Cheese's University "The Character" (1991)- People don't expect great pizza when they head out to Chuck E. Cheese's, but they do expect the main mouse himself to be on top of his mascot game. For those who choose to don the sacred skin of Chuck E. their journey begins with this training video, a lesson in how to make the most of being "inside Chuck". 4. Del Taco Training Video (2013)- Here's a totally hip and crazy current training video created for Del Taco, which proves that the cheese factor is still alive and well in the fast food training video industry. It starts off rather ho-hum, but quickly turns into a riveting docu-drama when the beret clad director is introduced into the scene. I need a glass of water, because this training video is a Del Scorcho! 5. Godfather's Pizza "Training By The Slice: Welcome" (90s?)- Godfather's Pizza never made it to the big leagues like their pizza pals Domino's and the Hut, but they had something those other chains couldn't touch- a Mafia godfather's blessing! Apparently he also does all the training too, so slice those pies up good or you'll be sleepin' with the fishes. 6. Jack In The Box "Welcome To A Winning Team" (1985)- Before Jack In The Box restaurants had Jack's overinflated head promoting their restaurants they had the faces of the employees themselves, and their fun little work costumes uniforms! This training video from a laserdisc b-side is sorely in need of Jack's knack for comedy, although the fact that they call a microwave a "grill area" is pretty darn funny! 7. Wendy's "Grill Skills" (1989)- Wanna make your training video hip and fresh for the incoming wave of young employees? Then you gotta add a rapper bustin' out a rap routine to your video, yo! Wendy's was clearly trying to appeal to urban youth in this cheesy classic training video, because nothing says street cred like a little redheaded girl in pig tails. (Fast forward to around 3:30 to see the rap attack portion of the video) 8. Burger King "Robbery Training Video" (1978)- Even though this is merely a clip from a Burger King training video lost to time, it still has plenty of cinematic action, awkward situations and a riveting storyline involving crime and passion. It's also sad to note that Uncle Fester turned to a life of crime after the Addam's Family was cancelled. I thought Gomez was a millionaire?! 9. McDonald's "Fast Food Training" (mid-80s)- This video segment is special because it stars the extremely talented John Mahoney as the voice of the McDonald's corporation, teaching the new recruits how to hack it in the fast food game. The general consensus seems to be that this is a comedy sketch created using the CEO's speech to the McDonald's franchise owners, but if you know where this sketch is from please fill us in so we can keep our bin levels at max! 10. ShowBiz Pizza Place "Artistic Director Training Video" (1987)- Dining at ShowBiz Pizza Place was supposed to be a theatrical party experience, complete with pizza and animatronic animal bands, so naturally they hired an artistic director to make sure everything ran smoothly. However, when the artistic director from corporate tells you to say lines like "You look like a sausage lover to me" or "you look like you can handle a large coke" to your customers it's probably best to ignore his advice and improvise your own cheesy lines. Next time you go out and grab a bite to eat at a fast food restaurant have a little sympathy for the workers, because they've not only had to deal with crappy food and crappy customers- they were also forced to watch an utterly crappy training video! |
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