12 Fighter Planes, Buried Underground in 1945, May Soon Be Recovered
| During her finest hour, the United Kingdom’s Supermarine Spitfire fighters saved her from doom. Sadly, only thirty-five survive in flying condition. That number may increase, thanks to the discovery of twelve that were buried underground in packing crates in Burma in 1945. After hearing veterans mention burying them, David Cundall spent fifteen years searching for [...] |  |
A World-Class Joke
| You may have read the story about the Chinese re-release of the movie Titanic. The nude scene was cut from the 3D version because of fears that Chinese men would reach out and try to grab Kate Winslet’s, um, assets. James Cameron even talked about it on TV. But there was one part of the [...] |  |
Wearing Your Favorite Website on Your Sleeve
| Geek fashions are pretty popular these days, but these high-fashion dresses based on some of the most popular websites around take the concept to a whole new level. Granted, you probably wouldn’t want to actually wear any of them the way they are right now, but with a few tweaks, most of them would make [...] |  |
One of These Things is Not Like the Others
| (YouTube link) He’s just part of the pack! -via Arbroath |
Super Heroes Film Alphabet
| Stephen Wildish presents the latest in his A-Z series, this one featuring super heroes. Can you name them all? As usual, there is no definitive list of answers. Link -via Laughing Squid Previously: Other works by Stephen Wildish. |  |
Pink Kitty Umbrella
| Pink Kitty Umbrella - $29.95 (sold individually) April showers bring may flowers. Get out there and dance in the rain with the adorable Pink Kitty Umbrella from the NeatoShop. This whimsical umbrella looks like a cute pink cat. The carrying case is made of pink faux fur. The Pink Kitty Umbrella makes a purr-fect Mother’s [...] |  |
Pearl Adult Bib
| Pearl Adult Bib – $17.95 Mother’s Day is right around the corner. What do you get the Mom who has everything? You get her the Pearl Adult Bib from the NeatoShop. That’s right, this is an adult-size bib made to look like a sleek black dress with a string of pearls. Nothing says I love [...] |  |
Super Mario Mushroom Case Mod
| Case modding machine and Etsy seller 8BitBuilder created this cool Super Mario themed Mushroom PC tower case mod, and it can be yours for the low price of $1600 American. If that price seems waaay out of reach, don’t worry! You can make your own case mod with several hundred little wooden cubes, lots of [...] |  |
Oh, The Places You’ll Go – Dr. Seuss Large Recycled Shopper Tote
| Oh, The Places You’ll Go – Dr. Seuss Large Recycled Shopper Tote – $4.95 Happy Earth Day Everyone! Are you looking for a fun way to be more green? You need the Oh, The Places You’ll Go Dr. Seuss Large Recycled Shopper Tote from the NeatoShop. This great bag is strong and water-resistant. It has woven [...] |  |
Now That’s a School to Write Home About
| My elementary school was a hideous mess of mauve, yellow and teal that looked like the early nineties threw up all over the walls. Middle school and high school weren’t much better although they were sure a lot more bland. But not all schools are so disgustingly ugly though. Redditor fawcan posted this great photo [...] |  |
The Fire Breathing Robotic Sculptures Of Yanobe Kenji
| These robotic monstrosities were created by Japanese artist and supervillain Yanobe Kenji, who clearly plans on using his mechanical marvels to take over the world. Employing cuteness and likeability to put the human population at ease, these fire breathing robots are hell bent on becoming our new metal overlords. They’ve even taken to the sea, [...] |  |
Naked Vermont Governor Almost Eaten by Bears
| As you might expect, Gov. Peter Shumlin was naked: “Real Vermont boys don’t wear pajamas,” he said — meaning he was naked. He told WDEV radio host Mark Johnson he was wearing as much as the bears were. He saw four bears looting his bird feeders. Naturally, he ran outside to challenge them. They backed [...] |  |
The IKEA Wedding
| Two years ago, Julie "Bunny" Rodgers and Willie "Bear" Pittman met at IKEA, so what better place to get married? 'She mentioned IKEA and the fact that on Tuesday the special was meatballs,' said Pittman. 'So we came out for a meal and enjoyed each others company so much when we walked around the entire [...] |  |
This Pokemon Trading Card Costume Gets A +10 For Cuteness
| Don Schwabs has committed an extremely original act of nerdery by wearing this adorable Pokemon trading card game costume to Melbourne’s Supanova Pop Cultcha Expo. If you see Don walking around at a Con near you give him a high five for me, and tell him not to get all bent out of shape if [...] |  |
The Hungover Down Under
| Oh, the things you do when you're drunk. Jill told us about the Saga of Dirk The Penguin, who was stolen from Australia's Sea World one night. Now, we find out how it happened: Reporter: Early sunday morning, three hungover friends woke to find a penguin in their living room. Man: Hello Mr. Penguin ... [...] |
Holy Musical B@tman! Is Taking Gotham City By Storm
| (YouTube Link) If you like your musicals cheesy and superhero themed, then you’re gonna love Holy Musical B@tman, an extremely entertaining show from Team Starkid that features catchy tunes, goofy villains and an Underoos clad Batman with a heart full of vengeance. Loosely based on Tim Burton’s version of the Caped Crusader, it’s darkly comedic [...] |
Context-Free Patent Art
| The blogger behind Context-Free Patent Art culls video game patents for curious illustrations. Perhaps they make sense when presented in the context of written descriptions, but we don’t have that luxury. I’m going to assume that the above illustration is of a new controller. Link -via Nerdcore |  |
Lost in Space Cake
| Danger! Danger, Will Robinson! This cake has been drugged by Dr. Smith! But it was made by Cakes with Character, a bakery in Hicksville, New York. Bakery Facebook Page -via Nerdcore Previously: 12 Fun Facts about Lost in Space |  |
Black Holes Grow by Eating Stars
| How does a black hole grow larger? By eating stars, of course! That may sound like a joke told by your five-year-old kid, but that's what astronomers discovered: A study led by a University of Utah astrophysicist found a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the center of most galaxies: they [...] |  |
Kickball!
| (vimeo link) This cute film by Dana Terrace is her third-year animation project at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in new York. -via reddit |
The World’s Most Downloaded Man
| Photographer Fernando Martins of Camera Clara Photography Studio is angry. Very angry. Fernando is miffed that stock photography - those generic images of models that you can buy for cheap - are competing with his own high-quality photography business. So he decided to travel from Brazil to Denmark to track down Jesper Bruun, the model [...] |
Film Reel Of The Brave Empire State Building Window Washers
| (YouTube Link) This film reel from the British Pathe digital archive is called Panefull Business, and it showcases the brave window cleaners who kept the Empire State Building nice and shiny circa 1938. It’ll make you appreciate your day job, unless you’re an adrenaline junky and would enjoy hanging around 1200 feet above the ground [...] |
An Angel Using a Mobile Phone
| St. John’s Cathedral in the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (colloquially known as Den Bosch) in the Netherlands is extensively decorated with statues of religious figures. The cathedral dates to the sixteenth century, so it has had to undergo multiple restorations. During the most recent restoration, sculptor Ton Mooy from Amersfoort was commissioned to create 25 [...] |  |
Ducklings in a Pool
| (YouTube link) The heated pool seemed like such a nice place to take a family swim, but when mama got out, the ducklings found they were too short to make the leap! Then modern technology, er, furniture saved the day. -via The Daily What |
Better Homes and Wild Animal Attacks
| In the 1950s and 60s, men’s adventure magazines and Better Homes and Gardens represented somewhat different priorities. What would it be like if you could live both of them at the same time? Nadine Boughton created a series of collages that brought a touch of excitement to the tedium of suburban life. Link -via Nag [...] |  |
Inside DC Comics
| If it’s not the coolest place to work ever, it sure looks that way! Buzzfeed has a photographic tour of DC Comics New York City headquarters, where you see comic art and toys everywhere you turn. Link |  |
A Giant Spider Prepares To Dine On A Snake
| (YouTube Link) Budding naturalists should take note of what this video demonstrates-a spider’s killer instinct shouldn’t be taken for granted, and they’ll gladly wrap up a meal that may take them a month to polish off just for the sake of convenience. Please note that you shouldn’t put your hand anywhere near those big old [...] |
Heartbreaking Song Says Goodbye to Nachos
| (Video Link) Sometimes it feels so right. But you know that she’s bad for you, man. You know that this relationship isn’t healthy. It’s time to break up…with nachos. It wasn’t an easy decision, but Jumoke Hill has done the right thing. -via That’s Nerdalicious! |
Star Wars, As Recreated by My Little Pony
| (Video Link) As we already know, Star Wars is heavily derivative of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (or the reverse, I forget which). Animator Jacob Kitts brings us the original trilogy as it was meant to be. Best of all, he presents the correct Han/Greedo shooting order. -via io9 |
How Hats Are Made
| Sorenson-Grundy Milliners of London specializes in hats for theater, television and movies. You may have seen their creations in Pirates of the Caribbean and Tomb Raider. But how do they do it? Only recently did the owners reveal who really makes their hats. Link | Official Website |  |
The Cute Yet Creepy Dental Doraemon Plush
| Want to teach your kids about dental hygiene and give them nightmares at the same time? Then you need the Dental Doraemon plush, which comes complete with a set of choppers to help kids practice proper brushing and flossing techniques. This is the first time I’ve seen Doraemon and his sister Dorami-chan with teeth, and [...] |  |
Get It Kitty!!!
| (Video Link) It takes a special kind of cat to enjoy snow, let alone frolic in banks so deep that only their tails can be seen, but these two kitty friends have finally found their element. |
Saving the Koalas
| Photo: Joel Sartore (previously on Neatorama) The koala, the cuddly marsupial of Australia, is in crisis. After their population rebounded by the nation's efforts to save it from being hunted to extinction in the early 20th century, their numbers have recently declined sharply. Mark Jenkins of National Geographic has the story of how Australians like [...] |  |
Dual Purpose Shopping Bag And Emergency Helmet
| (YouTube Link) Usually when people tell you to put a bag over your head, it’s an insult. But this bag was made to wear over your head in an emergency situation, and it might save your life if an earthquake hits while you’re out shopping. The Grappa was created with the thought that most people [...] |
The Dogs of Walmart
| People of Walmart is soooo 2008. These days, it’s all about the dogs of the people of Walmart -now that’s a new whole new level of Walmart craziness. While there isn’t a whole website dedicated to this subset of insanity, Pets Lady has filtered through all the animal category of the site to find the [...] |  |
Pop Art Salad Servers
| Pop Art Salad Servers – $13.95 Are you looking for a way to add a little creative flair to your dinner table? You need the Pop Art Salad Servers from the NeatoShop. This pair of beechwood salad servers (fork and spoon) comes with a fun laser-engraved design. Challenging the traditions of fine art has never [...] |  |
Should I Check Email?
| By Wendy MacNaughton. If you battle your email inbox every day like I do, this article by Katherine Ellison over at Forbes is for you: Link |  |
How To Resign From Microsoft Like A Boss
| (YouTube Link) Working for Microsoft requires a level of commitment not found in many other jobs, which means tendering your resignation should be an equally grand gesture. Karen Chang decided to write and perform a song as her “letter” of resignation, sung to the tune of American Pie by Don McLean. Watch her kiss those [...] |
VW Camper Van Tent
| Pining for a Volkswagen Camper but can't afford those cute Westfalia Campers? Well, you can still sleep in style with this retro-cool VW Camper Van Tent. Remember, if the van's a rockin' ... the tent pole's snapped! Link |  |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Gromit
| This time, Michelangelo will take his pizza with Wensleydale, thank you very much. Andy Hunter imagined a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie not ravaged by Michael Bay, but rescued by Nick Park of Wallace and Gromit. Link -via Popped Culture |  |
Paul Gauguin, Sans Pants, Playing a Harmonium
| It was 1895, and in the studio of Alphonse Mucha. That’s all the context that we have. We don’t know why Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin took off his pants. But we should not be surprised. William-Adolphe Bouguereau would live for another ten years, but the Academic traditions of realistic representation and wearing pants were already [...] |  |
Where The Hip Things Are
| Whodathunk that the wild Things are so hip? Check out this and more clever illustrations by Chilean illustrator Alvaro Arteaga: Link - via Abduzeedo |  |
The Ghost Army Of WWII Known As FUSAG
| The era surrounding World War II was such a rich period of history that it’s no wonder many facts simply slipped under the radar, only to be discovered by historians decades later. The story of the FUSAG is one which escaped the mainstream annals of history, due in part to the secretive nature of the [...] |  |
The Hyrax Sings In A Regional Dialect
| The adorable little critters known as hyrax may look like they don’t have a lot going on in their tiny little heads, but it turns out they are master communicators who use a complex language complete with regional dialects. Here’s how their masterful use of language was discovered: By recording hundreds of the animals’ songs [...] |  |
Snow Wall
| Photo: Uryah/Wikimedia Commons If you've ever had to clear snow from your driveway, then you'd surely appreciate this: a 65-foot (20 m) snow wall in the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan. Twisted Sifter has more pics: Link |  |
Kitten Rescued from Inside Wall
| Heather Dopp of Miami Beach knew a mother cat had kittens on the roof, but when she began hearing meows a bit closer, she called a friend to help find him. Heather thought the meows were coming from the roof top, but soon after discovered the cries were closer than she thought. “I’ve heard the [...] |  |
Portrait of the Patron Saint of Transvestites
| Found: the earliest surviving formal portrait of the celebrated man/woman/spy Chevalier d'Eon whose first 49 years of life were spent as a man, and last 33 as a woman. Indeed, Chevalier's gender was so much in question that it took a medical inquest upon death to discover it. So what's the significance of the painting [...] |  |
Honey Badger Mints
| Honey Badger Mints – $2.45 Does your breath stink? Honey Badger Don’t Care … but he’ll help! The Honey Badger Mints from the NeatoShop will have you feeling minty fresh in no time. Go Honey Badger! Go! Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more refreshing Mints & Candies! Link |  |
This Week at Neatorama
| Hey, this is a milestone, one which means nothing to anyone but me. It’s the 100th “This Week at Neatorama” post! Nobody has told me whether these weekend posts have been any use at all to readers, but they help me to sum up the accomplishments of the past week and organize our exclusive content [...] |  |
Inflatable Stonehenge
| The Olympics can be such a serious affairs, but who can suppress a giggle with this: Bouncy Stonehenge, by artist Jeremy Deller, who said it "represented Britain's history, culture and sense of humour." What will the Druids think of this? Link [self-starting Flash video clip] |  |
