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VideoSift Clips of the Week - 01/09/2009 08:32 PM

(Links open in a new browser window/tab) Geophysical Survey of the World of Warcraft [...]

Seinfeld/Bruce Lee Remix by Brandon Bird: “What’s the Deal With Nunchucks?” - 01/09/2009 08:31 PM

"What’s the deal with nunchucks?" by Brandon Bird We’ve written about Brandon Bird before on Neatorama, but it’s a pleasure to run across another one of his tongue-in-cheek artwork floating on the Web. This one is Jerry Seinfeld/Bruce Lee Remix, found at Urban Retro Lifestyle. Link

Chairman Mao’s Grandson is a Blogger - 01/09/2009 08:30 PM

Meet Mao Xinyu, a 38-year-old senior colonel in China’s People’s Liberation Army and blogger. He’s not just any blogger - his blog, which is all about Chairman Mao, was voted most popular by the readers of People’s Daily last year. Oh, and one more thing: Xinyu is the grandson of Chairman Mao. Mao’s blog is largely [...]

Pub-Corn: Alcohol-Flavored Popcorn - 01/09/2009 08:29 PM

College students (why doesn’t this surprise me) Cary Silverman combined two party favorites to create a new snack: alcohol-flavored popcorn. The popcorn, which doesn’t actually have any alcohol content, comes in beer, pina colada and Irish cream flavors. Link - via Unique Daily

Instruction Manual for Life - 01/09/2009 08:28 PM

TheraminTrees and his brother QualiaSoup collaborated to make this interesting animation called Instruction Manual for Life. There’s an unmistakeable (truthful/heavy-handed/blasphemous? Take your pick) message in there - which you don’t have to agree with - but all I could think of when watching the clip was all those IKEA cabinets I built over the years! Hit [...]

Record Set in South Pole Expedition - 01/09/2009 04:47 PM

The Canadian team of Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber have completed a 680 mile journey across Antarctica to the South Pole on foot in just under 34 days. This beats the previous Antarctic speed record by five days! They traveled on foot, skis, and snowshoes while pulling a sled with their equipment. They endured [...]

The Recently Deflowered Girl - 01/09/2009 04:44 PM

The Recently Deflowered Girl is a 1965 etiquette book for those awkward moments you hadn’t planned for, written by Edward Gorey under the name Hyacinthe Phyppe, an expert in such matters. In each “deflowerment” situation, the proper thing to do apparently is to provide a witty comeback. The entire scanned book is online with Gorey [...]

Gadget Orchestra - 01/09/2009 04:42 PM

This is pretty cool - it’s a musical composition using applications from several different handheld devices. I only ever thought to play games on my DS, so I’m quite impressed. Link

50 States and Their Mottos by Emily Wick - 01/09/2009 07:48 AM

The Fifty United States and their Mottos (2008) by Emily Wick Artist Emily Wick created this fabulous map of the United States out of linoleum block prints, with official state mottos carved into each of the 50 States. My favorites are New Mexico’s "It grows at it goes" motto and Maryland’s "Manly deeds, womanly words" motto. Link [...]

Star Wars Toy Trains Would Be Jedis How to Use The Force - 01/09/2009 07:47 AM

Can you be a Jedi? Well, here’s a toy Jedi training device that trains Star Wars fans to use The Force: The Force Trainer (expected to be priced at $90 to $100) comes with a headset that uses brain waves to allow players to manipulate a sphere within a clear 10-inch-tall training tower, analogous to Yoda [...]

Minimalist Watch/Bracelet by Hiranao Tsuboi - 01/09/2009 05:56 AM

Is it a bracelet or a watch … or both? Here’s a minimalist wristwatch by Hiranao Tsuboi of 100%: The eye-catching watch uses LED digits built into the elegant black brushed-metal wristband, negating the need for a traditional watch face altogether. Tsuboi’s watch also has no name - it’s a one of a kind exercise made especially [...]

Where Did Madoff Hide His Money? - 01/09/2009 05:56 AM

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you all know that Bernie Madoff fleeced his clients out of $50 billion. But where have all that money gone? Robert Chew of TIME Magazine wrote an intriguing article on the possible ways Madoff had squirrel away his loot: A guilty conscience, billions to play with and oodles of time [...]

Why Stepping Onto the Bowling Lanes is a Bad Idea - 01/09/2009 05:55 AM

[YouTube - Link] This woman got really, really excited when she bowled a strike. Here’s why you should never step foot on the bowling lanes … - via videosift

Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels Ever Recorded - 01/09/2009 05:53 AM

Medical researchers went to Mount Everest and took samples of their own blood while near the peak. What they found was shocking! An average person at sea level has about 13-14 kilopascals (kPa) of oxygen in their bloodstream, University College of London medical researcher Dan Martin says. When his intensive care patients drop to around 8 [...]

139-year-old Baseball Card Found - 01/09/2009 05:51 AM

Bernice Gallego of Fresno, California had no idea what the baseball card she found in her attic might be worth, so she listed it on eBay with a starting bid of $10. After a few inquiries about the card, she pulled the auction and decided to have the card appraised. Turns out her hunch was [...]

Retro Sabotage Super Mario - 01/09/2009 05:48 AM

Remember Retro Sabotage (previously at Neatorama) where you can play hilariously sabotaged classic arcade games? Now they have something new! See if you can figure out what is different about this version of Super Mario Bros. from 1985. You can construct one of your own, too! Link -Thanks, Rico & Tof!

Man Wants Donated Kidney Back - 01/09/2009 05:46 AM

As part of their divorce settlement, a doctor in New York state is requesting the return of a kidney he donated to his wife in 2001! The doctor claims his wife began having an affair sometime after the transplant. “We were in a million-dollar home, I was a full-time surgeon, full-time father and a dedicated husband. [...]

When You Love Whoppers More Than Your Friends - 01/09/2009 05:29 AM

Are you dying for a Whopper right now, but don’t have a dime to your name? Do you have Facebook? Well, problem solved - download the Whopper Sacrifice application. If you have 10 friends you’re willing to dump on Facebook, Burger King will send you a coupon for a free burger. [...]

Word Association Game - 01/09/2009 05:04 AM

OK, it’s not exactly a game, but it is kind of entertaining in a mindless way. It’s pretty simple: the site gives you a word and you type in the first word that comes to mind. Then it gives you another word based on the word you just gave - the site is [...]

Snow Face - 01/08/2009 07:27 PM

See what happens when a bunch of students have some free time and a lot of snow? This image is a 5′ sculpture made out of snow. In March of 2003, there was a huge blizzard in Denver and school was canceled for an entire week. With nothing else to do and artistic frustration to get [...]

19 Cool Products That Are Almost Impossible to Use - 01/08/2009 07:24 PM

You’d think that making a product simpler would be a good thing, but sometimes minimalism goes too far. Cool Material has a list of beautiful minimalist products that are so simple they may be hard for a normal person to use! Pictured is the Nimbus Ultimate Wheel, which does away with the bicycle’s second wheel, [...]

Barriers - 01/08/2009 07:23 PM

From Prague, Czech Republic: If you want to promote the slogan “Europe Without Barriers”, what better place to put it than on some police barriers? Link -Thanks, Jeff!

Particle Accelerator vs. Webcam - 01/08/2009 04:01 PM

Etahan Cascio from the Proton Therapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital demonstrates what happens when a Particle Accelerator is turned on in front of a Webcam. Devices used for the experiment consists of a Beam Aperture, CRaTER Instrument and a Webcam. Very interesting results at the end. Link: YouTube

What is it? Game 87 - 01/08/2009 12:41 PM

Our weekly collaboration with the What is it? Blog brings us this mysterious object - can you guess what it is for? Place your guess in the comment section. No prize this week, so you’re playing for fame and glory only. Please don’t post any URL - let others play. For more clues, check out the What [...]

Jaguar Motorcycle by Barend Hemmes - 01/08/2009 10:32 AM

Barend Massow Hemmes of Massow Concept Cycles along with Polar cycles of Doncaster UK created what is probably the most awesome motorcycle I’ve ever laid eyes on: the Jaguar "leaper" cat logo concept bike, made from stainless steel. Just how awesome is that? Link - via Modern Urban Living

Kerouac’s On the Road Visual Maps by Stefanie Posavec - 01/08/2009 09:45 AM

Literary Organism, a visualization of Part One of On the Road, by Jack Kerouac Artist Stefanie Posavec took pieces from On the Road by Jack Kerouac and turned them into various maps, dissecting the literary masterpiece and converting it into a visual one: Stefanie’s maps capture something above and beyond that of the others. Rather than mapping [...]

Jack Skellington in LEGO - 01/08/2009 09:44 AM

Photo: Legohaulic [Flickr] Flickr user Legohaulic is a big fan of Tim Burton and an avid LEGO hobbyist, so what better tribute to The Nightmare Before Christmas than to create this masterpiece: Jack Skellington made entirely of LEGO! Link - via The Brothers Brick

5 Things About Shakespeare You Didn’t Know - 01/08/2009 09:43 AM

AskMen has a pretty nifty post about the 5 things you didn’t know about Shakespeare. Take, for instance, the word "torture" - yep, good ol’ Will invented it (well, technically he made the noun "torture" which existed at the time into the verb form): 3- Shakespeare invented "torture" Shakespeare didn’t just invent "torture," but also "excitement," "addiction" [...]

Can Science Make a Love Spray? - 01/08/2009 09:42 AM

Guys, are you unlucky in love? Thanks to science, there may just be hope for you yet: a love spray! Neurobiologist Larry Young of Emory University, Georgia, explains: Animal testing is beginning to shed light on the complex neural and genetic components of love in the same way they have led to pharmaceutical therapies for anxiety, phobias [...]

Dragon Cake - 01/08/2009 09:41 AM

Flickr user Astro-Lopithecus has a photoset of an amazing birthday cake shaped like a dragon clutching a 10-sided die. I’d venture a guess that whoever was celebrating his birthday is a D&D lover … The Dragon Cake is made by Mike McCarey of Mike’s Amazing Cakes [warning: Flash and self-starting audio] Link - via reddit