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• Artist Makes Collages from Butterfly Wings
• Monocles
• How Fast Could You Travel Across the United States in 1800?
• Whiskey Drum
• Alien Brush Painting
• What It’s Like to Experience New Technology After 25 Years in Jail
• Amazing Desk from the 1700s Has Secret Compartments inside Its Secret Compartments
• Beertone
• World's Best Sign Flipper
• Hairband Lollipop
• 38 Cat-Tatts
• The Scariest Scenes in Cinema
• Magnificent Sculptures Of Maleficent And More!
• Two Cats, One Bowl
• How to Make <i>Dexter</i> Eggs
• Larry Page's 1998 Business Card and One Expensive Mistake
• Catmouflage
• A Perfect Beanie For When Your Little Monster Is Sleeping
• Russian Icebreaker
• Creepy Anatomical Body Painting
• Wooden Macarons
• Overly Honest Methods
• Photos Of People In Mid-Sneeze
• What is Orbiting the Eye of Sauron?
• A Downton Abbey Premiere Menu
• 10 Most Inaccurate Military Movies Ever Made
• The Sixty-Six Dollar Pizza
• Cat Insists On More Petting
• Fire Breaks Out During Surgery
• Tiny Electric Train Fits Inside a Cheese Box

Artist Makes Collages from Butterfly Wings Posted: 10 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST Russian artist Vadim Zaritsky has loved and collected butterflies since he was a child. He knows many other collectors and it saddened him to see them throw away damaged butterfly bodies. Then he found a creative way of recycling them. Zaritsky uses the wings to make collages: Over the past five years, the artist has created more than 100 pictures of varying size and theme. As artist and entomologist, he clearly prefers restrained color combinations to glaring fluorescent colors, which he uses very rarely. His works include still lifes, genre pieces, philosophical works, portraits and landscapes. He has even copied some celebrated masters, such as Van Gogh, Gauguin, Picasso and Vrubel. Link -via Oddity Central

Monocles Posted: 10 Jan 2013 03:00 AM PST The artist, S. Anomalous, calls them "latex monocle prosthetics" but these monocles are handmade artworks. Besides the bony hand you see here, there are models featuring Cthulhu, skulls, gears, lions, mythological figures, and other motifs. The lenses can be mirrors, opaque black, or even crystal balls! No, they're not heavy, they just look heavy. See the selection at S. Anomalous Etsy shop. Link

How Fast Could You Travel Across the United States in 1800? Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST Thomas Jefferson imagined that what is now the continental United States would consist of three independent nations: from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. Well, of course, he did. When Jefferson died, railroads and electrical telegraphy were in their infancy. Almost all of the United States was a wilderness. Traversing, let along communicating across the vast continent was a monumental task. In his 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, the distinguished historian Charles O. Paullin showed how long it took to travel across the country from New York City. Look through his maps for 1800, 1830, 1857 and 1930. Link -via Ace of Spades HQ

Whiskey Drum Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:00 PM PST Vimeo Link Get that Maker's Mark fancy-pants stuff out of here, after a tough day there is nothing that beats some good old Jack Daniel's Whiskey. Well maybe there is but for the purpose of this post there isn't. Beyond that, reproposed wood is also about the coolest thing since sliced bread. It can even be made into all like these handy dandy Jack Daniel's American White oak rings. Via Creative Criminals

Alien Brush Painting Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST The xenomorphs move so quickly. Watercolor is a perfect medium for them. I don't know who made this beautifully frightening painting, but the artist is allegedly Taiwanese. Link -via Lustik

What It’s Like to Experience New Technology After 25 Years in Jail Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:00 PM PST Michael Santos was in prison from 1987 to 2012. Imagine how much the world has changed in that time. Computers, smartphones, and the internet present a mountain of things to learn, if you hadn't been with it all along. Technology has changed considerably during the 25 years that I served. I read extensively during my term of incarceration, but reading about technology felt a bit like reading about typing. Regardless of how much I read, I wouldn't grasp the power of technology until I started using it. Forget the power, I don't even understand the language of technology. For example, I never understood what people meant when they spoke of a "browser." In fact, I just asked my wife to define a browser, and when she described it as a program that would allow me to access the Internet, I gave her a blank stare. "But I thought the browser was the little text box on top of the screen, where I type in what I'm looking to find on Google." "No honey," she said. "That's the URL bar." Actually, you should type what you're looking for into the Google search field. Which all reminds me of young people who grew up using computers making fun of grandma's slow learning curve. The huge amount of information needed to learn anything new is so much easier when you get it little by little, instead of having to confront it all once. Read more about Santos' learning curve at Gizmodo. Link  -via Digg

Amazing Desk from the 1700s Has Secret Compartments inside Its Secret Compartments Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:00 PM PST (Video Link) Abraham and David Roentgen were master craftsmen, famous throughout Europe as makers of furniture and mechanical marvels. This desk contains a musical clock and dozens of small chests, drawers and pockets recessed seemlessly into the woodwork, accessible only by pushing hidden buttons. Link -via The Automata Blog

Beertone Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:00 PM PST Photo: Beertone Whether you are brewing it or drinking it, I think we can all agree that beer is awesome. To help you navigate that awesome Beertone had created this color matching guide so you can better identify the beers you love so very much. A lot of ideas stay on paper or locked in some sideboard in the office. Not this time. With Beertone we are trying to bring to life a simple idea, a Beer Reference Guide (like the picture above) based on beer's color. The bright beers will start the guide ending with the dark ones. Each Beer will be presented with picture, description and of course its color Information, RGB, CMYK, Web, SRM (that's the beer color scale). We are shooting each beer, bottle and the beer itself in a glass. The reference guides are available for pre-order and with a few different options. Link Via Foodiggity

World's Best Sign Flipper Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:00 PM PST (YouTube link) His job is to grab attention, and he's a master at it! Nonstop (Marquese Scott) collaborated with this sign flipper to bring us a video celebrating their mad skills. -via Holy Kaw!

Hairband Lollipop Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST Hairband Lollipop (sold individually) Are you a sucker for a well packaged hair accessory? You are going to love the Hairband Lollipop from the NeatoShop. The Hairband lollipop features 60 hairbands shaped like a delectable lollipop. It makes a very sweet Valentine's Day treat.   The Hairband Lollipop is available in: blue, green, and red. Buy one or collect them all.  Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Personal Care items.  Link

38 Cat-Tatts Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST Photo: Karvna Some people are really feline the cat tattoos. I would not have thought so many great tattoos were pawsible but apparently they are as evident in this list of 38 Wonderful Cat Tattoos. You may laugh at the catastrophes that people have inked into their bodies, but get that cattitude out of here because these are some beautiful pieces of artwork. What do you guys think? Which is the purrfect tattoo for you? Link

The Scariest Scenes in Cinema Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:00 PM PST Flavorwire has a list of ten movie scenes that masterfully elicit a sense of dread in the viewer, even though they're not all horror films (or eleven, if you count Cape Fear discussed in the introduction). Unless you're a youngster, you've probably seen most of them, but videos are included for your convenience. Watch at your own risk. Link

Magnificent Sculptures Of Maleficent And More! Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:00 PM PST Disney art has gone totally three dimensional in Lyla Warren's latest series of sculptures, which feature a fiery Maleficent bursting out of a picture frame, Mickey sleeping peacefully in among an artfully twisted beanstalk, among the other sculptures which don't really have anything to do with Disney. Link  --via Super Punch

Two Cats, One Bowl Posted: 09 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST (YouTube link) These cats find it hard to share one bowl. Still, they are rather civil about it. Such situations often involve growling, slapping, and hissing. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

How to Make <i>Dexter</i> Eggs Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:30 PM PST The opening sequence of Dexter is a masterpiece of directing. Dexter gets ready for the day, but everything he does has a muderous undertone. He splashes some hot sauce on his eggs, but the impression is that our favorite blood spatter expert is busy at his second job. Instructables member Kimberly made cookies that look like Dexter's eggs. The eggs are coated with royal icing. The spattered hot sauce is gel food coloring and vodka. Link

Larry Page's 1998 Business Card and One Expensive Mistake Posted: 09 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST Photo: Zestyping It's 1998 and Larry Page hands you a flimsy business card printed on a home printer that reads Google! He tells you "we're hiring," and what do you do? You decide to go to graduate school instead. At least that is how the story goes according to Redditor Zestyping. A post asked "What's the most expensive mistake you've made at work?" Well this certainly puts things in perspective, most people put down they broke expensive lab equipment or a break room refrigerator. So let me ask this question to our Neatoramanauts, what's the most expensive mistake you've made at work? I'll start. I broke a computer once, accidently pushed it right off my desk onto the concrete floor, smashing it pretty spectacularly. Hey, at least I didn't turn down a job offer from Google. Link | Via Blame It On The Voices

Catmouflage Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:30 PM PST Alexander Barrett is working on a camouflage pattern made of cats! You have to get a close look to see them. I don’t know if anyone has ever been this stressed out about cats. I bet there would be a market for clothing made of this -don't you? Link  -via Laughing Squid

A Perfect Beanie For When Your Little Monster Is Sleeping Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST The only problem with this adorable little baby beanie is that you won't be able to see your little one's face. That's why it's best to slip in on while they're asleep and appriciate making jokes about how your baby is now "your father." Link

Russian Icebreaker Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST (YouTube link) He doesn't know how thin the ice is, and he doesn't care. I don't have any information on this vehicle, but it's apparently a real all-terrain vehicle, with "terrain" including water. Pretty lightweight, with oversized tires that are basically flotation devices. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

Creepy Anatomical Body Painting Posted: 09 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST Who knows what lies beneath the skin of the living? Body painter Danny Quirk, that's who, and he shares his vision with the world through his gruesomely good anatomical art. Here's more on Danny's body art:  ...he’s painted images of what we look like on the inside right onto peoples’ skin using Sharpie markers and acrylic latex. His plan is to make this a 15-20 page series. He’s also done an even creepier series of images which are available in his Etsy store. They’re paintings on canvas that show people vivisecting themselves and neatly revealing their insides. Link  --via Fashionably Geek

Wooden Macarons Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:30 AM PST Wooden Macarons  Is the pretend food at your tea party lacking a certain je ne sais quoi? You need the Wooden Macarons from the NeatoShop. Ooh la la. This deliciously fun set of 6 wooden macarons is sure to delight any petite pastry chef. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Classic Toys.  Link

Overly Honest Methods Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:30 AM PST Scientists share the funny fine print of experiments and studies, or what should have been included in their methods sections, at Twitter. These are tagged with #overlyhonestmethods if you want to contribute yours. Link -via Holy Kaw!

Photos Of People In Mid-Sneeze Posted: 09 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST It's virtually impossible to retain your composure when your in the middle of a sneeze, and that's why photographer Ulf Lundin has chosen to capture this magical moment. The subject's expressions range from slightly scrunched to one big mess, and the amount of spit flying through the air matches the messiness. Happy flu season! Link  --via 22Words

What is Orbiting the Eye of Sauron? Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST Pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope introduced us to the star Fomalhaut, which is informally called the Eye of Sauron because that's what it looks like. More images led astronomers to believe there was a planet orbiting the star, but they weren't sure because it didn't show up on infrared and didn't appear to disturb the star's photogenic ring of dust. Now we know more. The original astronomers realized it’s possible the planet was enshrouded in dust, which would absorb the planet’s intrinsic infrared light, but still reflect enough starlight from Fomalhaut to be visible to Hubble. If it were a gas giant with the mass of Saturn or so, it would be able to hold on to a cloud of dust and yet not be bright enough to see in the infrared. They also found with follow-up observations that the orbit of the object didn’t cross the ring, so the ring’s gravitational disruption wasn’t a problem. So where do we stand now? Last year, more observations were taken, and were just released. They clearly show the blob has moved again, and the movement is consistent with the orbit of, well, something, including a planet. But the orbit is really weird: It’s highly elliptical, taking the planet (if that’s what it is) as close to the star as 7 billion kilometers, and as far out as 45 billion km. Mind you, that puts the inner part of its orbit farther out than Neptune orbits the Sun! But the new images raise even more questions about the possible exoplanet. Read more about this mystery of deep space at Bad Astronomy. Link (Image credit: NASA/ESA)

A Downton Abbey Premiere Menu Posted: 09 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST While Downton Abbey has already premeired, this show-themed menu is perfect for any episode viewing, particularly the Dirty Chai Toddy that's sure to keep you warm no matter how cold the drama. Link

10 Most Inaccurate Military Movies Ever Made Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST If you have, say, four people discussing a war movie they've seen, three of them will mention whether it moved or frightened them, and the one veteran in the group will talk about how inaccurate it was. That's what military veterans do, because they are trained for precision and proper procedures, while most moviemakers consider themselves artists. So when I saw an article titled "10 Most Inaccurate Military Movies Ever Made," I said to myself, this had better be written by a veteran. And apparently it was.    There are many flawed Vietnam War movies, but none are quite as out of touch as John Wayne’s The Green Berets. Essentially, the film was a propaganda movie meant to counter the burgeoning anti-war movement. It was grossly misleading, both in military details and in terms of capturing the mood of the time. The supposedly highly trained Green Beret Colonel was played by Wayne – who actually holds his rifle upside down in some scenes. The actor was 60 years old and overweight when The Green Berets was filmed. He wouldn’t have been allowed a field posting outside of the movies. But it's not just the details that make war movies inaccurate -some take serious liberties with historical facts in order to sell tickets, or even worse, to make the home team look better. Link -via the Presurfer

The Sixty-Six Dollar Pizza Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST The folks at RocketNews24 reviewed Domino's new "luxury" pizza in Japan. Topped with Kobe beef, onions, potatoes, cheese and steak sauce, one pizza will run customers 5,800 yen, or about $66 U.S. The reviewers' verdict? "The beef here really is sublime! From the first bite, the pure tastiness of the ingredients sets off a chain reaction inside the cerebral cavity. Before you know it, you find yourself entering into a state of pizza ecstasy.” Ultimately, potential customers will have to decide whether they think "pizza ecstasy" is worth 66 dollars a pop. Read the full review at RocketNews24. Link -via Foodbeast

Cat Insists On More Petting Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:30 AM PST (YouTube Link) Once you start petting Noodles the cat you're not allowed to stop petting him until he's had his fill, so don't start unless you have lots of free time on your hands! --via Tastefully Offensive

Fire Breaks Out During Surgery Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST A fire started in an upstairs dishwasher at Medivet veterinary clinic in Southend, Essex, England. When the Essex Fire and Rescue Service arrived, they found a vet performing surgery on a dog. Firefighters battled the blaze and evacuated other animals, and also protected the operating room until the surgery could be completed.   A spokesman from the fire service said: "The main problem was the smoke-logged building. "Crews assessed the situation and decided it would be safe for the operation to continue." A high pressure fan was used to clear the building of smoke. The fire was brought under control in a half hour, and the animals were taken to another clinic. Link -via Arbroath (Image credit: Essex County Fire and Rescue Service)

Tiny Electric Train Fits Inside a Cheese Box Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:30 AM PST Yes, that's really a quarter in the upper right corner! Mario Marchese, maker of the train set inside a record player case, emailed me about his latest project. This train set, the second smallest in the world, is pulled by a locomotive half an inch long. Mario writes: They are 1/2 inch pieces cut out of wine cork, painted and embedded with magnets. Servo motor with a cardboard disc guides the train across the the tracks. It's a PWM circuit powered by a 555 timer. The sound comes from a Radio Shack recorder Module. More Photos and a Video --- Thanks, Mario!

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