unique and interesting: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Keyboard Quiet Cover

I'm sure you must have seen lots of strange gadgets but this must be the strangest of them all. Look at this $35 keyboard silencer accessory. This Keyboard Quiet Cover was created by Japan's most famous gadget maker Thanko and it'll also protect your...

While there are apocalyptic zombie films that are produced rather often by Hollywood, almost to the point of being cliche, there aren't any celebrities who are actually zombies. But what would the world look like if celebrities were zombies?Warning:...

Cats Vs Rat

Cats hunt rats, don't they? Not in Russia, they don...

The Difference Between Similar Terms And Objects

Do you know the difference between a militant and a terrorist? Blue collar and white collar? Alcoholics and problem drinkers? An almanac and an encyclopedia?Differencebetween.net not only facilitates your understanding of a topic, but it also enables you to differentiate two similar subjects. The site...

To relieve the stress, hassle and anguish of deciding what present to get someone, here's the Gift Ideas Generator. The site is from the United Kingdom so prices are in pounds but you probably know how to convert currency (1 British pound = 1.56 US dollars...

Natural selection acts by winnowing the individuals of each generation, sometimes clumsily, as old parts and genes are co-opted for new roles. As a result, all species inhabit bodies imperfect for the lives they live. Our own bodies are worse off than...

A clock with small little nude men running around, always showing you the time and when you click on the left of the screen, the clock changes and all little men hurry to get the right shape.(thanks Co...

image creditCalcio Fiorentino. Does that ring any bells in terms of sports? It's almost certainly not one you played at school but it has weathered the centuries well and is still played in its home town of Florence, Italy.It has been played since the...

Homes Made From Plastic Bottles.(via Everlasting Blo...

The Surreal Treehoppers

German artist Alfred Keller (1902-1955), who worked for Berlin's natural history museum, is well known for his insect sculptures. The picture above shows one of his creations, a model of the Brazilian treehopper Bocydium globulare.The first thing you...

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A Spanish woman from the town of Salvaterra do Mino in Galicia has decided that she owns the warming star, and has the registration papers to prove it. Angeles Duran says that the Sun officially belongs to her now, having had the celestial body registered...

image creditEver since the phenomenally successful Old Spice Guy campaign was initiated, men all over the world have been using it as an excuse to take their clothes and bare pretty much everything to the world.This of course has been with varied degrees...

Tangled: Count Up To 50th Animated Motion Picture

Tangled is Disney's 50th animated feature, and to celebrate, Disney Animation Studios have put out a short look back. The video is just over two minutes, and features excerpts from all fifty of the films.(thanks Co...

The internet, since its inception, has been a blessing for the world. There are many famous personalities that have contributed significantly to the transformation of internet. We often hear about the cream of the lot, people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs...

You know what's great about bacon? Everything! Bacon is delicious. It's true that healthwise bacon leaves a lot to be desired, but just smelling bacon is possibly one of the most amazing things in the world.And how we enjoy that wonderful meaty sweet...

For hygiene reasons we are taught not to play with our food when we eat - but that's not to say that we can't prepare meals in more creative ways. As colorful and hand-made communication exploded in the early 2000s we have seen food as an art resource...

16 Most Expensive Vehicles Sold On eBay

Since eBay Motors launched in 2000, it has become apparent that people are very comfortable buying and selling big ticket items through the online auction si...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico have demonstrated that the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to get bigger - about a thousand times bigger than they had been. The study is the first to quantitatively...

Danger! Warning! Intruder Approaching! For recalling the fears and aspirations of the space-race 1950s, Japanese toy robots can't be beat. But how much do we really know about these tin creations, in hindsight one of Japan's greatest postwar exports?Robot...

image creditThe name is old - from the native Quechua tribe and it means the place where you put the moon. Ischigualasto is an extraordinary, almost off world, experience. Geologists have been visiting the valley in Argentina for more than one hundred...

Levi Van Veluw Landscapes

Dutch multidisciplinary artist Levi van Veluw created this landscape.Levi van Veluw will showcase his latest series 'Landscapes'. This 4-piece series reinterprets the traditional landscape painting, removing plots of grass, clusters of trees, babbling brooks from their intimate 2 dimensional formats...

Color theory is a vast and complicated sphere of knowledge. It consists of different scientific elements, such as: optics, spectroscopy, human anatomy and physiology, psychology, art history and theory, philosophy, ethics, architecture theory, design...

image creditJellyfish have always drawn gasps at their beauty - and at times their venom, which range from mild to enough to kill a man. Found in every ocean and in some freshwater lakes and rivers, the jellyfish is one of the wonders of marine li...

The Flying Steamroller

The Flying Steamroller by artist Chris Burden is a twelve ton steamroller that is attached to a pivoting arm with a counterbalance weight. The steamroller is driven in a circle until its maximum speed is reached. At the same time, a hydraulic piston is activated and pushes up the beam from which the...

Need some Olde Fashioned Brain Jam, a Neck-Bolt Tightener, some Pickled Eyeballs, or some Distressed Damsel's Hair? Go to Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, the Purveyor of Quality Goods for Monsters of Every Kind.(via b3...

Mexican distiller Hacienda La Capilla has produced a bottle of tequila that it is expected to fetch $3.5 million at auction, making it the most expensive drink of its kind in the world.The bottle is coated in a layer of 4,100 brilliant-cut diamonds and...

Batelco - Infinity

Toronto as you have never seen it before. A fantastic advertisement directed by Alex and Steffen of Spy Films for Batelco, a telecommunications company from Bahrain.(thanks Cra...

Do-it-yourself is a popular topic online: there are hundreds of tutorials and how-tos. But most of them are too hard to replicate and require too much time, effort and skill. This collection shares 10 cool things you can do at home with no more than...

Caricaturing is the art of illustrating the human face and figure in a way that exaggerates their prominent features. Most caricatures are satirical in nature, making fun of the people being characterized. They are often used in newspaper editorial cartoons...

Flush Tracker

How far does your flush go? To the end of the road, out of town or to sail the seven seas? Hidden underground, it's easy to take the sewer systems for granted, but now you can find where yours goes.Flush Tracker is not available in every country yet....

As you probably know it's Movember, a portmanteau of moustache and November. The way the story goes, in 1999, a group of men in Adelaide, Australia, came up with the idea to raise money for charity by having people sponsor their growing moustaches.Now,...

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image creditThere are now almost 7 billion people living on Earth. By 2050, UN estimates that the worldwide population will grow to 9 billion people. This means that more structures need to be built for shelter, to entertain and provide culture.Will...

Extinct Creature Caught On Video?

The thylacine, also called the Tasmanian tiger, was a carnivorous marsupial once native to Australia. Unfortunately, the animal was wiped out by people in its last remaining stronghold, the island of Tasmania. It is now officially considered to be extinct, with the last known living individual dying...

The Center Of Phone Etiquette is helping the rest of us COPE with annoying cell phone users. The Center Of Phone Etiquette's field operatives have captured clear evidence of the mass annoyance, disgust and anger annoying mobile phone misconduct creates.(via...

Doesn't that look like a boiled egg?But it's n...

Tree house meets bird house, with a dash of hammock thrown into the mix. While it is not large enough to house the amenities of a true tree home, it is certainly a step up from a simple outdoor couch or recliner - and can be hung at a variety of heights.The...

Chris Burden's Metropolis II

California artist Chris Burden created Metropolis II, a representation of road traffic in Los Angeles. It shows 1,200 toy cars moving along 18 lanes. As well as 13 toy trains and tracks, and, dotting the landscape, buildings made of wood block, tiles, Legos and Lincoln Logs.(via Neatora...

image creditIf you think your family's annual Thanksgiving spread is big, think again! Here are 10 traditional turkey-day essentials that have got yours beat. Feast your eyes on these record-breakers, from a 10-foot apple pie to an 86-pound turkey, while...

Cars Sliding Down A Snowy Hill

Cars sliding down John St on Capitol Hill in Seatlle, USA, during last Monday's winter storm. No one was hurt.(via Boing Boi...

Thanks to biotechnology and widespread genetic modification, the meal you are enjoying today certainly isn't your grandma's feast. But at the genetic level, it is very different, and it's a far cry from the fabled feast shared by the pilgrims and American...

From modern bra designs to the contemporary, gravity-defying bustiers of today, women's undergarments have come a long way. Learn about historical technology involved in your grandma's bra design, and how your modern bra has evolved into something more...

The Turkey Rap

Brothers Phil and Lee Edmonds do the turkey rap. No turkey caller or musical instruments used in this video, just their voices.(via Everlasting Blo...

From the most high kicks by a single chorus line to the most dogs in costumed attire and from the longest dog ears to the biggest bagel ever, here are 40 of the craziest Guinness World Recor...

Behind closed doors could lie the answer to safe renewable energy of the future. At the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, USA, scientists are aiming to build the world's first sustainable fusion reactor by 'creating a miniature star on Earth'.The...

Gesundheit!

Or, how to use a handkerchief. A government information film from 1945 on how to avoid snotting all over your fellow citizens.(via Everlasting Blo...

Grating jingles, DayGlo wardrobes, shrill child actors, cheesy dance montages. If you wanted annoying, you could find it in the TV-commercial breaks of the 1980s. But today, 21 years removed from that decade of regrettable advertising, a few spots from...

We see various symbols and signs every day, and maybe think 'I know what that means, but I wonder where it came from?' Here's a look at some of mankind's more familiar symbols' origin and meaning, plus some interesting art and photography associated...

Tell anyone that you're taking a trip to Beantown or The Big Apple and they'll likely know exactly where you're headed. But where did these funny monikers come from? Learn the origins of everything from 'The Windy City' to 'The City of Brotherly Love.'(thanks...

Penguin Gets Part Prosthetic Beak

Tungo the Magellan penguin gets some help in catching fish. An injured penguin has received a prosthetic beak. It is recovering in a Rio de Janeiro zoo after he was found stranded on a nearby beach with a shattered bill which was damaged by a boat propeller.(thanks Co...

A hunter has uncovered what is believed to be a fossil of a carnivorous marine dinosaur that lived 75 million years ago. David Bradt, who was hunting elk, stumbled on the largely intact fossilised remains of a plesiosaur in Charles M. Russell National...

Since 1950, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated with the coordination of aid and assistance for refugees worldwide. Founded in 1951 as a means to assist the more than one million people who were still uprooted after World War...

12 Craziest Headstones.(via Look At This....

True American Dog

True American Dog is a site with weird headlines and funny and amazing photo retouchi...

Babies On Board

One song which has been covered by many a capella groups is the song from the Simpsons, 'Baby on Board.' Multi-track artist Julien Neel covered it as did a woman whose online handle is 'gwenatav.' This version synchronizes them together.(via Geeks are Se...

While plenty of products have turned out to be mediocre or inferior, some have malfunctioned so severely that catastrophe and disaster ensued. Consumer deaths, CEO resignations and mind-blowing financial losses are just some of the consequences of these...

A picture, the old adage goes, is worth 1,000 words. But in science a diagram can describe things that transcend the written word. A single image can convey the simple underlying pattern hidden by words or equations.Draw the right picture and you can...

Funny Shopping

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An Internet meme is an image, video, story or joke that is voluntarily passed from one Internet user to another via e-mail, blogs and social networking sites. Considered a form of art, Internet memes are created to promote individuals, groups, movies,...

On September 22, 2010, with the departure of the Expedition 23 crew, Colonel Douglas Wheelock assumed command of the International Space Station and the Expedition 25 crew.He is also known as @Astro_Wheels on Twitter, where he has been tweeting pictures...

image creditSome examples of fascinating buildings in early civilizatio...

Bread People

Bread People is a service that provides pictures of bread celebrities for you to look at.(via J-Walk Bl...

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