Fun with Clouds

Found on Neatorama

I find these images very relaxing and fun to look at. Link via: Ehrensenf

 

Ant Wallpaper

Found on Neatorama

What’s so neat about this classic-styled wallpaper?

… Upon a closer look, the details are made of millions of ants!

Designed by Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi: Link - via Why Not?

The Top 20 Weirdest gadgets of 2006

Found on Reg Hardware

It’s been one of those years when technology came on in leaps and bounds. Around the world, thousands of pointy-headed scientists and product designers beavered away in high-security laboratories, investing time, money and effort to create… more silly USB gadgets.

1. Gupi the robot guinea pig Complete with his animatronic carrot and 30 different sounds (most of which are presumably a variation on “WeeEEEeeeEE!”). Read more

2. The BeerBelly Released in time for the World
Cup, this gave football-loving men a false beer-belly full of, yes,
beer. Complete with a rubber tube to suck the booze through. Read more

3. Solar-powered insect theatre This eco-gadget
isn’t that silly, actually. It stores power in the day, then lights up
at night to attract moths and butterflies for you to watch. Their
version of Hamlet is a bit rubbish, mind. Read more

MIT Scientists Create One-Sided Mobius Pizza

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Cambridge, MA: Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have finally succeeded in creating the long sought after mobius pizza, a one sided pizza completely covered with toppings.

Mobius PizzaScience has long been aware that pizza lovers prefer toppings more than a bare crust. “We’ve attempted to solve this problem by adding flavorings and or cheese to outer crust or to make a deep dish styled pie filled with toppings,” stated MIT’s Chief Scientist of Foodology, Dr. John Jacobs. “Of course such actions did nothing regarding the pizza’s long ignored side, the bottom side.”

Pizza scientists, philosophers, and theologians have long theorized of the existence of a one sided pizza completed covered with rich gooey toppings for the utmost in pizza pleasure.

Santa bedazzles young and young-at-heart

Found on Forest City Summit Britt News.

Bettie Johnson and Shirley Watson prove you’re never too old to ask Santa for presents.

(News-Tribune photo by Angie Johannsen)

VHS, 30, dies of loneliness

Found on Variety.com.

After a long illness, the groundbreaking home-entertainment format VHS has died of natural causes in the United States. The format was 30 years old.

No services are planned.

The format had been expected to survive until January, but high-def formats and next-generation vidgame consoles hastened its final decline.

“It’s pretty much over,” concurred Buena Vista Home Entertainment general manager North America Lori MacPherson on Tuesday.

VHS is survived by a child, DVD, and by Tivo, VOD and DirecTV. It was preceded in death by Betamax, Divx, mini-discs and laserdiscs.

GR attacked by killer tomatoes

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GRAND RAPIDS — The inaugural Tomato Fest and Great Tomato War established two facts Saturday: Tomatoes produce some award-worthy sauces, and they also catch some mad air.

The highlight of the free, outdoor event, celebrating all things tomato and presented by The B.O.B. and WLAV-FM (96.9), was the tomato battles — typically pitting competing local businesses or organizations against each other — that took place throughout the day at The B.O.B. parking lot in downtown Grand Rapids.

The ultimate tomato war, drawing the most spectators, was between the Grand Rapids Fire and Police departments.

“The firefighter with the side arm was the best,” said Grand Rapids resident Michael Kane, 42. “The firefighters dominated the police.”

The police were not readily available for post-battle comment.

“They ran away after they lost,” firefighter Erik Ryder said.

About $5,000 from the event was donated to the Children’s Miracle Network, said Marcus Bradman, director of special events for Citadel Broadcasting, which sponsored the event.

Kiss a Mule Day

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The
festival, which was founded to honor the tradition and history of the
mule, was a success this weekend with thousands of people filling
Benson. According to Loretta Byrd, Benson’s chamber director, the event
was one for the record books.

Little
Miss Benson Sydney Wheeless plants a kiss on the nose of Mable, the
grand champion mule, during the 57th Annual Mule Days this weekend.
During the kiss, which is a festival tradition, Mable nuzzled toward
the beauty queen.

Greedy sheep rescued from tree

Firemen may be well-practised in rescuing cats from trees, but the challenge facing the emergency services in Lund on Wednesday morning was an altogether different beast: a sheep stuck in a tree, seven metres from the ground.

When the fire engine arrived at St Lars park in the south of the city, officers found that a tree had partly fallen over and the sheep had worked its way up through the branches, lured by the tasty green leaves.

A group of children followed the episode with much amusement and afterwards named the sheep Tarzan.

Reppies Favorite Wine and Whiskey

I saw this on neatorama.  All I can say is if you are drinking this, I think it is time for AA.

10 Things To Make You Want to Puke | American Inventor Spot

“Real Californian King Snake whiskey is infused with a farm real farm raised Real Californian King snake, ginseng roots and seed pods. The whiskey is left for several months, which then imparts a unique flavour into the whiskey, it is quite an acquired taste. The story is that this is used in SE Asia as a very strong Aphrodisiac; and it also has many medical uses…”" See it here. Also Scorpion and Snake wine.