Super Funky: September 2007

The Google/Youtube merger was nearly interrupted by a police officer on patrol

David Drummond, Google's head of corporate development, and Gideon Yu, then YouTube's CFO, now Facebook's, spent the night hashing out the deal in the restaurant. They then began signing the term papers in Denny's parking lot around 3 a.m.

A local police officer was patrolling the area at that same moment. The cop saw the Asian-American Yu and African-American Drummond, dressed casually in jumpsuits and baseball hats -- standard uniforms for late and long negotiations -- huddled over the hood of a car signing the paperwork.

Read what happened next.

The town sign for New Cuyama in California is hilarious

More info here. Via The J-Walk Blog.

Vibrant Photo: Sock monkey gang

Sock monkey gang
Originally uploaded by sunsetgirl creations

Spooky House Desktop Wallpaper

Originally uploaded by The inhabitant

Super Stylized DC And Marvel Comics Characters

Supervectorheroes by ~meganima on deviant ART

Photoshop: Aquarium in a lightbulb

Fishbulb by ~loshke on deviant ART

Black and white photo of the Millenium Falcon

Desktop wallpaper sized image here.

Photo: The Terminator eating Kermit

Full-sized image here.

Jones Soda is at it again. The new NFL-themed flavors are Dirt, Sports Cream, Perspiration, Natural Field Turf, and Sweet Victory. Natural Field Turf Soda is described as "like playing tackle football, and you get tackled really hard, you're down on the ground and you get a little bit of the grass in your teeth." Follow the link for a description of the other flavors.

(I found the photo here. There's a desktop wallpaper sized version.)

Without participating in peacekeeping missions overseas, it is unlikely that Fiji's army would ever have become strong enough to seize power.

So says the Economist: "When the British left Fiji in 1970, there were only around 200 serving military personnel. UN peacekeeping operations in Lebanon and Sinai generated a tenfold increase by 1986. The next year, Fiji witnessed its first military coup." The series of coups since then haven't stopped Fiji from continuing to participate in UN missions. Via The Informed Reader.

Google perfume?

Possibly not a licensed product.

Showtime puts a fountain of blood in Los Angeles to promote Dexter

More photos and info here.

Video: Daredevil attempts 1 mile jump over river

(Skip 3 minutes in to see the attempt)

Via Dark Roasted Blend.

James Jean's poster for the West Hollywood book fair

Link to the poster. Info on the fair here.

Free Poster Made From Vintage National Geographic Images

Download a poster sized version here. Via Craft.

Celebrate Water Poster

One of many posters soon the be available here. More information at Creative Review.

Sun Tattoo

Read about it here. Via Clusterflock.

Tiny pixelized versions of Star Wars characters

Click here. Via MeFi.

Halloween Costume Idea: Manny From Grim Fandango

grim fandango
Originally uploaded by ieatbugs

Alternative version here.

Best T-Shirt Design Posted At Threadless Today

I Am Justice! - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Photo: SUV on fire

oh what a day!
Originally uploaded by Matthew Clark Photography

Click through for desktop wallpaper sized version.

Photo: Mysteriously floating woman in the woods

circular
Originally uploaded by antimethod

Photo: Old School Cylon Begging For Work

Larger size at the top left on this (no longer linkjacked) page. (Hmm, what percentage of top Reddit posts are not linkjacked?) And here's a previous related Neatorama post.

Finally, here's one awesome, albeit expensive old school Battlestar Galactica Cylon Action Figure, and here's one from the new series.

Sci Fi Illustration: Swashbuckling girl and her super smart orangutan sidekick

Large version and more in Marc Daniel Goecke 's gallery.

Animated Gif: Cute Ninja

Download it here.

Vintage Tin Robots Desktop Wallpaper

Full size here.

Friday Papercraft: Super Mario in bunny suit

Download template here.

Sign: "Notice to all shoplifters, please help us by nicking only the crap we cannot sell"

Via Reddit

Barry Bonds limerick contest

A big-headed fool,
but Bonds had 5 tools.
Giants fans loved him dearly,
real baseball fans knew more CLEARly.
He was the so-called best,
and lasted longer than the rest.
Bonds will be gone in SF after tonight,
hopefully SF Giants fans will see the light!

Many more here.

Best T-Shirt Designs Posted At Threadless Today

Are you my lobster? - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Hero Within - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Gamer's Syndrome (Inkblot n°3) - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Evidence Reddit is being abused?

This is a top post right now:

Ask Reddit: Are there professional Reddit submitters? The hot page is flooded with submissions from just a few users who appear to be submitting every few minutes, 8 hours a day

One sexy lizard

Yes Way
Originally uploaded by manmadepants

Click through for desktop wallpaper sized version.

A comic book style explanation for the demise of the dinosaurs (according to the Gospels)

Much more here.

Update: Don't miss this image of Jesus riding a dinosaur.

Too early for a Xmas themed desktop wallpaper?

:)
Originally uploaded by Dance Groove

Click through for a desktop wallpaper sized version of the gingerbread man.

Photo: Neon bathroom icons

adam and eve
Originally uploaded by Ralf Stockmann (censored)

Click through for desktop wallpaper sized version.

Lenovo Waterfall Interactive Display

Moving your arm near the screen creates ripples in the "water"

Via Core77.

Atomic Betty T-Shirt Design

Larger size here.

DeviantArt: How To Survive A Terrorist Attack

How to Survive a Terror Attack by *mibi on deviant ART

The last thing that poor Gamorrean in Return of the Jedi saw

Poor Little Gamorrean... by *grantgoboom on deviant ART

(Hmm, actually my post title makes no sense. Oh well.)

The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: A Guide to Self-Diagnosis for Hypochondriacs

The official site says:

Hypochondriacs have long had to satisfy their needs for self-diagnosis with medical reference materials written for the masses, but this revolutionary book is dedicated entirely to the hypochondriac’s unique perspective on health. The world’s worst maladies, conveniently organized by symptom (real or imagined), will ignite even the mildest hypochondriac’s fantasy life. We’re all going to die of something—why not choose an ailment that’s rare and hard to pronounce?

The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: A Guide to Self-diagnosis for Hypochondriacs

"Paintball Panzer" - - the miniature tank with a paintball cannon

Tanks are remarkable machines, but boy do they take up space in the garage, and parking them is no small challenge. Help is at hand however with the creation of the Funtrak Mini Paintball Tank, a massively scaled down model that not only holds a single occupant in their own personal armoured division, but can also fire paintballs! These awesome tanks are made to measure by Funtrak Ltd, a committed (and they quite possibly should be) team of engineers, designers and enthusiasts who aim for realism in construction and operation. Each tank takes about three months to make to your specifications, and comes with an integral roll cage - though you'd need to tip thing over 60 degrees to roll it - as well as an engine fire-wall. They're serious machines with a lot of fun packed into them. Their flagship product has to be The Paintball Panzer complete with a fire-while-driving paintball cannon. Ludicrous of course, but we can't think of any overgrown kids who wouldn't love one of these parked up at home.
Features

* A seriously cool, one person track laying vehicle.
* The dream child of an ex-military tech director.
* A team of engineers and designers will build your Paintball Panzer to order.
* A glass reinforced plastic (GRP) chassis.
* An engine firewall.
* A fully integrated, ready-to-fire paintballing gun.
* A rollover bar.
* A roll cage.
* Choose from six colours for your mean machine.
* Can be driven on UK roads further to meeting DVLA regulations.
* Please allow three months from ordering to receipt of your tank.
* Suitable for ages 15 years+.
* Size: 106 x 122 x 183cm.

Buy. Via Complex.

Real life Andromeda Strain: Scientists sent Salmonella into space - - it came back much deadlier

The researchers placed identical strains of salmonella in containers and sent one into space aboard the shuttle, while the second was kept on Earth, under similar temperature conditions to the one in space.

After the shuttle returned, mice were given varying oral doses of the salmonella and then were watched.

After 25 days, 40% of the mice given the Earth-bound salmonella were still alive, compared with just 10% of those dosed with the germs from space. And the researchers found it took about one-third as much of the space germs to kill half the mice, compared with the germs that had been on Earth.

The researchers found 167 genes had changed in the salmonella that went to space.

Link.

Update: Uh, oh. "“For the first time ever, animals are now being exposed to an unmitigated space environment, with both vacuum conditions and cosmic radiation." Read more about tardigrades being exposed to space here and here.

Not From The Onion: Nike unveils first shoe designed specifically for American Indians

It's part of "an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates."

The Beaverton-based company says the Air Native N7 is designed with a larger fit for the distinct foot shape of American Indians, and has a culturally specific look. It will be distributed solely to American Indians; tribal wellness programs and tribal schools nationwide will be able to purchase the shoe at wholesale price and then pass it along to individuals, often at no cost.

Link, with photo.