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Thursday: March 4, 2010

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Twelve very creative home wallpapers for your viewing pleasure.
Twelve very creative home wallpapers for your viewing pleasure.

If pixelated wallpaper isn't your thing there are ton of other interesting designs listed over on the other side of the click. The color palette/wallpaper idea sounds like a fun weekend project as Home Depot sure doesn't seem to mind the taking of those free swatch colors (you may need multiple trips to get away with it though).

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 6:09 AM | Tags (7) | creative | design | gallery | interesting | neat | oddee | wallpaper |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 53 Clicks


Tuesday: March 2, 2010

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Nine cool home aquariums that you may not have previously known about.
Nine cool home aquariums that you may not have previously known about.

No home is truly complete unless you have an aquarium sink. For some reason I have the stange urge to watch old episodes of Pee-wee's Playhouse after looking at some of these aquariums. Not sure why.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:13 AM | Tags (8) | home | fish | aquarium | aquatic | sink | cool | neat | spotcoolstuff |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 48 Clicks


Wednesday: February 17, 2010

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Ten of the world's most amazing natural arches for your viewing pleasure.
Ten of the world's most amazing natural arches for your viewing pleasure.

The Sahara Desert abounds with natural arches and stone bridges. Aloba Arch may be one of the best known but the above bipod arch in Algeria is worth special mention due to its unusual beauty and exquisite fragility.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:03 AM | Tags (7) | arches | largest | geological | weburbanist | neat | rainbow | bridge |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 28 Clicks


Wednesday: February 10, 2010

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Twenty-one unbelievable photos of Mars for your Martian viewing pleasure.
Twenty-one unbelievable photos of Mars for your Martian viewing pleasure.

Behold the wondrous splendor of Martian landscapes in all their strange atmospheric glory. After viewing these photographs I have a strange desire to go watch Total Recall. Two weeks!

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Space @ 8:44 AM | Tags (7) | mars | space | photos | interesting | neat | martian | photography |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 34 Clicks


Tuesday: February 9, 2010

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Twelve cool products for your kitchen that you not have previously known about.
Twelve cool products for your kitchen that you not have previously known about.

Now you can dispense butter in a way you have always dreamed about - with a single click. Other products on this list may coerce you to pull out the credit card as well. Happy eating.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Gadgets @ 5:47 AM | Tags (5) | gadgets | kitchen | toxel | neat | products |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 78 Clicks


Wednesday: February 3, 2010

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88,000 students team up to try and break world record for jumping rope.
88,000 students team up to try and break world record for jumping rope.

Organizers say more than 88,000 people participated at more than 500 schools. That would easily beat the current record of 59,000 jump ropers set in Australia. The results still have to be certified by the Guinness people.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in World Records @ 5:58 AM | Tags (6) | california | guinness | jumprope | neat | records | world |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 2 Clicks


Tuesday: January 19, 2010

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Fifty beautiful and creative works of pixel art for your viewing pleasure.
Fifty beautiful and creative works of pixel art for your viewing pleasure.

This gallery contains both isometric and non-isometric (thankfully categorized) for even more additional viewing pleasure. All hail the mighty pixel.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 5:32 AM | Tags (7) | art | artsy | beautiful | creative | hongkiat | neat | pixel |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 66 Clicks


Wednesday: January 13, 2010

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Ten cool products inspired by puzzles just for you.
Ten cool products inspired by puzzles just for you.

Although it would be cool to look at a puzzle rug on most days something tells me that a puzzle rug would not be able to provide that much warmth. It's a probably a bitch to vacuum said puzzle rug as well.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 5:28 AM | Tags (10) | artsy | design | flooring | neat | pieces | products | puzzle | rug | toxel | vacuum |  | Discuss (1) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 26 Clicks


Thursday: January 7, 2010

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Fifteen cool gadgets for your bathroom that you may not have known about.
Fifteen cool gadgets for your bathroom that you may not have known about.

I would probably purchase the nose gel dispenser only because it reminds me of watching Nickelodeon's Double Dare way back in the day. I would probably have to hide a flag somewhere up there to complete the experience.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Gadgets @ 6:04 AM | Tags (11) | bathroom | doubledare | flag | fun | gadgets | neat | nick | nose | soap | toothpaste | toxel |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 65 Clicks


Monday: January 4, 2010

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A collection of creative elevator advertisements for your viewing pleasure.
A collection of creative elevator advertisements for your viewing pleasure.

Turns out that elevators can make for a very interesting canvas when trying to promote a variety of products. It makes for a great use of non-interactive space to suddenly become well, more interactive than it was before.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 2:30 PM | Tags (7) | ads | advertisements | design | elevators | neat | twice | uphaa |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 37 Clicks


A collection of some trippy time capsules for your viewing pleasure.
A collection of some trippy time capsules for your viewing pleasure.

Where would one go to find the official, GWBR-certified “World’s Largest Time Capsule”? Not in the center of a major metropolis or at a global exhibition attended by millions, but instead at 318 Hillcrest Dr., Seward, Nebraska.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 5:44 AM | Tags (6) | time | capsules | collection | weburbanist | neat | nebraska |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 19 Clicks


Thursday: December 24, 2009

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A collection of nineteen cool snowmen for your viewing pleasure.
A collection of nineteen cool snowmen for your viewing pleasure.

A lot of interesting creations to look at here. Still, nothing screams holiday time like having a life-size snow facsimile of Master Chief adorning your snow covered lawn.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:05 AM | Tags (7) | cool | neat | nifty | photos | sculptures | snow | snowmen |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 74 Clicks


NORAD will be tracking Santa's journey once again.
NORAD will be tracking Santa's journey once again.

The agency says it uses radar to first track Santa as he lifts off from the North Pole. After liftoff, satellites with infrared sensors that detect heat can pick up the infrared signature given off by Rudolph’s nose.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 5:37 AM | Tags (7) | santa | norad | tracker | christmas | eve | holidays | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 14 Clicks


Monday: December 21, 2009

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A handy tutorial on how to make time go by faster.
A handy tutorial on how to make time go by faster.

Sorry, but there are no time travel methods listed in this particular tutorial. The tutorial does give some handy advice on how simulate the appearance of time going by faster - which may be just as handy for you.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Tutorial @ 7:35 AM | Tags (7) | tutorial | wikihow | time | faster | neat | hypnosis | clock |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 37 Clicks


Friday: December 11, 2009

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Twelve awe-inspiring snow sculptures for your viewing pleasure.
Twelve awe-inspiring snow sculptures for your viewing pleasure.

I guess this is what it would like if snowmen every organized a rally or decided that it was time to rebel against their makers. Bring on the heat lamps.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:03 AM | Tags (6) | snow | sculptures | weburbanist | neat | photos | winter |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 75 Clicks


Friday: November 20, 2009

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Seventeen creative hot air balloon designs just for you.
Seventeen creative hot air balloon designs just for you.

It looks like Unicron and Darth Vader finally have something in common (what with the whole floating heads in space thing). What, you've never seen the original Transformers movie?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 2:53 PM | Tags (12) | ait | artsy | balloons | creative | darthvader | design | hot | neat | starwars | toxel | transformers | unicron |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 21 Clicks


The actual faces behind some of your favorite cartoon character voices.
The actual faces behind some of your favorite cartoon character voices.

A fun post with some interesting reveals that you may not have known about before (for instance, the voice of Shredder in the TMNT series). For those interested in my thumbnail choice, there is a slew of Dr. Katz videos up on YouTube.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:07 AM | Tags (8) | cartoons | drkatz | faces | fun | neat | shredder | unreality | voices |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 66 Clicks


Thursday: November 19, 2009

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Ten of the coolest train stations around the world for your viewing pleasure.
Ten of the coolest train stations around the world for your viewing pleasure.

The recently remodeled Southern Cross Station has a distinctive wavy roof that looks like a mix between metal ant hills and rolling waves. The roof is both distinctive and oddly beautiful, and even has the practical function of dispelling fumes from the tracks bellow.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Travel @ 3:13 PM | Tags (5) | trains | stations | travel | nileguide | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 36 Clicks


Friday: November 13, 2009

Popular Today:
Seven over-the-top aquariums for you to gawk at.
Seven over-the-top aquariums for you to gawk at.

Night vision goggles? A bathroom scale from a soviet sub?  A suede briefcase case? A fish tank phone booth? Right, now I've seen everything.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Travel @ 7:14 AM | Tags (4) | aquariums | fish | travel | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 57 Clicks


Wednesday: November 11, 2009

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Twenty-five of your favorite video games recreated as dioramas.
Twenty-five of your favorite video games recreated as dioramas.

I would seriously purchase some of these just to have them on my desk at work. There is an untapped gaming diorama business that someone is missing out on right at this very moment. Hey, wait a minute...

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Video Games @ 6:58 AM | Tags (7) | diorama | games | gaming | kidicarus | neat. mario | papercraft | videogames |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 34 Clicks


Fifteen things worth knowing about your beloved cup of coffee.
Fifteen things worth knowing about your beloved cup of coffee.

An awesome (as always) illustrated list from TheOatmeal revealing some coffee factoids that you may not have previously known about. Did you know that coffee is the second most traded commodity on Earth?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:49 AM | Tags (7) | caffeine | coffee | history | illustration | neat. commodity | theoatmeal | traded |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 44 Clicks


Friday: November 6, 2009

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Twenty-five awesome fast food toys through the years.
Twenty-five awesome fast food toys through the years.

Ah, fast food memories. I think I still have some of these beauties laying around somewhere in a box in the attic. On a related note, actual McDonald's burgers seem to age just as well.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:37 AM | Tags (8) | age | burgers | collection | fast | food | neat | screenjunkies | toys |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 51 Clicks


Wednesday: November 4, 2009

Popular Today:
Twelve of the coolest MP3 players you'll see today.
Twelve of the coolest MP3 players you'll see today.

Your PEZ dispenser, while serving as a great vessel for your sugary candies, can also double as a 512 megabyte MP3 player. Want one of your own? Turns out thet PEZ people found out that selling candy was more profitable than candy-dispensing MP3 players. Oh well.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Gadgets @ 3:33 PM | Tags (8) | mp3 | players | cool | oddee | interesting | neat | devices | gadgets |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 30 Clicks


Tuesday: November 3, 2009

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A gallery containing eighteen of the world's strangest bridges for your viewing pleasure.
A gallery containing eighteen of the world's strangest bridges for your viewing pleasure.

The bridge, which is about 900 feet long, is illuminated by an array of LED lights each night to bolster its snake-like presence in the midst of two national parks.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Strange @ 11:46 AM | Tags (9) | architecture | bridges | neat | panels | strange | structures | support | transportation | unique |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 45 Clicks


Thursday: October 29, 2009

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A tutorial on how to make your very own LEGO costume from recycled materials.
A tutorial on how to make your very own LEGO costume from recycled materials.

You'll need a box, some bowls, and some paint to bring the whole ensemble together. Bonus points if you can figure out how to make interlocking pieces.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Tutorial @ 7:11 AM | Tags (7) | costumes | halloween | instructables | legos | materials | neat | recycled |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 22 Clicks


Eight brilliant examples of drinking straw art for you to gawk at.
Eight brilliant examples of drinking straw art for you to gawk at.

Yes, it turns out that your drinking straws are a creative masterpiece just waiting to happen. Are you still using your straws for just drinking liquids? Live in the now.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 6:57 AM | Tags (7) | art | artsy | gallery | neat | photos | straws | webecoist |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 48 Clicks


Monday: October 26, 2009

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A day at Disney World through the magic art of tilt-shift video.
A day at Disney World through the magic art of tilt-shift video.

Neat little video for those who happen to like Disney / artsy effects every now and again. There are some spots in the video where the effect doesn't quite cut it but I'll give them an A for effort this first time around.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 3:18 PM | Tags (7) | artsy | disney | neat | shift | tilt | urlesque | video |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 26 Clicks


Friday: October 16, 2009

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Yes, multiple Rubik's Cubes can make for some awesome pixelated art.
Yes, multiple Rubik's Cubes can make for some awesome pixelated art.

That version of the Mona Lisa displayed in the thumbnail only took 315 Rubik's Cubes to complete.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 6:42 AM | Tags (7) | art | artsy | pixelated | rubiks | cube | toys | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 19 Clicks


Thursday: October 15, 2009

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Disney pulls the curtain back on DIY roller coaster experience.
Disney pulls the curtain back on DIY roller coaster experience.

The new ride over at EPCOT called 'The Sum of all Thrills' lets users create their own roller coaster track digitally. You can then ride on your newly created track virtually. You'll probably want to pick up a fast pass for the line.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Fun @ 7:00 AM | Tags (12) | attraction | cnn | digital | disney | diy | epcot | fun | neat | ride | rollercoaster | thrills | virtual |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Some Kindle tricks and features that you not have previously known about.
Some Kindle tricks and features that you not have previously known about.

Yes, it's quite possible to take screenshots and play games with your beloved Kindle. Who knew?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Strange @ 6:52 AM | Tags (9) | amazon | kindle | tricks | tips | secrets | ars | weird | strange | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 31 Clicks


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