For the record, I think this is dumb. But I haven’t posted anything in three days, so have at it.
And it’s not one of those giant novelty teacups. More here at the (wretch) Daily Mail. Via BoingBoing.
The newest thing in Japan? Miniature models of organs. With chewing gum. Go figure.
Hey college kids, want to smoke a pipe, but don’t want to deal with oral cancer in 40 years? This tiny pipe might fit the bill.
Thanks, Dawn!
BoingBoing reports that the White Stripes played a one-second show in Newfoundland:
Buzz had been building around the city for hours about a secret show, which became a hallmark of the group’s unorthodox tour across Canada. The two-member band, for instance, played in a Halifax pool hall and on a bridge in Winnipeg.
Shortly before the suppertime show on George Street, fans were told the White Stripes would play just a single note. Hundreds of fans were able to make it to the stage in time to see the briefest of concerts.
The crowd cheered loudly after the Stripes played their one note, took a bow, and left the stage.
Video here. Smallist or not, this seems pretty asinine to me.
Air shows have that Nascar-with-wings vibe, so it’s not surprising to see motorhomes pressed into service. Here’s an airplane landing on a motorhome roof. It’s like an aircraft carrier for some future, escalated Hatfield-McCoy feud.
They’re not selling this model in front of Home Depot yet, but it does have a certain charm. Perfect for smaller Roman gods and goddesses, or your lawn mower. More pics here.
Via BoingBoing.
The Olmecs had these little creepy homonculi statues. Now anthropologists are arguing that they might be representations of fetuses.
In addition to their naturalistic features and proportions, several of the figures possess specific details of anatomy found in fetuses. One feature that may be portrayed is cutaneous pellucidity. Between 15-25 weeks, veins can be seen beneath the skin. One sculpture under study is fashioned from a light greenish-gray albitite which seems to have a waxy, or translucent, surface or skin. On the top of the head and down the back are finely incised lines that appear to suggest this stage of visibility of the veins beneath the fetus’s skin.
Some wingnut pro-lifer should make a movie about these people. Oh wait…
I'm Michael Condouris, and this is my second blog. The first one's Wacky Neighbor. I was born in 1975 in New Jersey. I live in Aberdeen, NJ, with my fiancée Carrie, in our new suburban paradise. We have two pets, a Shih Tzu named Coco and a beagledor named Zoë. I was on Jeopardy once. I lost, though, just like in the Weird Al song.
Besides Smallistry, my interests include robots, space, movies, movies about robots and/or space, and Mexican restaurants. Recently I've also become fond of the Wii and ancient history. I dislike conversations about food, sports, other people's children, and conspiracy theories. I'm ok with talking about the weather though. My hat size is 7 1/4, and I have no sense of smell.
I've pretty much stopped blogging in the last, oh, 6 months or so, because talking about tiny things got a bit stale and life had a habit of getting in the way. So for the time being, the site will live on as a Twitter feed of whatever floats through my head.
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