Celebrating quirky

NurdleNet is a blog dedicated to finding and sharing quirky, nifty, and enjoyably odd people, places, and things.
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Feng shui for outer space

Even if it’s not your thing, it would be hard not to know that feng shui was out there.  For the Western world this fad turned trend has grown and twisted into all kinds of unpredictable permutations.  There is feng shui for your cat, feng shui for your office cubicle, and just about everything else [...]

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Nurdly person of the month – Dulcibella King-Hall

Dulcibella King-Hall’s fifteen minutes of fame has come late in life, but too many people are asking why she would want to drive fast. In her own words “Because I want to.”  That seems like a good enough reason to me.  Just because it was her 107th birthday is no reason to slow down.  Dulcibella, [...]

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Virtual nosiness in Gdansk

People watching can be hard to do in a cubicle. Particularly if the cubicles are of the high wall variety (even more beige or grey to have to deal with.)  But thankfully there’s a webcam for everything.  And unless you live in Gdansk you are highly unlikely to ever meet these people you can watch [...]

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Create quick virtual scenes at Makesweet.com

I could waste a lot of time at MakeSweet.com very easily. I can’t wait until I can think of legitimate business reasons to play around here. I’m sure there are several… You can create your own generator or add your photos/text to one of the public ones on the site – the one pictured here [...]

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Interactive ink art music video

Awesome.  There’s just no other way to describe it – this interactive video is  just that cool.  I found the link on Dark Roasted Blend, always a good source for interesting stuff. Even though it said there to move the cursor I played it through twice before I figured out that moving your cursor moves [...]

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Duct tape craft projects

Nothing is quite as universally useful as duct tape. So why not get creative with it, now that DIY is more popular than ever? From scout group activities to making Christmas presents ahead of time, this could be great sticky fun. And if the traditional silver isn’t quite meeting your artistic requirements, duct tape does [...]

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Creative lighting – orchestrated sheep

This video is just plain fun, I can’t wait for the documentary on how they came up with the idea and how many pints were consumed in the process.  In addition to the novelty of using LED-tricked out sheep like Lite-Brites it’s a testament to the amazing talents of the sheep dogs working in the [...]

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Returning from an alien abduction can be one less thing to worry about

With all the media drama on housing, oil prices, and jobs I’ve noticed that alien abductions aren’t getting that much press.  That’s no reason not to be prepared.  And while this may be the pet rock of the new millennium, the folks at Earth Bound Dog have done what they can to get you back [...]

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Ever had a secret desire to be lord or lady of the manor?

Now’s your chance, an entire English village (except the church) is up for sale and there seems to be a lot of emphasis on the cricket green.  It’s going to take about $31 million to make your dream come true, but then again it’s not something that just anyone has – and it’s quaint, and [...]

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Sleepers is no longer sleeping quite so heavily

Sleepers was originally a TV miniseries from 1991 and has taken forever to be re-released in video or DVD format. After years of false hope when the title got mixed up with the Woody Allen film in searches, I finally hit the day when the story description matched what I remembered.  Everyone involved: the KGB, [...]

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