English Student Has Tongue Lengthened So She Can Speak Korean
Rhiannon Brooksbank-Jones, a young student from Nottingham, England, underwent surgery to have her tongue lengthened after her dentist suggested it might be the reason she couldn’t pronounce certain Korean sounds. Although she’s never been to South Korea, Rhiannon is really passionate about the language and culture of the Asian country, and dreams of living and working […]
Artist Uses Recurring Words to Create Detailed Portraits
Vietnamese-born photographer and artist Huy Lam uses tiny 4 point type recurring words and phrases to create beautiful portraits of modern and historical icons. The Toronto-based artist has always been fascinated with the concept of perception, and the way we form opinions based on what we perceive as real. At a glance, his works look […]
Dyed Chicks – Because Normal Chicks Just Aren’t Cute Enough Anymore
Popular in many countries around the world, including the US, dyed chickens are often viewed as victims of animal cruelty people usually get rid of as soon as they’re not “awfully cute” anymore. I don’t know what’s happening with the world, but it seems that things that were cute by default a few years ago, […]
The Miniature Origami Wonders of Anja Markiewicz
Regular size origami is just impossible to me, so I guess that’s why I find these nano-paper-wonders created by Anja Markiewicz simply fascinating. We’ve featured some pretty impressive examples of origami, including the paper miniatures of Mui-Ling Teh, and the miniatures Anja Markiewicz creates are a welcome addition to our collection. She painstakingly folds almost […]
Mommy Tummy Suit Lets Men Experience Pregnancy
No matter how many birthing classes they attend or how many baby books they read, men can never truly experience pregnancy, right girls? Wrong! The Mommy Tummy suit simulates the whole nine months of weight gaining, breast enlargement and baby kicking. Showcased at the SIGGRAPH 2011 interactive technology conference, the Mommy Tummy caused quite a […]
10 Coolest Finds of the Week #5
On the Deadly Trail of Poachers in Congo’s Virunga National Park (Environmental Graffiti) Batmobile Limousine: Stretching the Superhero Awesomeness (Bit Rebels) France Introduces Baguette Vending Machine (The Australian) Shanghai Subway Station Equipped with Punching Bags (Metro) The Mocha Lisa and Other Coffee-Painted Masterpieces (Daily Mail) French Farmer Advertises Against Advertisement (MSN) Brazil Prison Uses Geese […]
A Dream on Two Wheels – Man Rides Bicycle from Shanghai to London
Zheng Sheng, a 23-year-old college graduate from Shanghai, has fulfilled his dream of cycling across Eurasia, traveling 14,000 kilometers all the way to London. When Zheng tried to convince sponsors to finance his daring dream, they all thought he was crazy, but he wasn’t about to let something as meaningless as money stand before him […]
Natsumi Hayashi – Tokyo’s Levitating Girl
Natumi Hayashi‘s blog featured all kinds of normal photos of herself, her pet cat, friends and Tokyo sights, but on September 16, 2010 she posted a photo entitled “Today’s Levitation”. The rest, as they say, is history… Hayashi has become an Internet sensation after she began posting photos of herself levitating in all kinds of […]
Teenage Demon Hunters Travel the World Conducting Exorcisms
Most girls their age spend their time at malls, shopping for clothes, trying on make-up and flirting with boys, but these teenage graduates of Bob Larson’s school for exorcists are only interested in casting out demons. While they may look like average teenagers, these girls are actually seasoned exorcists who have traveled all over the […]
China Converts Aircraft Carrier into Luxury Hotel
Just days after the Varyag, China’s first aircraft carrier was taken out for sea trials, a second carrier, the Kiev is stirring up interest as the first aircraft carrier hotel in China. The Kiev, a retired former Soviet aircraft carrier was sold to a Chinese company back in 1996, and was used as part of […]
Rie Hosokai – Japan’s Balloon Dress Designer
Japanese balloon artist Rie Hosokai uses latex balloons to create unique dresses that can only be worn 24 hours before they deflate and change color in hot weather. The latex balloons are inflated and hand-woven in different directions both vertically and horizontally, creating a texture similar to fabric. The amount of air that goes into […]
Woman Becomes Human-Horse Hybrid for the Sake of Art
Art Orienté objet, a French artistic known for its exploration of trans-species relationships and questioning scientific methods and tools has staged one of the most shocking experiments ever – injecting a human being with horse plasma. For this latest project, entitled Que le cheval vive en moi (May the horse live in me), Marion Laval […]
The Disappearing Tattooed Faces of Burma’s Chin Province
For generations, the village women of Burma’s Chin Province have tattooed their faces as a symbol of strength and beauty, but this tradition is dying out as a result of globalization. Luckily, photographers have traveled to Burma to capture the beauty of these tattooed-face women before there aren’t any left. According to Chin elders, the […]
Shinji Saito Wins 2011 World Yo-Yo Championship
Shinji Saito, the most competitive yo-yo player in the history of yo-yo competition put on quite a performance at the 2011 World Yo-Yo Championship, winning his 11th title. At just 24 Shinji Saito is the most acclaimed yo-yo master in history, winning most of the contests he’s ever entered. He was a 2A yo-yo champion […]
German Designer Uses Wood as Textile Material
Elisa Strozyk, a young designer from Germany, is able to turn blocks of wood into delicate paper-like material. So far she has created wooden rugs, bed covers, table cloths and is working on a line of wooden clothes. Most people are familiar with the feeling of walking on wooden floors, touching tree bark or wooden […]