Renowned Photographer Spends over 10 Years Building 35-Foot-Long Camera by Hand
In a world where all things small are considered beautiful and cool, a photographer is doing something quite drastically different from the norm. Dennis Manarchy is in the process of creating a camera that is so huge, it captures 24-foot tall realistic photographs of incredible detail. Photoshop-ing these pictures would be totally out of the […]
Hang on to Your Panties: Thai Man Collects 11,000 Pairs of Women’s Underwear in 30 Years
Some hobbies are downright disgusting. Like this guy from Thailand who collected 10,000 pairs of women’s underwear. No that’s not the gross part. What’s truly disturbing is that he smelled them all the time, even while he was driving. Ewww, right? Apparently, his obsession was not just for underwear, but also for the stealthy way […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #28
Sand Art -Giant’s Footprints Spotted on Beach (Daily Mail) Woman Pulls 2 Jeeps with Hair (Orange) World’s 7 Most Impressive Tank Graveyards (Environmental Graffiti) Most Innovative Yacht of 2011 Sinks (Powerboat-World) Food on My Dog Blog (Tumblr) Man Balances 23 Chairs on Teeth (Mirror.co.uk) Chinese Restaurant Serves Sheep Placenta AIDS Soup (Asia Obscura) St. Kitts […]
World’s Hottest Vodka Rates 100,000 on the Scoville Scale
The Naga Jolokia chilli is dangerously hot and can cause serious damage if ingested raw, but that didn’t stop a spirits company from mixing 18 kilograms of the fiery peppers with vodka, and creating one of the hottest drinks known to man – the Naga Chilli Vodka. The chilli used in the making of this […]
Guy Spends 9 Years Digging His Basement with Remote-Controlled Earthmovers
Who could have thought that videos showing tiny amounts of dirt being pushed around by remote-controlled earthmovers would receive nearly 3 million hits on YouTube? Unbelievable, but true. The videos are those of Canadian Joe Murray digging a basement in his home. He’s been doing so for the past 9 years. Okay, so 9 years […]
If Your Name Is Smith, This Man Wants to Hear from You
“I look for Smiths.” That’s how Bob Ziegler, from Minot, North Dakota, describes his hobby of 30 years. While most people are content with collecting stamps and bottle caps, Ziegler’s hobby is a little more complicated. He looks for people with the last name Smith and writes to them with a simple request: to send him […]
It Was Bound to Happen: Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest at Heart Attack Grill
In a weird karmic twist, a man suffered a heart attack while dining at a place called the Heart Attack Grill. A sign outside warns customers: “Go away. If you come to this place, it’s going to kill you.” I suppose all that the restaurant owners could say to this guy is – ‘we told […]
Mind-Blowing Animal Artworks Painted with Heat
Self-taught artist Julie Bender is a master of pyrography – the art of drawing with heat. She combines this artistic talent with her love for animals and nature to create incredibly detailed sepia works of art. Pyrography, the art of burning or scorching a natural surface like wood or leather with a heated tip or wire […]
Who Needs Hair Transplants When You Can Just Have It Tattooed
Hair loss and male-pattern baldness are pretty common, and thousands of men opt for hair transplants each year in an attempt to cover up that balding patch. Hair transplant procedures can be pretty darn expensive and burn a hole right through your pocket. But now, there’s an innovative, cheaper and permanent alternative – hair tattoos. […]
Germany’s “Village of the Damned” Where Almost Every Household Has a Cancer Sufferer
Cancer epidemics are practically unheard of. That’s why I was quite shocked when I read about this small village in Germany where almost every household has been hit by the deadly disease. Wewelsfleth, located near the Elbe River in northwest Germany is now being called the ‘village of the damned’. With a population of only 1,500, […]
Man Proposes to Girlfriend with Dress Made from 9,999 Red Roses
This is just the stuff that fairytales are made of. The beautiful princess walks off into the sunset with her prince charming, dressed in a gown made from thousands of roses. You’d never think it could happen in real life, but it has. In an incredibly romantic gesture, this guy in China had a dress […]
Russian Tattoo Artist Has His Pet Cat Tattooed
Timur, a 24-year-old tattoo artist from Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, caused a lot of controversy after he posted photos and a video of him tattooing his pet cat, a hairless Sphynx, on the Internet. Apparently, Timur wanted his beloved cat, Coco, to have a similar tattoo as the one he had done on his chest. […]
Ultra-Resistant Kevlar Socks Make Your Feet Hobbit Tough
Vibram Fivefingers have been around for quite some time now, but frankly, I find the sight of those ‘toe shoes’ really weird. They have been pretty popular though. and now there’s a company making socks along the same lines. They’re called Swiss Protection Socks, ant they’re part of a new range from the Swiss Barefoot […]
Creepy Geminoid-F Android Waits for a Friend
There are horror stories and films about mannequins in store windows that come alive supernaturally. Of course these aren’t true, but what if you accidentally waved at a mannequin and it waved right back? Man, that would be just too creepy. If you happen to be in Tokyo this time of the year, however, you […]
Man Makes Life-Size Tank from over 5,000 Egg Cartons
‘Eggs for Soldiers’ is a family event held every year at the Clapham Common in London to raise money for Help for Heroes. It’s basically about the sale of khaki green boxes of eggs, with 15 pence from the sale of each box going to the charity that helps wounded servicemen returning from war. This […]