Party Like There’s No Tomorrow – Russian Revelers Pay $1,000 to Celebrate Apocalypse in Soviet Era Bunker
A Cold War bunker in Moscow designed to protect Soviet leaders in case of nuclear attacks will host the ultimate doomsday party. Revelers willing to part with $1,000 will be able to celebrate the coming of the Apocalypse in a safe environment that can withstand nuclear catastrophes and earthquakes. Sure, $1,000 isn’t cheap, but with the world […]
Is This the Most Easily Scared Guy in the World?
Basse Andersen has become somewhat of a national celebrity in his home country of Norway after his coworkers started uploading videos of him freaking out over various pranks. He’s even been given the title of “most easily scared guy in the world”. Basse was just an average Norwegian working at a company called Oestereng & Benestad, […]
Russian Journalist Holds Promise to Literally Eat His Words after Prediction Proves Wrong
Vyacheslav Ledovsky, a journalist from the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, surprised a lot of people when he decided to hold true to the promise he made two years ago, to eat his own article should his prediction about work on local infrastructure prove wrong. Ledovsky, a writer for The Builder newspaper, wrote an article in 2010 entitled “Promises […]
The Party Never Stops with the CataCombo Sound System-Equipped Coffin
Embrace your passion for music in this life or the next with the CataCoffin – a unique coffin equipped with a high-quality sound system that will keep you rocking six feet under. An afterlife of partying awaits. Do you want to keep in touch with the latest trends in music, even after death? It seems […]
Living Art – Museum Masterpieces Painted on Human Bodies
Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector have found an ingenious way to combine their passion for 19th century art with modern body-painting. The artistic duo recreate classic paintings from museums around the world on to Chadwick’s body, in a special art collection aptly named “Museum Anatomy“. We’ve featured some pretty impressive example of body-painting in the past, but […]
Shine on the Dance Floor with Remote-Controlled LED Club Clothes
If you’re looking to attract attention when you hit the club on a Saturday night, there are better ways to do it than showing off your funky dance moves. You’re much better off wearing some remote-controlled LED clothes like the ones sold by Chinavasion. You’ll be literally shinning on the dance floor. The “Senorita” LED […]
The Matchstick Fleet of Bernardo Cassasola
Argentinian artist Bernardo Cassasola has spent a large part of his life building ship models exclusively out of matchsticks. Now, he’s the proud owner of an entire fleet of incredibly detailed wooden vessels. “It’s related to life. When I want to be somewhere I just sit down and I can fix my gaze on what […]
Young Entrepreneur Auctions Off His Last Name for 2013 to the Highest Bidder
Jacksonville-based entrepreneur Jason Sadler has come up with an ingenious way to raise some money- he has offered to legally change his last name for the whole of 2013 to the name of the company who offers hims the most money. The online auction ended yesterday, and starting January 1st, Sadler will be known as […]
Mind-Blowing Portrait Made by Hand with 2.1 Million Dots Hides an Amazing Story
The portrait below was painstakingly done by hand, in 138 hours, using a technique called stippling, which required the artist, Miguel Endara to “draw” it with around 2.1 million ink dots. As amazing as that may be, it’s the story behind this incredible work of art that’s really mind-blowing. The man whose face Endara recreated with […]
Remarkable Chinese Girl Can Write with Both Hands at the Same Time, in Different Languages
Chen Siyuan, a young translator from Handan, China’s Hebei province, has the incredibly ability to write with both hands at the same time. Even more impressive is that fact that she can write vertically with one hand and horizontally with the other, or in two different languages. In this age of technology, writing with both hands […]
Pepsi-Chicken Flavor Potato Chips Hit China
Every year, potato chip maker Lay’s launches a new flavor in China, and this time it seems like they have a real winner on their hands – pepsi-chicken, a very popular dish in the world’s most populated country. Who new Pepsi and chicken go so well, together, right? Well, the Chinese, apparently. Chicken wings tossed […]
English Artist Creates Masterpieces by Painting with Tea
Liverpool-based artist Carne Griffiths creates magical artworks by combining traditional mediums like ink with drinks like tea, vodka, brandy, whiskey and other alcohols. 39-year-old Carne Griffiths relies on drinks to make his art stand out. He isn’t the only artist to find his inspiration in drink, famous masters like Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali enjoyed a […]
Man Answers Iron instead of Phone, Burns Half His Face
Yes, apparently this kind of thing can happen. At least according to Tomasz Paczkowski, from Elbag, Poland, who while trying to help his wife with house chores, accidentally picked up the hot iron instead of the phone and ended up burning half his face. 32-year-old Tomasz Paczkowski had taken a week off from his job, and one […]
Israeli Artist Upcycles Bicycle Chains into Intricate Dog Sculptures
Israel-based artist Nirit Levav has found a way to create beautiful art an recycle metal, at the same time. She uses discarded bicycle chains to create realistic sculptures of man’s best friend. Nirit Levav Packer graduated from the Parsons School of Design, in New York City, with a degree in fashion design. She built a […]
Camouflage Company Makes Harry Potter’s Invisibility Cloak a Reality
Created by Canadian camouflage design company Hyperstealth, Quantum Stealth is a is a material that renders its wearer completely invisible by bending light waves around it, which is in effect very similar to the invisibility cloak worn child wizard extraordinaire, Harry Potter. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could put on your very own invisibility cloak and just […]