English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics
English artist Ann Carrington uses hundreds, sometimes thousands of everyday objects to create awe-inspiring mosaics. Not everyone looks at buttons, safety pins or metal coins and sees art, but for Ann Carrington, “all objects are saturated with cultural meaning. Mundane objects like knives, gloves, shoes, shells and tin cans come with their own ready-made histories.” […]
Share a Table with Your Pooch at Deco’s Dog Café
Animal cafes, places where you can enjoy a nice drink surrounded by animals, have become really popular in Asia, but Deco’s Dog Cafe takes things to a whole new level by allowing pet owners to share a gourmet meal with their pooches. Even if they don’t have the time or space to take care of […]
Old Chinese Man Moves Objects with Qi (Chi) Energy
A video of an 84-year-old man who appears to be moving objects with only his internal energy has become viral in China. The man also slices his stomach with a cleaver but remains unscathed. The power of Qi is often demonstrated in various styles of Chinese martial arts most often practiced by Buddhist monks. You’ve […]
Robin Eley’s Incredible Hyper-Realistic Paintings
There’s no way to tell, but you’re actually not looking at a photograph, but a hyper-realistic painting by London-born artist Robin Eley. Armed with a simple paintbrush he’s able to create photo-quality works of art that draw attention instantly. Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in the United States, Robin Eley is a […]
Hygiene-Obsessed Woman Washed Her Hands 300 Times a Day
40-year-old Julia Abdullah, from Malaysia, was obsessed with her self-cleaning rituals. Her bizarre behavior started 20 years ago, but it gradually got worse to the point where she was washing her hands up to 300 times a day, spending 5 hours in the shower and shampooing her hair 25 times per day. Julia first noticed something was amiss two […]
Anatomically-Correct Cake Shop Will Kill Your Appetite
You hungry but there’s nothing in the fridge to munch on? Don’t freak out, just take a look at the “treats” offered by this anatomically-correct cake shop and you’ll probably lose your appetite for a while. Miss Cakehead, the creative director who previously brought us the decadent Bloody Human Heart cupcakes and the Human Meat […]
Competitive Horseless Horse Jumping Is Just What the Name Suggests
It’s run just like a regular horse jumping show, only in horseless horse jumping it’s the humans who have to make it through the obstacle course without knocking down too many hurdles. If you’ve always dreamed of imitating a 1,000-pound horse in front of a live audience, there’s no better way to do it than […]
Taiwan’s Carton Restaurant, Where Everything Except the Food Is Made from Cardboard
Located inside the Carton King Creativity Park, in Taichung City, Taiwan, the Carton Restaurant is a unique eatery where everything from the furnishings, to the decorations and even the plates are made from corrugated cardboard. Unless you’ve actually been to Taichung, I assure you haven’t seen anything like the Carton King Restaurant before. Except for […]
Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance
Fish are regarded as the most low maintenance of pets, but even they need a minimum degree of care, like making sure they’re fed every day and cleaning their tank from time to time. But the Robo-Fish invented by Japanese company Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. makes having a pet fish a carefree job. Robo-Fish are not only […]
Russian Artist Creates Amazing Straw Paintings
Irina Parosova, a self-taught artist from the Russian city of Syzran, creates mind-blowing artworks from straw. Work on just one of these masterpieces can take from one day to a whole month, depending on the complexity of the project. Straw is usually defined as an agricultural byproduct that is mostly used for livestock bedding and fodder, thatching […]
University Graduate Lands Job as Human Scarecrow
It’s not the kind of job students dream of during university years, but for 22-year-old Jamie Fox being a human scarecrow in a rape field really is a great gig. It gives him the chance to sit down, read a book and even improve his ukelele-playing skills. Jamie graduated from Bangor University this summer, with a […]
Indian Food Lover Feeds Family Curry Every Day for a Whole Year
During the last year, 47-year-old Dan Toombs, better known by his online alias, The Curry Guy, has cooked 365 different kinds of Indian curry dishes for him and his family. After spending a fortune on takeaway Indian food, North-Yorkshire-based businessman Dan Toombs decided it would be cheaper and healthier if he did the cooking himself. So […]
High-Tech Jacket Gives You a Hug Every Time Someone Likes You on Facebook
Created by MIT student Melissa Chow, the “like-a-hug” jacket makes virtual experiences a bit more realistic, by inflating and giving you a hug whenever someone likes you on Facebook. Soon, real friends will probably be obsolete. Having people like you on Facebook is nice, but don’t you wish you could feel the love whenever they hit […]
New York artist Paints with His Own Blood
In order to better “dissolve the barrier between art and artist”, New York-based artist Vincent Castiglia uses his own blood as a medium for his disturbing paintings. Throughout his artistic career, he has used around 12 pints of blood. “My work is literally a blood sacrifice on the altar of art,”the painter says. While many artists claim […]
Ultimate Slobs? Japanese Women Wear Diapers to Avoid Going to the Toilet
Weird as it may seem, there are people out there who would rather wear an uncomfortable diaper all day long than go to the bathroom. Japanese media reports adult diapers are increasingly popular among Japanese women who say wearing them saves them a lot of time. In an article titled “The Ultimate Form of Slob“, […]