Swiss Website Lets You Hike through the Alps without Breaking a Sweat
If you’re a couch potato who dreams of seeing the beautiful Alps without actually doing any hiking, you can thank technology for the unbelievable experience offered by WebWandern.ch. Translated as Web Hike, this revolutionary website allows visitors to see the most beautiful sights the Alps have to offer, from the perspective of a hiker. To […]
Photo-Realistic Living Grass Images by Ackroyd and Harvey
Most artists prefer to paint or draw their artistic portraits, but Surrey-based English artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey grow theirs from living grass. We’ve featured some pretty amazing art here, on Oddity Central, but this probably takes the cake. English duo Ackroyd & Harvey have managed to harness the power of photosynthesis to fix photographic […]
Website Lets You Blackmail Yourself to Reach Goals
Aherk! is an ingenious online service that allows people to blackmail themselves in order to achieve their personal goals, through pressure. If you’ve had trouble dealing with personal goals, but always manage to do good in school or at work, you probably already know it has something to do with feeling under pressure. Some people […]
Unique Animal Art at the Bikaner Camel Festival
If you thought your hairstylist was amazing, wait until you see what living masterpieces these Indian camel enthusiasts can create with just scissors and a lot of patience. Every year, the desert city of Bikaner, in India’s state of Rajasthan, hosts one of the most colorful events in the world – the Bikaner Camel Festival. […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #38
Pedal-Powered Ferrari Is World’s Coolest Bike (Autoblog) Man Wins $1 Million Cash Prize Six Times (Daily Mail) 17 Photos from the World’s Most Colorful Festival (Environmental Graffiti) Man Completes Triathlon while Joggling (AOL) Unique Display of 100,000 LED Lights on a River in Tokyo (Laughing Squid) Guy Gives Himself Magnet Implants to Attach iPod Nano […]
Indian Woman Has Been on a Hunger Strike for the Last 12 Years
When someone famous, like the former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, goes on a hunger strike, the whole world knows about it, but Irom Sharmila Chanu, an ordinary woman from India, has been on a political fast for the last 12 years, and hardly anyone even knows she exists. Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the Iron […]
Amazing Artist Draws with Both Hands at the Same Time
Xiaonan Sun has become a YouTube sensation after a video of him drawing the portraits of Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins with both hands, at the same time, went viral. It’s definitely one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Let’s face it, YouTube is full of videos of talented artists drawing realistic portraits […]
Patrick Brysbaert – Probably the World’s Most Eccentric Lawyer
Lawyers usually sport classic hairstyles, slick suits and expensive cars, but not Patrick Brysbaert. His Mohawk hairdo, multiple face piercings and leather pants make him probably the most eccentric lawyer in the world. “Lawyers should dare to show what is under their robes. We represent the whole society, so even people who are a little […]
Brooklyn Artist Creates Magical Sand Paintings on Sidewalks
Colored sand, a great deal of patience and his bare hands are all Joe Mangrum needs to create his incredible sand pantings on the sidewalks of New York. Joe Mangrum was a painter for many years, but only started creating art with sand in the Fall of 2009. He chose to work with sand because […]
Dining in a Car at Taipei’s P.S. Bu Bu Restaurant
Eating in a car is not everyone’s idea of an enjoyable meal, but at the P.S. Bu Bu Restaurant, in Taiwan, it’s a must. This automotive-themed venue features all kinds of auto accessories and even full cars as dining tables. Established in 1999, by two classic car enthusiasts, P.S. Bu Bu is an innovative restaurant […]
The Mind-Blowing Book Carvings of Alexander Korzer Robinson
Bristol-based Alexander Korzer Robinson creates incredible works of art by carving discarded encyclopedias and literally exposing their inner beauty. Book carving is one of the fastest growing art forms of the moment, and artists like Alexander Korzer Robinson, Brian Dettmer and Guy Laramee are leading the movement. Korzer Robinson carefully cuts into the pages of old […]
Fan Spends 14 Months Building Awesome Iron Man Suit Out of Cardboard and Fiberglass
Mark Pearson, a 44-year-old repairman who loves comic books, has spent 14 months of his life creating an almost perfect replica of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, from sheets of cardboard covered in fiberglass. Perason certainly isn’t the first one to build a replica of the famous Iron man suit, but his is definitely one […]
Evil Clown Will Stalk and Attack Your Child for a Fee
He may look like one, but Dominic Deville is not some escaped lunatic out to hurt your kids. He’s an evil clown for hire who stalks young victims for a week, sending them scary texts, making prank phone calls, stalking them from a distance, and ultimately attacks them with a pie to the face. And yes, […]
13-Year-Old Girl Invents Lollipops That Cure Hiccups
Hiccups, we all get them from time to time, and the most annoying thing about them is they are so darn hard to get rid of. But 13-year-old Mallory Kievman seems to have finally found a cure to this irritating problem – a hiccup-stopping lollipop called the Hiccupop. Mallory’s quest to find a real cure for […]
Dr. Rev’s Creepy Artworks Are Painted in Blood
Dr Rev Mayers is an Australian tattoo artist with a passion for creating crimson artworks using nothing but blood. Using a variety of art techniques, he paints incredibly detailed yet somewhat creepy works of art. Some artist would probably call Dr. Rev crazy for using his own blood on all of his paintings, but so […]