The Matchstick Insects of Kyle Bean
Although he only just graduated from art school in 2009, Brighton-based artist Kyle Bean already has a very impressive portfolio under his belt. Throughout his yet short but successful career, Bean has collaborated with important names like the BBC, New York Times Magazine, Selfridges or Hermes. His latest collection, “Stick Insects”, features a series of […]
Chocolatier Carves World Heritage Monuments in White Chocolate
Mirco Della Vechia, one of Italy’s most talented chocolatiers, has created a series of replicas of world heritage monuments carved in white chocolate. Demonstrating immense talent and patience, Della Vechia has taken huge blocks of chocolate and, using a series of fine carving tools, turned them into sweet models most people would love to sink […]
German Dentist Uses Cleavage to Distract Patients
Dr. Marie Catherine Klarkowski, a dentist from Munchen, Germany, has found the perfect way to open her patient’s mouths as soon as they enter her practice – she and her staff wear low-cut dirndl dresses. Doctor Klarkowski says she came up with this unusual idea when she noticed how men looked at the waitresses wearing […]
LED Smiles – The Latest in Japanese Fashion
They make people look like they’ve been chewing on glow sticks, but the LED smiles created by designers Motoi Ishibashi and Daito Manabe are the new rage in Japan. Originally created as an experiment, the LED smile is currently used in a commercial for the winter sale of a popular Japanese clothing store, and are […]
Porcelain Dragon Is Made from 2,800 Porcelain Dishes and Cups
The Songjiangcheng scenic spot, in Yangzhou, China, has become an even more popular tourist attraction, thanks to a unique dragon statue made of over 2,800 porcelain dishes and cups. The 30-meter-long installation is made up of a metal frame, upon which porcelain dishes and Chinese tea cups were masterfully placed to form a realistic-looking dragon. […]
Fan Builds 1/1000 Scale LEGO Replica of Ohio Stadium
Paul Janssen spent over 1,000 hours and around 1,000,000 LEGO pieces to build an incredible replica of the Ohio State Buckeyes Stadium. In order to build a realistic model of Ohio’s The Horseshoe Stadium, Janssen studied original measurements and satellite images, often using his trusty camera to take photos of interior details, during ball games. […]
Student Wears Jeans for 15 Months without Washing Them
Josh Le, a student at the University of Alberta, wore a pair of skin-tight jeans from September 2009 to December 2010, without washing them, just to see how much bacteria would build-up on them The pair of jeans in question was actually made of raw denim, which isn’t treated with any chemicals, so Le thought […]
Former Milkman Builds His Own Milk Bottle Museum
33-year-old Paul Luke, a retired milkman from Essex, England, was forced to build a mini museum for his impressive collection of over 10,000 milk bottles. Paul collected his first milk bottle in 1987, when he was just nine years old, but as times went by, his passion got out of hand, and he is now […]
Knokkers – Combining Pool and Bowling in One New Sport
Played on a table four times the size of a regular pool table, Knokkers is a new sport that combines elements from both billiards and bowling. Back in 1985, Steve Wienecke, from Fredericktown, Missouri, was playing in a local pool league, and one day he got it in his head that it would be great […]
Nonseum – A Museum for Inventions That Nobody Needs
Nonseum is a quirky museum for crazy ideas and inventions that no one could really find a use for in real life. Located in the small village of Herrnbaumgarten, about an hour’s drive from Vienna, and close to the Czech border, Nonseum is one of the wackiest tourist destinations in Europe. It was created in […]
Tottori Sand Dunes – Japan’s Unique Desert Formation
Many people will tell you there are no deserts in Japan, but while the Tottori Sand Dunes may not be the size of the Sahara, they sure look a lot like a desert to me. The reason most people don’t refer to the Tottori Sand Dunes as a desert has to do with the amount […]
Vietnamese Artist Turns Recycled Timber into Intricate Mosaics
Nguyen Van Vien is a talented artist who collects all kinds of discarded piece of timber and uses them to create incredibly beautiful wooden mosaics. The Vietnamese village of Khuc Toai has long been famous for its traditional carpentry, but a local artist is taking things to a whole new level with his original painting-like […]
New Sega Toylet Lets You Play with Your Pee
The SEGA Corporation has released a wacky toilet prototype, called SEGA Toylet, that lets you play video games with your urine stream. Just when you thought Japanese toilets couldn’t get any weirder, right? Since the conventional gaming industry is getting pretty crowded these days, Japanese video gaming giant decided to try its luck in a […]
The Photo-Like Ballpoint Pen Drawings of Juan Francisco Casas
They might look like sharp photographs of ordinary people, but the images below are actually ballpoint pen drawings created by artist Juan Francisco Casas. 34-year-old Casas, from Spain, was originally a traditional painter,but started experimenting with the ballpoint pen as a joke, just to see if he could draw something so realistic people would think […]
Rat Loving Couple Has 27 Rodent Pets
Most people see rats as filthy pests that inspire disgust and fear, but for Kevin and Kate Rattray, they are just cute furry pets that make their lives better. Members of the Yorkshire Rat Club, these two Brits really have a thing for rats,and say they are among the most intelligent and interactive pets a […]