Plane-Boats: The Cosmic Muffin
What do you do with an old plane, that can’t fly anymore? Simple, you turn it into a boat. The Cosmic Muffin used to be a real plane, with wings, tail and everything and she actually flew. She used to be a Boeing 307 Stratoliner, one of only ten ever built. The owner, David Drimmer […]
Tiger + Pig = FRIENDSHIP
Sriracha Zoo is already popular for the unlikely friendships that have developed there between tigers and other animals like pigs and dogs. Over 400 Bengal tigers are on display at Sriracha Zoo, where they make up what is called Happy Families, with pigs and other animals. Mature tigers take naps right next to full-grown pigs,m […]
Spider-Man Inspired Spider-Phone
After the Buddha-phone, the Chinese deliver another cool gadget, the Spider-phone. Available in red and black, the TV98+ Spider-phone features a 2 megapixels camera, rotating display, dual SIM slots and a microSD slot. It supports/800/900/1800/1900 networks and is priced at around $152. The phone is covered with spider-webs and features the star of the latest […]
GM and Segway Present P.U.M.A.
Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project, or P.U.M.A., is a revolutionary vehicle designed by GM and Segway. The self-balancing P.U.M.A. reaches a top-speed of 35 mph and has a lithium batery that makes it run for 35 miles, on a single charge. It also features a vehicle to vehicle (V2V) system said that will prevent […]
Kush -The Breast Support Cushion
I know what you’re thinking, and yes, this is another one of those “what will they think of next?” posts. Kush is an extremely important accessory if you’re one of those women that would do anything to prevent gravity from affecting their breasts. Apparently Kush will support women’s breasts all through the night and prevent […]
Cool Custom-made Cupcakes
I never knew the words cool and cupcake could be used in the same sentence, but now I know it’s possible. I found these photos while surfing the web, the other day, but, fortunately, I managed to find the original source, Hello Naomi. It’s an Australian bakery that makes custom cupcakes for special events. Their […]
The Glass Beach
Nothing more than a garbage dump between 1950 and 1967, California’s Glass Beach is now quite the tourist attraction. The Glass Beach used to be full of garbage, glass, broken china, rusted junk, all reduced by an ocasional fire or two. Fortunately the people realized the error of their ways and decided to clean up […]
World’s Dirtiest Job
Mike Rowe should give this dirty job a try. I watch Dirty Jobs as often as I can, but I don’t think I’ve seen anything worse than what this poor guy has to do. At least no without some protective gear. I’m sure the smells of extreme poverty and starvation are a lot worse than […]
Ugliest Car Ever?
We’ve had a lot of home-made vehicles featured on OddityCentral, but none as ugly as this one. Not taking sides or anything, but I’m pretty sure my 70-something grandmother could have done a better job than these guys. I mean, why would you build something like that? You need a cheap ride, get a used […]
The School Bus-Truck
Is it a school bus or a school truck? Actually it’s both. The financial crysis is taking its toil on the educational system as well. Schools can’t even afford school busses anymore, so they improvise. The school bus-truck isn’t the ugliest vehicle I have ever seen and I’m sure it gets the job done, but […]
Arabian Sandstorm
Saudi Arabia was paralyzed by a sandstorm this week. It might look in these photos but it’s a real nuisance if you’re in the middle of it. 30 cars were damaged in the city of Taif and over 35 people were injured. A similar sandstorm occurred in Iraq around this time in 2008.
Real USB Finger
There are a lot of wacky USB drives out there these days, but this USB finger is definitely one of the oddest. Jerry Jalava lost one of his fingers in a biking accident. Nothing out of the ordinary so far, I personally have a friend that lost a finger while tampering with his bike, but […]
Kandovan – The Stone Village
Kandovan (Candovan) is a tourist village located near the city of Tabriz, in Iran. Its name is the plural of “kando”whiche means bees nest. Legend says the first inhabitants of Kandovan moved here to escape from the invading mongols, They dug hideouts in the volcanic rock and ultimately ended up transforming them into permanent houses. […]
Bad-ass Bridal Carriage
This has got to be the perfect alternative to the fairytale horse-pulled bridal carriage. A while ago we posted some photos of the motorcycle hearse, a bikers’ favorite last ride. Now it’s time for something a little less morbid, the motorcycle bridal carriage. Dan Dismile, a man passionate about motorcycles, cars and weddings decided to […]
Mini Moscow
If you don’t have the time to visit all of Moscow’s atractions you can see them all in miniature. Following France’s miniature model, Russians have created a miniature model of their beautiful capital, ever since 1986. During an annual workshop, every structure in the model is wiped of dust and workers replace old buildings with […]