Designer Creates “Substitute Phone” to Help People Battle Smartphone Addiction
Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger has created a therapeutic replacement for smartphones called Substitute Phones. The Vienna-based designer made a series of five of these non-devices which feature a row of stone beads to imitate various motions typical to smartphone use, such as scrolling, zooming, and swiping. By using stone beads to emulate interaction with a […]
Double Bionic Hands Aim to Prove That Four Hands Are Better Than Two
Bionic limbs used to be restricted to the realm of fiction, but the technology, first released in 1993, has been making massive leaps in the past few years. Now, one Italian Robotics company called Youbionic has taken the next significant leap forward by releasing a 3D printed and customizable bionic appendage consisting of two robotic […]
Chinese App Allows Celebrities to Sell Their Time by the Second, Fans to Buy It and Investors to Trade It
A new Chinese app called Miao A or “Seconds” allows celebrities and socialites to sell their time to fans, by the second. The unusual service has recently come under scrutiny, however, as investors are also able to buy and trade celebrity time, causing the app to operate as an illegal stock exchange. The Beijing-based app […]
Man Buries 42 School Busses to Build the Largest Private Doomsday Bunker in North America
In the quiet Canadian village of Horning’s Mills, 100 km north of Toronto, lies the 12.5-acre homestead of Bruce and Jean Beach. On the surface, the land appears to be a typical rural property, but buried deep under those green fields is the largest private nuclear fallout shelter in North America- The Ark Two. Bruce […]
Egyptian Bride Divorces Husband Two Weeks into Their Marriage Because He Does All the Housework
A 28-year-old Egyptian newlywed woman, is seeking a divorce after only two weeks of marriage because her husband does all of the household chores. Her husband, 31, also runs a successful clothing store, where he employs several staff members and is therefore able to spend most of his time at home. Samar claims that he […]
Young CEO Is Offering $10,000 to Whoever Can Find Him a Girlfriend That He Ends Up Dating for at Least 4 Months
Joe Cohen, the young CEO of a California based company called SelfHacked, is looking for a suitable girlfriend, and he is offering $10,000 to whoever points him in the right direction. He is also offering $2,000 to anyone who can introduce him to someone else who can connect him with a woman. 30-year-old Cohen has […]
Russian Youth Claims He Lived on Mars Before Being Reborn on Earth
Boris “Boriska” Kipriyanovich, a 21-year-old boy from Volgograd, Russia, claims that he lived on Mars in a previous life until a nuclear war destroyed the atmosphere and all civilization on the red planet. He was then reborn on Earth, but remembers his previous life. Boriska began claiming to be from Mars at age three, but […]
You Can Now Smell Like Fried Chicken Thanks to This KFC Drumstick Bath Bomb
Ever dream of immersing yourself in a giant tub of used KFC cooking oil that would leave you smelling like your favorite fried chicken? Well, thanks to this fried drumstick-shaped bath bomb, now you can. KFC recently teamed up with Japanese novelty retailer Village Vanguard to create one of its most outrageous products yet – […]
Wedding Invitation Goes Viral Because It Features One Groom and Two Brides
Polygamy, the practice of taking several wives, is legal in Indonesia, but it usually implies marrying one woman at a time. However, one impatient polygamist decided to beat the system by marrying two ladies at the same time and even sent out bizarre wedding invitations where he can be seen posing with both his brides-to-be. […]
Japanese Company Creates Smart Fork That Cancels Out Noodle-Slurping Noises
In an attempt to battle “noodle harassment”, a Japanese company created a smart fork that can cancel out a user’s noodle-slurping noises. Any ramen connoisseur will tell you that proper Japanese ramen etiquette entails slurping your noodles while you eat them, as doing so allows for aeration and full flavor development. This practice, however, can […]
Fruit Grower Creates Apples That Don’t Turn Brown When Cut or Bruised
Arctic Apple is the world’s first genetically engineered apple that doesn’t turn brown after being cut or bruised. It was developed by Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits and is already being sold in select grocery stores. When the cells of conventional apples are damaged, such as when they are cut, bitten into or bruised, an enzyme […]
People Are Now Renting Grounded Private Jets for Instagram Photo Shoots
Inspired by popular Instagram accounts like ‘Rich Kids of Instagram’ or ‘Luxury Kids of Instagram’, as well as social media stars like Gianluca Vachi and Dan Bilzerian, people who can’t actually afford to fly on private jets are renting them on the ground for professional photo shoots, just so they can post their own lavish […]
Cruel Artist Creates Decadent Desserts Out of Porcelain and Glass
Shayna Leib’s French desserts may look delicious, but they are only meant to be savoured with the eyes. While these exquisite treats may appear to be the work of a talented confectioner, Leib is actually a porcelain and glass artist. If, like me, you have an insatiable sweet tooth, you’re probably wondering how anyone could […]
This Children’s Tent for Adults Offers a Temporary Escape from the Stress of Modern Life
The Pause Pod has been mocked on social media as a really expensive children’s tent for adults, but its inventors claim it is actually a portable “private pop-up space free from stressful moments”. Inspired by the blanket forts that most of us made as children, the Pause Pod is designed to offer user an escape […]
Insanely Talented Artist Creates Life-Size Insects Exclusively Out of Bamboo
To say that Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh is a master when it comes to capturing the anatomical features of tiny insects using only bamboo would be a serious understatement. The level of realism displayed in his creations is simply uncanny. From the wiry whiskers of grasshoppers to the veiny wings wings of dragonflies and cicadas, the […]