For Sale: One-of-a-Kind Car COMPLETELY Covered in Canadian Bison Leather
We’ve featured some outrageous cars on Oddity Central in the past, but this one definitely takes the cake. An automotive enthusiast from Moscow, Russia is selling a unique hot rod that is completely covered in Canadian wood bison leather. And by “completely” I mean interior, exterior and even the engine… According to the ad posted […]
Each Line One Breath – Artist Creates Meditative Drawings One Line at a Time
Each Line One Breath is a collection of morphogenetic freehand drawings by Netherlands-based artist John Franzen. He creates textured artworks reminiscent of wrinkled fabric or water ripples by drawing hundreds of lines from the top of a paper canvas all the way to the bottom. The process of creating a morphogenetic freehand drawing is a very […]
Awesome Upside-Down Car Turns Driving Literally on Its Head
Jeff Bloch, a.k.a. Speedycop, is an American race-car enthusiast who likes to create all sorts of crazy contraptions for the popular 24-hour LeMons Race. His latest achievement – an upside-down vehicle he describes as “a frightening fusion of a wretched 1990 Ford Festiva and a horrible 1999 Chevy Camaro, with a not-so-subtle twist”. Just two […]
Talented Artist Carves Layered Portraits into Pieces of Cardboard
English artist Giles Oldershaw has a very unique talent. He can take discarded pieces of cardboard, the kind pizza boxes are made of, and turn them into amazing portraits of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe or Marlon Brando using only the cardboard’s layers to highlight their features. 58-year-old Giles Oldershaw is not the world’s first artist […]
Get Served by a Robot Bartender at Germany’s Robots Bar & Lounge
Some bars use intriguing names just to attract clients, but the Robots Bar & Lounge in Ilmenau, Germany really lives up to its name. This unique venue not only has a technology-inspired decor, but also a humanoid robot bartender that mixes drinks and makes small talk with patrons. The Robots Bar & Lounge just opened […]
The Ultimate Thrill Ride – Dangling on the Edge of a Canyon in a Pneumatic Swing
Located on the edge of a canyon, 1,300 feet above the Colorado River, the Giant Canyon Swing at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is definitely not your playground swing set. But if you’re an adrenaline junky this might very well be your dream come true. Glenwood Springs is a small Colorado town famous for its wide variety of family-oriented […]
Is Your Child Using Drugs? Rent a Trained Sniffer Dog to Find Out
German entrepreneur Reitner Reuther has made headlines in the national media for offering a very unique service. He gives parents who suspect their children of using illegal substances the chance to find out for sure by hiring a trained sniffer dog. Statistics show drug abuse among youth is an increasing problem all around the world, […]
French Artist Creates Amazing Portraits from Liquid, Solid and Powdered Foods
World, meet Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France who can use virtually any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits. Although she has yet to display her ephemeral masterpieces in an proper art gallery, Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online. We’ve featured some amazing food artists on Oddity Central […]
Dog Lover Will Live in Animal Shelter for 35 Days to Highlight the Plight of Abandoned Pets
Sean Le Vegan, a dog lover from Manchester, England, will spend over a month in an animal shelter enclosure to raise awareness about the plight of stray dogs and encourage people to adopt rather than buy canine pets. Sean, a 35-year-old web-designer and volunteer at the Manchester and Cheshire Dogs’ Home, believes spending 35 days and nights […]
The Do Hit Chair – A Smashable Piece of Furniture Worth $8,500
Furniture doesn’t come much more customizable than the Do Hit Chair from Droog Design. For the modest price of €6,553 ($8,500) you get a stainless steel cube and a sledgehammer to shape it into the chair of your dreams. Created by Dutch designer Marijn van der Poll caused quite a lot of controversy when it was […]
Become Spartacus at the World’s Only Traditional School for Gladiators
Roman Gladatorial games may have been banned almost two millennia ago, but you can still train to become a modern-day Spartacus at Italy’s Scuola Gladiatori Roma, the only genuine school for gladiators in the world. Following the success of box-office hits like Gladiator, starring Russel Crowe, or HBO’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand series, the popularity of […]
The World’s Largest Dish – Whole Camel Stuffed with Sheep Stuffed with Chicken Stuffed with Fish
Some people believe it to be just a myth, but the Guinness Book of Records has the stuffed whole camel listed as the largest single food item on any menu, and there are even a few photos of Bedouins feasting on it doing the rounds on the internet The official name of this traditional Bedouin […]
Mysterious Condition Causes Girl to Cry Tears of Blood
20-year-old Yaritza Oliva is living a nightmare. For the last couple of weeks the girl from Purranque, Chile, has been crying tears of blood and so far no one has been able to explain her mysterious condition. Yaritza first noticed blood tears coming out of her eyes about two weeks ago, but due to her family’s […]
Live Like a Genuine Convict at Latvia’s Prison Hotel
Latvia’s Karosta Prison was used as a Nazi and Soviet military prison for most of the 20th century. Hundreds of prisoners are said to have died here, many of them shot in the head. Nowadays the nightmarish facility has been transformed in a prison-themed hotel where guests can sign an agreement to be treated like […]
Anus-Shaped Chocolates – The World’s Most Outrageous Treats
From cooked insects to fermented bird meat, humans have been eating all kinds of outrageous foods for hundreds of years, but there are some things that I just wouldn’t dream of putting in my mouth. One of them is the anus-shaped Belgian chocolates sold by a cheeky British chocolaterie. If you think the chocolate “Edible […]