Avatar Mosaic Made Out of 4,000 Avatar Blu-Ray Discs
British mosaic artist Laura Hadland has created an impressive Avatar-themed mosaic, as a present for her film-fanatic husband. A few weeks after creating an amazing toast mosaic for her mother-in law, for which she used 9,852 slices of toast, Laura does it again, this time for her beloved husband. Making use of 4,000 Blu-Ray discs, […]
Australian Spider-Man to Spend Three Weeks with Poisonous Spiders
67-year-old Nick Le Souef, also known as the “Australian Spider-Man” is preparing to spend over three weeks in an enclosed space with hundreds of poisonous spiders. Le Souef recently took part in a charity event, and because he was so impressed with the results, he decided to put his talents to the test, for charity. […]
Patriot Dedicates 10 Years to Sculpting Wooden Declaration of Independence
Charlie Kestead, a talented woodworker from Johnstown, USA has spent ten years of his life carving the Declaration of Independence in dark walnut wood. The giant wooden replica of famous document was completed a few months ago, after 10 years of constant labor. Kested would have probably finished it earlier, but a stroke forced him […]
Dog Beer – Because Dogs Like to Get Wasted Too
Polish pet owners have been storming through local pet shops looking for a radical new product – dog beer. You may thinks it’s weird, but I think it’s nice owners want their beloved dogs to enjoy a nice hops-based drink. Jerzy Dilyk, a pet-store owner from Widzew Lodz, says he was reluctant to sell Dog […]
China Introduces Live Crab Vending Machines
What’s the last thing you’d expect to find in a vending machine? Ok, so it may not be hairy crabs, but you have to admit this is pretty weird. I’ve posted some weird vending machines here on Oddity Central, like the gold dispenser in the UAE, or the contaminated water vending machine, but this latest […]
Finnish Bear Won’t Hibernate Unless He Is Tucked-In
Juuso, a large brown bear from the Predator Animal Center, in Finland, only agreed to crawl into his shelter and hibernate, after his best friend tucked him in. With winter drawing ever nearer, Juuso, a young brown bear from Finland’s Predator Center, seemed tired. All the other bears had already began their winter hibernation, and […]
Father of 88 Plans to Reach 100 Children by 2015
Daad Murad Abdul Rahman, a 64-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates, is the proud father of 88 children, but doesn’t plan on stopping until he reaches his 100th offspring. One thing is for sure, if good parenting was judged by the number of children, Daad Murad Abdul Rahman would definitely qualify for the title […]
Formula One Fan Spends Three Years Building His Own Race Course
James Michael Harlan, an American designer and car enthusiast has spent three years building the White Lake Formula One Ring, a 1/32 scale Scalextric Formula One race course. Complete with miniature race cars, pit crews, a podium, all set in a beautiful handcrafted landscape, the White Lake Formula One Ring is definitely this year’s ultimate […]
Chinese Students Create Amazing Paper Bridge
A team of students from the Harbin Engineering University have created a small paper bridge able to sustain more than 25 times its own weight. The young undergraduates spent an entire month designing and building the bridge, and finally presented it to the world,on November 7. Now, building a paper bridge model doesn’t sound that […]
Crazy Cleaning – A Naked Student Cleaning Service
A group of cash-strapped Czech students have created Crazy Cleaning, a cleaning service performed by naked boys and girls. The economic crisis has taken its toll on everybody, and young Czech students make no exception. Strapped for cash, they’ve come up with all sorts of ideas to get their hands on some, but none as […]
Young Taiwanese Woman Plans to Marry Herself
30-year-old Chen Wei-yih is set to defy Asian perception of single independent women as failures, by marrying herself, on November 6. The young Taiwanese from Taipei has been dreaming about getting married ever since she was just a little girl. Now that she’s all grown up, she’s ready to put on the traditional white dress […]
Iron Man Fans Showcase Homemade Suits in London
Two die-hard Iron Man fans chose the streets of London as the best place to show off the cool homemade costumes they worked so hard to complete. 32-year-old John Bekkensten, from Norway, is an established sculptor for the movie industry, with works featured in blockbuster hits like “Gladiator”. “Braveheart”, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” and […]
American Sculptor Carves World’s Biggest Halloween Pumpkin
You might think you had your hands full with this year’s Halloween Pumpkin, but American sculptor Scott Cully had to carve his way through a 1,800-pound giant pumpkin. Scott Cully has made a name for himself by carving overgrown pumpkins, and he even held the previous record for the world’s largest jack o’lantern, but this […]
Russian Builds House Shaped Like Noah’s Ark
Nikolay Orekhov, from the village of Kemerovo, eastern Russia, has built his house to look like a miniature replica of Noah’s ark. Not that he’s ever seen the real thing, but we’ve all been blessed with an imagination. 47-year-old Nikolay Orekhov has spent more than a year working on his unusual house shaped like some […]
Kung Fu Sisters Organize Combat Tournament to Find Suitors
When you’re a deadly martial arts expert, traditional dating just doesn’t cut it, so you have to take special measures to find your soul mate. In the case of sisters Xiao Lin (22) and Xiao Yin (21) we’re talking about a martial arts tournament for suitors. The two young sisters, from Foushan, East China, said […]