Strange, Odd, Weird or Wacky

What's In The Cauldren? Death By Chocolate

by Toby

Mori ex Cacao, or Death By Chocolate, is very close to the most sensory experience you can give to a chocolate lover, on Halloween or any other occasion, so be ready to create an environment for it.

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Unknown Beast Washes up on Russian Shores: What is it?

by M Dee Dubroff

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that axiom is no more applicable than at this moment. For the strange and unknown creature that washed up on a Russian beach almost 5,000 miles east of Moscow, there are few words to describe its mysterious and unsettling appearance. Read on and try not to look.

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Is This Bacon Art For Consumption Or Introspection?

by Toby

Perhaps Simone Racheli doesn't even know that bacon scarves are a craze and that the bacon scarf designers wish that their creations looked as realistic as Racheli's sculptures. What he has created, though, are sculptures of inanimate objects, that have animal (and human) insides, like fat, meat, guts, bones... And, like animals prepared for consumption, their skins have been removed.

Russian and Japanese Barcodes: A New Venue For Artistic Expression

by M Dee Dubroff

Most would agree that these ubiquitous, plain parallel lines are merely emblems of our consumer oriented cultures. Whoever would have thought they would have become roses among the thorns of commercialism and tower as artistic creations especially in Japan and Russia? Read on, if you don’t believe and read on if you do.

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Take a Puff of This Smoke Art

by Diana Eid

Irene Müller is an artist that creates beautiful photographs using smoke.

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Recycled Box Cowboy Hats Just in Time For a Drunken Halloween

by Gloria Campos

Want to be a cowboy this Halloween? I don't blame you. Cowboys can be awfully sexy. Lucky for you, here is a way to show some love and loyalty to your favorite beer company and be an eco-friendly cowboy at the same time.

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Japan's Robotic Unicyclist... Yes, Wheelie

by Steve Levenstein

Japan is widely heralded as being in the forefront of robotic technology, and this new, self-balancing schoolgirl robot is just the latest example. "Seiko-chan" was designed to ride a unicycle because, well, we're not quite sure but we do know it's cool!

11 Bizarre Backpacks That Go Beyond the Basics

by Aditi Simlai Tiwari

The backpack has evolved like never before. Now we have backpacks that double up as jets, bicycles, personal masseurs and even refrigerators. Take a look at 11 Bizarre examples of all that a backpack can be:

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Don't Kick Sand in This Artist's Face!

by Diana Eid

Jim Denevan is an artist that makes freehand drawings in the sand.

Has the Man Powered Ferris Wheel Crossed The Green Line?

by Gloria Campos

I’m afraid there isn’t much information about this man powered Ferris Wheel somewhere in Southern India. Search after search the only information I found about this green innovation is this video. Still I’ve chosen to share this innovation with you because I find it dangerously fascinating and evident that contrary to popular belief the eco-conscious do like to have fun.

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The World's First Ever Underwater Pogo Stick

by Vicki Kwong

Remember that pogo stick your parents gave you for Christmas when you were a kid? Remember how hard it was to stay on and not fall off the darn thing? Well you and thousands of others may now be able to live their childhood dream

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7 Ways To Vote For President With Your Tongue

by Toby

Food lovers! If you'd rather support your candidate with your taste buds than your t-shirt, here are seven hot companies cashing in on the political season and tallying your votes. Oh, you can vote more than once in these Presidential races; actually, it's encouraged.

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Blood Drip Phone Strap Charm Displays Your Scarlet Letter

by Steve Levenstein

Wear your heart on your sleeve, or just clip a Blood Drip Phone Strap to your cellphone and shout to the world "I'm your type!"

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10 MORE Hilarious International Pet Ads

by Lady Bee

MORE pet ads? Yes, 10 more crazy, funny, clever, right on pet advertisements, just waiting in the wings for the laughter and applause to subside from the first ten of Lady Bee's Hilarious International Pet Ads last week. This time we are heavily weighted with canine ads -- eight dog product advertisements, one cat food ad, and one bird food ad - again playfully taking jabs at man and pet.

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Deadly Dolls With a Story to Tell

by Diana Eid

Stephanie Alice Rogers makes one of a kind dolls mostly made out of items such as: paperclay, polymer clay, paint, wood, fabric, wool, human hair and found objects.

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An Enema For and By the People: Russian Resort Unveils Monument

by M Dee Dubroff

No, there is no typo here. We are talking about enemas, but this one is made of bronze and was inspired by well.. inspired. It is meant for human appreciation rather than application. Read on and resist the temptation to “say it isn’t so.”

For Cats Who Want To Serve Their Country There's The "Cat Playhouse"

by Lady Bee

Did you ever think of enlisting your cat in the Army or the Air Force? If I were you I'd give a Cat Playhouse some serious consideration, because your cat may have heroic ambitions one day, and not know where to turn. Our kids play at being soldiers and firemen. Why not our cats?

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Prefer To Work In A Fish Bowl Or A "Jelly Box" Jell-O Mold?

by Toby

Ever think about what it would be like to see the world from inside a Jell-O mold? Looking like a Jell-O mold, but calling itself the Jelly Box, this new workspace is now on display at the Truman Brewery during London 2008 Design Week. This clever design by architect David Hingamp of the London firm of Archic, has just been named runner up in the 2008 Urbantine Project.

15 Furniture Wall Stickers That Will Trick Your Eyes!

by Toby

Trompe l'oeil is French for "trick of the eye." Trompe l'oeil was first mastered by Greek painters and the style became popular again among European painters during the Renaissance. It is a style of three dimensional art that is so close to the likeness of the object it represents, that it can make you believe it is the object! Here are 15 trompe l'oiel wall stickers for your home decor...

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Tiny Buildings Made From Business Cards

by Diana Eid

Artist Sharon Mount creates cool buildings out of business cards, packaging and other forms of paper.

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