 Crowd Surfing In Tokyo - Hundreds Horde Japanese Water Park::Over a recent holiday week, hundreds of swimmers in Tokyo crowded into the wave pool at Tokyo Summerland and waited for the broken wave machine to start working again.
This latest viral video shows something… [MORE] |
 National Cannonball Championship - Canadian Sport A Total Flop::Canada's newest sports competition looks like it could be a bomb... a water bomb that is. Brian Utley, 54 was the cannonball champ in the Trident Splash National Cannonball Championships in Toronto today.… [MORE] |
 Lung Ashtray - German AOK Anti-Smoking Campaign::AOK, a German health insurance company has installed see-through, lung-shaped ashtrays in metropolitan areas in an attempt to raise consciousness on the dangers of smoking. No smoker in today's world is… [MORE] |
 Alcoholic Breast Augmentation - Boob-Boosting Bulgarian Boza Beer::Chug your jugs! Any woman who's ever wished for bigger boobs is in luck. A Bulgarian company has invented a beer that contains breast-enhancing stimulants proven to increase your cup size.
Boza beer… [MORE] |
 Floating Houses - Four Seasons Ocean Residences::On August 13, 2007, a limited showing of private residences will be take place in London. This is no ordinary open house, however. These living quarters are aboard a giant luxury ship. Thirty of 112 residences… [MORE] |
 Smexting - The SMS Phenomenon Caused By Smoking Bans::Ever since the public smoking ban was set in the UK, a record number of text messages have been sent, a phenomenon the Daily Mail has dubbed, "smexting". For many people, smoking is a very social habit.… [MORE] |
 Neo-Snobbism - No Ads, Just Paparazzi, Make Eco-Totes A Fashion Staple::By now every woman interested in fashion has probably seen the "I'm not a plastic bag" tote. It's even been mentioned on TrendHunter recently (see link at bottom). What's so hot about this item is not… [MORE] |
 "Chinglish" For Beijing Olympics - Chinese English Hybrid Lingo::It is one of the characteristics in China where they translate a phrase word by word from Chinese to English, known as "Chinglish." As today marks the start of the year countdown to Beijing Olympics,… [MORE] |
 Hello Kitty Airbus - Eva Air Proves Japanese Anime Continues To Rise::I can’t believe I’m writing a Hello Kitty trend. The Japanese icon has been around so long, it’s one of those things most people, myself included, hoped would be a passing fad. Anyone who feels the… [MORE] |
 Advertising Bloopers - International Ads Lost in Translation::As globalization spreads more rapidly, advertisers need to find way to market their brands in other countries. A key part of this is being able to translate a company's slogan and values. It's not always… [MORE] |
 New Law Enforcement Tactic - Hello Kitty To Discipline Thai Police::A new punishment is in order for Thai police officers who break the rules. They will be forced to wear hot pink armbands adorned with hearts and a "Hello Kitty" as a mark of shame, punishment by humiliation.… [MORE] |
 Facebook Knock-Offs - For Babies, Pets and High School Students::Facebook has taken the world of social networking by storm and managed to rake in huge bucks. Recognizing the tremendous success, other entrepreneurs set out to launch similar platforms, though none have… [MORE] |
 Butt Out Electronically - Ruyan Battery-Powered Electronic Cigarettes::Can't quite kick that disgusting smoking habit of yours? Sometimes willpower or nicotine patches just aren't enough, and anyone who's every tried Nicorette gum knows exactly how the nasty burning sensation… [MORE] |
 Sweet Way To Grow Boobs - F Cup Cookies Enhance Bust::Feeling a little flat? Snack your way to a bigger rack!
For those whose suffer unhappiness due to a surfboard-like chest, there’s an alternative to painful, costly, unnatural plastic surgery. All you… [MORE] |
 Shocking Cures - The Hick-Up Zapper::Shock your hickups away! A device to treat severe hiccups has finally been created. Resembling the toy phones you use to make as a child, you put one to your temple and drink from the other one, creating… [MORE] |
 Da Vinci Conspiracy Theories - Too Much Traffic Crashes Servers::A new image of a PhotoShop enhancement of Da Vinci's Last Supper has been circling the web, its hidden image raising controversial opinions are the world.
Who cares, Dan Brown and the Da Vinci Code are… [MORE] |
 Japan's Answer To Chia Pets - Nyokki Pet Planters::Nyokki Pets
If you understand Japanese, you probably have an idea of what these little pets are. For those who don't, "nyokki" means "grow" in Japanese... and that can mean only one thing — cool little… [MORE] |
 Big Is Beautiful - Miss Jumbo Queen Thai Beauty Pageant::Being thin won't win you the crown at Thailand's Miss Jumbo Queen beauty pageant; you have to be big-bodied with an even bigger personality!
A refreshing change to the usual skinny models that have received… [MORE] |
 Stupid USB Devices - USB Dance Mat Makes Finger Dancing Easy::If I can't actually get out and shake my booty on the dance floor, second best for me is chair dancing. But for the uber lazy there is the USB Finger Dance Mat where you can really... shake out your fingers?… [MORE] |
 Cartoon Graffiti - The Fakes Project in Argentina::The Proyecto Falsos (Fakes Project) are fakes of certain cartoon characters (generally children's cartoons) that proliferate in Argentinian streets, mainly in carousels, children’s hairdressers and fun… [MORE] |
 Giant Flying Black Wiener on a String - Solar Airship Toy::The simplest toys are usually the best; this is basically a huge wiener-shaped black plastic bag 8 meters (26 ft) long. You don’t even have to blow it up, you just run quickly with it and it fills up… [MORE] |
 Flying Hanglider Lets You Sail The Skies - Ramphos Flying Boat::Cross a hang glider with a dingy, slap a motor and some wheels on it, and you’ve got the Italian-made Ramphos Flying Boat. It may look like something you’re nutty neighbor cobbled together in his garage… [MORE] |
 Birth Control Pill For Pigeons - Hollywood Birds on OvoControl P::The birds are taking over! Hollywood has decided to put a stop to the outrageous growth of the pigeon population, and have decided that feeding them birth control pills is the answer. Mixed in with seeds,… [MORE] |
 Microscopic Sculptures - Art by Willard Wigan::Art is created to be viewed. It can evoke inspiration, creativity, confusion or wonder.
But what about eye strain? UK artist Willard Wigan has created art sculptures so tiny, the naked eye can't fully… [MORE] |
 Ice Cucumber Soda - Pepsi's Veggie Pop Gets Big in Japan::In a few weeks Pepsi sold out of 4.8 million bottles of the beverage, then rather than cranking out more they killed production. It seems that fad flavors are the norm in Japan and Pepsi had already gotten… [MORE] |
 Cats As Nursing Home Staff - Feline Grim Reaper Predicts Death 25 Times in a Row::When Oscar the cat curls up on someone’s bed, its time to call their loved ones and light up the Vacancy sign. The nursing home staff adopted the cat as a kitten and she made the rounds with them. After… [MORE] |
 Panda Poop Presents - Peoples' Republic Sees Potential in Panda Byproduct::Apparently 70% of Panda dung is indigestible bamboo that has been going to waste. No longer, the enterprising Chinese are sterilizing it and forming it into souvenirs ranging from bookmarks to Olympic-themed… [MORE] |
 Music Activated Sex Toys (FOLLOW-UP) - The gPod::Oh look, another music activated sex toy... Trend Hunter first profiled the iBuzz back in 2005, but it looks like more innovations continue in this category.
One of the stars at Japan’s first sex toys… [MORE] |
 Geek Vacations - The South Pole, Chernobyl, Tatooine::Have you ever wondered where the 'smartest of the smart' like to vacation? Wired Magazine has been good enough to summarize the places where high IQ travelers like to adventure... and you won't find any… [MORE] |
 Eos TV - Your Go-To Channel for Aging, Death and Demise::800,000 people died in Germany last year, so sensing a marketing opportunity a savvy producer is launching a TV channel dedicated to aging, death and dying, 24/7. If the Grim Reaper is knocking at your… [MORE] |
 Black Ear Swabs::The Japanese Heiwa Medic Co., Ltd. are the makers of a Western-world oddity - black cotton swabs. Supposedly, earwax shows up against a black background better than our white ones. In case you're wondering,… [MORE] |
 Urban Mushing - Dog Powered Transportation::Why does this seemingly crazy stuff always start in Southern California? OK, here we go, so apparently a group of lazy Southern Californians were jealous that their dogs were getting less exercise than… [MORE] |
 Grief Tourism - When Travelers Seek Tragedy::When we imagine "tourism," we imagine beaches, comfortable hotels, sometimes a sport, and at other times natural discovery. But now, darker forms of tourism are gaining popularity in an increasingly news-strung… [MORE] |
 Brand Obsession Driving Rogue R&D - Example: The Zippo'd iPod::Unfortunately, the Zippo'd Lighter / iPod is a fake. But the rising trend is that brand obsession with iPod is driving rogue research and development across the web. There are literally hundreds of fake… [MORE] |
 Eating Contests Get Big - American Pride Restored After Dude Eats 66 Hot Dogs::Joy sprung though out the land as Japan’s Kobayashi’s stranglehold on this 12 minute hotdog eating suckdown sprint was broken and a new world record was set by the bloated and nauseous American, Joey… [MORE] |
 USB Butt Cooler - For Cubicle Dwellers with Hot Buns::File this one under "Weird Japanese Inventions".
Thanko has developed the USB Butt Cooler. Apparently you place the cooling pad on the seat of your desk chair and plug it into your USB drive. It then… [MORE] |
 Kaiju - Japanese Monsters Invade The USA::Kaiju is a Japanese word that means “Strange Beast”. This term was popular in the 60s and 70s with the Japanese series Tokusatsu, but it got more popular with the appearance of Ultraman (The mythical… [MORE] |
 World's Ugliest Dog Contest in California::In Petaluma, California, the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at Marin-Sonoma County Fair took place last week. Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned as the world’s ugliest dog.… [MORE] |
 MOBA - Museum of Bad Art for 'Art Too Bad to be Ignored'::Searching the web looking for The UncoolHunter I was pleased to find MOBA, The Museum of Bad Art . MOBA, located in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection,… [MORE] |
 Massive Manmade Sunshield - Scientists Develop a Global Warming Safety Net::The 1991 eruption of the Mt. Pinatubo volcano caused a 1 degree Fahrenheit global cooling effect. The sulfur particles that were discharged from the volcano reflected sunlight away from the Earth's surface.… [MORE] |
 Branded Bling Necklace - Freaky Collage of Logos in Gold::This Bling Bling necklace promoted as the "most branded product in the world," is a textured pendant necklace that takes industrial cues from household brands like Coca-Cola, Playboy, Diesel, BP, even… [MORE] |
 Springfields go Head to Head to be Real-Life Simpson's Town::In a fight for the lowest common denominator Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts are strutting their worst this effort to be crowned the “real-life” version of the cartoon comedy, The Simpsons.… [MORE] |
 Human-Animal Clones - Brits Advocate Scientific Testing::The need for human-animal clones was reached by expert British scientists in a recently released report. Apparently there are no laws against making human-animal embryos, yet (how did the Bush administration… [MORE] |
 Westernization of Toilets - Beijing Rethinks Squat Down Washrooms for Olympics::BYOTP – Bring Your Own Toilet Paper
That’s tip number one for anyone planning a visit to Beijing.
That and prepare to lower your standards as well as your stance – squatting is still the way they… [MORE] |
 Yak Polo - A Mongolian Variant of the Traditional Game::I had a chance to search the web for sports trends for my site The UncoolHunter.com and i could see an interesting Polo variant; Yak Polo.
Polo is a team sport played outdoor on horseback in which the… [MORE] |
 Reality TV Stoops To New Low - Donor To Choose Winner Of Their Kidneys::Endemol, originators of the Big Brother TV programme format, are to screen in Holland later this week their latest reality TV concept. But have they gone too far this time (if they had not already done… [MORE] |
 Frikandel - The Horse Meat Hot Dog::It make come as a shock to some, but the Netherlands offers a different kind of hot dog. It's called Frikandel and it's made of a combination of meats including HORSE. It's seems very disturbing at first… [MORE] |
 The Fainting Goat Phenomenon::Have you ever scared a goat and had it topple right over? If you answered 'no' then you've never met a Tennessee Fainting Goat. These are a special breed of goat that will drop into a dead faint when startled… [MORE] |
 Veggie Flavored Soda - Pepsi Ice Cucumber::Yesterday we had veggie-flavored ice cream. Now today we find out that Pepsi is offering a new flavor of veggie-flavored soda: Pepsi Ice Cucumber. What are they thinking? This is disgusting! Of course… [MORE] |
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