 Viral Mistakes - Chicago Tribune Reports United is Bankrupt, Stock Plummets::The Chicago Tribune ran a nine year old story on their website saying that United Airlines was bankrupt. The stock dropped by 99%, as you might predict.
So, for about ten minutes, billions and billions… [MORE] |
 Being Jailed for Tactless Fashion - "Adorable Outfit" Gets Woman Arrested::“It was an adorable little outfit,” Kirstie Arnold told a reporter. She was describing the outfit that a Kentucky judge called “hot pants” and said was inappropriate for the courtroom.
Warned twice before… [MORE] |
 PMS Warning Alerts - PMSBuddy.com Warns When Your GF Will Get Moody::According to website, PMSBuddy.com, 22 women of the 1,201 already being tracked will start PMS within 5 days. PMSBuddy.com alerts you to “that time of the month” - whether it’s your wife, girlfriend, mother,… [MORE] |
 Tongue Tattoos - More Unusual Areas to Get Inked::All the other issues aside, this must seriously hurt. Tongue tattoos are a new trend that is rapidly spreading across the world of body modification.
Why one would want a tattoo on their tongue is way… [MORE] |
 Anti-Theft Lunch Bags - Fake Mold Sherwood Forlee Plastic Bags::The anti-theft lunch bag is guaranteed to put even the hungriest thief off for it looks like your sandwich has flora. But it’s just a trick - the green stuff is just the pattern on the plastic zip lock!… [MORE] |
 Surface Weaving - Using the Body as a Tapestry Canvas::I actually feel fairly squeamish looking at these photos, and I’ve even removed my own stitches!
“In the surface weaving style of surface piercing, a single piece of jewelry passes in and out of the skin… [MORE] |
 Nominee Name-Sharing - John McCain Supports Obama::He may be the most ironic U.S. citizen of the 2008 Presidential Election.
John McCain (Johnathan B. McCain) is a musician from Brooklyn, New York who shares a name with the Republican candidate, but… [MORE] |
 Fast Food Fashion - Jeremy Scott's Inedible Wearable Treats::American designer, Jeremy Scott is known for his unusual themes and avant garde designs. This is one of his quirky collections which centers on fast food. So feast your eyes on the burger suit for men,… [MORE] |
 Chic Scuba Gear or Eco-Awareness - 'High Tide Heels' Mystery::‘High Tide Heels’ have been making the rounds of the blogosphere causing confusion as to who was the actual inventor of the footwear. Are they real or not? Where can I buy them? The high-heeled flipper… [MORE] |
 Upside-Down Architecture - 'The World Stands on its Head' House::The upside down house called “The World Stands on its Head” was built as a tourist attraction in Trassenheide, a German town on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom.
The Polish born German business man who… [MORE] |
 Belly Button Removal - The Latest in Radical Body Modification::This is a new concept in body modification: Emilio Gonzalez from Venezuela has graded his naval off. It gives us an idea what a laboratory clone birth stomach may look like. If you look closely at the… [MORE] |
 Babies as Political Props - Candidates Kids Off Limits, Yours, Not So Much::In terms of press coverage, Sarah Palin’s grandbaby is off limits. Sarah Palin’s babies are also off limits. In fact, all political families seem to keep their offspring off limits.
However, when on… [MORE] |
 Unexplored World Wonders - Socotra::Earth isn't bad, ya know? There is still lots to discover here. Like a place that is hot, harsh, dry, out in the middle of the ocean somewhere - but has species of flora and fauna that are not found anyplace… [MORE] |
 Anything-but-Average Art - The World's Strangest Statues::Chances are, you've never seen statues like these before. From the upside down man to the guy juggling babies, (shouldn't someone call children and youth?) these crazy pieces of art are sure to catch the… [MORE] |
 Eye & Lip Sewing - Frankenstein Face Mod::Stitching together facial parts like eyes and lips has been touched on before, but the whole concept is so radical, it just had have a trend of its own.
Warning: If you do click through to read more,… [MORE] |
 Post Mortem Activities - 10 Things Your Body Can Do After You Die::Maggie Koerth-Baker wrote an unusual blog post for Mental Floss where she listed 10 things your body can do after you’ve passed on. It is a fascinating read, in a morbid sort of way. Here is a synopsis:… [MORE] |
 Donut Burgers - Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburgers::No, your eyes are not deceiving you. These are Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburgers. Google employees decided to celebrate the birthday of the head of the cafe staff by adding just a little bit more… [MORE] |
 Upsidedown Surfing - Dulip Kokuhannadige::Most of us would be content to be able to stand on a surfboard for just a few seconds. But 22 year old Dulip Kokuhannadige does it upside down! He has become a tourist attraction in the seaside town of… [MORE] |
 Weight Loss Photography - The Flash Diet::A new study has shown that those who take pictures of what they’re eating stick more carefully to their diet than those who won't.
I guess our human, me-centric minds have evolved to “forget” the truth… [MORE] |
 Flavored Cutlery - The Ham-Infused Fork::There’s a new fork on the block that’s perfect if you want everything you eat to taste like ham. It is forking ridiculous but despite being in my late 20’s, I love the straws that turn milk into flavored… [MORE] |
 Seeing With Your Tongue - Eye Candy::Do you like candy? Then read on. Is your life an emotional rollercoaster? Then relax... with a Sensory Substitution Technology candy.
Eye Candy is a very special kind of candy. Let me quote the website,… [MORE] |
 Bizarre Plastic Surgery - 6 Peculiar Modern Surgeries::The cutting edge of plastic surgery is a strange and sometimes scary one. Americans are notoriously unhappy with their bodies and plastic surgeons everywhere are greatly profiting from it. With all of… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Trashcan Makeovers - The Five Black Bins Project::There’s no doubt that the hundreds of wheeled trash bins that dot every neighborhood are eyesores. After all, they’re meant to hold trash, not look good, right? Cow took the brutal bins in their collective… [MORE] |
 Star Wars Lego Olympics - The Imperial Sportstroopers::It was bound to happen: the Lego Galactic Empire and the 2008 Beijing Olympics fused into a photo gallery of epic proportions. Alan Chia's Imperial Sportstroopers is a fantastic iteration of pop culture… [MORE] |
 89 Outrageously Bizarre Fashions::On Trendhunter.com, we believe that weird is wonderful, especially when it comes to fashion. We scour the web and the world to introduce our readers to all things offbeat and eccentric.
From Gucci to… [MORE] |
 Selling Tattooed Skin - Virgin Mary Tattoo on Man's Back Sells for $218,000::This must be the world’s first transaction of its kind - the selling of a tattoo while still on its owner's body. Tim Steiner sports an elaborate tattoo of the Virgin Mary on his back which he sold to… [MORE] |
 Badass Baby Dolls - Gangsta Babies::These gangster dolls have an odd appeal, in an ironic way, as they are clearly hideous. With accessories like a crown necklace, baby bling and ‘crib on board’ t-shirts, these tough little bambinos are… [MORE] |
 Pregnant Belly Casting - Decorated Bellies::Now you can memorialize your perfectly pregnant belly through Pregnancy Art. In researching the trend of self-made body art (see also male body casting) I found this amazing site that sells pregnant belly… [MORE] |
 Male Body Casting - Pecs & Posteriors for Posterity::Some guys work really hard on their bodies and know all too well that one day their Apollonian beauty will fade. So a new cottage industry has emerged to preserve their perfect male torsos. It’s called… [MORE] |
 10,000 Calorie Candies - 3 Ft Long Twix Bar::Any Twix-lovers out there? Honestly, is there anything better than a butter cookie topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate? I think so… a GIGANTIC Twix.
Check out how to make this 3-feet long,… [MORE] |
 10 Crazy Fashions - From Bubble Dresses to Shoe Hats::The self-proclaimed “semi-hilarious” website Hogwild.net has brought crazy fashion to our fingertips with their “World’s Crazy Fashions” article. If you thought you knew everything about cutting-edge fashion,… [MORE] |
 Psychology of Happiness Tests - Identifying Fake Smiles::Is this person’s smile genuine or fake?
That is the question on the BBC.co.uk psychology test by Professor Paul Ekman from the University of California. Respondents are finding the test surprisingly… [MORE] |
 Peasants as Models - Vogue India's Controversial Photo Shoot::Earlier this year we were taken aback when we saw real life gypsies on Vivienne Westwood's runway. Now we're shocked to see India put their own spin on the fashion juxtapositions.
In the August edition… [MORE] |
 Extreme Body Modification - When Rebellion Goes WAY Too Far::Bod mod can be a bit urgh (shiver down spine), except the elf ears which I would considering having done. Just a heads up, this is a very gory image gallery, so don't say I did not warn you!
These suspects… [MORE] |
 Toy Suicides - 10 Deaths Recreated in Lego::These suicide scenarios recreated in Lego are really wrong, on every level. However, I have to admire their creativity, although I have no idea where this concept came from.
The suicides featured include… [MORE] |
 Disturbing Snow Globes - Thomas Doyle's Reclamation Series::These disturbing snow globes are part of the Reclamation series by Thomas Doyle. They show death, murder, love, and life.
These are much more realistic than cheery snowmen, and they have the added bonus… [MORE] |
 Disturbing Art Installations - "Colliding Worlds" of David Altmejd::Horror is just a word; it’ll never have the impact of the thing it tries to describe.
A visual representation of this word would go a lot further, and indeed it does just that in the work of Canadian… [MORE] |
 Models Madoe of Drugs - Marijuana Logging Camp::I can imagine the state of the artist behind this piece of unconventional drug art when he came up with this great idea. Even in a normal state I have to say it rules and is very funny indeed.
They paid… [MORE] |
 Slow Motion Video to Debunk Myths - Time Warp's "How Dogs Drink"::Most people, including dog owners, think that canines lap up water by forming a bowl with their long tongues which they retract into their mouths. Wrong!
According to the slow motion film of a dog drinking,… [MORE] |
 Photobombing Politicians - Obama, Biden, Their Wives + Woman on Floor::Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Joe Biden and their wives got photobombed! They had stopped for a quiet breakfast (yeah, right) at the Yankee Kitchen restaurant in Boardman, Ohio recently.
As they chit-chatted,… [MORE] |
 Double-Jointed Body Popping - Robert Muraine on “So You Think You Can Dance”::The judges on the popular “So You Think You Can Dance” TV competition were unprepared for the body popping moves of Robert Muraine. He is a 20 year old street “popper” from Los Angeles, California where… [MORE] |
 Digital Creationsim - Oilcorner's DeviantART::Photoshopping has become almost impossible to detect thanks to spectacular software and amazing creativity. A fine example of this can be seen on oilcorner’s deviantART page - a self-proclaimed photo manipulator.… [MORE] |
 Manimal Sculptures - Prodigious Products by Rebeca Gilling::Rebeca Gilling’s unusual human-animal hybrids are 3-D fantasy artwork. Some of her creations are mounted just like taxidermal work except that these were the figments of her fertile imagination.
One… [MORE] |
 10 Playful Icons Made Into Plushie Toys::These innovative plushie dolls are fluffy recreations of your favorite retro toys. You may play Tetris on your phone, and Mario might be a distant memory… but having a stuffed toy will remind you of those… [MORE] |
 Pantone Chip Mosaics - Manetones by Tim Fraser Brown::What do you do with over 5,000 unused pantone paint chips? Why make it into a picture! British artist Tim Fraser Brown created a cool reproduction of Édouard Manet’s ‘Bar at the Folies Bergere’ entirely… [MORE] |
 Functional Finger Fashion - Glove Pockets::When designers took out their pencils this year they realized that pockets didn’t need to be hidden and could be plopped really anywhere. These also aren’t normal pockets, but gloves that accommodate… [MORE] |
 Custom Voodoo Dolls - Replicate Your Enemies and Exes::These are a bit freaky and a bit random; they are customized voodoo dolls made in your own image. Why would you want to do that? Or make them look like a loved one? More likely is that you would make… [MORE] |
 Paint Ball Portraits - The Mona Lisa in 80 Nanoseconds::Paintballs are considered a fun action sport, but did you know they can be used to create magnificent portraits too? Mythbusters created a Mona Lisa using this technique in nanoseconds at NVISION.
I… [MORE] |
 Visual Product Surgeries - Photographing Toothpaste Guts::Trend Hunter is fond of quirky photography, as you can see in the cluster of 25 quirky photography sets below. This Product Dissections project by Erik Boker is as quirky as they come and a great addition… [MORE] |
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