 More Bizarre Baby Naming - Chinese Parents Try To Name Kid "@"::As if it weren't strange enough that parents-to-be were basing naming decisions on Googleability and domain name availability, a Chinese couple had to take it just a little bit farther. The San Francisco… [MORE] |
 Death By Pigeon Poop - Birdie Diapers Might Not Be Far Off::Holy crap! Pigeons are becoming a huge menace to society, and their unruliness is getting out of hand. The latest news is that the feathered trouble-makers have caused a Mississippi bridge to collapse… [MORE] |
 Top Modified People - Gawking at Oddballs::There is a whole counter-culture of people who have tattooed, implanted, and pierced themselves to a degree that can be uncomfortable to look at. Blogger Deputy Dog has compiled his top ten list of self… [MORE] |
 Chain Mail Fashion - The 20 Pound T-Shirt::Made from thousands of anodized aluminum rings, this shirt weighs just a smidge more than your average tee - about 20lbs!! Sold at ThinkGeek for close to $100, the shirt includes extra rings for mending… [MORE] |
 Cali Dog Surfing Competition - Pets Get Gnarly For A Cause::At least a thousand people turned out to see the annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition that raises money for the resort’s Good Neighbor Partners, including Modest Needs and PAWS of Coronado.… [MORE] |
 Simulated Out-Of-Body Experience - Near-Death Recreations::Out-of-body experiences have been intriguing people for years. About 10% of people will experience life altering phenomena, but this number may soon increase thanks to new technology. Scientists have discovered… [MORE] |
 Bushy, Wild & Untweezed - Big Brows Are Hot For Fall::Ladies, lay away your tweezers! This fall's eyebrow is bigger than ever. Skinny may be the in look for jeans, but for brows, the pencil-thin look is so out (sorry, Paris). That's right -- liberate yourselves!… [MORE] |
 PR Damage Control - China Airlines Covers Logo After Crash::After a China Airlines plane crashed, the PR team was quick to do some major reputation protecting. Gathering a team of speedy Chinese workers and a bucket of white paint, the company was quick to put… [MORE] |
 Celeb DUI Blunders - Bill Murray "Borrows" Swedish Golf Cart::Here’s a lesson to the young celeb generation from Bill Murray:
Tip One: If you’re going to DUI, do it in Sweden, and do it in a golf cart -- but not your golf cart; take the display golf cart from… [MORE] |
 Anatomically Correct Doorknob - Welcoming The "Hand-le"::Amsterdam, Netherlands resident, Naomi Thellier, designed this mannequin-meets-metal doorknob for the London Design Festival. Are you "touched" by her work? Other pieces can be seen at coroflot.com.
"I’m… [MORE] |
 Make Your Own Commercial Contests Still Successful - Add Heinz to the List::Everyone seems to be launching "make-your-own-commercial" contests, but the latest edition by Heinz has drawn in the most contestants. Malibu Caribbean Rum only had 270 entries (only 84 hit YouTube) and… [MORE] |
 Tom Ford's Racy New Ad - Controversial Cologne Campaign::Tom Ford's latest cologne ad might be considered a little crude, but the sexy advertising technique is certainly proving effective. The commercial is getting a lot of attention for the provacative image… [MORE] |
 Bullet-Proof Baby Stroller::File this under W for WTF! BulletProofBaby.net sells a baby stroller that is touted as being 100% bullet proof, an accolade reserved for products such as swat team body armor and military tanks. It even… [MORE] |
 Once In A Lifetime - Mars Closest In 5,000 Years On Aug. 27::The incredible red planet will appear as large as the full moon on Monday, August 27, 2007, the closest it has been to earth in at least 5,000 years. It could be another 60,000 years before this happens… [MORE] |
 Online Vows - "With This Click I Thee Wed" Online & Off::You knew this was bound to happen! With the growing obsession of virtual worlds and online dating, it's no surprise that people are beginning to say their vows on the web.
Don't you wish you could invite… [MORE] |
 Dog-Friendly Cars - Marketers Realize Homes Have More Pets Than Kids::A recent study showed that more households have pets than they do children. It makes logical sense then that people considering the pet-friendly features of a vehicle before making a big purchase. Just… [MORE] |
 Four Square - Silicon Valley Geeks Bring Back Classic Game::When I was a kid in Jersey, we called this game "Box Ball". Whatever you choose to call it, it's always entertaining to see what Silicon Valley's geek-elite do to amuse themselves when they’re away from… [MORE] |
 Fake Sunroof - Sticker Adds Status, But Not Breeze::Adding a fake sunroof to your car might not add any breeze, but could it add value to your car? Questionable. But here's what the inventor told AutoBlog, "Sometimes people just want to have the look… [MORE] |
 Extreme Toy Recalls - Arm Wrestling Game Literally Breaks Arms::This game makes Blackberry Thumb look super wimpy. "Arm Spirit" is an arm wrestling arcade game that has actually broken the arms of three players. "We think that maybe some players get overexcited and… [MORE] |
 10 Most Disappointing Tourist Spots - Survey Puts Eiffel Tower At #1::A recent survey by Virgin Travel Insurance ranked France's Eiffel Tower as the world's most disappointing tourist spot. The results come from a poll of 1,000 British tourists and are packed with some shocking… [MORE] |
 Colour-Coded Sex - Study Shows Blue & Pink Are Global Gender Tones::Blue and pink are not just the official colours for males and females in the Western world. A recent study completed by psychologists shows that this trend has carried on to other cultures, including Asian… [MORE] |
 Male Sex Appeal - Study Shows It's All In The Face::Forget a smokin' bod, a high status job, a hefty bank account or killer style. It seems the men that reel in the ladies are those with the greatest faces. No, not a chiseled jawline, eyes to lose yourself… [MORE] |
 Mayo Margaritas - Creamy Japanese Mayogaritas::If you're ever in suburban Tokyo and you want to try something exotic, pop by the Mayonnaise Kitchen to sip back a "Mayogarita."
Maybe I'm just biased by the culture I grew up in, but a mayonaisse margarita… [MORE] |
 Animal Poo Coffee Knock-Offs (FOLLOW-UP)::For a few years now, peopel have been buying Animal Poo coffee, the world's most expensive caffeinated beverage. Now fake animal poo cofee has been showing up on the market.
THE ORIGINALS - The beans… [MORE] |
 $215,000 Luxury Scent - Imperial Majesty Perfume With Diamonds & Gold::This is perhaps the most exclusive smelling stuff on the planet. Imperial Majesty Perfume has produced 10 bottles of this fragrance and are only offering 5 bottles for sale. At $215,000USD, you get more… [MORE] |
 Deep Fried Pepsi - Fashionable Fair Fritter::When the Indiana State Fair decided to ban trans-fats, the new buzzword to relieve "zero net carbs" of it's diet fad duties, it didn't stop the proliferation of deep-fried foods. If anything, food vendors… [MORE] |
 World's Oddest Hotels - Treehouses, Volcanoes, Caves::Forbes Traveler recently released a list of the oddest hotels in the world. Trendhunter has previously published articles on the Pitcher Inn and Winvian: 2 luxury hotels in Vermont and Connecticut, as… [MORE] |
 Overnight Kit For One Night Stands (FOLLOW-UP) - Ho-On-The-Go::The HotG night kit is everything the modern day woman needs to ensure maximum comfort for a one night stand. Owning one of these doesn't necessarily mean you sleep around -- it's all about being prepared!… [MORE] |
 Coronary Karma - Deer Hunting Linked With Heart Disease::A recent study by Susan Haapaniemi and colleagues at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oaks, Michigan, shows that there is a link between deer hunting and coronary heart disease or risk factors for heart… [MORE] |
 Google-Ga-Ga - iGeneration Baby Naming::Scanning baby name books is so last generation! As our world becomes increasingly obsessed with internet fame, mothers-to-be are preparing their unborn children for their 15 minutes of online fame. From… [MORE] |
 Asexual Robots - Self-Replicating Machines::There is a small percentage of the population who fall into the 'sci-fi geek' category. Within this group lays an even smaller one: the end-is-near group. These folks predict that robots will eventually… [MORE] |
 Recycled Sex Toys - LoveHoney Collects Used Vibrators::Mandatory recycling laws in Europe state that you can't throw out any electronic devices, and that includes your vibrator! Just like there's a special depot for dropping off used batteries or old computers,… [MORE] |
 Time Lapse Body Painting - Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel::Is this what happens when an artist runs out of paper, or is it just a neat way to draw attention to yourself? Artist Phil Hansen has filmed himself as he paints a series of scenes on his upper body in… [MORE] |
 Aprons Out Of Billboards - Bizura Recycled Fashions::We've seen recycled bags on TrendHunter before, made out of used goods like sails; we've even featured the vibrator recycling depot in the UK. The latest trend in recycled goods are the Bazura Aprons made… [MORE] |
 Frikipedia - A Collection Of The Bizarre::An online collaborative encyclopedia of the freakishly absurd is gaining rapid popularity as it grows. Frikipedia, is a summary of all human knowledge (the third most intelligent species on Earth) and… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Nutcrackers - Hillary, Our Next President::We met Bill. Now meet Hillary. I don't think it comes as a surprise to anyone to see her acting as an official nut cracker. Then again, he seemed to get away with quite a bit, don't you think? [MORE] |
 Fit For Funds - Italian Mayor Pays Citizens To Shed Pounds::If having more energy and extending your longevity isn’t enough incentive, perhaps a little mullah could get your rear in gear. Mayor Gianluca Buonanno is offering residents in the Italian town of Varallo… [MORE] |
 Giggling Robots Could Cure Cancer - Robots Laugh At Your Jokes::Do people just not get your sense of humour? Do you come up with the cleverest, most witty lines in your head, only to have them shot down by others when you present them? Then you need to get your hands… [MORE] |
 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] |
 Wigs For Dogs (Follow Up)::Last year, Trend Hunter brought your Wigs For Dogs, and now it's time to revisit because there are a lot more options, brought to you by Wiggles!
Fur the love of dogs, what will they think of next? As… [MORE] |
 $51 Plastic Cups - Wine Glasses For The Upper-Middle Class::No, these are not plastic cups made to look like wine glasses. These are wine glasses made to look like plastic cups. Made in the Czech Republic and priced at around $51, these delicate vessels differ… [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] |
 James Bond Computer Screen - The Window Switchero::Let's say you're surfing some juicy web sites at work and the boss walks in. As he steps into a position to see your screen, you step on the foot switch and change the window to your Microsoft Word document.… [MORE] |
 In-Store Butt-Cams - Scrutinize Your Own Rear View::Forget rear-view mirrors. The future is all about rear-view cameras, and the rear I'm referring to is your own.
No more listening to your friends beg you to answer one of life's most touchy questions:… [MORE] |
 Puke Saber - Non-Lethal Weapon Induces Vomiting::It looks like another one of the many kinds of LED flashlights on the market, but it’s a new non-lethal weapon that, when flashed in the eyes, causes disorientation, temporary blindness, nausea, and… [MORE] |
 Print Custom Artifical Bones - 3D Printer Recreates Skeletons::Researchers at the Tissue Engineering Department at the University of Tokyo Hospital and venture capitalist, Next 21, use specialized 3D inkjet printers to print custom artificial bones for implantation. [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] |
 Eco-Friendly Digital Pen - The Techie Way To Save Trees::EPOS has invented the ultimate gadget for writers. Whether you're a journalist by trade, a student who takes a lot of notes, a business man who needs to record office meetings, or you simply love writing,… [MORE] |
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