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Top 50 Bizarre Trends in December 2010

From Humiliating Holiday Portraits to Man-Made Rainbows

— December 30, 2010 — Unique
For the month of December 2010, these are the Top 50 bizarre trends, which include Humiliating Holiday Portraits, Disturbing Home Decor and Makeshift Mini-Homes. The rankings are based on millions of views and 2070 new trends.

The top Trend Hunters this month were: Meghan Young (372 trends), Summer Luu (283), Amelia Roblin (247), Michael Hines (227), Armida (218), Amanda Chang (197), Kamal Musharbash (91), Matt Ho (79), Katie Cordrey (55), and manzil (47).

Also make sure to check out Top 20 Trends in 2011, our latest episode of Trend Hunter TV.

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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
48
Food-Fetching Pets
Food-Fetching Pets
'Deng Deng' the Shopping Sheepdog is Truly Man's Best Friend
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47
Aircraft Carrier Auctions
Aircraft Carrier Auctions
The HMS Invincible is Put Up for Sale to the Public
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46
Period Signification Jewelry
Period Signification Jewelry
These Red Bracelets Give Others Warnings of Many Bathroom Breaks
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45
Elongated Imagery
Elongated Imagery
Croix Gagnon's 'Photocopy' Stretches Cigarettes, Fingers, and More
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44
Man-Made Rainbows
Man-Made Rainbows
Artist Michael Jones McKean Creates a Fantastical Machine
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43
Hot Human Knots
Hot Human Knots
Helena Dietrich Creates Surreal Art that Challenges the Laws of Physics
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42
Skewed Building Designs
Skewed Building Designs
Poland's 'Krzywy Domek' Puts Slanted Buildings Back in the Spotlight
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41
Frightening Alphabets
Frightening Alphabets
Aaron Mckinney's 'Unruly Alphabet' Will Strike Fear into Children
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40
Morbid Meal Spreads
Morbid Meal Spreads
Julia Ziegler-Haynes Recreates the Last Meals of Inmates on Death Row
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39
Obscene Winter Wear
Obscene Winter Wear
Vulgar Beanies from Indcsn Let You Wear Your Frustrations
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38
Two-Story Biscuit Abodes
Two-Story Biscuit Abodes
The Fairmont SF Gingerbread House Weighs Almost 1,500lbs
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37
Undead Winterwear
Undead Winterwear
The Zombie Attack Hoodie Will Keep You Warm During the Zombie Apocalypse
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36
Meditating Felines
Meditating Felines
The Yoga Kittens 2011 Calendar Will Have You in Cat Pose
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35
Peculiar Peeping Sculptures
Peculiar Peeping Sculptures
YHWH Vinyl Figures by Mark Ryden are Fantastically Deformed
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34
Alcoholic Gamer Heroes
Alcoholic Gamer Heroes
The Robert Brockway ‘Drunk Ryu' Puts a Twist on 'Street Fighter
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33
Natural Disaster Photography
Natural Disaster Photography
Yann Gross Takes Us into the Intensity of an Avalanche
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32
Cannibalistic Deli Commodities
Cannibalistic Deli Commodities
Der Doctor Guerrilla Serves Up Unconventional Advertising
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31
Disturbing Darktorials
Disturbing Darktorials
Pavel Platonov's Simplistic Harrowing Photography
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30
Concrete Scrap Seating
Concrete Scrap Seating
The Trash Cube Stool Repurposes and Shapes Construction Materials
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29
Rainbow-Sprinkled Critters
Rainbow-Sprinkled Critters
Troy Emery Sculptures are Like Balloon Animals on Steroids
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28
Schizophrenic Editorials
Schizophrenic Editorials
Tara Gill Shows Many Personalities for Pulp Magazine Issue 2
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27
Robot-Run Restaurants
Robot-Run Restaurants
The Dalu Rebot Restaurant in China is Making Mechanical Moves
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26
Silly Situational Prints
Silly Situational Prints
Mr Toledano Captures Assorted Strangeness from his Mind
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25
Overweight Cat Entrances
Overweight Cat Entrances
The Fat Cat Flap Makes It Easier for Fat Cats to Come Home
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24
Human Canvas Paintings
Human Canvas Paintings
Ah Xian Creates Intricate Designs on Faces and Shoulders
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23
Tree-Dangling Dames
Tree-Dangling Dames
Helena Pogreb Carter's 'Cube' Series is Interestingly Abstract
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22
Crafty Convict Retailers
Crafty Convict Retailers
The Arizona Prison Outlet Store Sells Handcrafted Inmate Items
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21
Candy Bar Cams
Candy Bar Cams
The FUUVI Chocolate Digital Camera Snaps Sweet Pictures
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20
Apocalyptic Photoshoots
Apocalyptic Photoshoots
Lori Nix Creates Abandoned Displays to Mimic a Disaster Aftermath
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19
Plush Toy Jewelry
Plush Toy Jewelry
Mochimochiland Creates Wearable Knitted Toy Art
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18
Futuristic Humanimal Predictions
Futuristic Humanimal Predictions
Dougal Dixon Evolution Prints Explore the History of Man
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17
Terrorist Photo Ops
Terrorist Photo Ops
'Photo Tip' from Helmut Smits Lets You Safely Pose With Masked Madmen
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16
Recycled Robot Sculptures
Recycled Robot Sculptures
Motorcycle Man Sculpture is Made out of Recycled Bike Parts
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15
Gourmet Bustaurants
Gourmet Bustaurants
The Le Truc Bus is a Mobile Meal-Serving Restaurant
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14
Anti-Social Seating
Anti-Social Seating
The CALA Indoors Bench by Veronica Martinez Faces Two Directions
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13
Festive Zombie Pinatas
Festive Zombie Pinatas
TomDeadStuff Makes Art You Can Hit With a Stick
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12
Wrangled Renaissance Portraiture
Wrangled Renaissance Portraiture
Christian Tagliavini Creates Photoshopped Old-Timey Images
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11
Suicidal Wedding Invitations
Suicidal Wedding Invitations
Chris Trivizas Creates Killer Nuptial Knots to Celebrate Matrimony
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10
Insect Taxidermy Trinkets
Insect Taxidermy Trinkets
Lito Karakostanoglou Jewelry Features Exquisitely Morbid Bugs
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9
Unnerving Cartoon Embryos
Unnerving Cartoon Embryos
Jason Freeny Continues to Creep You Out with the Hello Kitty Fetus
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8
Cranium-Embedded Cams (UPDATE)
Cranium-Embedded Cams (UPDATE)
The Realized Wafaa Bilal Head-Implanted Camera
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7
Magical Morphing Decor
Magical Morphing Decor
The Studio Carnovsky RBG Wallpaper is Astonishingly Unique
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6
Crochet-Consumed Characters (UPDATE)
Crochet-Consumed Characters (UPDATE)
Olek 'Knitting is for Pus****' Continues to Thrive
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5
Earthquake Coffee Tables
Earthquake Coffee Tables
Ricardo Garza Marcos' San Andreas Design Cracks Apart Like the Earth
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4
Disturbing Home Decor
Disturbing Home Decor
Artist Richard Stipl Envisions Hitler as a Bear Skin Rug
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3
Barbie Doll Pageants
Barbie Doll Pageants
The Miss Barbie Venezuela Contest is Actually Real
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2
Makeshift Mini-Homes
Makeshift Mini-Homes
The Dai Haifei 'Egg House' is a Product of Innovation and Desperation
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1
Humiliating Holiday Portraits
Humiliating Holiday Portraits
The Old Navy ‘Awkward Holiday Photo Mobile' Challenge
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