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Top 50 Bizarre Trends in Q1 2009

— April 2, 2009 — Unique
This unique and bizarre coundtown features the most viral ideas from the fringe. The report is a crowd-filtered ranking of bizarre trends based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our bizarre trend database, which now has more than 2,803 bizarre trends.

Implications - This collection of trends features some truly unusual and out of this world ideas. From creepily gory photo collections to unusual tattoo artwork, bizarre and unique features in this list are definitely cringe-worthy. Beyond the creepy and the macabre, however, this gathering of innovations also boasts some truly impressive new inventions as well. Take a look to see what all the fuss is about!
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
47
Hostility Towards Moms
Hostility Towards Moms
Multiple Death Threats Against Mother of Octuplets Nadya Suleman
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46
Parodying The Financial Crisis
Parodying The Financial Crisis
Bianco Footwear Have a Stimulus Package of Their Own
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45
Airborne Watersports
Airborne Watersports
The Water Powered Jetlev-Flyer Lets You Soar Above The Waves
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44
Fathers at 13
Fathers at 13
Alfie Patten Got Chantelle Steadman Pregnant When He was Only 12
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43
Stingrays That Eat Cell Phones
Stingrays That Eat Cell Phones
Gadget-Filled Dissection Shows the Effects of Ocean Dumping
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42
Celebumoms Seeking Donations
Celebumoms Seeking Donations
Nadya Suleman Sets Up Website to Solicit Support for Octuplets
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41
Monster Mummies
Monster Mummies
Japan's Mythical Preserved Remains Found in Buddhist Temples
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40
Anti-Valentine's Day Gifts
Anti-Valentine's Day Gifts
Snarky Ideas and Gifts for Single People on 2/14
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39
Disposable Sunglasses
Disposable Sunglasses
Azumi & David's Sticky Shades Shield Your Peepers From The Sun
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38
Gravity Defying Monasteries
Gravity Defying Monasteries
10 Sanctuaries Perched up on Mountain Tops
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37
Art for Bad Breakups
Art for Bad Breakups
Handmade Goods To Inspire Torn Couples Like Chris Brown and Rihanna
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36
Inflatable Cloud Umbrellas
Inflatable Cloud Umbrellas
Joonsoo Kim's New Concept Is Meant To Express Happiness
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35
Outlandish Fashion
Outlandish Fashion
Surreal Agatha Ruiz de la Prada F/W 09 Runway
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34
Human Vending Machines
Human Vending Machines
Kit Kat's Man-Powered Promo at London Victoria
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33
Illusory Shocktography
Illusory Shocktography
Twisted Art from Robert Gligorov
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32
Public Toilet Competitions
Public Toilet Competitions
America's Best Restroom Awards Recognizes Hip Bathrooms in the US
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31
Perversely Pretty Photography
Perversely Pretty Photography
Sarah Sitkin's 'Morbid Sense of Humor' Exhibits Just That
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30
Edible Human Hybrids
Edible Human Hybrids
Photoshop Proves Mom Was Right: You Are What You Eat
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29
Checkered Skin
Checkered Skin
The Designs and Art of Matt Gone Expressed in Tattoos
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28
Muppet-Inspired Fashion
Muppet-Inspired Fashion
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Went Kermit Crazy For Fall 2009
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27
Crazy Heels in Practice
Crazy Heels in Practice
Ankle-Breaking Footwear As Actually Worn by the Stars
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26
Literary Lovettoos
Literary Lovettoos
Ink Your Everlasting Love This Valentine's Day
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25
Morbid LEGO Constructions
Morbid LEGO Constructions
'Death by Lego' Creations Range From Skulls to Gravestones
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24
Frightening Furry Footwear
Frightening Furry Footwear
Bizarre Animalistic Hoof Shoes To Horse Around In
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23
Sexy Politicians
Sexy Politicians
Brazil Has The Hottest Congresswoman
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22
Body Fluids, Hurting Yourself & Murder
Body Fluids, Hurting Yourself & Murder
The Eccentric Photography of Christophe Gilbert (II)
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21
Tonguettoos
Tonguettoos
Permanent Lingual Ink is In Vogue
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20
Bizarre Themed Hotel Rooms
Bizarre Themed Hotel Rooms
Sleep in Coffins and Lion Cages At Berlin's Propeller Island
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19
Fashionable Prosthetics
Fashionable Prosthetics
Una Burke's Constricted Creations Are Inspired by Medical Braces
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18
Pajamas for Couples
Pajamas for Couples
‘LoveMe Before LoveMe After' His-and-Hers Sleepwear
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17
Reverse Photoshopped Art
Reverse Photoshopped Art
Benoit David Adds Rolls of Flab and Limbs to His Photos
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16
Mad Scientist Tattoos
Mad Scientist Tattoos
The Magic Of Pi Tattooed Everywhere from Lips to Necks
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15
Face Corsets
Face Corsets
Paddy Hartley's Face-Altering Masks Mimic Plastic Surgery
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14
Goth Tattoos
Goth Tattoos
Fascinating Body Art Expressing Subculture Beliefs and Lifestyle
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13
Strange Photo Collections
Strange Photo Collections
Bizarre Archive Catalogues the Weirdest Pictures On the Web
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12
Futuristic Dream Cars
Futuristic Dream Cars
Awesome Automotive Marvels With Back Stories
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11
Children as Mini Adults
Children as Mini Adults
Anna Skladmann Portrays Elite Russian Kids in Provactive Poses
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10
Psychedelic Home Exteriors
Psychedelic Home Exteriors
Graffiti Artists Channel Bad Acid Trips to Attack Scottish Castle
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9
Funny Safety Rebellion
Funny Safety Rebellion
Finding Humor in the Stupidity of Unsafe Working Practices
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8
Inked Photo Subjects
Inked Photo Subjects
Geneva Exhibition Celebrates Etienne Dumont's Tattooed Body
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7
Tattoos of Organs
Tattoos of Organs
Permanent Ink Fit for an Anatomy Lesson
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6
3D Illusory Graffiti
3D Illusory Graffiti
Chalk Ice Age Hits Ireland With Incredible Ice Crevasse
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5
Killer Vampire Photography
Killer Vampire Photography
Royal Blood by Erwin Olaf
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4
Collaborative Stories on Skin
Collaborative Stories on Skin
A Story Tattooed On The Bodies of 2,095 Strangers
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3
Overtly Violent Art
Overtly Violent Art
Disturbing Photography by Alison Brady Looks Murderous
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2
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
Cosmetic Implants, Raised Tattoos And Other Bizarre Body Modifications
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1
Literary Tattoos
Literary Tattoos
Inked Art for Writers and Word Nerds
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