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Top 50 Bizarre Trends in Q1 2010

From See-Through Face Mods to Pleasurable Posh Prisons

— April 2, 2010 — Unique
For Q1 2010, these are the top 50 bizarre trends, which include See-Through Face Mods, Star Wars Burlesque and Tiered Cake Attire. The rankings are based on millions of views and 7356 new trends.

The top Trend Hunters this quarter were: Meghan Young (1187 trends), Michael Hines (685), Alex Scott (679), Luisa Amanda Gomes (582), Jessica Marcel (525), Brian G Randles (414), Robyn Currie (412), Marissa Liu (351), Katie Cordrey (349), and Venessa Fisher (334).

Also make sure to check out Extreme Hair Trends, our latest episode of Trend Hunter TV.

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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
48
Mistress Golf Balls
Mistress Golf Balls
Tail of the Tiger Golf Balls Let You Hit The Links With Tiger's Ladies
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47
Awkward Artifacts
Awkward Artifacts
Strange Sculptures Have You Scratching Your Head
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46
Illustrated Insanity
Illustrated Insanity
Laurie Lipton's Dark Drawings are Frenzied and Frenetic
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45
Pregnant Man Copycats
Pregnant Man Copycats
A Pregnant Scott Moore Becomes World's Second Public Pregnant Man
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44
Avatar Depression
Avatar Depression
P.A.D.D is on the Rise for Movie Watchers
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43
Rain Drop Tights
Rain Drop Tights
Les Queues De Sardines Graphic Tights are for Every Occasion
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42
Chemistry Class Inks
Chemistry Class Inks
These Science Tattoos are Better than a Bunsen Burner
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41
Unfortunately-Named Streets
Unfortunately-Named Streets
Take a Ride Down Divorce Ct.
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40
Fiery Eco Supercars
Fiery Eco Supercars
The Tech-Savvy Marussia Car is Russia's First Sportscar
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39
Otherwordly Architecture
Otherwordly Architecture
Space Age Designs for Here and Now by Irina Laur
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38
Personal Urban Minicars
Personal Urban Minicars
Electric Networked Vehicle (EN-V) Will Network With Other Vehicles
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37
Upside-Down Photoshopping
Upside-Down Photoshopping
Freaking News Contest Puts Celebrity Faces in the Ringer
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36
Frightening Freaktography
Frightening Freaktography
Marc da Cunha Lopes Photography is Frighteningly Fascinating
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35
Creepy Cut & Pastetography
Creepy Cut & Pastetography
Taiyo Onorato & Nico Kreps' Freaky Original Photos
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34
Celeb Hookup Photoshop
Celeb Hookup Photoshop
What Angelia Jolie Hybrid Humans Would Look Like
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33
Purse Rats
Purse Rats
Capybara Pets May Replace Popular Purse Poodles
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32
Giant Chomper Choppers
Giant Chomper Choppers
Jim Jablon Creates the Intimidating 'Gatorbike'
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31
Pleasurable Posh Prisons
Pleasurable Posh Prisons
Norway'S Halden Prison Features Art and Flat-Screen TVs in Every Ce
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30
Disturbing Dragon Art
Disturbing Dragon Art
These Christopher Ulrich Paintings are Frighteningly Good
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29
Subway Living Rooms
Subway Living Rooms
Paris Metro gets a Makeover, Courtesy of IKEA
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28
Gothic Bird Cuffs
Gothic Bird Cuffs
EDM Designs Creates Eccentric Victorian & Steampunk Accessories
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27
Bald Canvases
Bald Canvases
Philip Levine's Head Designs Turn Bald Heads Into an Art Form
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26
Half-Eaten Faces
Half-Eaten Faces
Is 'Faces-5' by Ashkan Honarvar Cute & Sweet or Creepy and Macabre?
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25
Tanker Dream Homes
Tanker Dream Homes
Introducing the KEG Apartment
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24
Super-Sized Solar Boats
Super-Sized Solar Boats
Planet Solar's Latest Solar Panel Ship is 31 Meters Long
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23
Collecting Epic Faceplants
Collecting Epic Faceplants
This Gallery Heads Face-First into Viral Failure
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22
Creepy Newborn Dolls
Creepy Newborn Dolls
Glenda Ewart 's Baby Dolls are for Mothers to Remember Birthing
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21
Fatal Crotch Campaigns
Fatal Crotch Campaigns
Controversial French Anti-Smoking Ads Cause Uproar
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20
Ultimate Napping
Ultimate Napping
Sleeping is the Newest Extreme Sport
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19
Fatty Food Tattoos
Fatty Food Tattoos
From the Kool-Aid Man to Crappy Cupcakes
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18
Twilight Tattoos
Twilight Tattoos
Twilight Super Fans Ink Embarassments onto Themselves
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17
Light Bulb Wars
Light Bulb Wars
Japanese Neon Lamp Fights
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16
Shocking Slashed Dresses
Shocking Slashed Dresses
The Amber Rose Shredded "Dress" at Paris Fashion Week Stuns the Public
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15
Spy Cam Dolls
Spy Cam Dolls
The Barbie Video Girl Records Those Special (or Secret) Moments
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14
Creeper Photoblogs
Creeper Photoblogs
'Random Creepy Guy' Immortalizes Disturbing Dudes
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13
Horrifying Digital Manipulation
Horrifying Digital Manipulation
Deviant Art by Saber Core23 is Super Scary
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12
Freak Show Photography
Freak Show Photography
The Lyndon Wade Surrealism Collection
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11
Extreme Harajuku
Extreme Harajuku
Tokyo's Street Movement Has Fashionable Shock Value
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10
Tattooed Body Scrapbooks
Tattooed Body Scrapbooks
Jinxi Boo is Shocking America With Her Head to Toe Ink
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9
Paper Eyelashes
Paper Eyelashes
Paperself Has Your Eyes Featuring the Chinese Art of Paper Cutting
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8
Armed Animal High Heels
Armed Animal High Heels
Gun Hoofs by Iris Schieferstein Adds Danger to Oddity
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7
Tiered Cake Attire
Tiered Cake Attire
Everyone is Puzzled by Lady Gaga at the Brit Awards
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6
Colorful Morphsuits
Colorful Morphsuits
Transform Yourself into a Box of Crayons
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5
Terrifying Cannibalistic Art
Terrifying Cannibalistic Art
The Paintings of Karl Persson Are Unsavory
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4
Kids as Toys
Kids as Toys
Surprisingly, the Life Like Doll is Actually Alive
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3
Intense Optical Illusions
Intense Optical Illusions
Akiyoshi Kitaoka's Illustrations are Freakishly Intense
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2
Star Wars Burlesque
Star Wars Burlesque
Sci-Fi Strip Tease Pleases Space-Nerds
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1
See-Through Face Mods
See-Through Face Mods
The Clear Lens Facial Piercing is a Giant Expander
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