Lady Gaga Stripped For Own Safety
Wed, 10/03/10 – 22:47 | One Comment

Lady Gaga was forced to change into normal clothes on a flight from London to the United States when one of her outfits caused her to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
When the flight attendants saw …

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Demand Up For Designer Kidnappings
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 0:16 | No Comment
Demand Up For Designer Kidnappings

Paris, France: A company in France offers a service that can only be described as unique, they kidnap thrill-seeking clients.
The Straits Times reports that Ultime Réalité (Ultimate Reality) charge 900 Euros for their basic kidnap …

Cold Cut Rugs Make Your Floors Look Delicious
Monday, 11 Jan, 2010 – 9:52 | No Comment
Cold Cut Rugs Make Your Floors Look Delicious

These cold cut rugs are an interesting way to bring a bit of life to the floor. They come in a range of sizes and sausage types, including: salami, mortadella, ham (pimento loaf), and black …

Dubai Salons Offering Placenta Facials
Monday, 28 Dec, 2009 – 8:51 | No Comment
Dubai Salons Offering Placenta Facials

While the thought of smearing newborn baby placenta over one’s face is enough to make most of us want to heave, a cosmetic product made from the organ has well-to-do women in Dubai forking out …

Predator Bike: Possibly The Most Frightening Thing On Two Wheels
Thursday, 10 Dec, 2009 – 20:54 | 5 Comments
Predator Bike: Possibly The Most Frightening Thing On Two Wheels

This could quite possibly be the most frightening motorcycle to have ever been built. The design work comes by way of New Jersey custom bike outfit Pitstop Motorsport. It is street legal, but earned the …

Zoo Sells Reindeer Dung Ornaments
Monday, 30 Nov, 2009 – 20:13 | 2 Comments
Zoo Sells Reindeer Dung Ornaments

What started with a childhood story involving chocolate drops left on the ground to look like reindeer droppings evolved into a marketing exercise that turned reindeer poop into Christmas ornaments.
According to Pantagraph.com, the story came …

Human Tooth Jewelry
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 9:11 | One Comment
Human Tooth Jewelry

Australian silversmith Polly van der Glas is beginning to get a name for her rather unusual jewelry.
Van der Glas shuns precious stones for human teeth and for some of her other products, hair. The …

The Unflattering Underwear Habits of Australian Men
Sunday, 8 Nov, 2009 – 10:18 | No Comment
The Unflattering Underwear Habits of Australian Men

A survey commissioned by the Bonds underwear company that asked 1100 Australians about their underwear habits made some interesting revelations; half of the male study population responded that they sometimes wore the same pair of …

Drunk Driver’s Motorized La-Z-Boy On eBay
Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 21:24 | One Comment
Drunk Driver’s Motorized La-Z-Boy On eBay

Proctor, Minneapolis police have reported that the gasoline-powered La-Z-Boy recliner that was driven by a man in a drunk driving incident is currently up for sale on eBay and that the bidding will close on …

Tiny Lighter Cufflinks are Both Functional and Elegant
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 2:01 | One Comment
Tiny Lighter Cufflinks are Both Functional and Elegant

These working lighter cufflinks just sold out on Etsy. For an item originally dispensed in gumball machines 50 years ago, they are surprisingly stylish.

Airline Passengers Told To Void Bladders To Save Fuel
Tuesday, 6 Oct, 2009 – 2:15 | No Comment
Airline Passengers Told To Void Bladders To Save Fuel

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is making use of “toilet monitors” to ask passengers whether they need to relieve themselves before boarding in a bid to cut costs by reducing weight.

Sanguinary Illumination From The Blood Lamp
Thursday, 1 Oct, 2009 – 9:18 | One Comment
Sanguinary Illumination From The Blood Lamp

The Blood Lamp is a single-use lighting device that must be broken and provided with a drop of blood in order to work.

The Long Drop, a Roller Coaster-themed Table In Wood and Colored Concrete
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 9:15 | No Comment
The Long Drop, a Roller Coaster-themed Table In Wood and Colored Concrete

The Long Drop is a totally unique table; shaped like a roller coaster, with a surface of colored concrete and far too big to be practical.

Umbrella Performs Double-duty As Weapon
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 21:32 | No Comment
Umbrella Performs Double-duty As Weapon

Makers of the Unbreakable Umbrella claim that it is as strong as a steel pipe, despite weighing only 775g, and that it makes a useful self defense weapon.

Swiss Blob Jump Competition, Low-brow Entertainment at Its Best
Thursday, 3 Sep, 2009 – 5:41 | One Comment
Swiss Blob Jump Competition, Low-brow Entertainment at Its Best

Launching someone into the air from an inflated blob of plastic on a lake probably doesn’t require a whole lot of skill, but it does look like a lot of fun. The helmets were definitely …

Mercury Fountain is Beautifully Lethal
Tuesday, 18 Aug, 2009 – 21:31 | 2 Comments
Mercury Fountain is Beautifully Lethal

This fountain, which pumps metallic mercury instead of water was built by Alexander Calder for the 1937 World’s Fair.

Ducati 1198RF: A Completely Customized 1198S From Red Fenix
Saturday, 15 Aug, 2009 – 21:40 | No Comment
Ducati 1198RF: A Completely Customized 1198S From Red Fenix

If you want to know what $144,000 worth of Ducati 1198S looks like, check out this latest offering from Red Fenix.
Starting from the ground, the super bike sits on a pair of 7-inch Marvic …