scary

  • Being rich is dangerous in China

    You can’t make a fortune without making a few enemies. A New Culture News survey that was reported in China Daily found that 53 Chinese billionaires have died of unnatural causes since 2003. Of the 53 fabulously wealthy and extremely unlucky individuals, 15 were murdered, 17 committed suicide, seven...
  • Officers pwned by bath salts aficionado

    A 39-year-old Merrillville, Indiana man has got himself some explaining to do… police believe that one Stephen Perosky was under the influence of bath salts when he took a Taser from one police officer and used it on another. Police were dispatched to Perosky’s home after a 911 call....
  • Son kills mother because he doesn’t want to play Yahtzee

    As the mother of a 2-year old who is equal parts brilliant, sweet and demanding, I find this story utterly disturbing. Add to this the fact I’m constantly reading stories from experts who say we’re ruining our kids by doing too much for them and creating monsters as adults....
  • Christchurch earthquake unfolding via hardware store security cam [video]

    In case you hadn’t heard, Christchurch, New Zealand was recently hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. If 6.3 doesn’t sound like a lot in the wake of all of Japan’s recent seismic activity: take a look at this video – 6.3 is big. If you want to skip to...
  • Unluckiest man on Earth or awesome faker [Double lightning strike]

    Lightning is some dangerous stuff and despite what many of the “experts” in this video’s comment thread on YouTube will tell you – it does sometimes strike twice and doesn’t always follow the rules. It is lightning man, it does whatever the hell it wants. Anyway, it could be...
  • Snakes in an Engine Bay… It Does Happen [video]

    This video shows a truly frightening spectacle. A very annoyed looking anaconda had somehow found its way into a car’s engine bay – and had to be removed by some very brave emergency services personnel. If you come from anywhere that has a lot of snakes you might have...
  • Crazy downhill mud ride [video]

    Mountain biker Filip Polc takes to a dangerous muddy track in Colombia’s coffee country and kindly brings us along for a ride thanks to his helmet camera. Note that if you work in an environment that discourages the use of profanity then you might want to keep the speakers...
  • Man catches fire in porno store

    Details are sketchy about an incident that saw a man in a San Francisco porno store catch fire while he was enjoying some videos. Firefighters say that the man had been watching videos in a private booth. He was spotted by police running out of the front door of...
  • Jobs scarier than yours #001: Cobra pit cleaner

    On a scale of 1-10 I rate my bravery around level around a 6. I don’t care for roller coasters and I’m not going to take a bullet for a president or other person of merit – but I don’t flinch at earthquakes and handle extreme turbulence with ease....