Showing posts with label Bizarre Stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bizarre Stuff. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Friday, July 30, 2010

Lucy McRae and Her Safety Pin Art

During the “Rojo Nova Work in Progress” exhibition at the Sao Paolo Museum of Image and Sound, Australian artist Lucy McRae showcased her unique safety pin art.

Trained as a classical ballerina and architect, Lucy McRae has evolved into a body architect who “invents and builds structures on the skin that re-shape the human silhouette.” In a statement, the museum says “her provocative and often grotesquely beautiful imagery suggests a new breed; a future human archetype existing in an alternate world.”

This time, she relied on hundreds of safety pins, glued on most of her body, to depict how evolved humans might look in the alternate world of her vision. The first reaction upon seeing her is something like “what has she done to her body?”, but then you notice the pins are just glued to her skin and you begin admiring Lucy McRae as a work of art.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Cocaine Submarine


Submarines are often used by drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine to Central and North America. They are mostly reported to be used by Colombian drug cartel members who export drugs from Colombia to Mexico. Such narco subs are usually small, capable to hold 5-6 people and about 10 tons of cargo. The first time U.S. Coast Guard uncovered such a submarine was in 2006.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Art Of War, Faces Of Darfur, Sudan.

The Darfur conflict is a complex crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan. One side of the armed conflict is composed mainly of the Sudanese military and the Janjaweed, a militia group recruited mostly from the Arab Baggara tribes of the northern Rizeigat, camel-herding nomads. The other side comprises a variety of rebel groups, notably the Sudan Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement, recruited primarily from the land-tilling Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit ethnic groups. The Sudanese government, while publicly denying that it supports the Janjaweed, has provided money and assistance to the militia and has participated in joint attacks targeting the tribes from which the rebels draw support. The conflict began in February 2003. Unlike in the Second Sudanese Civil War, which was fought between the primarily Muslim north and Christian and Animist south, almost all of the combatants and victims in Darfur are Muslim. Here are some ways you can help stop the killing in Darfur: Educate Yourself and Others with www.savedarfur. org (Save Darfur Coalition) / www.icg.org (International Crisis Group)/ www.genocideinterve ntion.net (Genocide Intervention Network/ www.msf.org (Medecins Sans Frontieres � Doctors Without Borders /See information under Sudan and Chad / www.standnow. org

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Terry Prouty Hornet Boy

Terry Prouty has been fascinated with wasps, ever since he was a little boy, growing up in Louisiana. Now he’s all grown up and is the owner of possibly the most impressive wasp nest collection in the world.
Mister Prouty now lives in Oklahoma, but his passion for wasps is just as strong as when he was just a boy. The self-entitled ‘Hornetboy’ is an advocate of wasps, and he says people are not as educated on wasps as they should be. Many of them just watch horror movies that give wasps a bad name, and they’re too scared to actually learn something about them.
The general opinion about wasps hasn’t stopped Terry Prouty from constantly studying these insects for the last 25 years, and putting together an impressive collection of nests from all around the world. He started his latest collection in 2000, and has since acquired impressive wasp nests which he proudly displays in his home. Most of them were bought online, for prices ranging from $10 to $200.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Hauntingly Beautiful Graveyard

These photos are of some hauntingly beautiful graveyard scenes. Although they are somewhat spooky they are also awe inspiring. It seems that our fascination with death is only exceeded by the tribute we pay to it.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Baby Elephant Trainings in Circus

A former employee of "Ringing Bros" Circus took these pictures with a hidden camera to show everyone how baby elephants are taught to be circus actors.
I feel sorry for poor animals

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Colorful Sumo Wrestlers‏ Perform Spring Festival in Tokyo

Sumo wrestlers perform at a ceremonial spring festival at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo




Sumo wresters grapple during an exhibition match at Tokyo's 
Yasukuni Shrine during an annual spring festival ceremony
Sumo wresters grapple during an exhibition match at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine during an annual spring festival ceremony


Sumo grand champion 'Yokozuna' Hakuho of Mongolia holds up Aiki, 
son of sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki,
Sumo grand champion "Yokozuna" Hakuho of Mongolia holds up Aiki, son of sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki,


Sumo grand champion 'Yokozuna' Hakuho of Mongolia, wearing a 
ceremonial belly band, performs a ring-entering ritual
Sumo grand champion "Yokozuna" Hakuho of Mongolia, wearing a ceremonial belly band, performs a ring-entering ritual


Sumo wrestlers stamp their feet
Sumo wrestlers stomp their feet


Sumo wrestler Miyabiyama carries a baby in his arms before the 
'Honozumo', a ceremonial sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine 
precincts
Sumo wrestler Miyabiyama carries a baby in his arms before the 'Honozumo', a ceremonial sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine precincts


Georgian sumo wrestler Gagamaru signs an autograph
Georgian sumo wrestler Gagamaru signs an autograph


sumo wrestler walks through spectators after his bout for the 
'Honozumo'
Sumo wrestler walks through spectators after his bout for the 'Honozumo'


A gyoji or referee smiles during the 'Honozumo'
A gyoji or referee smiles during the 'Honozumo'


A sumo fan attends the 'Honozumo'
A sumo fan attends the 'Honozumo'


Sumo wrestlers line up during a ritual ceremony at the start of an
 annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
Sumo wrestlers line up during a ritual ceremony at the start of an annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo


Sumo wrestlers wear ceremonial robes
Sumo wrestlers wear ceremonial robes


Sumo wrestlers bow their heads during a ritual ceremony at the 
start of an annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine
Sumo wrestlers bow their heads during a ritual ceremony at the start of an annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine

Monday, April 5, 2010

Transsexuals in Thai university

Many transgender students studying at the University of Bangkok. It is boys who were girls. These students are good. Yes they are generally very difficult to distinguish from the girls.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

One of The Most Bizarre Buildings in The World

The Crazy House Hotel, Vietnaam
Featuring a truly unique design, Hang Nga’s Tree House Hotel is, without a doubt, one of the most bizarre buildings in the world.
Located in Da Lang, Vietnam, Hang Nga’s Tree House Hotel, better known as Crazy House, features giant tree trunks and branches that try to trick you into believing this is an actual tree house. In reality, it’s built from conventional construction materials. But there’s nothing conventional about the architectural principles used by Hang Nga, the woman behind Vietnam’s Crazy House.
Daughter of a former president of Vietnam, Hang Nga was confronted with almost no restrictions at all, when she decided to build her wacky hotel. The Vietnamese government simply looked the other way and allowed her to let loose her imagination, without considering rules and regulations. And you can witness the end result in the photos below.
The interior of Hang Nga’s hotel is just as unusual as the outside. It’s filled with unexpected twists and turns, narrow hallways, bizarre rooms and dotted with strangely shaped windows. This is probably why Crazy House is more successful as a tourist attraction, than a hotel. Hang Nga, who lives in her “masterpiece”, tries to convince people to stay at least a night, but most prefer to take some photos and look for a more conventional hotel.


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