Dutch artist Theo Jansen builds giant, wind-powered strandbeests that roam his local beach. His dream: to develop multi-legged wind insects he can set free to wander on their own, long after he is gone.
(Via GOOD)
Lady K's cabinet of curiosities
(A Permanent Press Sideshow)
Archive for the ‘Just totally weird’ Category
I like to wear bright socks… and I’m an avid Cleveland Browns fan
Ladies, for your pleasure… a veritable parade of mustachios and wind-blown coiffs in this frightening montage of video dating profiles from the 1980s.
(Thanks Maja!)
The mother ship has landed… in Macedonia.
Check out the Makedonium… certainly the freakiest monument to grace Eastern Europe (or anywhere, for that matter). I think if I grew up in this town I would have creepy dreams about the Makedonium all my life.
(via Dinosaurs & Robots)
The bee beard: Don’t try this at home
Some of the fun things people get up to in my home town…
What a wonderful death metal world
SO… utterly… wonderful… a death metal “What a Wonderful World” perfectly synced with Louis Armstrong:
(via clusterflock)
The awesome power of… power
Gripping. Needs no introduction.
(via Neatorama)
It’s beautiful in Russia
It’s amazing what one man can do with his voice, some yellow wallpaper and a TV camera.
Lalalalala la la la la la la…
(Thanks Peter V!)
For New Year’s: Something totally retarded
Just because. I think we should laugh more in 2010.
(via Boing Boing)
Group rope jumping: Totally insane
Thankfully, there are still lots of kids who go out looking for real world thrills.
Like these folks in Russia. They tie themselves to a bridge and wait for a train to come. When the train goes by, they jump as a group and swing under the bridge. Ultimately, they’re trying to swing up onto the other side of the bridge. Though based on these photos, only one guy made it to the other side. (via Neatorama)
Hotel survival: Cooking in your room
How to bake muffins and make tortellini using only what you find in a regular hotel room. This man is a genius. He makes me want to book a room just to try it out.
(Via, who else, Coudal )