7 Must See Strangest Gadgets

<strong>Flying Alarm Clock</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3524/3823174583_3b89f7ba99.jpg" width="500" /></a></dt></dl></div>Find it hard to wake up in the morning? This clock should definitely get you on your feet. At the appointed time, it goes off with a loud ( and extremely annoying )siren and launches a rotor into the air that flies around the room. Even if you hit the snooze button, it will take off again, so it will undoubtedly get you out of bed. In order to turn it off you have to get up, find the rotor and place it back on the clock.<br />Be warned. Don’t use this if you have an open window by your bed or if your room-mate is a former viet war vet given to ” ‘Nam flashbacks “.<br /><br /><strong>SatuGo Bouncing Digital Camera</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="428" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/3823977386_5d77737835.jpg" width="390" /></a></dt></dl></div>Imagine combining your love for bouncing balls and your obsession with taking pictures into one. SatuGO does exactly that. Basically it is a bouncing ball, that is also a digital camera with some serious layers of protection. It is a 3 megapixel camera with 1 GB of NAND flash memory. Its snaps the picture when the ball hits the ground. There is also an inbuilt timer that can be used to take air snaps. It can also work as a webcam. It can also be used to take ordinary pictures. Just pull the cord/USB cable till it is fully extended and it snaps a photo. Estimated street price is $69.<br /><br /><strong>Traveller’s T-shirt</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><img alt="strange gadgets" height="337" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3823977524_dd21fb9f2c.jpg" width="350" /></dt></dl></div>While not exactly a gadget, it can be very useful for those who often travel to places where you don’t know to speak the native language. This t-shirt is a better way to communicate with the natives than resorting to sign language. You can simply point at the pictogram of what you need and then point at the question mark a couple of times.<br /><br /><strong>Brief Safe</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="337" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3823174175_e17d36502d.jpg" width="350" /></a></dt></dl></div>A safe way to store cash and other valuable. Most safes eventually get cracked. But something that most burglars wouldn’t want to even touch would be a stained brief. It looks disgusting. But it does the job. It has a 4” x 10” secret compartment with velcro enclosure that can secure your cash, documents, and other small valuables.<br /><br /><strong>Day Clock</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="337" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3823978122_93220d2e3f.jpg" width="350" /></a></dt></dl></div>This is the weirdest of them all. Why would anyone need a day clock ? People on vacation do tend to lose track of what day it is. This is best suited for laid back fellows who lose track of the day.<br /><br /><strong>Infant “Hand” Pillow</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="337" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3823174313_87a358a93d.jpg" width="350" /></a></dt></dl></div>Sometimes babies wake up the moment they are laid to bed. For those dads and moms here is sure way to remove a lot of headaches. Named as Zaky, this <strong>ergonomic infant pillow</strong> mimics the size, weight, touch, and feels of a mother’s hand and forearm to help her baby sleep with comfort, support, protection, and development.<br /><br /><strong>Transparent Toaster</strong><br /><div class="mceTemp mceIEcenter"><br /><dl><dt><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="strange gadgets" height="337" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/3823977876_ab1e96719d.jpg" width="350" /></a></dt></dl></div>Have you ever rushed to get things done and in the process ended up burned your toast? Wish there was a way you could <strong>see </strong>how far the toasting is done so that you can get it out when its done? This transparent toaster lets you do just that. Heating the bread using transparent heating glass technology, this toaster allows you to see the bread while it is being toasted and lets you easily turn off the toaster when the bread has turn that shade of golden brown that you like best.<span style="font-size: x-small;">[<a href="http://www.smashinggadgets.com/2009/08/7-must-see-strangest-gadgets/">Link</a>]</span>

7 Must See Strangest Gadgets

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The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World

<h2>1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/1crookedhouse.jpg"><img alt="1crookedhouse" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-627" height="319" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/1crookedhouse.jpg" title="1crookedhouse" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>2. Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/2forestspiral.jpg"><img alt="2forestspiral" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-628" height="360" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/2forestspiral.jpg" title="2forestspiral" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>3. The Torre Galatea Figueres (Spain)</h2><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/3torregalateafigueres.jpg"><img alt="3torregalateafigueres" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-629" height="360" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/3torregalateafigueres.jpg" title="3torregalateafigueres" width="480" /></a><br /></span><br /><h2>4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/4ferdinand.jpg"><img alt="4ferdinand" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-630" height="360" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/4ferdinand.jpg" title="4ferdinand" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)</h2><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/5basket.jpg"><img alt="5basket" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-631" height="341" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/5basket.jpg" title="5basket" width="480" /></a></span><br /><h2><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)</span></span></h2><h2><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><span style="color: #888888;">6. The Parking Garage opposite the Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States) <a href="http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/02/kcs_library_is_the_sixth_stran.php">*</a></span></span></h2><h2>6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States) **</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/6kansas.jpg"><img alt="6kansas" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-632" height="320" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/6kansas.jpg" title="6kansas" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>7. Wonderworks (Orlando, Florida, United States)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/7wonderworks.jpg"><img alt="7wonderworks" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-633" height="361" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/7wonderworks.jpg" title="7wonderworks" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/8habitat67.jpg"><img alt="8habitat67" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-634" height="370" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/8habitat67.jpg" title="8habitat67" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/9cubic.jpg"><img alt="9cubic" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-635" height="321" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/9cubic.jpg" title="9cubic" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/10hang.jpg"><img alt="10hang" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-636" height="319" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/10hang.jpg" title="10hang" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>11. The UFO House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/11theufohouse.jpg"><img alt="11theufohouse" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-637" height="319" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/11theufohouse.jpg" title="11theufohouse" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>12. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/12nakagin.jpg"><img alt="12nakagin" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-638" height="360" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/12nakagin.jpg" title="12nakagin" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>13. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/13erwin.jpg"><img alt="13erwin" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-639" height="599" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/13erwin.jpg" title="13erwin" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>14. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)</h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/14wooden.jpg"><img alt="14wooden" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-640" height="698" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/14wooden.jpg" title="14wooden" width="480" /></a><br /><h2>15. Ripley’s Building (Ontario, Canada)</h2><h2></h2><h2><a href="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/15ripley1.jpg"><img alt="15ripley1" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-641" height="360" src="http://justinmoss.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/15ripley1.jpg" title="15ripley1" width="480" /></a></h2><h2><span style="font-size: x-small;">[<a href="http://opinionroad.com/2009/02/15/the-15-strangest-buildings-of-the-world/">link</a>]</span></h2>

The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World

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The Strangest Skateboard Table

Of all the skateboard deck and skateboard sport related furniture I’ve seen in all my years of seeing such things in my line of work, I have never, ever, seen something so wild as this. This is the <a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/">strangest</a>, wildest, most wacky piece of skateboard furniture I have ever seen. It tops both the categories of skateboard related AND skateboard constructed (meaning there’s skateboard parts included) furniture. Tops. Wild.<br /><span id="more-31708"></span><br /><br />This amalgamation is called PigZig 2.0 and it’s meant to be a hallway table. The “over vertical” element (the two big swoops piece) is made of hand fabricated stainless steel. Maple skateboard decks on top, 369 Independent trucks holding 75mm BigZig lime green wheels on the bottom.<br /><br />Whether you plan on placing some glasses of caffeine-laced soda pop on top or dropping this into a halfpipe with you on top of it, please, PLEASE use nothing but caution. So, so much of it.<br /><br /><a href="http://mccabesk8works.blogspot.com/" target="other"></a><br /><a href="http://strangestfunny.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-31709" height="428" src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2010/07/22/pigzigtwopointoh01.jpg" title="PigZig 2.0 by Dan McCabe" width="605" /></a><br /><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-31710" height="428" src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2010/07/22/pigzigtwopointoh02.jpg" title="pigzigtwopointoh02" width="605" /><br /><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-31711" height="428" src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2010/07/22/pigzigtwopointoh03.jpg" title="pigzigtwopointoh03" width="605" /><br />[<a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/07/23/the-strangest-skateboard-table/">link</a>]

The Strangest Skateboard Table

Of all the skateboard deck and skateboard sport related furniture I’ve seen in all my years of seeing such things in my line of work, I ha...

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Hottest and Sexiest Female Vampires

Female Vampires are scary, but come on, admit it... they always appeal so hot and irresistible, some of the kick ass, some are adorable and some of them are just too hot too handle, below is the compilation of the hottest female vampires. Which one do you rather to be your vampire bride?<br /><br /><br /><span class="post-author vcard"> </span> <br /><div class="similiar"><div class="widget-content"></div></div><br /><center><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); height: 20px; overflow: auto; width: 90%;"></div></center> <br /><div style="float: left; padding: 0px;"></div><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Kate-Beckinsale_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br /><b>KATE BECKINSALE<br />Selene in <i>Underworld</i> (2003) and <i>Underworld: Evolution</i> (2006)</b><br />The British beauty sported a smoking-hot bodysuit to play vampire warrior Selene. As an added bonus, she ended up marrying the film's director, Len Wiseman.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Deborah-Ann-Woll_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><img border="0" hspace="5" src="http://news.indonewyork.com/images/articles/2010_12/1628/u1_jessicahamby-300x268.jpg" vspace="5" /><b><br />D</b><b>EBORAH ANN WOLL</b></div><b>Jessica on <i>True Blood</i> (2008-present)</b><br />She cries blood and is horribly embarrassed by her new fangs, but tender sweet young thing Jessica — all naïveté, strawberry blonde hair, and wide eyes — blends ingénue and vamp into one killer combo.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" hspace="5" src="http://news.indonewyork.com/images/articles/2010_12/1628/u1_dakotafanningjane.jpg" vspace="5" /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane - Twillight</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dakota Fanning</span></span><br />Jane is a high ranking guard in the Italian "royal family" named the Volturi who maintain a permanent residence in Volterra</div><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Rachel-Lefevre_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><b>RACHELLE LEFEVRE</b><br /><b>Victoria in <i>Twilight</i> (2008)</b><br />Maybe revenge is a dish best served hot. Victoria may be plotting against Bella and Edward (Edward killed her partner in vamp crime), but Lefevre makes villainhood seem pretty darn appealing. Too bad she's been replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard for the third <i>Twi</i>-flick, <i>Eclipse</i>.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Parker-Posey_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><b>PARKER POSEY</b><br /><b>Danica Talos in <i>Blade: Trinity</i> (2004)</b><br />Posey made a rare departure from indie dramas to play Danica Talos, a vampire who helped free an imprisoned Dracula, in the third <i>Blade</i> film. As always, Posey looked pretty fierce and fashionable, even when undead.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Jennifer-Esposito_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><b>JENNIFER ESPOSITO<br />Solina in <i>Dracula 2000</i> (2000)</b><br />Just one of a trio of sex-starved vampirettes, Solina busted open Van Helsing's vault, hijacked a plane, and got speared against a wall. We mostly remember how hot she looked with fangs.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Julie-Benz_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><b>JULIE BENZ<br />Darla on <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> (1997-2003) and <i>Angel</i> (1999-2004)</b><br />Angel's sire had an appetite for carnage and sex, and could rock a corset, a schoolgirl uniform, a slinky red dress, or [SPOILER ALERT] maternity wear. A man could do worse<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/071018/salmah_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 279px;" /><b>SALMA HAYEK<br />Santanico Pandemonium in <i>From Dusk Till </i></b><b><i>Dawn</i> (1996)</b><br />The best part of this Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriquez tag-team? Hayek slinking on stage with a boa constrictor wrapped around her bikini'd body, which is the perfect set-up for the ''Holy crap, this is a VAMPIRE movie'' moment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Jami-Gertz_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><b>JAMI GERTZ<br />Star in <i>The Lost Boys</i> (1987)</b><br />Sexy, stylized, and (half) undead, Star was sexy enough to make a guy go head-to-head with a vampire biker gang to win her cold heart.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Aaliyah_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br /><b>AALIYAH<br />Akasha in <i>Queen of the Damned</i> (2002)</b><br />Released just six months after the R&B singer and actress died at age 22, this Anne Rice adaptation featured Aaliyah as the stunningly beautiful vampire queen Akasha.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Julie-Landau_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><b>JULIET LANDAU</b><br /><b>Drusilla on <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> (1997-</b><b>2003) and <i>Angel</i> (1999-2004)</b><br />Because some men, other than Spike and Angelus, like the crazy chicks. Whether behaving like a wispy little girl or a coldhearted killer (she used her fingernail!), Landau's Dru was always hypnotic.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Lauren-Hutton_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br /><b>LAUREN HUTTON<br />Countess in <i>Once Bitten</i> (1985)</b><br />The only thing this 400-year-old vampire liked more than a plunging neckline is a virgin, whose blood she must drink to keep her eternal beauty. Enter Jim Carrey's Mark Kendall. ''I haven't had anything this pure since the Vienna Boys Choir hit town.''<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Rhona-Mitra_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br /><b>RHONA MITRA<br />Sonja in <i>Underworld: Rise of the Lycans</i> (2009)</b><br />Fans might have been skeptical that Mitra could sub in for Kate Beckinsale as the <i>Underworld</i> films' leading badass lady-vamp, but she held her own, particularly with some rather convincing swordplay. In the rain.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/090728/Hot-Vampires/Elisabeth-Reaser_l.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><b>ELISABETH REASER<br />Esme in <i>Twilight</i> (2008)</b><br />We have a soft spot for hot moms, and Esme Cullen is way at the top of the list — sure, she's physically frozen in the body of a 26-year-old, which helps, but she's also devoted and thoughtful, and Reaser's easy warmth comes through despite the ostensible icy pallor.<br /><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />[<a href="http://news.indonewyork.com/index.php?mod=article&cat=Movie&article=1628">link</a>]</div>

Hottest and Sexiest Female Vampires

Female Vampires are scary, but come on, admit it... they always appeal so hot and irresistible, some of the kick ass, some are adorable and...

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Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts

The wide and wonderfully weird nation of the People’s Republic of China gives rise to many wacky things, and haircuts are no exception. From long to short to sculpted to shaved, bizarre Chinese hairstyles come in many different guises. Check out our photo rundown of some of the most unusual hairstyles to be found across the Middle Kingdom.<br /><br /><strong>1. The Architectural Scalp</strong><br />This person evidently has lots of pride in China’s national instiutions – she has transformed the back of her head into a colorful and surprisingly convincing representation of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.<br /><img alt="Haircut1 Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25361" height="683" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Haircut1.jpg" title="Haircut1 photo" width="450" /><br /><br /><strong>2. The Political Message</strong><br />This man from Henan province had the hair on the back of his head cut into eight Chinese characters. The evidently labor-intensive message translates as “Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong’s return”.<br /><img alt="haircut2 Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25360" height="384" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/haircut2.jpg" title="haircut2 photo" width="575" /><br /><br /><strong>3. The Bizzarre Baby Bob</strong><br />No further explanation necessary…<br /><img alt="baby haircut Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25362" height="523" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/baby-haircut.jpg" title="baby haircut photo" width="400" /><br /><br /><strong>4. The Whale-Shaped Headache Hair</strong><br />Even though it looks like it may cause severe neck trauma, this bloated ponytail was all the rage in China during the 19th Century. This lady’s visible discontent may or may not be related to the massive wedge of hair hanging off her scalp.<br /><img alt="haircut4 Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25364" height="590" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/haircut4.jpg" title="haircut4 photo" width="500" /><br /><br /><strong>5. The Shanghai Expo Mascot</strong><br />This kid looks like he was very excited about the 2010 Shanghai Expo when he got his last haircut. The Worlds Fair-style event, which involves more than 190 countries, is expected to have seen 100 million visitors by the time it wraps up on 31 October.<br /><br />Alternatively, the boy might just be a fan of ‘Haibao’, the cute official mascot for the event. The little blue cartoon man’s name translates as “treasure of the world”, and his body comes in the shape of Ren, the Chinese character for people.<br /><img alt="haircut5 Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25365" height="341" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/haircut5.jpg" title="haircut5 photo" width="500" /><br /><br /><strong>6. The Olympic Boys</strong><br />2008′s Beijing Olympics captured the imagination of millions of ordinary Chinese. Estimates for the final bill footed by China for the event range from $15 billion all the way to $40 billion. With the world’s eyes on China for the competition, these youngsters took Olympic fever to unseen new heights with their wacky hairdos.<br /><img alt="haircut6 Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts picture" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25366" height="590" src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/haircut6.jpg" title="haircut6 photo" width="450" /><br />[<a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/07/19/strangest-chinese-haircuts/">link</a>]

Six Strangest Chinese Haircuts

The wide and wonderfully weird nation of the People’s Republic of China gives rise to many wacky things, and haircuts are no exception. Fr...

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The Top 20 Strangests/Coolest/Most Beautiful Pinhole Cameras

This article lists some of the strangest, most bizarre, funniest, or beautiful pinhole cameras that people have made. <br /><h2>1.SPAMera</h2><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ck3/96229102/"><img alt="SPAMera® by [ CK ]" height="500" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/96229102_054e161015.jpg?v=0" title="SPAMera® by [ CK ]" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>SPAMera® by CK</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>The SPAMera has to be one of the most famous modern-day pinholes!  I seem to see this photo everywhere I go!   Chris really has combined two classics into one form.   <h2>2.John Baird’s Pinhole Camera</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbaird/168564241/"><img alt="Pinhole Camera by John Baird" height="333" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/168564241_79dd6885d5.jpg?v=0" title="Pinhole Camera by John Baird" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Pinhole Camera by John Baird</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>I remember seeing this camera last year some time and thought it had such beautiful construction.  I can’t nail two bits of wood together, so I’m quite envious that John has created this marvel.<br /><h2>3.Homemade Cigar Box Camera</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spiffytumbleweed/367037643/in/photostream/"><img alt="Homemade Cigar Box Camera by spiffytumbleweed" height="333" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/367037643_09fd230e21.jpg?v=0" title="Homemade Cigar Box Camera by spiffytumbleweed" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Homemade Cigar Box Camera by spiffytumbleweed</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Spiffytumbleweed’s flickr photostream is full of bizarre contraptions, strange methods and interesting results, so where better to look for a pinhole camera hidden inside a cigar box!<br /><h2>4.The Hexomniscope</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/corylum/1805917158/"><img alt="hexomniscope - 6 lens pinhole camera by Cory.Lum" height="364" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2402/1805917158_de137d20f6.jpg?v=0" title="hexomniscope - 6 lens pinhole camera by Cory.Lum" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>hexomniscope - 6 lens pinhole camera by Cory.Lum</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>This is a bit mental! A 6 lensed pinhole camera!  Beautifully constructed and wonderfully thought-out, <br /><h2>5.Pumpkin Pinhole Camera</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haikugarry/276737144/"><img alt="pinhole camera made from a real pumpkin! by Haiku Garry " height="375" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/276737144_cb6fc45805.jpg?v=0" title="pinhole camera made from a real pumpkin! by Haiku Garry " width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>pinhole camera made from a real pumpkin! by Haiku Garry </i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>A pumpkin has to be one of the strangest items to pass film through.  Don’t use a 36 exposure film, otherwise the pumpkin may have rotted before you finish the roll.<br /><h2>6.Normal Redscale Pinproject</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/damiaosantana/3337342124/"><img alt="É na manteiga, manteiga, manteiga...by Damiao Santana" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3337342124_e5d17b26eb.jpg?v=0" title="É na manteiga, manteiga, manteiga...by Damiao Santana" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>É na manteiga, manteiga, manteiga...by Damiao Santana</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Damiao has created a two holed camera, exposing the rear of the film as well as the usual front.  Should lead to some interesting results.<br /><h2>7.Pinholo</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dippold/2329058780/"><img alt="PinHolo by by Dippold" height="375" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2329058780_3317120415.jpg?v=0" title="PinHolo by by Dippold" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>PinHolo by by Dippold</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Yep, that’s a pinhole camera hidden inside a pine nut!  Uses tiny pieces of photographic paper to expose on to.   <br /><h2>8.Polaroid Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchamp/2177521907/"><img alt="lets make a pinhole polaroid camera! by Duchamp" height="377" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/2177521907_e526a38067.jpg?v=0" title="lets make a pinhole polaroid camera! by Duchamp" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>let's make a pinhole polaroid camera! by Duchamp</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>At first, this may not look like much, just another pinhole in a foil container.  But this pinhole uses polaroid film.  Duchamp goes into a lot of detail in his tutorial, including how to account for reciprocity failure in polaroid film, and even how to ‘roll’ out the chemicals after taking a photo.  Click on the photo above for a tutorial.<br /><h2>9.Coffee Cup Pinhole Lense</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paradefotos/2394430391/"><img alt="Coffee cup pinhole lens by paradefotos" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2394430391_6e5b10c6cf.jpg?v=0" title="Coffee cup pinhole lens by paradefotos" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Coffee cup pinhole lens by paradefotos</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>It’s not often we feature anything digital on holgablog, but here’s something a bit strange.   A pinhole lens for a digital SLR, made from a coffee cup!<br /><h2>10.The FrankenCamera</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 385px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonespointfilm/2697851395/"><img alt="(No.2) Home-made assembled pinhole camera be composed of few original photography equipments by jonespointfilm" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2697851395_d02b8a6418.jpg?v=0" title="(No.2) Home-made assembled pinhole camera be composed of few original photography equipments by jonespointfilm" width="375" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(No.2) Home-made assembled pinhole camera be composed of few original photography equipments by jonespointfilm</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>This camera is made up of parts from about 15 cameras (plus an ikea plant pot!).  It has no right to look some pretty!   The photos from it are wonderful too.  <br /><h2>11.The Memocam</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 408px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/judithhoffman/266574137/"><img alt="memocam by bertmac" height="500" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/266574137_972a8e7e8a.jpg?v=0" title="memocam by bertmac" width="398" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>memocam by bertmac</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>at first I thought this was 100 years old, but it’s a modern pinhole made by bertmac, and featured in <a href="http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/10/memocam_brass_p.html" target="_blank">Make Magazine</a>.<br /><h2>12.The Matchbox Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atheist/160242757/"><img alt="My home-made matchbox pinhole camera. I shot the previous pictures with it. by Hlynur" height="375" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/160242757_2bb21cee2a.jpg?v=0" title="My home-made matchbox pinhole camera. I shot the previous pictures with it. by Hlynur" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>My home-made matchbox pinhole camera. I shot the previous pictures with it. by Hlynur</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>The matchbox pinhole is one of the ‘standard’ pinholes that you make. It’s longevity lies in its simplicity.<br /><h2>13.Teapot Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vox/152527071/"><img alt="Perky Pinhole by Voxphoto" height="384" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/152527071_4d03d0bee4.jpg?v=0" title="Perky Pinhole by Voxphoto" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Perky Pinhole by Voxphoto</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Ross is another photographer who loves to create and experiment with photography.  The teapot is one of many strange cameras he uses.<br /><h2>14.Pinwide</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodolfonovak/230184126/"><img alt="PINWIDE - DIY Pinhole, f/238, 6x18, 87.1degrees, 120film by rodolfo novak" height="426" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/230184126_96e5dd82ac.jpg?v=0" title="PINWIDE - DIY Pinhole, f/238, 6x18, 87.1degrees, 120film by rodolfo novak" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>PINWIDE - DIY Pinhole, f/238, 6x18, 87.1degrees, 120film by rodolfo novak</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>The DIY pinhole creates a super-wide 6×18 photo on 120 film! Click on the photo for more info, and some photographs produced with the camera.<br /><h2>15.Folding Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/effixe/3200907995/"><img alt="Folding Pinhole 6x9 by effixe" height="333" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3200907995_8a7ae95c1b.jpg?v=0" title="Folding Pinhole 6x9 by effixe" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Folding Pinhole 6x9 by effixe</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>effixe has taken an old 6×9 folding camera and attached a beatufully laser-etched shutter onto the front of the door.<br /><h2>16.Chamaeleon Panorama</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lochkamera/172547171/"><img alt="Chamaeleon Panorama 6x6/2 pinhole panoramic camera by chamaeleon618" height="242" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/172547171_edd205f3c1.jpg?v=0" title="Chamaeleon Panorama 6x6/2 pinhole panoramic camera by chamaeleon618" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chamaeleon Panorama 6x6/2 pinhole panoramic camera by chamaeleon618</span></i></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Chamaeleon on Flickr spends an incredible amount of time to create this hand-made pinholes.  The process includes many layers of oil being rubben into the wood over periods of months, and all the wood is teak or ebony.  There are no plastic parts at all.  <br /><h2>17.Oatmeal Pinhole Camera</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archers_eye/230775611/"><img alt="Oatmeal Pinhole Camera Tutorial by Archers Eye" height="500" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/230775611_7112a82c56.jpg?v=0" title="Oatmeal Pinhole Camera Tutorial by Archers Eye" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Oatmeal Pinhole Camera Tutorial by Archer's Eye</i></span></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>The Oatmeal DIY pinhole is another ‘standard’ pinhole to make.  If you search google for pinhole tutorials, the oatmeal tutorial is always near the top of the results.  Click on the photo above to see a full pictorial tutorial.<br /><h2>18.Zero Image Pinholes</h2><h2><a href="http://www.holgablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/familyshot06.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-796" height="276" src="http://www.holgablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/familyshot06.jpg" title="familyshot06" width="411" /></a></h2>Zero image pinholes aren’t DIY jobs like most of the others shown here.  They are created by Zero Image and sold via their website. Their pinholes are of gorgeous construction, but they do cost a fair whack! Zero Image do all kinds of different sized cameras too, so you can buy one which suits your needs best.<br /><h2>19.Niagra Falls Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchamp/2102670672/"><img alt="niagara falls pinhole camera by Duchamp" height="351" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2102670672_9d3ca6e71d.jpg?v=0" title="niagara falls pinhole camera by Duchamp" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><i>niagara falls pinhole camera by Duchamp</i></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Okay, this may be a bit like some of the others featured here, but it’s pretty!! Uses Polaroid 600 film held in place by magnets inside the tin.<br /><h2>20. Holga 120S Pinhole</h2><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/analogian/252737218/"><img alt="diy pinholga shutter, take 3 (in open position) by willsfca" height="375" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/252737218_51b2533d7c.jpg?v=0" title="diy pinholga shutter, take 3 (in open position) by willsfca" width="500" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text"><i>diy pinholga shutter, take 3 (in open position) by willsfca</i></div><div class="wp-caption-text"><br /></div></div>Our Final pinhole had to be a holga(well, this is holgablog afterall).  This is a bit more advanced than a lot of the holga pinholes (most people just take off the lens and put a hole in a bit of can and tape it down!). Click on the photo for more info.[<a href="http://www.holgablog.com/2009/04/20/the-top-20-strangestscoolestmost-beautiful-pinhole-cameras/">link</a>]

The Top 20 Strangests/Coolest/Most Beautiful Pinhole Cameras

This article lists some of the strangest, most bizarre, funniest, or beautiful pinhole cameras that people have made. 1.SPAMera SPAMera® by ...

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