14 posts tagged ‘Weird’
Breaking Bad's weird, completely official Colombian remake
Boing Boing,
Move over, Narcos – Colombia has an even more iconic cultural exploit you've never heard of. Also about drugs, coincidentally. Remaking shows entirely is one of the rarer forms of localization, likely due to the expense involved, but it does happen from time to time. — Read the rest The post Breaking Bad's weird, completely official Colombian remake appeared first on Boing Boing.
Kid jumps on dangerous manhole and falls right through
In a bizarre turn of events, a kid who jumped on a dangerous manhole ended up looking like a real-life Mario character from a Nintendo game. I have a feeling that when he jumped on the pothole, he may have actually been pretending he was Mario. — Read the rest The post Kid jumps on dangerous manhole and falls right through appeared first on Boing Boing.
Every famous last meal ranked
The last meal of the condemned is a tradition going back centuries, although it's now closely associated with the death penalty as we understand it in modern-day America. While the last requests of infamous inmates like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are now the stuff of folk legend, has anyone actually bothered to sit down and rate their final orders? — Read the rest
Mortician uses a dummy to show every step a body goes through at a funeral home
In this fascinating video, a mortician uses a dummy to show every step a body goes through at a funeral home. It's a mortician's job to make sure a body holds up for the funeral, and the multi-step process requires a lot of precision. — Read the rest
Get a peek into the odd life of the American suburbanite with Best of Nextdoor
If there's one thing I love, it's strange, niche Twitter (formerly X) accounts. They're one of the only reasons I stay on the site, whether it be showing off the best British stadium food has to offer or showcasing terrible medical opinions- but Best of Nextdoor might be my favorite yet. — Read the rest
The Traveler is a hyperrealistic sculpture of a jetlagged felow at the Orlando airport
The Traveler is a hyperrealistic sculpture of a jetlagged fellow at the Orlando airport. If this sculpture weren't protected behind glass, I'd absolutely think it was a real person. It was created by American artist Duane Hanson out of resin, fiberglass, paint, and more. — Read the rest
Hyper-realistic one-eyed blinking sculpture takes a cute nap
I love this hyper realistic one-eyed blinking sculpture. The way it's tucked into a little carriage is equal parts adorable and freaky. I want to pet its bald little head. Here is the source of this wonderfully bizarre video. There are many other similarly strange body horror videos on the page, too. — Read the rest
Fantastic "Dice Man" illustration and more carnival costumes from 1590
Yes, that's the 16th century, not a typo! I love this illustration of a man in a dice-covered suit from 1590. The illustration is from Schoenbartbuch (Nürenberg Carnival Book), which contains many other whimsical and wacky costumes from Nuremberg's Schembart Carnival. — Read the rest