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Human-Shaped Root

By John Farrier in Odd News on Nov 9, 2009 at 2:28 pm


Farmer Zheng Dexun of Langzhong, China dug up a fleeceflower root that looks like a human being right down to the arms, legs, and facial features. It is 62 centimeters tall and weights 5.8 kilograms. Zeng, worried about the consequences of digging it up, put it back in the ground, saying ” don’t know whether it is good or bad to dig out a Chinese knotweed that looks like a human. I’d better put it back in the earth!” Full-sized image at the link.

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  1. Tim Giachetti
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    You see the "root" on that root?

    I'm just saying....

  2. Cosign
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    The source of all problematics...

    The Male root.

    - Meh.

  3. Zavatone
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    Miss C already wrote on Arbroath's blog that these can be created by growing the plant's roots within molds.

  4. pwscott
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    I agree Zav this looks a bit hinky. I've seen human shaped roots before but this one is way too semetrical.

  5. Noelegy
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    It's a mandrake root!

  6. Flux
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    If real: lets find that sucker and dig it up, we'll sell it to Ripleys and make a fortune!
    If not real: They didn't have to give it a package... How pervy.

  7. pignosed baby
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Oh, that is so completely faked, I love it!

  8. pignosed baby
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Or, I should say that the root may be real and the forming of the figure by human intervention is certain, all it takes is the caption to set things off.

  9. e cigarette
    Nov 9th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    HAHAHAHA. That is so fake. Cool tho!

  10. joshyeary
    Nov 10th, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Do I smell a sequel to Little Otik coming on? :)

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