These days, inventors are constantly rushing out to make their products work with smartphone apps, but not every product needs these modern innovations. In fact, sometimes "smart" products are just plain stupid.
Have you ever wanted a toothbrush that links up to your smartphone, for example? How about an egg carton that texts you when you're out of eggs? Perhaps the most invasive? A monitor that tells you via Bluetooth when your tampon is full.
Three words here: Do. Not. Want.
Whenever you see an article about weird video games, you'll almost always notice that at least half of them seem to be made in Japan. Sure that's in part because Japan makes more video games than most countries, but it's also because the country just loves strange games in general.
That's why it only makes sense to write an article about the strangest video games in Japan. Surprisingly, they didn't include my personal favorite, Hatoful Boyfriend (which we included on our list of strangest games), which imagines your life in a posh prep school where all the students (except you) are pigeons, but don't worry because there are plenty of equally strange games on the list including the urine-targeting game pictured above.
We all know that Nicolas Cage is by far the greatest actor to ever grace the silver screen, so if anyone could handle playing every single character on Game of Thrones, it would be him. Thanks to Reddit user CarlosDanger100, now we can at least imagine the world's greatest actor in one of the greatest fantasy dramas ever written.
Via Geek Girls
I'm sure some people would think this Donald Trump cat scratcher is a great way to connect your feline to the man destined to "make America great again," while others think it's a great way to teach their cat to attack the greatest threat to America since George Wallace. Either way, it's pretty cool that you can now indoctrinate your kitty in such a clever way -though personally I'd never let this thing through my front door.
This silly scratcher is one of 15 cool cat scratching toys featured on PetsLady, which also features the fun kitty turn table previously featured on Neatorama.
We all know that tacos are delicious. Some people love tacos so much they'll commit crimes to get them, but up until now no one knew that tacos can actually save lives. In Mexico City though, police actually saved a suicidal man's life by promising to buy him tacos. Supposedly the man was lonely, drunk and depressed, but it sounds to me like he was pretty rational if he was able to recognize that tacos are worth living for.
Image via Marcos Metropolis
Oh look, a nice sandy beach. What a perfect place to take a nice relaxing walk. Wait, what's happening. Oh God. It's a swarm of previously unseen rocks with mouths.
Seriously, clams coming up to feed look pretty horrifying, but hey, at least they're delicious. Mmmmm... I think I'm going to get a big pan of clams and some wine now.
Via Digg
Without saying anything that will give away too many spoilers (as if the internet in general hasn't), those up to date on Game of Thrones know why Hodor is essentially the world's largest doorstop. If you wish you had your own Hodor to hold your door, you're in luck because there are all kinds of them out there these days. Etsy has an ever-growing page of listings -including the 3D printed one pictured above, and a recent Kickstarter featured on Nerd Approved already raised $84,000 for a particularly impressive design.
There's nothing like seeing a building, city or shipyard returning to the earth to remind us just how fragile our control over nature really is. Travel and Leisure rounded up some of the creepiest abandoned places on Earth and the collection is as intriguing as it is chilling.
Many of the stories in the article are just as haunting, like the tale of Bhangarh, India, which was abandoned overnight after someone cursed the entire city with death. Even now, visitors are forbiddden from staying after dark.
They say that when you shop hungry, you're liable to buy all kinds of weird foods you would normally never eat. That must be the reason that most of these 24 strangest food items on Amazon even exist because otherwise I can't imagine a day where I'd want canned haggis, a dehydrated tarantula or bacon lube. But there are a few items on there that only make sense -like a whole bag of dehydrated cereal marshmallows like the ones you find in Lucky Charms. I think I could survive on those for at least a whole day.
When you visit a business that's been around for a long time, you usually can make at least some assumptions about it -like the fact that it's reputable. But for us Americans, a business being around "a long time" means nothing compared to what it means in Europe or Asia.
Over on Top Tenz, you can learn about some seriously old businesses, including the oldest pubs (which has been around in Ireland since about 900 AD) and the oldest hotel (which has been in Japan since 705 AD).
Adult coloring books are becoming all the rage, but some of us find abstract geometrical patterns to be a little bland. If you want to color something you love, why not go a little geeky and head over to Etsy? At estellemorrisshop, you can find Twin Peaks coloring books to color to your little murderous, oddball heart out. Of course, if you prefer paper dolls, she has those for sale as well only these adult toys feature Romeo and Juliet and Ghost World.
What's better than a dozen donuts? How about a donut with a dozen donnuts on it? It's a baker's dozen donuts all in one sweet treat. The brilliant "Inception Donut” was created at The Cinnamon Snail in NYC. It's particularly fitting that it's served in New York City because that means you can get a donut on top of a donut on top of another donut before getting a pizza on top of pizza served inside some pizza.
Like many people on the internet, we here at Neatorama love octopuses. They are beautiful, intelligent and utterly strange creatures -and now you can see them as newborn babies -and as newborn as they get, considering that the video actually shows them leaving the egg. The life of an octopus isn't easy and most species die shortly after mating, but it's all worth it just to give this next generation a fair start on life.
Via Atlas Obscura
There are a lot of amigurumi (crocheted dolls) on Etsy, but while you can probably find dozens of Batman dolls, I don't think I've ever seen a Big Lebowski doll, or the Log Lady from Twin Peaks.
And that's why I'm totally in love with Hooked Hands' Etsy shop. She also has dolls from Daria, Mad Max, Moonrise Kingdom and even one of Eazy E. Of course, if you have something even more off-the-radar, she does state that she makes custom commissions as well.
Move over horse head masks and cat videos, there's a new player on the scene -stupid videos and gifs starring a now legendary inflatable t-rex costume. The costume was released at the same as Jurassic World and has quickly garnered a legion of fans, including a whole sub-Reddit dedicated to the sweet suit.
The Daily Dot was nice enough to put together a collection of some of the best t-rex costume moments and to include a link to the Amazon page where you can buy the suit and see even more absurd images of the dino in action.
