Food artist Erik Vernieuwe and photographer Kris De Smedt operate Burp, a food photography studio. Lately, they have been altering hot dogs to show famous scenes from movies and works of art. You'll recognize E.T., the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and others.
The full length nudes in the series are especially . . . strange.
(Berkeley Mews/Ben Zaehringer)
There is a single bright spot in this crisis: if you're going to die, it's not because of one of those profoundly annoying Liberty Mutual ads. So in the instant that your consciousness vaporizes with your body, it will retain a bit of dignity.
How would a centaur ride a bike? As the anime series A Centaur's Life teaches us, a lot of design modifications are necessary for centaurs who live in a bipedal-majority world. But those changes can be done. Kyle Scheele becomes the center and centaur of attention whenever he rides this two-person bicycle that becomes serves as a costume.
This is one of Scheele's many creations with cardboard. It is, perhaps, not his most extraordinary. When he turned 30 a few years ago, he held a Viking funeral for his 20s.
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Spock rocks. 🖖🤘
— Star Trek on CBS All Access (@startrekcbs) February 7, 2021
See what awaits our heroes at the peak of Paramount Mountain during today's big game. #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/LymkkMzZOm
I am informed that there was a significant football game last night. More importantly, the most prized television commercials of the year aired. CBS debuted a series of short ads featuring characters from Paramount's deep bench journeying together to the summit of the mountain on that company's logo.
The results are very funny, such as Spock jamming to SpongeBob SquarePants singing "Sweet Victory" by David Glen Eisley. Other stars appearing together include Patrick Stewart on air guitar, Stephen Colbert working the bar, Dora the Explorer, and Tom Selleck.
Oddity Central brings to our attention this amazing desert. It's called shiltarae bingsu. These fine noodles are actually made of shaved ice! Cafe Tiravento in Seoul, South Korea, makes it.
As I explored that restaurant's Instagram page, I found other amazing dishes that rival shiltarae bingsu as edible works of art.
My number #1 rule in life (Jordan Peterson has 12, but I have 20) is "Always wear shoes you can run in. You never know what the day may bring." That's why fashion designer Beate Karlsson now has my undivided attention.
What are your fashion needs? Do you need shorts that make you look like you have Kim Kardashian's posterior? Do you need shoes that look like giant human hands? Beate Karlsson has you covered.
Now I know that it's common to scoff at fashion designers' more... imaginative improvements to haute couture. They tantalize us with designs that never appear in stores. Well, I have good news! You can actually buy these shoes!
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The Webb girls -- Demi, Dreux, and Dylan -- need their morning bottles. The WEBBlets scramble for their seats to receive breakfast as parents Terry and Kelli deliver. Service at this restaurant is prompt, but you have to know the protocols.
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In 1967, Paul Grisham, a meteorologist in the US Navy, was unwillingly sent to Antarctica for a 13-month tour of duty. He found life at McMurdo Station to be tedious. Losing his wallet there was a notable event, although now, at the age of 91 and living in southern California, he can't remember doing so.
When a building at McMurdo Station was torn down, Grisham's wallet was found behind a locker. The San Diego Union-Tribune describes its contents:
Inside the recovered wallet was Grisham’s Navy ID, his driver’s license, a tax withholding statement, a recipe for homemade Kahlua and several items other so-called “ice rats” who worked at the station might recognize. There was a beer ration punch card, receipts for money orders sent to his wife for his poker winnings at the station, and a pocket reference card with instructions for what to do in the event of an atomic, biological or chemical weapons attack. There was never any cash, as there was nothing to buy at the station.
A team affiliated with Indiana Spirit of '45, an organization that honors and helps veterans, came across the wallet and tracked down Grisham. He was delighted to receive it:
“I was just blown away,” said Grisham, who lives in San Carlos with his wife of 18 years, Carole Salazar. “There was a long series of people involved who tracked me down and ran me to ground.
-via Debby Witt | Photo: Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego Union-Tribune
I want to run down this pic.twitter.com/gwC0r4bPnE
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) February 6, 2021
This looks like an amazing experience! Run over the wavy bridge until it's time to leap into the sea.
Many replies to the tweet point out annoyances like shattered noses and ankles. Well, YOLO. You can't make an omelet without breaking a few fibulas.
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Shall we take a trip to Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu? That's a hill on the North Island of New Zealand named after a Moari hero. There are various spellings, the shortest of which is 85 characters and the longest is 105 characters. Atlas Obscura reports that the name translates as follows:
the hill of the nose-flute playing by Tamatea - who was blown hither from afar, had a slit penis, grazed his knees climbing mountains, fell on the earth, and encircled the land - to his beloved
Ouch! That sounds painful.
I hate it when I skin my knees.
Photo: Archives of New Zealand
A razor has a blade and thus can be turned into a weapon. So how do you make a razor that can't be turned into a shank? You make it bright orange so that it's very visible and build in 8 fragile points which break apart if you apply pressure. It can't be opened, so there's no way to hide contraband inside.
Rain Noe of Core77 perused the online store of Bob Barker, a company that sells products made specifically for prison and jail environments. There are many adaptations that you might never think of, such as soft silicone chess pieces (so they can't be used as weapons), transparent toothpaste tubes, and transparent wind-up radios.
Cheryl Lee Myers, an artist in Cape Coral, Florida, makes a variety of uniquely surreal sculptures. I'm especially taken with her dioramas set inside split coconuts. What does this mysterious apothecary offer you from his laboratory?
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Kitty wants to join you at work, but your office furniture isn't always designed with cats' needs in mind. That's where designer Dan Devine comes in. His Ascend Desk makes it easy for cats to climb up to your level and lounge around.
To make the desk more comfortable, you can add carpeting. And there's even a built-in cat bed! The only feature that is missing is a litter pan.
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Just in case the purpose of helicopter skids is unclear, this HH-60G Pave Hawk in the US Air National Guard has footprints painted on its feet. This chopper is engaged in search and rescue training. Let us hope that the feet make it more visible to people in need of rescue.
-via Super Punch | Photo: Senior Airman Kelly Willett
