Weird Universe Weblog

Banksy’s Meat

2010-03-14T13:24:00Z

Just Passin’ Through

2010-03-14T04:59:00Z

Pictured above is the Gate Tower Building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. The tennent for the 5th-7th floors of the 16 floor structure is the Hanshin expressway. Reminds me of part of a children's song, 'Can't go over it, can't go under it, gotta go through it."
http://caveviews.blogs.com/cave_news/unusual_news_stories/index.html

Professor Music’s Weird Links (again, singular)

2010-03-14T01:00:00Z

Since you enjoyed ekranoplanes so much, here's the Mother Lode.

14 People in a Smart Car

2010-03-13T22:45:00Z

I remember the good old days when a Volkswagen Beetle was the standard, but now it's official -- get 16 people in a Smart Car and you may break the world record.

Here's a shot of the world's smallest car, which is street approved and goes about 40 mph. At 52 inches long, not much back seat action is going to happen in this car.

This tiny car is officially known as the Peel 50 (about 50 were built) and has two front wheels and one in back.

World Record Bamboo Dance

2010-03-13T15:04:00Z

Watch this video. Now picture ten thousand people doing it simultaneously.

Teeth Cleaning

2010-03-13T03:00:00Z

At the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland a number of visitors were charmed and amazed today. In an enclosure housing a zebra and a mother and baby hippopotamus the strangest thing was observed. The mother hippo opened her mouth wide and allowed the zebra to reach his head in and clean her teeth. This went on for 15 minutes while visitors observed and took pictures. Never once did the hippo attempt to harm the zebra and the zebra showed no fear while his head was in her mouth. The second link has more pictures.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/162634/Zebra-and-hippo-Open-wide-and-I-ll-clean-your-teeth
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1257204/Zebra-puts-head-hippos-mouth--escapes-unhurt-cleaning-predators-teeth.html

Just Imagine!

2010-03-12T13:31:00Z

I can almost believe that I myself, starting from scratch and given several years, might be able to handcraft the 433 parts of a 1940s phone and assemble them into a working unit.

But how could I build the billion-dollar computer-chip fabrication plant in order to create one chip or hard-drive for an iPhone?

Professor Music’s Weird Link (Singular)

2010-03-12T02:10:00Z

Some Weerdos disdain the terseness of my Postings.

Therefore, I present:

The People's Glorious Death-to-the-Capitalist-running-dog-boot-licking-lackey-tools-of-the-Wall Street-Imperialist-war-mongers-who-wallow-in-the-honest-sweat-of-the-enslaved-masses Flying (maybe) Boat-Tank-Attack Bomber-Torpedo Launcher of the Soviet Socialist Republics!!!

Bonus loquacity

Anna Nicole

2010-03-12T01:38:00Z

February 17, 2011 an opera about Anna Nicole's life will debut at the Royal Opera House in the UK. It was co-written by one of the creators of Jerry Springer The Opera. Wait, there was a Jerry Springer opera?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7414740/Anna-Nicole-Smiths-life-to-be-turned-into-opera.html

Car Keys

2010-03-11T22:30:00Z

A car covered completely in computer keyboard keys, sounds cool doesn't it? Looks cool too! There's not alot of information about the car. It was spotted and photographed in California.
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/the-ultimate-geek-car/

updated with smaller picture

The Trembling Veil of Bones

2010-03-11T13:55:00Z

I can't find any info on when the full-length version of this cartoon will debut, but the trailer sure looks weird enough to intrigue me!

It’s Not Good To Be A British Patient

2010-03-11T03:13:00Z

Belinda Waite, 21, of Bampton, England had a rough 9 months leading up to February 6th of this year. She was in and out of the hospital with diagnoses of irritable bowel syndrome and gout. Finally, on the 6th of last month, doctors told her she was 3 months pregnant. They sent her home telling her to make an appointment for a prenatal check up. Just 3 hours later she was brought back to the hospital by her husband where she gave birth to an 8 pound 4 ounce baby girl, Louise. Can't get them all right I guess.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/03/10/Its-pregnancy-not-gout-woman-shocked/UPI-64531268265526/

picture from yahoo images

HEAD-lines

2010-03-10T22:44:00Z

Thomas Alan Heugel, 56, of Sparta, Michigan was running a business out of his home. Not usually a problem, but Mr. Heugel was passing himself off as Dr. Heugel and doing circumcisions. Yes, he was doing home circumcisions as well as peircings and massages. Jeff Foxworthy once remarked about there being some things you just shouldn't look for a bargain on I think this qualifies.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2010/03/08/13151376-qmi.html

In Sweden a couple of cops thought it would be funny to rub their penises on the steering wheel, gear shift, radio, and other surfaces in a cruiser that a female co-worker drives. Then an hour into her shift they called her and told her they did it. To be fair, this particular practical joke is apparently so popular over there that it has it's own name, ollning or 'bell ending'. They probably shouldn't have blogged about it though.
http://www.thelocal.se/25436/20100309/

And in California a 17 year old showed up at the hospital with a gun shot wound. He shot himself in the testicles, then got rid of the gun before going for help. He's not being cooperative with the police, but I guess he does have a reason to be in a bad mood.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14519745?source=most_viewed

God Made Me Do It

2010-03-10T15:17:00Z

If this book is not pure catnip for us WU-vies, I'm not sure what is. Here's the product description from the link to the right:

Does God, in His infinite wisdom, convince people to get rid of their car insurance? Does He encourage cannibalism? Does the God of more than six billion people actually have time to root for the Minnesota Vikings?

According to some, yes. How do they know? God told them. Luckily, God also told Marc Hartzman to write this book, a collection of the most shocking, absurd, and hilarious things people have ever claimed God asked them to do, and to present them for your pure reading enjoyment.

Including:

* The man that God told to perform surgery on himself
* God's generous offer to miraculously fill his believer's gas tank
* The fateful day God (assumedly feeling nostalgic for his teen years) asked a man to TP a police station
* The woman God instructed to direct traffic—topless
* And, sadly, many more

Window Cleaner Amuck

2010-03-10T15:11:01Z

Remember when Daffy Duck got erased by a giant pencil? I'm sure that's the real explanation of what happened to this fellow.