Category:
Body
Body
Pierced Glasses
http://www.piercedglasses.com/
Posted By: mdb777 - Wed May 06, 2009 -
Comments (6)
Category: Body, Body Modifications
So, We Taste Like Bacon?
Ever wondered what human flesh would taste like but you've never been trapped in the Andes due to a horrific plane crash? Then this cute little robot has the answer. Designed by researchers in Japan, the Winebot is supposed to be for sorting different types of wine, cheese and hors d'oeuvres. But when a reporter placed his hand against the sensor, he was declared to be "bacon". Anyone care to confirm?
Posted By: Nethie - Mon May 04, 2009 -
Comments (7)
Category: Animals, Body, Cannibalism, Inventions, Robots
Penis Power
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 13, 2009 -
Comments (8)
Category: Body, Genitals, Sexuality, Television, Men, Women
The Sourtoe Cocktail Club
The rules for joining the Sourtoe Cocktail Club are simple. Go to the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon. While there consume any drink that has floating in it a severed human toe that has been dehydrated and preserved in salt. The bar conveniently keeps a supply of such toes. While consuming the drink, your lips must touch the toe. And that's it. You're a member of the club.The rules used to be a bit more strict. Namely, that the toe had to be floating in a beer glass full of champagne. But over the years they've relaxed that requirement.
If you're really brave, you can order a Five Toe Sourtoe Cocktail.
The tradition dates from 1973 when a dried up toe was discovered that, legend had it, belonged to a 1920s rum-smuggler named Louie Liken. What better use for the toe, the hotel figured, than to put it in a drink. Over the years the original toe was lost, but apparently it hasn't been hard to find replacements.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 03, 2009 -
Comments (6)
Category: Body, Food, Inebriation and Intoxicants
Beautiful Cervix
This sounds like the setup for a porn movie, but it's not:Every night, for 33 days, her boyfriend strapped on a head lamp, got out his camera, and photographed her cervix.
"O'Nell" got her boyfriend to photograph her cervix every day as "an exercise in body exploration." She then uploaded the results to the web. You can see the results here. I don't know if it's Not Safe for Work, but it's definitely Not Safe For Breakfast. O'Nell threatens that by Spring 2009 she hopes to have more women's cervices posted.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 19, 2009 -
Comments (13)
Category: Body, Genitals
RIP Lee Redmond’s Fingernails
Let's take a moment to mourn the end of Lee Redmond's nails. She was the Guinness record holder for having the longest fingernails on both hands, having not cut them since 1979. However, she was in an accident on Tuesday. She's injured, but okay. However, her nails broke off.You can see her below on the Ellen Show.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 13, 2009 -
Comments (5)
Category: Body, World Records
Follies of the Mad Men #54
Alex raised the topic of navels earlier, little knowing I had something of a similar nature in store!This is of course a famous and admittedly effective commercial. But we'll include it in our series of oddities for one trivial reason: no navels shown! In a commercial focusing on several bare stomachs!
It was all part of television broadcast standards back then, just as with the famous I Dream of Jennie prohibition against showing Barbara Eden's navel.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 05, 2009 -
Comments (4)
Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1960s
Weird Theory: Belly Buttons as a Sign of Mating Health
According to Dr. Aki Sinkkonen belly buttons are a sign of mating potential in fertile women:"the symmetry, shape, and position of umbilicus can be used to estimate the reproductive potential of fertile females, including risks of certain genetically and maternally inherited fetal anomalies."
The theory seems to be that if you've got problems as a fetus, somehow they're reflected in the shape of the belly button. And such problems may mean you're a less desirable mate later on in life.
So what does this say about supermodel Karolina Kurkova who reportedly has no belly button.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 04, 2009 -
Comments (5)
Category: Body, Weird Theory
Nose Bidets
A "nose bidet" (also known as a neti pot) is a device used for nasal irrigation. I'm not really sure how it works, but I think it involves pouring water into one nostril so that it comes out the other. Wikipedia reports that in some parts of India, this practice is as common as brushing one's teeth.But even better is the yogic nasal cleansing practice of Sutra Neti:
One end of a cord, or rubber catheter, is passed from the nose into the back of the throat where it is grabbed by the fingers and pulled out of the mouth. Holding the nose end of the cord with one hand and the mouth end with the other, the cord is gently pulled to and fro.
I already floss my teeth once a day. I don't think I need to floss my nose.
(The picture is from yoga-age.com)
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 02, 2009 -
Comments (1)
Category: Body, Hygiene
Freddy Flossisaurus
Cheap stuffed puppet: $10.00
Fake dentures from gag shop: $5.00
Toothbrush: $1.00
Total cost of teaching device: $16.00, max. And that's paying retail!
So why does Freddy Flossisaurus cost $316.00 at this medical-supply site!?!
[edit: checking back in 2012, it appears that Freddy is sadly no longer for sale. So I removed the link. -Alex]
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 31, 2008 -
Comments (4)
Category: Body, Education, Medicine, Toys
| Who We Are |
|---|
| Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1. Contact Us |