Of all the things in the endless universe that could have been painted, or could not have been painted, artist Roland Hicks chose chewing gum stuck to shoes as the subject matter of choice. The artist’s intelligence shows up in the mundane subject as well, but how weird is painting chewing gum stuck on shoes?
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Some people just can’t stop getting into popping pimples, black heads and zit. Weird habit, but people love to do it. Deciding there are quite a few people who do those things, and wouldn’t probably mind wearing repulsive jewelry, Etsy user Winona Johnson created the pimple popper ring. The pimple popper ring apparently is the first out of a range of skin themed jewelry that the Johnson intends to make.
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Putting to use almost all of the snail mail portfolio, artist Sandhi Schimmel Gold makes portrait mosaics from greeting cards, advertising pamphlets and the like.
As an even to promote the natural beauty of Chile, motocross rider Julio Munoz went packing with his bike off a 1000 meter high cliff. The 450cc bike was rigged with special cameras to capture the view, though it eventually did end up on the rocks. Munoz opened his parachute some 200 feet above the ground.
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Depending on how fiercely loyal you are to the operating system of your choice, these products from Swiss company Rösch should work just fine for your needs, or you could get the best of all worlds and use the three together. There’s the Linux washing powder, Micro&Soft fabric softener and Mac Oxi stain remover.
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Alex Eylar recreated the famous Obama situation room photo during the Osama bin Laden raid. The Lego situation room looks a lot more tense.
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Boris Bally makes chairs and tables out of traffic signs. Though recycled street signs make up a major part of his work, the artist also incorporates weapon parts and other found materials in his work. Edges of the furniture are rounded off for a smooth finish and avoided cuts. Since multiple signs may go into the construction of each piece, no two are alike.
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The adorable MrTedi, a.k.a the teddy bear for grown ups is made out of mens shirt.
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We know superheroes for the extreme action and adventure-filled life they live. But they do have another, more “normal” life as well, where they have to slug it out like us common folks. Of course, Spiderman and Superman can’t call in laundry to wash their superhero clothes, that would give out their secret. And then there are the monotonic daily tasks to do that superhero movies so easily glide over. This series of photographs by Gregg Segal puts superhero lives on a normal day into perspective. But why does Bruce Wayne need a scooter?
Photo manipulations by Salamagica, a studio founded by Ricardo Salamanca show the world in a retouched life. Weird things happen in that manipulated world, insects read porn and bears wear bear suits. Inception bears, if you will. Oh, and these are all fake, I can tell by the pixels!