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Entries Tagged as 'Weird'

Going Both Ways

June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

This is one of the more amazing things I’ve ever seen in a baseball game. What happens when a switch hitter takes on a switch pitcher?
Well, they switch gloves and sides of the plate, they get angry at each other, one of the managers comes out on the field, and the ump has no idea […]

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Tags: Baseball · Weird

Mysterious Death of Model, or Maybe Prostitute, Shocks Korea/China

April 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Odd story here. Let’s start with the death of a Chinese woman in Guangzhou, China early this month. Local police believes she was a sex worker, but now it seems she may not have been.
Also in the room; three South Korean men working for an unnamed South Korean airline. The woman, Tan Jing, 24, was found sometime […]

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Tags: Sex Scandals of Asia · Weird

Pain Girl

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

 
 Simroid is a robot designed to help dental students improve on their patient communication skills. The video below is an interview with Dr. Naotake Shibui of the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, who helped develop the Simroid.
According to the interview, Simroid is modeled after a 28-year-old woman, and her fear of dentists and sensitivity to pain have […]

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Tags: Culture · Weird

A Cure For Athletes Tentacle

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

I probably shouldn’t get too far into the various reasons I like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOILokbSwAQ

From Pink Tentacle

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Tags: Culture · Weird

But Are Those Flower Hand Thingys Warm and Soft?

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Damn the modern age. Here’s just one more example that robots are stealing jobs away from humans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jcstZbBTVA

I give you the Breast Massage Robot, developed by Beijing’s BUBBY Robot Technologies Co. The company is currently looking for investors by the way, citing the following attainable health benefits for women who purchase (or have one purchased — […]

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Tags: Uncategorized · Weird

Put it Next to the Locks of Wayne Rooney’s Hair

February 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine the deep sense of honor and accomplishment felt by Manchester United marketing director Rob James as he’s presented with this framed gold-plated rendering of Man U midfielder Park Ji-sung’s feet by of Manchester United F&B Korea’s Kim Chi-gon.Put that right up on the mantle Mr. James.
Also, it should be noted that the Korean guy’s […]

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Tags: Weird

The Real Gyro Ball?

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Maybe this is the mysterious gyro ball Dice-K supposedly throws… 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jlCDsLmj-g

(From TV in Japan)

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Tags: Baseball · Weird

Are You A Frustrated GM Trying To Find A Top Starter?

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Relax. Things Could Be Worse.

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Tags: Weird