Fogonazos: Kolmanskop, a ghost town buried in the sand:
“Within two years, a town, complete with a casino, school, hospital and exclusive residential buildings, was established in the barren sandy desert.”
Why does this look so weird? Maybe it’s because we’re so good at identifying faces quickly that when there’s something not right about it, we get this jarring reaction inside. It’s a face, but not a face.
Mouth Eyes Pictures - Strange Mouth Eyes Pics:
“When it comes to horror images, one of the most disturbing depictions of human face is with mouths in the place of eyes - such illustrations are favorite of many horror books”
Geek About » Top 17 Most Bizarre Sights on Google Earth:
“But what about the things you weren’t supposed to see, the freaks of camera? Here are 17 of the most bizarre sights for you to laugh at, complete with lat/lons and (where possible) KMLs. Enjoy.”
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Positively Boschian.
Hybrid carp with “human faces” - Boing Boing:
“A Korean newscast reports on a hybrid breed of carp with “human faces.” Not exactly human, but helllp-meeee freaky Fly enough to give me the willies.”
I think I’ve posted some of these pictures before, but I like this kind of thing.
Web Urbanist » 7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: Lost Caverns and Buried Cities:
“Humans burrow into the Earth out of anything from necessity to superstition, driven by coincidence or coerced by circumstance. Without further ado, here are seven more underground wonders of the world.”
Indeed, very Bosch-like.
Boris Artzybasheff: Monstrous Anthropomorphised Machines:
“Striking” is putting it mildly. If I had to describe his work I think I would describe it as being that of a twentieth century Hieronymus Bocsh. There are three separate galleries, and almost every image is a winner, so make sure to look through them all.”
Picture above is “Radio Propaganda” (1941, I think). More Artzybasheff links here.
Pretty odd. A gorilla plays the drums. What was the point? I can think of two.
Firstly, generate immediate interest. Easy. We’re all talking about it right now.
Secondly, (and with a little more subtlety, and a longer lasting effect) I believe it is an attempt at a kind of Pavlovian association. Like Adam Curry used to do on his Daily Source Code. He’d belch and then say “Senseo”. After hearing this a few times, whenever someone belched you’d think of a Senseo coffee machine.
Great - so whenever you see a gorilla playing drums you think of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk? Well, yes and no. More likely that whenever you hear the iconic drum fill from “In The Air Tonight” you’ll think about it. Or whenever you talk about any odd advert, this one will figure somewhere in your thoughts. The image does not matter. It just has to be memorable, unambiguous and therefore easily associated.
Either that or its all humbug. You decide.
It’s easy to forget that once, these giants were seen as the future for commercial passenger airlines. Nice, eerie pictures.
Pity they were full of hydrogen.
Fogonazos: Zeppelins over Manhattan:
“Zeppelins reached their zenith at the beginning of the 1930s, when the airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg operated regular transatlantic flights between Germany and both North and South America. Zeppelins flew frequently over Manhattan, as silent monsters floating over the skyscrappers.”
No, I’m not talking about the musical. Yes, it’s as scary as the title sounds. Really.
We’re talking artificial friends, if you get my drift. Sort of like the character “Priss” in Blade Runner. But less animated.
It’s like a car crash- you’ve just got to watch it.
Top 10 Most Bizarre Videos - The List Universe:
“In a recent journey through YouTube and Google Videos, I put together a list of the top ten most bizarre. The first video will give you nightmares. If anyone knows what the hell the second one is, let me know.”
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