Ripley's Believe It or Not!

40 Foot Twisty Slide Is Made of Win

Brie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:13:33 +0000

I feel like the airports in the United States are totally hosing passengers with their lack of completely amazing 40 foot slides, like this one in Singapore’s Changi Airport. If you spend $22 in the airport, you get two free ride tokens on the Slide@T3, and you too can zip down at 19 feet per second. Source

Flylashes

Marcie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:51:47 +0000

Yes, you read that right…FLY LASHES!!! British artist Jessica Harrison created false eye lashes with FLY LEGS. How many dead flies did it take for this look? I bet you won’t find a make up guru on you tube giving a tutorial on this look!

I can’t even look at this pic without getting queasy! Jessica definitely has a unique point of view. You can check out more of her art on her site HERE.

Car Stashes

Marcie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:44:08 +0000

Ok, so last week we saw the car lashes, now we can show you the car stashes:

Mustaches seem to be all the rage and we are seeing them pop up on all kinds of consumer products, tees, mugs, tattoos you name it! You can find these cool car stashes at Urban Outfitters.

Oh, and here are those cute car lashes if you didn’t catch them on our Facebook Page last week. (You should totally like us if you don’t already!!)

I am really digging the crystal embellished car lashes:

Crab Invasion!

Marcie — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:37:31 +0000

On Christmas Island, a remote island northwest of Australia, 150 Million crabs migrate to the beach to lay their eggs. This happens every year, and the locals have learned to live among the crabs, on the streets, on the golf courses, EVERYWHERE! So then…EACH female gives birth to 100,000 baby crabs! My head is starting to itch! The streets are completely covered in red!! It is insane!!! You must watch this video!

13 Crashes in 13 Months

Marcie — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:10:29 +0000

11foot8.com is a website dedicated to an intersection in Duram, NC. From April 2008 to May 2009, 13 trucks crashed into this railroad trestle. It got so bad that an impact beam had to be installed to protect the overpass. Crashes happen so frequently that it has already been replaced once! Hopefully some truckers read Ripleys.com and will become aware of the Gregson Street Railroad Trestle. In the meantime, check out 13 crashes in 13 months:

Source: copyright Jürgen Henn – 11foot8.com

Hopefully some truckers read Ripleys.com and will become aware of the Gregson Street Railroad Trestle. In the meantime, check out 13 crashes in 13 months:

Armless Pianist

Brie — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:03:07 +0000

23 year old pianist Liu Wei’s arms were amputated after a childhood accident and he now plays the piano with his toes. Liu became a hit when he performed on “China’s Got Talent,”

Inside the Vault with the Lizardman

Otelo — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:49:59 +0000

$250,000 Dormice Bridges

Brie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:49:11 +0000

A new bypass in South Wales features three bridges for the dormouse population. The bridges were built for the low low price of $290,000 and are to protect the creatures from having to play a furry version of Frogger.
Sources: Daily Mail and Gizmodo

You have to be darn cute to earn your own bridge.

Awesome fire tornado

Otelo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:18:15 +0000

In a scene that looks like something straight out of the Book of Revelation, brushfires in Brazil combined with strong wind gusts to spark a tornado of fire. The bizarre weather event trailed flames in its wake as it touched down in the town of Aracatuba and around its surrounding countryside.

Source

What’s Cooking Under The Sea

Brie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:09:13 +0000

Check out this video of an abandoned rice cooker guarded by a large crab 1256m below the sea surface. Anyone else have the Sponge Bob theme song stuck in their head?