13OctWeird and wonderful websites

What Storm Troopers do on Their Day Off

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What Storm Troopers do on Their Day Off is a wonderful collection of photographs incorporating humour, plenty of imagination and neat photography. As the site´s creator points out; ´Stormtroopers aren´t fighting battles every day like you see in Star Wars films´ Obviously not!

Barack Obama riding Unicorns

Dan Lacey´s collection of paintings featuring US President, Barack Obama, riding unicorns in the buff – tastefully done mind – could be described as ´unique. ´ The one featuring Obama, Stalin and Hugh Laurie is especially evocative.

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The people at Print Magazine like coming up with creative concepts and have published a number of designs theorising how marijuana might be packaged if sold in the US. With voices in California suggesting the State could raise much-needed taxes through legalisation, not such a far-out concept.

First World War US Patriotism

Arthur S. Mole was an English artist who gained fame during the First World War, by photographing tens of thousands of US servicemen, arranged to form massive patriotic images. The US Shield alone required 25,000 troops – a complex and impressive feat.

Toilet Graffiti

While toilet graffiti is often puerile and offensive, you do occasionally come across inspiring offerings. As one scribbler muses: ´Since writing on toilet walls is done neither for critical acclaim, nor financial rewards, it if the purest form of art. discuss.’

Stryrofoam Art

Art comes in all shapes and sizes, and Cheeming Boey uses a Sharpie to graft his art onto the humble Styrofoam cup. What began as a hobby in 2006 has since turned into a profitable business, his beautifully crafted cups now fetching considerable sums.

Origami For Bankers

Artist Won Park has created animals, objects and other structures in remarkable detail through the manipulation of various paper currencies from around the world. You could say it´s a form of origami for bankers.

Gut-busting Recipes

A collection of gut-busting recipes accompanied with pictures, including the Strudel Circus Stack: Nutella and strawberry jam sandwiched between two Toaster Strudel Pastries, topped with icing, cherry filling, whipped cream, sprinkles and a drizzle (yes, just a drizzle) of honey.

Careful With The Neon

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Neon lighting is a great asset to any business wanting to attract customers once darkness descends, but a few blown out bulbs here and there can radically alter the message. After all, you don’t really want the G to go in Black Angus Steakhouse.

Flags Made Out of Food

To celebrate and promote the Sydney International Food Festival, a series of international flags have been recreated using food. Not only are the flags for each participating country clearly recognisable, they are composed of popular delicacies from that nation.



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