Wow, I was deeply disturbed by this. It was enough to share it with all of you too, but remember, some things, even if they are safe for viewing at work, can still scar your retina. That's the only warning you'll get.
Showing posts with label WTF Fridays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WTF Fridays. Show all posts
Saturday, December 5, 2009
WTF Friday: You Can't Unsee Anything
Friday, November 6, 2009
WTF Fridays: Welcome to my Study
Truly some videos fitting of today's theme! The wife was working at her university job when her supervisor said that before she could continue, she had to watch these "studies." She found them hilarious, she shared them with me, and now, I'm doing you all the same pleasure. Enjoy them!
Welcome to my Study Video 1
Welcome to my Study Video 4
That's just a sampling of the great oddities in store with this series! I hope you'll watch them all and become just as disturbed as I have become.
Friday, October 9, 2009
WTF Friday! Spiders and Priapism?
Traveling the wide world of Reddit can be at times fascinating, at times disturbing, but always enjoyable to the last drop! Today, I was perusing their pages when I came across a link to this Wikipedia page for the Brazilian wandering spider (a.k.a. the armed spider a.k.a. the banana spider). Although one of their nicknames is the banana spider, the editor over at Wikipedia warns that they are "not to be confused with the relatively harmless species of the genus Nephila."
Of particular mention is the species P. nigriventer which contains a very strong neurotoxin known as PhTx3. Fortunately these spiders, like most spiders, developed mouths for small prey instead of tastier morsels like us humans. However, if you a potent enough dose of PhTx3 were introduced into your system, your death would be imminent without medical care.
First, you might lose some muscle control and have a few breathing problems, both of which increase as time progresses; however, before paralysis sets in, you discover just how much intense pain your body is capable of handling as it shoots throughout your entire system "due to an excitatory effect the venom has on [your] serotonin 5-HT4 receptors of sensory nerves."
Finally, if paralysis doesn't set in fast enough, priapism can set in, lasting hours, which can lead to impotence (if you're lucky enough to survive of course). What?! For a good time, call P. nigriventer? It's faster than Viagra and no awkward side effects! That's just messed up. What kind of cross-wired mumbo jumbo happens in the body to say, "oh, I'm in excrutiating pain, I need an erection?!" Remind me to keep a healthy distance from any spiders from now on. In fact, I think I'll just call off my friendship with any critters that use neurotoxins. I'm looking at you Dendroaspis sp. And familyTetraodontidae? Yep you too, but hey, we had a great run!
I guess, if I were to call this leaving you on a good note, there are currently scientists study P. nigriventer's chemical Tx2-6 for use in combating impotence and erectile dysfunction. Ladies and gentlemen, there's your silver lining!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Continued WTF this Friday!
Wow, so this gem comes from the blog FY where their tag line is "The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous." Well, this definitely feeds the brain.
The fish, I believe (according to Wikipedia), is a spotted rose snapper and that beauty of a parasite in its mouth is Cymothoa exigua. This little guy swims into the fish's mouth through a gill, attaches itself to the tongue, and through the use of its claws on the front three leg pairs, it feeds off of the host's blood until eventually the fish tongue becomes so atrophied that it falls off.
This is where the cool part happens. The parasite then attaches itself to fish with claws via the base of the former tongue. The fish can then use the parasite just like a regular tongue, and it is believed that there is no further damage inflicted to the host as the parasite now feeds off either the host's blood or off of the fish's mucus. Pretty interesting, no?
WTF Friday!: Screaming Woman, Running Man
This is a great video. Apparently, some small town incident near a bar brought out the reporters, and this lady is trying to get her 15 minutes of fame. Then some man ruins her day. Her solution? Run after him screaming. It's hilarious; I couldn't stop laughing! Enjoy!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Another Few WTF Moments for an Extra WTF Friday!
Wow, apparently there were a couple of other things that decided to come across my desk and computer that literally beg to be shared with you. This first is a video of an Asian gentleman playing the bass guitar to a strange song in an equally peculiar outfit. You might just laugh a bit.
Wow...
This next bit of WTF content isn't designed so much for entertainment, but I couldn't help letting out a small "heh" when I read it. You see, Circuit City may have gone up and bust, but those guys will get their settlement money any way possible, and this includes giving up the information on their some 30 million customers. The contact information for these customers is being sold to the highest bidder in an auction along with the company's other intellectual property including their brand firedog.
So what's included in this information on the customers? Apparently it's "essentially a mailing list" of all their past customers. If you ever filled out a form or gave your name and phone number, you're probably on the list. Ah well, with all the big brother junk going on and the increasing lack of privacy, this is just another link in the ever tightening chain. What's one more link right?
WTF! Fridays
How is it that I always find these stories on news websites from the U.K. before I see it from a U.S. news source (and sometimes I only see it from the U.K. sources)? Either way, the picture below is the Mall of the Americas in Miami, FL. It looks like a nice enough place, and there seems to be a certain charm running about the place, right?
Who would have thought then that this mall would be the tragic location where a 43-year-old woman chose to set herself aflame. For roughly three minutes, shoppers watched in horror as the woman lit fire to herself, eventually suffering major third degree burns on over three quarters of her body as she walked around. Three others received minor injuries trying to aid in putting out the fire.
Of course this was a horrible incident, and I could never imagine becoming so desperate or depressed to do something like this to myself. However, I understand where she or someone else like her might come from...loneliness, depression, or self-loathing is not an easy topic to deal with on a personal level. In fact, many times, the very people we talk to and see on a daily basis may suffer quietly, not wanting to burden others.
But you see, that is exactly what friends and loved ones are for. Those are the few people with who you can be yourself. You can moan and groan and complain to them when no one else would want to listen. So, next time you're talking with someone, be a bit more sympathetic and smile or go a bit out of your way to show a small bit of kindness.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
WTF Friday: Belated
Wow, so yeah, I'm catching up on some updates, but this is some crazy taxidermy stuff!! Now, as far as the whole "stuffing of animals" goes, I'm alright as long as it's not a close pet. If it's a deer head, or for some exhibit, that's alright, but the moment someone stuffs Fluffy or Fido, I'm creeped out...until I came across this website which contained the following exhibits and more. Much more. Only go if you can hold your lunch down and don't mind getting creeped out a bit although I guess it is a bit funny that the site is named Crappy Taxidermy. Have to give them that much!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
WTF Fridays!
This a fun WTF Friday entry after the last one. It's a great video and shows the power of dance! But, really, what starts as one guy's crazy fun grows slowly to two, then three, and then the crowd just begins clumping larger and larger into one large dance party! It's just great that it started with the one guy who was just out to have a good time!
Friday, July 17, 2009
WTF Fridays!
Well, it's a bit late in the day, but I've still made it with less than four hours until midnight (CST). As for today's entry, well, I had to read it a couple of times to let it sink in, but I'm still in a bit of shock. That being said, here is the link to the story. I just really can't believe this really happened...wow.
Anyway, a couple in Westwego, LA (just outside of New Orleans) lost their three-month-old child yesterday to rats. Apparently the police report hundreds of bites all over the infant's body and rat tracks on the baby's bed sheets in blood. Scary and horrifying, but I'm not sure that the rats actually were the killing culprit because the parents reported to not hear any screams which should have been heard had the baby been alive. Additionally, having dealt with animals and quite a few rodents, they don't usually act like this unless there is nothing else to eat or the baby were already dead. Either way, this is definitely a sad time for this family. The hospital has not yet officially released a cause of death, but I'll be keeping tabs on this story.
| Rat-bitten baby's mother tells her story |
I truly hope that the police and city officials can get to the bottom of this to protect the neighborhood and prevent something else like this from happening. Additionally, Child Services has taken the couple's other child from them for the duration of the investigation, but I really can't imagine a parent willingly allowing this to happen. Hopefully not. Leia Mais…
Friday, July 10, 2009
WTF Fridays!
Wow, this artwork by Sheharzad Arshad is both creepy and hilarious! It is truly something worth your time to check out, especially for a Friday! Below I have included a couple of examples that are quite unusual, but the artist has a great imagination for other fairy tales as well!
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