Atypical Events

Porta Potty Paradise

Posted by jessie under Amusement, Museums, Parties

As summer is about half way over, you have probably had the chance to take at least one vacation, trip to the beach, or some awesome outdoor event or concert. It is no doubt then, that you have been one of the lucky to find yourself searching for a place to relieve yourself when finally coming across the dreaded porta potty.

Do all porta potty experiences have to be so dreadful and bland? What if porta potties were exciting and fun?

We’ve compiled a list of some of the craziest, bizarre and most aesthetically-pleasing potties you’ll encounter. These aren’t your atypical run-of-the-mill green or blue porta potties.These beautiful porta potties were designed by former Benneton ad guru Oliviero Toscani, and made by the Italian porta-potty company Sebach.

Sebach is also the sponsor for the dream toilet design competition.

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Museums: The Strange and Weird

Posted by jessie under Amusement, Museums

Museums can be educational, informative, fascinating, and occasionally very weird. Below are some that range from completely bizarre to flat-out grotesque, so you might not want to read on if you are squeamish or sitting down for lunch.

The Mutter Museum

The secret tumor of Grover Cleveland, the thorax of John Wilkes Booth and a really big 9-foot colon are just a few of the wonders that you can expect to encounter at Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum, a museum of historical pathology containing about 20,000 fluid-preserved anatomical and pathological specimens, models, medical instruments, and memorabilia of famous scientists and physicians.

See the “Soap Lady”—the body of a woman who died of Yellow Fever during the 19th century that turned into soap due to the chemical properties of the soil she was buried in.

Then there’s the huge 9-foot colon of a man who took a dump only once a month for his whole life until he died. It is perhaps no great surprise that he only lived into his late 20s.

If that wasn’t enough for you, there are skeletons of a giant and a midget, various skull collections, the brains of epileptics and a murderer, and drawers filled with objects removed from the windpipes of choking people.

Feast your eyes on a plaster cast of the conjoined twins Chang and Eng, various baby deformities and many more displays that will fascinate you and make you feel totally creeped-out.
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