Clowns

Geek Out

These Are The Most Horrible Clowns I’ve Seen

12:20PM November 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Somebody in Hungary thought that designing high voltage towers in a shape that vaguely resembles a clown is a good idea. As if high voltage towers and their potential cancer-inducing powers weren’t terrifying enough. Somebody needs to get fired. More »


Entertainment

The Secrets Behind Popular Circus Acts

10:40AM December 1, 2010 | Jill Harness - Neatorama

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While we don’t recommend running into your backyard and trying to recreate silly circus routines on your own, it’s still fascinating to know the basic methods behind the tricks. So here are the “secrets” behind some popular circus acts. More »


Entertainment

Mexican Clown Threatens Twitter Impersonators

1:20PM October 6, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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This is Brozo the Creepy Clown, a television host on the Spanish language Televisa network. Apparently he gets very upset when people impersonate his co-host Marissa Rivera on Twitter. So upsetm in fact, that he threatens to come after them. More »


Mobile

Study Says Most Mobile Phone Users Are Too Distracted To Notice A Clown On A Unicycle

1:20PM October 20, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Clowns are scary to some, but apparently they’re invisible to most mobile phone users. According to a study involving a unicycle, a clown, and 150 college students, mobile phone users were half as likely as others to notice a red-nosed, unicycle rider. More »


Science

Clown Returns From Space Followed By A Martian Dwarf Troupe

12:12AM October 13, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I hate clowns. Clowns rich enough to buy a ticket to ride to the International Space Station? I loathe them with a vengeance. Well, the only clown in space—Guy Laliberte—hard landed on Earth at 8.31am today, Moscow time. More »


Warning: This Image Will Give You Insomnia For A Month

9:00AM October 3, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Dearly beloved, this is the scariest piece of pseudo-art ever. Please don’t zoom if you want to sleep tonight. Or tomorrow. Or next week. Heck, you will be lucky if you can sleep before Halloween. Holy Batman. More »


Gadgets

Crazy Singing Clown Urinal Makes Us Go HAHAHAARRGHHSTOPDOINGTHAT!

10:56PM March 5, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

This Japanese mechanical urinal in Osaka is an all-laughing, all-singing clown with a huge mouth. Yes, you read that well: it sings and moves up and down as you pee in it. And it has teeth. I know. After seeing it in action, I found it so wrong on so many levels that I had to put the video after the jump for other sensitive souls like me.

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