Category: Bizarre
Makin’ Meebas
[Found here.]
It’s All Mine
Mir Diamond Mine, Mirny, Yakutia, Russia.
At 3,900 feet in diameter and 1,722 feet deep , it’s one of the largest excavated holes in the world. It reportedly has its own weather system vortex due to temperature variations, and aircraft are forbidden to fly over it.
In the midst of the Siberian wilderness, there is a town known as Mirny, the only sign of humanity in a heavily forested landscape for miles around. Only a few full-time residents call the town home, all of whom live in a small community built on stilts to prevent the melted permafrost from flooding their homes in the spring.
Truthfully, the town of Mirny would be entirely unremarkable, save for one thing. There’s a giant hole in the middle of the town over 1,000 feet deep and over half a mile wide that churns out an unnatural and mysterious amount of diamonds. Oh, and it also sucks in anything that flies overhead.
Dorsiventral Hot Links
Darling Can’t You Tell, The Clusters (1958)
The Clusters were a popular teenage group from Brooklyn, and earned a spot on The Big Beat, Alan Freed’s short-lived television show. The following year, Darling Can’t You Tell scored No. 10 on the Regional Billboard charts.
Folding Miura [via Memo Of The Air].
There’s a railway in the crawl space.
Something’s odd about these celebrations.
“A potential bundle” [via The Feral Irishman].
Soviet propaganda posters [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image: Meatball martini found at Bits and Pieces.]
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El Planeta de las Space Bimbos Invasoras
Hump Hump Day 2025
Celebrate as your cultural heritage allows.
Poppin’ It
[Found here.]
Superbelts
[Found here. Click any image for full power.]
Acarophobic Hot Links
Satisfacción, Los Apson (1965)
Spanish cover of the Rolling Stones by Mexican band Los Apson of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The band was criticized for being malinchistas for performing rock and roll instead of ranchera music. Their biggest hit, Fuiste a Acapulco, was a comic ranchera song that topped the Mexican charts for six weeks in 1966.
Daddy! [via Everlasting Blört].
Porcapizza does Ray Charles.
Ravon Rhoden does Ray Charles.
The Khreshatyk Choir does Ray Charles.
Bob Riggles’ 2500HP rear-mounted hemi.
Homage to the Hinge [via Memo Of The Air].
Prayers for Bunkerville. He’s been fighting the covid for a month now.
[Top image found here. The mural commemorates the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.]
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Tacky Raccoons 