Awesome Weird

Tesla showed off a prototype of a new type of charger that uses snake-like appendage to automatically reach out towards a vehicle, and plug itself into the car’s charging port. Just add a few more arms, and you’ve got Doc Ock.

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Joel “Rathergood” Veitch, the man behind those awesomely weird Quizno’s commercials, decided to put on a backyard rodeo, in which the bucking broncos are replaced by snails. According to one commenter, the video is “historically accurate.”

A weird Japanese video in which they demonstrate how to turn vegetables into juice by setting off underwater explosions. The cool part is that the juice remains inside the veggies, as their innards are pulverized by the shockwave.

Blogger Jessica Gottlieb recently took a call from a telemarketer and recorded the entire conversation. Upon letting “Mark” know she was doing this, things got really weird, really fast. It’s so good, it’s already a meme. (Thanks Joe!)

This video purports to be from a series of 2003 experiments showing a fish that’s learned to play fetch just like a dog. The whole thing smells a little fishy to us, since the post links to a mysterious company called Phoenix Biogenic.

An unusual cover version of Queen’s classic Bohemian Rhapsody played on a 110-year-old Marenghi fairground organ, a mechanical instrument which plays music with pipes, percussion, and music recorded on punch cards.

For no particular reason, Xavier Michelides decided to face swap all of the flight crew in a Qantas flight safety video with his own mug. In the unlikely event that your female flight attendant has a beard, look for the nearest exit.

(Gross) One fine day with a woof and a purr… The guys from FoxADHD cause a little stir as they explore the science and ethical implications of one of the odder creations in the history of animation – CatDog.

Harley the Cockatoo loves to scream into her plastic cups. She’s already recorded six hit singles, including the catchy AAAAH!, the self-cover AAAAH! and her a capella death metal track Walkie Talkie Shriekie.

Belarusan folk band Stary Olsa performs truly unusual cover versions of popular rock tracks using medieval instruments, including lute, zither, bagpipes, and recorder. Here, they perform the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Californication.

Artist Jesse England created this rather silly device which, when placed on a turntable, uses vibrations to send music from a Bluetooth device through the needle of the record player – transforming any audio source into vinyl… ish.

Les Objets Volants performs Bach’s Prélude n°1 using quirky musical instruments – plastic tubes called Boomwhackers – which emit a note when hit. The sound is reminiscent of Blue Man Group, but thankfully there’s no blue makeup here.

Keep it weird with the latest in its series of offbeat “kids” videos, as the denizens of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared learn all about the digital world. What starts off as cute quickly turns into nightmare fuel as usual.

Just when you think you’ve heard every possible musical genre, someone comes around to shake things up. Mongolian throat singer Zorigoo performs this unique rap track, accompanied by Zaya. The closest thing we can think of is Shaggy.

This watch won’t help you tell time at all, but you’ll still have the coolest watch on the block – since yours will be a fully-functional (though very small) ant colony. Comes with sand, a feeding dropper, tweezers, and of course, five live ants.

(NSFW: Language) This is Mikey. He left college to become an unlikely hero. Don’t miss his story. Joe and Lloyd Stas’ bite-sized comedy is like a teaser for Napoleon Dynamite, if it was written and directed by Wes Anderson.

(NSFW: Language) Mike Lars White’s award-winning short film is a hilariously weird take on the awkwardness men face when having to stand inches apart at public urinals, and the strange consequences of one man’s trepidations.

Perhaps the most ridiculous invention to hit the running scene ever, the Tomatan is a robot that athletes can strap to themselves so they can eat tomatoes while distance running. A silly promo gimmick for Japanese food company Kagome.

Pretend to be a doting dad while you’re really getting your drink on, thanks to this whacked out insulated drink flask disguised as a baby. We’re going to guess this was one of those Brilliant Ideas Had While Stoned.

Not to be outdone by Wendy’s classic training videos, McDonald’s created this cheesetastic Michael Jackson inspired video to motivate its employees to keep the joint clean. An oddly appropriate companion piece to Weird Al’s Eat It.

Darren Wallace must have had some time (and drugs) on his hands when he decided to take the trailer for Jurassic World and rework it in the weirdest possible way. All we know is that it’s got velociraptors on motorcycles.

With country star Blake Shelton as its guest host, Saturday Night Live had the perfect opportunity to create this uplifting ditty. Listen y’all to this story of “hope in the form of a little ol’ dirty boot.”