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Weird Things Live: Hunting the Night Creeper
Weird Things Live: Hunting the Night Creeper from Andrew Mayne on Vimeo. Last Monday night in front of a live internet audience we set out to solve the mystery of the Night Creeper. Ghost? Frogman? Or something else? Although we’re pretty...
Join Us For The Quest for Houdini!
This Halloween Weird Things and the James Randi Educational Foundation will try to make contact with the ghost of Houdini! Details to follow… iTricks.com Magic News, Magic Videos and Podcasts » Blog Archive » This Halloween: Mayne,...
Show Us Your Weird!
Remember that time you went to take a photo and when you looked at it your iMac screen mysteriously shown through your body as if you were an ephemeral spirit because deep down your souls are intertwined? I do. Got a weird photo? Send it...
The Ten Worst Cliches About Vampire Films From Folks Who Just Watched Hundreds
Few people on Earth have watched as many vampire films over the past few weeks as the hard-working staff of the 2009 Vampire Film Festival. While they prepare to descend onto New Orleans October 23rd for a four day celebration of...
Doll’s Eyes Are The Weirdest Plant In The World
Thanks to everyone for showing up to our Weirdest Thing In The World livestream including Brian Brushwood and Brett “Amtrekker” Rounsaville. Find out how Doll’s Eyes became our champion. Part I Part II
Adventures In Bigfoot Country: Shot Glasses, Civil Rights & Burgers
Brett “Amtrekker” Rounsaville is an adventurous man who recently completed a journey whereby he had to tackle 50 life goals before returning home. Read more at Amtrekker.com. He is a special reporter for Weird Things. After nearly two...
Doctored Pictures, UFOs & Sore Jaws: Top 5 Moon Landing Hoax Videos
The Apollo 11 moon landing happened 40 years ago toady, or as 6% of the country believe according to a new survey, one of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated hoodwinked the world at large. Here are five videos that help document the...
Creepy Robot YouTube Megamix!
Robots will one day, systematically, dismantle humanity. Our cries for mercy falling on the literal tin ears of our vengeful creations. But until that time, they’ll settle for creeping us the hell out. Join us and we take a walk through a...
So, You Want To Hunt Bigfoot? A Few Tips
Bart Cutino works with the Bigfoot Field Researcher Organization as well as the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers. He made headlines with his claim that he came face to face with the creature during one hunt. He offers you, the...
Saturn’s Persistent Hexagon
Saturn’s North Pole (Cassini-Huygens, 2007 and 2008) In November 1980, planetary scientists eagerly examined transmissions received from the Voyager 1 spacecraft as it sped past Saturn. And with good reason! Amid those transmissions was...
Is this the ultimate weapon for the inevitable Terminator: Salvation robot apocalypse?
Preparing for the inevitable Terminator: Salvation robot apocalypse a five part series We here at Weird Things aren’t just committed to telling you about all the weird things going on in your world, we’re here to do something about it! As...
Making Star Trek Possible: Warp speed without the warp drive
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… Probably the most fascinating idea that Star Trek popularized was the idea of a warp drive. This was a concept from golden age sci-fi that went mainstream...
Making Star Trek Possible: The Humanoid Problem
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… In an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation called the “The Chase” a long running problem in Star Trek was finally solved – Why do all the aliens in...
Making Star Trek Possible: Practical Time Travel
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… Time Travel stories generally suck. There are some noteworthy exceptions – specifically stories that deal with the problems of time travel and not just...
Making Star Trek Possible: Mind melding and ESP
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… An important part of the Star Trek mythos is the idea of mind-to-mind contact. Spock uses this to probe other people’s minds and even transplant his entire...
Making Star Trek Possible: 5 methods for non-quantum teleportation
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… The transporters in Star Trek are an exciting concept. Recent developments in quantum physics have made the possibility of teleporting matter a theoretical...
Chicago’s Mysterious Bubbling Creek
Bubbly Creek looks placid enough in the photo above, but its shallow depths hold a gruesome secret. This small section of the Chicago River was named Bubbly Creek because of the bubbling gas coming off the riverbed below that has been...