The strangest hobbies. Hobbies
How do we find our life's work? Not the demanding job that our parents prepared us for or that we took out of necessity. And that very thing – ours and no one else’s – that makes us happy? What fills our lives with color and joy so much that we begin – through the creations of our own hands – to bring these feelings into the lives of others?
For some, this is a national tradition that obliges men to wield a brush as skillfully as a sword. Someone, with a hammer and nails in their hands, suddenly discovers a creative streak in themselves. And someone, having tried a thousand things in his life, suddenly by chance, perhaps in a dream, sees his future products and the craft that he has to master. We can remember many stories about how people discovered amazing talents in themselves. But we will tell you only about a few and, perhaps, they will help you come to your big and real passion.
Wire sculptures
Sculptor and artist Derek Kinzett became famous thanks to his unusual hobby. He creates sculptures from steel wire that from a distance resemble stone statues. It takes him about 60 hours of work to weave one product. And if the sculpture contains many details, then this time doubles.
Derek says that his childhood memories prompted him to this type of activity: as a child he loved to visit Dodington Park, filled with statues.
The art of real men
It’s hard to believe, looking at the delicate and unusual paintings of plants, that oshibana is the oldest Japanese art of the samurai. Mastering it was considered as important as wielding a sword or the art of calligraphy.
Today, you probably won’t find a man “painting” with dried flowers. And among women there are not many craftswomen who skillfully use these colors of nature. Despite its apparent simplicity, it is not so easy to convey, for example, the quiet ripple of a lake or the cold freshness of mountains using dried plants. And knowledge about the plant world will be very useful here. For example, florist artist Tatyana Berdnik from Kyiv uses more than a thousand species of plants in her works.
What is attractive about this art is that everything necessary for creativity - flowers, leaves and seeds - can be found in the field and forest. And if you decide to take up this type of painting, then remember that natural colors are more stable in young plants. Drying flowers quickly will help preserve color.
Polymer clay
Do you know what makes this material attractive, unlike real clay? And the fact that to work with it you don’t need either a potter’s wheel or a “cool” kiln for firing - a regular oven is enough. But what you can’t do without here is skill. This is, of course, if you don’t want to sculpt things for your own pleasure, but create real masterpieces.
It’s hard to believe that this very real lizard with eyes that look straight at you, a snake frozen on a branch with berries, as if autumn leaves had just been lifted from the ground or the berries themselves, sprinkled with snow, were only recently a colorful plastic mass . And also the fact that the master who created them - Irina Rereshechka from Dnepropetrovsk - learned everything herself, without “material parts” and master classes. She notes that all her future creations themselves, in an instant and in the smallest detail, appear in her head, all that remains is to realize them.
By the way, the formula for the unusual “plasticine” was developed by Fifi Rebinder from Germany in the early 1930s. Working with this material is convenient and simple; it allows you to convey the finest sculptural details and imitate various textures and materials. And thanks to the availability of polymer clay, products made from it - jewelry, dolls, interior items and souvenirs - have become a source of income for many people.
It will also be useful to know that there are several types of this plastic material: harder and softer, with a glossy or matte surface after polymerization, self-hardening or requiring baking. Each master chooses “for himself” - what he likes best and what is more convenient to work with.
Paintings made from nails
Briton Marcus Levin creates his amazing paintings from nails. In the strong and dexterous hands of a master, nails turn into real works of art. Many of them are displayed in galleries and private collections. The art direction invented by Marcus in 2005 even got its own name – Nail sculpture.
Depending on the plot, the number of nails varies from 15 to 52 thousand, and the picture can be “painted” from three days to two months. It is noteworthy that Marcus creates without preliminary sketches or sketches.
Unusual photos
If you love photography, you should try yourself in another unusual form of creativity. Freezelight is the name given to photographing objects and abstractions drawn with the help of light: lighters, night lights, laser pointers, candles, flashlights, etc. The essence of the process is simple: a tripod with a camera is installed in a dark room, which records the movements of a person “drawing” with light. What else you will need is equipment with the ability to shoot at night, the ability to control the aperture and, of course, a remarkable imagination.
And if working in the dark is not your thing, borrow the idea of Mehmet Ozgur, an engineer by training and an artist by vocation. This American takes pictures of smoke and then edits them in Photoshop. It is unlikely that anyone will remain indifferent when looking at these mysterious, tender and filled with deep meaning works.
Paper art
In skillful hands, even ordinary paper can become a masterpiece. This was proven by the Danish artist and designer Peter Callesen. Each of his paintings tells its own story – touching, tragic or philosophical.
The master creates using the paper art technique: he cuts out and sculpts three-dimensional figures and characters from paper.
The process of materializing a three-dimensional object from a flat sheet seems magical. What makes the process especially mysterious is the fact that the figures remain attached to their source.
On the point of a pencil
The skills of working with wood came in handy for the American carpenter Dalton Getty, who once decided to carve miniature sculptures from the leads of simple pencils. He has been engaged in his unusual hobby for more than 25 years. And for work he uses only three tools - a blade, a knife and a sewing needle. And no magnifying glass!
The longest of his works, a chain with a pencil, took two and a half years to create. And it happens that sculptures, on which many days and months have been spent, break. The most annoying thing, Dalton notes, is if this happens at the end of work. Indeed, this activity is not for the impatient!
Dog grooming
Hairdressing is a seemingly ordinary profession. With one exception - if it is not a pet groomer. And not just a hairdresser, but a hairdresser-artist! Many will consider this activity a mockery of our smaller brothers. But in China, such “tuning” of animals is quite common and, therefore, a profitable business.
Feathers and birds
But Chris Maynard does not deprive animals of hair, but does quite the opposite - he turns feathers lost by birds back into birds.
The artist works with instruments that are used in eye microsurgery: scalpels, scissors, clamps, tweezers. With their help, he painstakingly carves figures and entire flocks of birds.
Houses in miniature
Do you remember how in childhood or youth we glued houses and figures from matches? Former surgeon Rob Hurd uses more substantial material - cut down or dried trees. From them he carves houses, dachas, cottages, or rather, models of them. The American took up this original hobby because of tragic events: after the accident, he was no longer able to operate.
Culinary masterpieces
Surely, every housewife has tried her hand at working with dough. Fragrant bread, delicious pies and dumplings, of course, also require certain skills. But only true craftswomen can make baking and confectionery business profitable.
Another popular newfangled hobby that has captured the souls and time of many representatives not only of the fair sex is the creation of delicious and unusual, sometimes completely different from baked goods, cakes and pastries. Many of these masterpieces of culinary art belong in museums, it’s such a shame to eat them.
By the way, some of the craftswomen did not even graduate from culinary colleges. So go ahead, get inspired and search! And it will help you start working with the test. Do you want to try yourself with textiles? You will need this master class. And in you will find an ocean of ideas for creativity.
Not used to being like everyone else and doing what others do? Find an extraordinary hobby for yourself that arouses the interest and delight of others.
We never tire of repeating that the world of women’s hobbies has no boundaries, along with traditional types of needlework and usual ladies’ activities, new and unusual hobbies peacefully exist that not only attract attention, but also surprise sophisticated people. Do you want to stand out from the crowd and be among extraordinary people? Choose a hobby that is different from the mass ones and familiar to the majority. And we will be happy to help you with this!
A fresh look at creativity
Considering the most unusual hobbies and interests of creative people, one cannot help but pay attention to the carving of a chicken egg shell. The finished works look like crafts made by jewelry craftsmen, but only a real jeweler with patience, talent and accuracy can create such beauty.
On vegetables is one of the things that attracts not only women, but also the male half of humanity. Having mastered this unusual skill, you will learn how to create masterpieces from common products: melon, pumpkin, cucumbers, carrots.
British artist Ian Berry has come up with a new unusual hobby - creating paintings from denim. In his paintings you can only see shades of blue, but the result evokes delight and admiration.
Creative people who do not like to spend a lot of money on their hobbies use waste materials as a basis, thereby saving the environment from waste. To create masterpieces, they use plastic bottles, toilet paper, burnt, old tires. Crafts made from rags for washing the floor and cleaning, nylon socks and outdated jeans evoke genuine delight.
If you like coffee, then find yourself an unusual hobby in this direction. The drawings on the surface of milk foam have their own name - latte art and unite hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.
Kirigami has a lot in common with, but in this type of creativity scissors are used, which results in very beautiful three-dimensional paper crafts in which it is difficult to recognize the source material.
Kinusaiga is another old hobby that has received a new life. This handicraft originated in Japan - Japanese women never threw away old kimonos, but made patchwork pictures out of them, filling the slots in the wooden bases with pieces of fabric. Nowadays, any fabrics are used for these purposes, as well as scraps from old thin things, for example, summer dresses, silk blouses, scarves.
New facets of painting
Not everyone is gifted with painting with a brush and paints, but you still won’t see anyone doing this activity. - an unusual hobby of people who are passionate about drawing on water. At first glance, this seems like a miracle - the artist paints a picture on a water surface, and then instantly transfers it to a sheet of paper. In fact, there is nothing complicated here, so everyone can master the skill.
Very unusual drawings can be obtained using leaves - this type of painting does not require the artist’s natural gift. The leaves are covered with paints and then applied to paper. The result is an interesting process and a very beautiful result.
- another unusual type of drawing in which wax is used as ink, and a heated iron plays the role of a brush. It would seem - what might come out of it? And the result is masterpieces that can easily qualify for exhibits at an exhibition of avant-garde artists.
Freezelight is a very interesting type of art in which images are obtained using a flashlight, which acts as a light brush, and a digital camera. The movements of the flashlight are photographed in night mode with maximum shutter speed. The most effective designs can be obtained using multi-colored lanterns. You need to do light graphics in twilight, and direct the light towards the lens.
If you can handle a hammer, try creating art with nails. Briton Marcus Levin has been doing this for a long time, and exhibitions with his work attract crowds of people wanting to look at the result of an unusual hobby.
Street art is another unusual painting that uses nails, but here the nails are connected together with threads, creating a very impressive panel. With the help of multi-colored threads it is easy to create a cheerful picture for a great mood.
Available paper is used for various types of creativity, but not everyone is familiar with a rather unusual hobby: drawings using paper bends. To practice, you just need a blank sheet of paper and an unlimited flight of imagination. Try it, in the worst case, you will only ruin a piece of paper.
The same technology is used to create paintings from fabric, making folds and fixing them in the desired position using an iron.
Extraordinary hobbies for needlewomen
Needlewomen also do not want to remain at the achieved level. Of course, hobbies such as crocheting and cross stitch will remain forever, but craftswomen do not stand still and come up with more and more exciting activities.
Lovers of embroidery are no longer content with floral motifs, but create photographic portraits using thread and needle, using photographs as a basis. Today, embroiderers are not limited to fabrics; they create masterpieces on very unusual bases. A striking example of an extraordinary hobby is embroidery on eggshells. They embroider on empty eggs with ribbons, beads, cross stitch and satin stitch.
Fashionable knitters do not knit socks and scarves, but go out onto the city streets and tie trees, sculptures, fences, benches, bridges, cars, bicycles, trash cans. This movement is called street graffiti.
Zardozi, the oldest Indian handicraft, today can be considered an unusual hobby for women. Initially, paintings using this technique were created from gold jewelry and precious stones, but today it is acceptable to use artificial stones and jewelry as a basis.
– is not yet a very popular hobby that is gaining momentum. In fact, it originated in the Middle Ages, but was undeservedly forgotten. Having mastered this art, you will learn how to create very beautiful crafts from tracing paper, reminiscent of elegant airy lace.
Limitless possibilities for extreme sports enthusiasts
Our review ends with the most unusual hobbies for extreme people who always need a new dose of adrenaline. It is important to understand that all extreme hobbies require lengthy preparation and pose a danger to health and life.
Flying in a wind tunnel allows you to experience the sensations of free fall relatively safely. The human body is held on the surface due to a powerful air flow. This amazing attraction gives you the opportunity to feel like a bird and remember your childhood dreams, during which you could fly above the ground.
Rafting is another extreme sport, during which participants float on special rafts along fast mountain rivers, receiving the maximum portion of unforgettable pleasure.
Jailoo tourism is an interesting and unusual hobby in the world, the essence of which is the complete isolation of a person from civilization. Living in primitive conditions without technology and fashionable entertainment, you can completely reconsider your lifestyle, improve your health on natural products and experience all the difficulties and delights of ancient man.
This activity cannot be called rest, because survival will require considerable effort and hard physical labor. For unprepared people, short-term tourist excursions into the past are organized for informational purposes.
Among hundreds of interesting activities, it is difficult to single out the most unusual hobbies in the world, because everyone looks at their own and other people’s hobbies differently, and what seems familiar to one, is seen as a miracle by another. Take a look at ours to find a hobby you like. Visit our website more often and join us on social networks, because the list is constantly updated with new interesting activities!
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Unusual hobbies of Russian writers
Many famous writers could not imagine their life without their favorite hobby. For some it was quite harmless, for others it was extravagant. For example, Leo Tolstoy at the age of 67 learned to ride a bicycle and fell in love with this activity. “Culture.RF” talks about other interesting hobbies of Russian classics.
Mikhail Lermontov and painting
Drawing was more than just a compulsory academic discipline for Mikhail Lermontov. A relative of the poet, Akim Shan-Girey, recalling his childhood years, wrote that Lermontov had a love for fine art at a very early age: “...he was happily gifted with aptitude for the arts; Even then he painted quite fairly well in watercolors and sculpted entire paintings from painted wax...”
Mikhail Lermontov. Pyatigorsk 1837-1838. State Literary Museum, Moscow
Mikhail Lermontov. Attack of the Life Guards Hussars near Warsaw. 1837. State Lermontov Museum-Reserve “Tarkhany”, village of Lermontovo, Penza region
Lermontov's first mentor in painting was the artist Alexander Sosnitsky: it was he who prepared the young man to enter the Moscow Noble University Boarding School. Later, Lermontov took painting lessons from the eminent Russian artist Pyotr Zabolotsky, who later painted two portraits of the poet himself - in 1837 and 1840.
Lermontov was a versatile artist. He painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, military scenes, illustrations for his own works, and even caricatures. His best works are associated with the Caucasus - these are paintings in the spirit of romantic painting, painted during and after his first exile. To date, 13 paintings by Lermontov are known, executed in oil on canvas, cardboard and wood, more than 40 watercolors and more than 300 drawings and sketches.
Nikolai Gogol and needlework
Nikolai Gogol was one of the most mysterious figures in Russian classics. The writer had not only strange habits and phobias, but also hobbies. For example, Gogol collected miniature editions of books that we today call “pocket books.” Sometimes he spent fabulous sums on books that were of no literary interest to him at all simply because they were miniature. So, although he was indifferent to the exact sciences, he ordered himself a mathematical encyclopedia only because of its sixteenth-sheet format.
Handicraft supplies of Nikolai Gogol's sisters. Photo: artcoutur.livejournal.com
The writer had another unusual hobby. According to the literary critic and close friend of the classic Pavel Annensky, Gogol enjoyed doing handicrafts. With great diligence he cut out his cambric scarves and mended his overcoats. He most likely inherited the ability to handle a needle from his four sisters: Anna, Maria, Olga and Elizabeth.
The writer was also interested in cooking. He loved to treat his friends to homemade dumplings and dumplings. Gogol's favorite drink was goat's milk, which he cooked according to a special recipe with the addition of rum, for some reason calling it “gogol-mogol,” although real eggnog is a completely different dish made from sugar and eggs.
Vladimir Nabokov and butterflies
Young Nabokov was an enthusiastic teenager with a keen interest in the world around him - and he also adored butterflies. The love for these fragile insects later grew into real scientific research: Nabokov proved himself to be a serious entomologist researcher and was even the first to describe some species of butterflies in his scientific articles.
Butterflies from the collection of Vladimir Nabokov. Photo: ipetersburg.ru
Butterflies from the collection of Vladimir Nabokov. Photo: static.tonkosti.ru
The butterfly became a symbol of his work: researchers counted 570 mentions of this insect in Nabokov’s works. The writer has said more than once that if he had stayed in Russia, he would most likely have been a modest research assistant in some provincial zoological museum.
Nabokov studied butterflies wherever he lived: in St. Petersburg, then in Crimea, then in France and in America. As a result, Nabokov chose Switzerland for his permanent residence. When asked why he decided to settle there, Nabokov invariably answered that the main reason was butterflies. Over the almost 70 years of the writer’s life in exile, he collected several impressive collections, but only butterflies from the American and Swiss periods have survived to this day.
He loved the writer and boxing. As a teenager, Nabokov worked with a personal trainer, hit a punching bag, and had the habit of punching, in the English style, “with the outer knuckles of the fist, and not the bottom of it,” which irritated his classmates. In the poor emigrant years, boxing allowed Nabokov not to be left without a roof over his head: he gave not only tennis and French lessons, but also boxing. Moreover, his knowledge of boxing helped Nabokov naturalistically write the fight scene in the novel “Feat”:
“Darwin and Martyn, instantly clenching their fists, raised their arms bent at the elbows (the right one shields the stomach, the left one moves like a piston) and began to step elastically and briskly on tense legs, as if dancing. ... but when Darwin’s fist suddenly flew out and Martyn was cracked in the jaw, everything changed: the fear disappeared, my soul felt good, light, and the ringing in my head from the shake sang about Sonya, the real culprit of the fight.”
Alexander Kuprin and aviation
The author of “The Pomegranate Bracelet” and “The Duel” had an exotic hobby - by modern standards, he was a real extreme sports enthusiast. Alexander Kuprin was attracted by the romance of aviation. Being a man with a powerful build, he took to the skies in hot air balloons and airplanes and descended to the seabed in a diving suit.
In 1910, they realized their common dream in Odessa with the help of the Farman, a then popular French-made aircraft. The pilot and passenger were sitting in the open cockpit of the “flying bookcase”: aviator Zaikin was in front, Kuprin was behind him. The flight ended in an accident - the enthusiasts almost paid for their dream with their own lives. There were so many impressions that they were enough for a whole essay “My Flight”. Later, Kuprin wrote many more stories dedicated to the birth of aviation and brave pilots: “Bird People”, “Magic Flight”, “Dreams”, “Sergei Utochkin”, “Sashka and Yashka”, “Lost Heart”.
When the aviation department of the aeronautical school opened at the airfield in Gatchina in 1910, Kuprin began to often come to the airfield. He made friends with the pilots Prokofiev, with the pilot Konovalov - they often lifted him into the air, and he, in turn, dedicated stories to them. Kuprin forever retained an enthusiastic attitude towards the “people of the air”, and put the feeling of flight above “the wonders of the most wonderful of fairy tales.”
If you haven't found a hobby you like yet, we'll tell you about new hobbies that might seem interesting to you.
You'll definitely want to try something new this spring!
INTUITIVE DANCES FREE DANCE
These are not memorized and rehearsed movements, but a kind of psychotherapy for the body, allowing you to throw out accumulated feelings and emotions. You just dance the way you want, and it doesn’t matter how coordinated you are or whether you have a sense of rhythm. Classes are held in groups where no one pays attention to each other, so you don’t have to worry about how you look from the outside. But if you don’t want to go anywhere, you can dance at home by turning on music and completely releasing control over your body and allowing it to move the way it wants. Intuitive dance is a way to free the body from clamps and blocks and again feel the surge of strength and joy of life.
KANZASHI: FLOWERS MADE OF FABRIC AND SATIN Ribbons
Kanzashi are traditional Japanese hair ornaments made from ribbons that women wear with their kimonos. From this name came the whole Kanzashi trend - the production of various types of jewelry from satin ribbons and beads. They make not only hairpins, but also bracelets, brooches, necklaces or decorative items.
The main tools for work are soft satin ribbons of different colors, scissors, glue, threads and needles. The ribbons are folded in a certain way, cut to the required length, and the edges are scorched with a lighter or candle. The petals are glued together and secured with a hairpin or elastic band. 
DOODLING AND ZENTANGLE
Simple drawing techniques that do not require special skills or preparation. They help you relax or concentrate, get rid of negative emotions and thoughts and enjoy the process of drawing. 
Doodling is an unconscious drawing that helps relieve stress. You just need to pick up a pencil and start drawing patterns, dashes, strokes, relaxing and not thinking about the drawing itself. Whole pictures are created from many simple elements. 
Zentangle is similar to doodling, but requires more concentration. The square is divided into segments and each segment is filled with different elements. Zentangle is believed to help you concentrate and calm down.
By the way, bookstores sell a lot of anti-stress coloring books in the style of doodling and zentangle.
Information: the largest zenart community for those who like to draw dashes and squiggles.
MARBLING OR MARBLEING
Another art of drawing, on fabric, paper, wood and any surface that can be placed in a container of water. The design is transferred from the surface of the water to paper, fabric or other material and turns out absolutely unique. 
There are two main techniques: Turkish Ebru and Japanese Suminagashi. In the first, the artist creates abstract patterns, on top of which sometimes another design is applied, and in the second, circular patterns. Cardboard circles are lowered into a bath of water, onto which water-insoluble paint is added. Suminagashi is one of the oldest types of Japanese painting, which in recent years has become very popular throughout the world. There are a huge number of master classes and video lessons on marbling on the Internet, which is not surprising, because both the process itself and the result are absolutely fascinating. 
The suminagashi technique was originally used to create papers with a marbled effect. In Japan, business cards are often made this way. 
POSTCROSSING
A project where people exchange postcards from all over the world. It's very simple: the system gives you a random address, you send a postcard to it, and in return you receive another. We are talking about real postcards that are sent by mail, not electronic ones. As a result, you make new friends from all over the world, you no longer feel lonely, and when you pass by your mailbox, you are always waiting for a pleasant surprise. 435,346 postcards have already been sent to Russian-speaking postcrossing fans on the site. 
AMIGURUMI
Another hobby from Japan is knitting small funny figures, animals or people that can be carried in a purse or attached to a backpack or mobile phone. It requires practice, attention and perseverance, so it is better to start with the simplest schemes. But if you love crocheting or knitting, you should definitely give it a try. 
FOOD CARVING
If you like to decorate the table and serve dishes beautifully, then food carving is for you. An increasing number of people are interested in artistic carving of fruits and vegetables, originally from Southeast Asia. Almost any fruits and vegetables are suitable for food carving. Only special tools are needed. Sets of knives for carving can be found on the Internet, as well as huge photo albums with examples of work. 
CUSTOMIZING AND RECYCLING
If you've ever patched a hole or turned a pair of jeans into shorts, you've done customization before. This is a hobby for those who do not like to wear things like everyone else, but want to always be special and unique. You can alter, reshape, remake and decorate in your own way not only items of clothing, but also furniture and decorative items. 
SURVIVALISM
The art of survival in extreme, harsh conditions fascinates those who intend to prepare for any turn of fate. Survivalists learn to provide first aid, know the basics of self-defense and are able to navigate in unfamiliar terrain, without food or water. Perhaps such training games will one day save someone’s life, and even if not, they will definitely help you make quick decisions and act in difficult situations. 
10. Let's ride a roller coaster!
It turns out that riding roller coasters can be not just a hobby, but a real passion.
The 78-year-old American rode the Pittsburgh-area roller roller coaster 90 times in one day, completing 4 thousand laps.
Another obsessed person, Vic Clement, spent about five hours on the Jack Rabbit roller.
He has been visiting the attraction since 1959, where he typically makes up to 20 rides in a single day. By the way, he is a member of the Society of Roller Coaster Enthusiasts.
9. Appearing in the background on TV news
Paul Yarrow from London certainly has a hobby: he loves to appear on the TV screen.
Therefore, as soon as they start filming the news somewhere, he is right there - in the background.
He has already been featured in news coverage for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News.
It remains a mystery how Paul finds out where the next story should be filmed.
8. $10 for a stranger
When Reed Sandridge lost his job last year, he took up a new hobby.
Every day he gives $10 to a stranger who, in his opinion, really needs it.
He doesn’t expect anything in return, his soul just becomes lighter.
His mother, a miner's daughter whom he always remembers for her kindness, taught his son that in difficult times a person must help his neighbor who is in even greater need.
Sandridge uses his savings and unemployment benefits for the “gifts.” He keeps strict records of expenses in a black notebook and talks about the people he helps on his blog.
7. Moo
When it comes to mooing, a true expert appears on the scene: 10-year-old Austin Siok.
This American fifth-grader won the annual mooing competition in Wisconsin.
And all because his moo was the best: he beat not only 80 competitors, but also all the cows.
As a reward, Austin received $1,000, a jacket with a picture of a cow, a gold cow bell, and an award from a sponsor.
6. Collecting ecstasy tablets
The Dane collected ecstasy tablets for 20 years. His collection already numbered 2,400 tablets of all colors and sizes when it was stolen in 2009.
The thief was not found. Despite the illegal nature of the collection, its owner still reported the theft.
He fears that someone who swallows these tablets could become poisoned, since the collection contains 40 poisonous specimens.
5. Coloring dogs
The photo above is not a tiger at all, but a painted dog.
It's a new hobby that has amazed many Chinese: they cut and dye their own dogs' fur to give them the appearance of another animal.
The Chinese accepted the new fashion with great enthusiasm, especially since cutting and slightly tinting the wool has long been practiced in this country.
As statistics show, the cost of maintaining and caring for pets increased in the Middle Kingdom by 500% in the period from 1999-2000.
4. Corpse Guy
47-year-old American Chuck Lamb, also known as The Dead Body Guy, probably has the strangest hobby in the world: he likes to pretend to be dead.
Moreover, he takes photographs of himself and posts them on his website.
Chuck started this hobby in 2005, and to this day his interest in it has not waned. A year later, his website was visited by more than 32 million people, newspapers, radio and television started talking about him.
Chuck explains his strange hobby by the fact that he always wanted to act in films and on television.
Actually, this is a rather strange hobby for a married man with six children.
Chuck admits that he has no acting skills and is not particularly attractive, so his acting career is closed to him. But with popularity - everything is fine!
3. The eternal plaintiff
Despite the fact that one Jonathan Lee is a federal prison inmate in Kentucky, he was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the person who filed the most lawsuits.
What was his next step? Right! He sued the Guinness World Records staff, who, he said, "did not have the right to publish my work, my rightful masterpieces."
Jonathan does not hide the fact that he was treated in a psychiatric hospital.
Among his many "masterpieces" are lawsuits against Plato, Nostradamus, former President George W. Bush, Somali pirates, Britney Spears, Buddhist monks, the President of Iran and manufacturers of artificial oil.
The list goes on and on...
2. Car tattoo
Taiwanese pensioner Li Zongxiong has a very strange hobby: applying it to his vehicles.
A 71-year-old workshop owner writes chaste words from Buddhist texts on his car.
Since 1991, he has already painted a car, a motorcycle and two trucks. There is practically no “living space” left on them: mirrors, windshields, bodies, doors, wheels - and even license plates are painted.
True, this hobby brought nothing but trouble to its owner: the police think that he is painting other people’s cars. And it’s true - who would dare to damage their own vehicles?
Li, who has only a primary education, said most of the words were taken from Buddhist texts. Lee's son says the family currently prohibits his father from buying a new car, no matter how much it costs. It'll ruin it anyway.
But the grandson promises, when he grows up and saves money, to give his grandfather a bus so that he can continue his hobby.
1. Wool bust
At first glance, this hobby may seem akin to madness. But only for the first...
An 84-year-old grandmother from Sussex (UK) knits from wool... women's breasts!
They turn out to be in demand: with their help, expectant mothers master the basics of feeding babies.
Over the course of 3 years, more than 100 “breasts” were knitted, which did not bring any income to the craftswoman (they only pay for the cost of the material). So for an old lady, this is really a hobby.
