Blogging about the Weird and the Wonderful

Did you know that there’s something called the Incy Wincy Spider Liberator? Well, they’re ladders that help spiders escape drowning. You set it up in your bath tub before you turn the tap on, and if there happens to be a spider in danger, it can get to the ladder and climb out.

If you knew that, do you know about the Santa Claus Detector? Well, it’s a stocking you can hang beside the fireplace. It detects Santa when the unsuspecting chap gets down the chimney and gets into the house, tapping the soot off his red suit, and lights up and flashes like an alarm.

Are you among the ones who love inventing things or playing with gadgets? If yes, then how about understanding the machine that would take care of your cat’s feeding problem. It is simple: combine the cat feeder with a machine that would automatically catch birds.

All of these weird and wonderful things can be found in a handful of blogs aimed at sharing the wealth of this strange knowledge. How and where people find out all of this and the fact that they actually invent such things is a marvel.

Wouldn’t you consider it your duty to pass on information about things such as the spider liberator and the Santa detector (which incidentally comes with an extra facility to attach a shot gun!).

Naturally, you are at liberty to agree or disagree that these facts and inventions are necessary. Some of them really make sense – like the air-conditioned shoes that can help you get rid of smelly feet, as powered by the compression in the heels when you walk. Whether it’s feasible or not, you have to appreciate the thought.

The world wide web is flooded with all sorts of information, often absolutely unnecessary, strange and silly. It doesn’t make sense and is weird. This kind of information is written by people who believe in writing about the unconventional aspects of life.

Whether you believe in the conventional or not, going through a few of these blogs can keep you entertained for ages. If you take a fancy to it, you could always dig up a few such tidbits of your own and put them up on your own blog, and give other people a laugh – and have a blast doing it.