Spite Houses

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A spite house is a building constructed or modified to irritate neighbors or other parties with land stakes. Spite houses often serve as obstructions, blocking out light or access to neighboring buildings, or as flamboyant symbols of defiance. Because long-term occupation is at best a secondary consideration, spite houses frequently sport strange and impractical structures.

Boing Boing has an article about spite houses. LINK: The Presurfer

15 Awesome Modified Wii’s

"Super Mario Galaxy"
Some are available to buy, however some are only available to someone with a pen-knife, a plastic molding kit and a dream. LINK

Some Really Amazing Hot Rods

Hot Rods are automobiles rebuilt or modified for high speed, fast acceleration, or sporty appearance.

A wide range of automobiles may be called hot rods, including some of those used in drag racing as well as those used in recreational cruising. They may be composed of used or new parts. Some are intended primarily for exhibition. LINK: Presurfer

Bizarre Genetically Modified Organisms

"Lemurat"



With the growing wealth of China, many rich Chinese women are seeking alternative and exotic pets to show off their money. This has lead to a number of Chinese medical and scientific research companies to compete for this new income source by producing cross breed animals. The most successful (financially) so far has been the Lemur Cat. It is (as the name suggests) a cross between a lemur and a cat. It retains the soft fur of the cat and the coloring, but has the striped tail and yellow eyes commonly found on a lemur. It is more ferocious than the average cat but it is generally no more dangerous than a Chihuahua dog. The scientific name for this new breed is Prolos Fira. LINK