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Kristina Rei.
2. The world's shortest woman, Jyoti Amge
Women
who come from India "Jyoti Amge" just to be recognized by the "Guinness
World Record Officials" As the shortest woman in the world with a
height of just 61.95cm
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3. World's tallest woman, Yao Defen
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giant body caused by a large tumor in the pituitary gland, which makes
the production of too much growth hormone and caused excessive growth in
her bones.
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4. Woman with the longest beard in the world, Vivian Wheeler.
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5. Woman with the smallest Waist in the world, Cathie Jung
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Jung told since 1983 she always wears her corset from eating sleeping
shoping street road, and do not use while bathing and drying off,
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6. Women Who Have The World's Longest Finger Nails, Lee Redmond
Woman
from Utah who has never cut her nails since 1979, has been taking care
of her nails elongate and carefully until reaching a length of 8.65
meters (28 feet and 4.5 inches), and is recorded in the Guinness Book of
World Records as the owner of world's longest fingernails. Unfortunately in February 2009 she lost her nails in a car crash.
Lee Redmond.
7. Women With Tattoos Most in the World, Julia Gnuse
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8. Woman mit the Most Piercing, Elaine Davidson
Brazilian-born
woman living in Inggris.Ia Holds Guinness World Record in 2000, with
462 the number of piercings, 192 of which are on the face. In 2001, the record was solved itself by increasing the number of body piercings to section 720 piercings. Nine
years passed from the inauguration as a woman with the highest number
of piercings, Davidson now has as many as 6,005 piercings in body parts.
Life is
divided into stages, and each stage compels us to make decisions that
will dictate how our lives are going to be in the future. We actually
encounter them everyday: whether to eat bread or rice, show up on a date
or not, upgrade your cheap mobile phone
or stick with it, go get married or stay single, and a whole lot more.
Decisions are what drive our lives to our destiny; our choices today
will be our life tomorrow. Though we may not know what lies ahead, we
must be careful of whatever decisions we make. Below is a list of the
biggest decisions we'll ever make. Be acquainted with them, so that when
it's your turn to decide, at least you already have an idea what to
choose.
College. Everybody says that going to college will pave a way for a
fulfilling, well-paying career. This is true, though not entirely
accurate. In fact, 3 of the wealthiest, most famous billionaires in the
U.S. are actually college dropouts. What really matters is how you
manage through life, rather than your scholastic records. Earning a
degree is expensive, and you're not even sure if investing on your education is a wise decision. You might end up not seeing the return on investment
for the resources you spent in the long run. But, you have to
acknowledge that possessing a degree is already one step closer to
fulfilling your dream.
Voting. Everyday we come across choices like what brand of smartphone
to buy, what shoes to wear, and whom to vote. Ever since our formative
years, there has already been a tradition of electing our class officers
who will take care of class affairs and responsibilities. As we grow
old, the jurisdiction expands from the classroom to the country as a
whole. In casting our votes, we have our own reasons, and I suppose the
greatest of all is for the betterment of our society. Each and every
vote is precious, for it will determine the fate of the country and how
it will be judged by history. It all starts by exercising your right to
vote.
Getting married. Aside from honoring the sanctity of marriage, it is
also regarded as a legally binding contract with serious implications
in cases of breaching the said contract. The question remains, "Why get
married?" Isn't it enough that you are happy dating
someone? If it doesn't go well, then it's easy to break up. But under
marriage, a divorce is needed, which can drain an individual's wealth.
Studies also show that being in an unhappy marriage causes as much
damage to the heart as a smoking habit. Marriage can be dangerous for your health, and divorce can be dangerous for your wealth. So before tying the knot, think carefully.
Having a baby. The ability to reproduce is one of the
characteristics of life. Without reproduction, the earth will just be a
desolate place uninhabited by living organisms, so we reproduce.
Actually too much of this has already led to overpopulation in some
areas. Anyway, before deciding to have a baby, you first have to
understand the demands of parenthood per se. There are physical, mental,
emotional, and not to forget, financial aspects that are needed to be
met before introducing a new life here in this world. Make sure you are
capable of raising a child, or else things could go ugly.
Aiming for a promotion. Every one of us wants to reach the top,
realize his potential, be respected, and leave a legacy. We have to keep
moving forward, or else we will be left behind. To be stagnant in the
same position at the same salary is a sign of failure because that is a
sign that we failed to climb the corporate ladder. However, promotion is
actually a choice that we have to make. It's not something unknown that
the more you go up, the more it gets harder: your accountability
expands and you gain more responsibilities. And the higher you go, the
harder you fall if all else fails.
Buying a house. Owning a house is everybody's dream. Having a house
in your possession is one of the best determinants to pronounce
financial stability. A home is also an opportunity to erect a firm
foundation for building a family. This is a very big investment, so decide well before closing the deal.
Retiring. Many people picture retirement as a time when all they
have to do is relax to rest their weary minds and bodies from many years
of hard work. But for the few, this isn't how they see their retirement
to be; some see their work as their source of happiness. That's the
reason why there are some who continue with their careers even though
they are already physically senile. But of course, it's always their
choice. The rule of thumb is, "Do whatever makes you happy."
The way things will turn out in your life is entirely up to you. You
can screw your life or manage to be a success, and everything depends on
you. Though we may have different dreams and aspirations, the point of
living is making sure that what we do makes us genuinely happy.
Hanging
photos in your home can be a task and hard subject if you don't have
much knowledge on what sort of photos and how big or small you need them
to be in the first place. This is a tricky thing if you're a beginner
and especially if you have never done it before but not to worry as here
is a few tips to help you on your way to making your home into a
wonderful work of art and stunning gallery.
If you're going to be hanging canvas prints in the home then it would
be advised to use the techniques that you use when hanging your
ordinary photo framed artwork to as one main tip to remember when
hanging something, let's say over your fire place then you need to make
sure that the item you hang over
the fire place is not bigger that the shelf or fireplace. So for
instance if you have a 100cm long fire place then it's one good thing to
remember that if you're looking to have a canvas print made from a
photograph or if you're going to hang an actual photo frame then try to
get a frame that is slightly smaller, so let's say something around 80cm
would do the trick. So that way it's not too small for the large
fireplace and also it's not to big on your wall so that it makes it look
out of place above the fireplace. This is easy yet very major tip you
need to keep in mind when putting artwork about your main focal point in
a sitting room.
So one good tip to remember when hanging any canvas printing artwork
on your walls would be to always hang them at eye level. Not just canvas
prints but any sort of artwork at all needs to hang at eye level unless
you are in some kind of dining
room were people will be seated a lot them you can get away with hanging
them a bit lower but if you're in another room or any room for that
matter and they are hung to high or too low then they may look out of
place. So basically just above half way up your wall and then try and
canter the canvas photo as much as you can. This will give it a lot of positive presence like it belongs were it is on your wall.
Now i know this may sound a little silly but try and get a photo
printed on to canvas that you really love no matter what. The reason why
i say this is you might like a photo because of a silly occasion and
you think to yourself i can get this printed as a canvas photo print but
then as you age you may not like that photo anymore so you should try
and get a photo printed that means a lot to you and that you know you
will love even after so many years. Of course canvas printing can be
used for so many different things and not just for home decoration so
you can actually utilize canvas photo printing in any way you like with any image or photo you like but in and around the home the most popular photo canvas prints
that look great almost automatically would be family portraits or
pictures of you and your loved ones on holiday, those sort of photos
never grow old and always look amazing printed on canvas.
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The world of video games is nothing short of creative. Starting back
in the early 1980s, when graphics were limited, both developers and
players had to use their imaginations to ensure enticing gameplay. And,
as games have become more sophisticated, ideas about what games should
be have become increasingly complex. Now, you can create just about
anything.
With that said, many games have gone the route of completely weird, and even off-the-wall insane.
From their concept to their graphics to their gameplay, there are so
many aspects of weird and quirky games that are indescribable. Here is a
roundup of some of the weirdest games in history, starting all the way
back with Atari. Some are incongruous, others are head-scratching, and
still others may terrify you a bit. But all of these games are real, and
really, really odd.
What’s your favorite weird or quirky game? Let us know in the comments.
1. Atari 2600: Sneak n’ Peek
Back in the rough days of Atari, anyone could try to make a game about pretty much anything. This is why Sneak n’ Peek exists: no self-respecting game development company would make a game based on hide and seek.
Yes, hide and seek. One person has the option of hiding in a room or
sneaking out the door to another room, and the other person stumbles
around looking for the person who is hiding until the timer runs out.
The limited graphics on this game also make it very difficult to play
(where are the hiding spots?), so odds are you’ll awkwardly flail around
until the time runs out.
Sneak n’ Peek is one of the few games that’s actually better
accomplished in the real world, so if you're thinking about playing,
you're probably better off just going outside.
2. NES: Zombie Nation
The year is 1999. An alien meteor named Darc Seed crashes in Nevada,
rapidly turning all American people into zombies. You are the world’s
only hope: a disembodied ghost head of a samurai named Namakubi. You
must float through American cities, destroying buildings with eyeballs
and vomit while catching hostages falling from the wreckage.
Yes, this is, in fact, the plot to a real game. Zombie Nation
is a cult-hit Famicom port from Japanese developer Meldac that brings
the side-scrolling shooter genre to a weird and gross new height. As
challenging as it is confusing, the high point of this game is the
chance to take down an animated, evil Statue of Liberty.
3. SNES: UniRacers
One of the only games to be developed specifically by the console manufacturer, UniRacers
was made by Nintendo of America in 1994 to supposedly make a statement
that the SNES could handle high speed and intense graphics that Sega
claimed it could not. How that was supposed to be solved by
anthropomorphic racing unicycles, I’m not entirely sure.
The nature of UniRacers aside, the racing elements of the
game are actually really fun. Of course, you have to get past the weird
living unicycle bit to get there. The game is a perfectly kooky
encapsulation of what the video game company thought was "extreme."
4. Sega Genesis: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
Speaking of extreme, Sega was showing off its graphics capabilities in an inexplicable company-funded launch title, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Based on the King of Pop’s music video collection and short film, Moonwalker has two objectives:
1. Save little kids hiding in closets. 2. Fight criminals with your smooth dance skills.
The ridiculousness of this game is only amplified when you use
Jackson’s "special" move, which forces all enemies on screen to break
into a serious dance sequence. The game has some great music (Jackson’s,
naturally), but it is just too bizarre. There's even a crotch-grabbing
move. Yikes.
5. Sega CD: Panic!
Panic! is a special kind of game that never stops being
weird. Set in an armageddon-like scenario full of crazed machines, you
play a young boy in red overalls who becomes trapped in the mainframe
after being sucked in through his — you guessed it — Sega CD.
The gameplay of Panic! is incredibly simple — you teleport
to a room and push buttons found on a given controller. The catch is,
you have no clue what the button will do. Sometimes, it will teleport
you into another room, but others will put you through a gag cut scene
dependent on the theme of the room (like a vacuum sucking out all the
color of a scene or a chemical from a chemistry set turning you
temporarily into a gorilla) that resets your choice in the room.
Twenty-five buttons are “booby traps,” and when you unfortunately press
them, you’ll set off a bomb at a designated monument such as the Eiffel
Tower or the Statue of Liberty.
This game is as random as it gets, but it never ceases to elicit a chuckle.
6. N64: Clay Fighter 63 1/3
The Clay Fighter series is an extended parody of virtually every fighting game that’s ever existed, and the franchise’s magnum opus, Clay Fighter 63 1/3, is the most nonsensical of them all. An obvious affront to the the use of "64" in names (Mario 64 and Starfox 64, for example), Clay Fighter 63 1/3
is goofy, messed up and full of odd clay characters. Santa in a sumo
suit? Sure. A mutant made of taffy? Why not? What do you expect from a
franchise that spotlights Earthworm Jim and BoogerMan?
Clay Fighter 63 1/3 has a sick sense of humor — it’s as
close as you’ll ever get to an early raunchy title from Nintendo.There
are farts, vomit, rubber chickens and mutant bunny rabbits galore. Oh,
and fighting too.
7. Dreamcast: Samba De Amigo
A monkey with maracas! Happy fun Latin music! Samba De Amigo
is peppy and upbeat; it also made you prone for wild flailing in your
living room before the Wii was in vogue. Playing this game feels like
you're on hallucinogenic drugs — and people watching you flick around
maracas to match the monkey’s movements will probably think so too.
The weirdest thing about Samba De Amigo for the Dreamcast
isn’t even the game itself. It’s the setup for playing the game that’s
difficult. Each maraca is plugged separately into a bar at the player’s
feet, and the bar uses sensors to triangulate where the maracas are in
relation to it.
Long story short: you look incredibly goofy playing Samba De Amigo.
8. PlayStation: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is super weird, but in a good way.
You play as Abe, a slave working at RuptureFarms, an alien meatpacking
company. Abe is happy at his job until he finds out that he and his race
of people, the Mukodon, are going to be slaughtered. Then a big head
comes down to tell him that he is destined to rescue the workers from
the factory.
The gameplay from this first installment of the Oddworld is
bizarre, challenging and even a bit scary. Not only must you solve
difficult and life threatening puzzles, but you must learn how to
communicate with fellow Mukodons to help save their lives.
9. Xbox: Playboy: The Mansion
Throw Rollercoaster Tycoon, The Sims and back issues of Playboy
into a blender, and you end up with Playboy: The Mansion. Inexplicably
starring a young Hugh Hefner in a universe where the Playboy Mansion
already exists, the game is meant to walk through the history of
Playboy.
Instead, it all plays like an odd version of The Sims with a Playboy
reskin. The goal is to make the magazine, but also to form
“relationships” with the business partners and romantic interests that
flit in and out of Hugh’s life. The only difference, of course, is the
amount of nudity. Both confusing and boring, it’s a wonder that Playboy: The Mansion even exists in the first place.
10. PlayStation 2: Katamari Damacy
Thankfully, there is plenty of proof that "weird" doesn't equal "bad" in gaming. Katamari Damacy
is a delightful, funny and clever action puzzler that uses its extreme
weirdness — rolling up everything on earth into a giant ball to replace
the moon — to its advantage.
The purpose of the game is simple: Just roll up everything that you
can into a crazy sticky ball. The bigger the ball gets, the bigger you
get, and the bigger things you can roll into the ball. It’s kooky fun,
but its bizarre play-style has earned it a passionate cult following.
11. Gamecube: Cubivore
Life for the animals is hard: Either you’re the hunter, the prey, or
sometimes you're stuck in the middle. That’s the dilemma that plagues Cubivore,
except instead of animals, you're little squares with flappy
appendages. And you’re trying to mutate as fast as you can to get as
many mates as you can so your family can become rulers of the wild.
Does that make any sense to you? Me neither.
But Cubivore is fun in its sheer simplicity — all you have to do is eat, and you’ll be strong enough to take on everyone else.
12. Xbox 360: Space Giraffe
According to creators Jeff Minter and Ivan Zorin, Space Giraffe is supposed to be inspired by popular Atari tube-shooter Tempest, but to the naked eye it looks like the Xbox took acid.
With a bunch of random colors, high contrast, and shifting gameplay,
you have to concentrate hard to make any sense of the situation. There’s
pulsing lights, rave music and an occasional mooing sound to indicate
you’ve earned a power up, but beyond that it seems like a seizure.
But if you can make it to the end of a level, there is an encouraging message: "CONGRATURATION! YOU SUCCESS! A WINNER IS YOU!"
13. Nintendo Wii: Rhythm Heaven: Fever
The mind of Japanese game designer Yoshio Sakamoto must be super-duper twisted. The WarioWare
creator is known for making game scenarios gross (sniffing up snot!)
and ridiculous, proving himself as the considerably more kooky
counterpart to Nintendo enigma Shigeru Miyamoto.
Rhythm Heaven: Fever is a perfect example of Sakamoto's
addictive, ridiculous gameplay. The objectives are simple — press the
buttons at the right time to keep the rhythm as best as you can. But the
scenarios are very eccentric: Whether its flipping around like a seal,
kicking balls away from gophers or posing in front of paparazzi as a
famous luchador, the goofiness of the game is adorable, charming and
unbelievably fun.
14. PlayStation 3: Catherine
Finally, the most bizarre game available for the PlayStation 3 was
actually one of the highest-rated and most beloved games of 2011.
Part-dating sim, part-platform puzzler and part-horror show, Catherine is best enjoyed when you have no idea what’s going on, but you’ll stick around for the difficult and mind-bending gameplay.
Vincent Brooks begins to have serious nightmares after his
girlfriend, Katherine (with a 'K'), begins to pressure him on marriage.
When he meets the beautiful and mysterious Catherine (with a 'C') and
begins an affair with her, the nightmares get more intense. By day, the
player navigates Vincent through the challenging task of juggling two
women while deciding his fate. By night, the player must frantically
climb a staircase tower while being chased by a giant baby, or
disembodied hands stabbing the tower with a fork.
It’s quirky, clever and even a little stressful, but Catherine is a super-playable weird game.
15. Sega Dreamcast's Seaman
As a new pet owner, the player is given the responsibility of caring
for and learning about the enigmatic "Seaman" species, using a replica
of the discoverer's laboratory. The player must figure everything out by
themselves, such as appropriate care, with some guidance from the
narrator Leonard Nimoy (as himself).
In case you ever wondered where the creator of Ziggy
came up with the artistic concept, wonder no more. This fish (if "fish"
we can really call it) is the weirdest looking sea creature we've ever
seen. What's worse is that this animal is just as lazy as it looks and
sounds...it barely expends any energy even eating, making sure it
gobbles up whatever just happens to be floating by at the moment. So
maybe a little less Ziggy ... a little more Al Bundy. Either way, it
makes us seriously think about our carb intake.
Blobfish
9: Axolotl
Axolotls are like the cute anime pet
you never had but always wanted, because you saw it on a deck of Pokémon
cards. Tack onto that the ability to completely regenerate any dangling
limb, and you've got yourself a real live Tamigachi! Another cool thing
about axolotls is that they stay in their larval state even into
adulthood, when they start becoming sexually mature—talk about babies
having babies! Maury Povitch would have a field day with these weird sea
creatures. Which of course, only makes them weirder.
8: Frilled Shark
Its oxymoronic-sounding name alone
conjures up visions of a shark from a Disney movie—a fluffy, fun little
animal that wags its fin like Pluto wags its tail. Well, perhaps that
assessment isn't too far off. The frilled shark is not your typical
shark, judging by looks alone. It closely resembles an eel—so much so
that it's mistaken for an eel quite often, and the only real
distinguishing features are its signature six gill slits (that's like a
"Hell's Angel" tattoo for sea creatures).
One more weird thing about this sea
creature: they came back from the dead. Well, sorta… these animals were
long thought to be extinct (they had the fossils to prove it!). It
wasn't until 2007 that someone witnessed a real live frilled shark wash
up on the shore.
Frilled shark
7: Anglerfish
We'll say it, and we'll say it
without fear: anglerfishes are ugly. There, we said it. They are
disgusting bottom-dwellers, and if that isn't the lowest of the low,
they also have a spine that doubles as bait for prey. They have big
pointy teeth, and we're pretty sure you don't want to know what their
mating habits are. All in all, "weird" only scratches the already scaly
surface.
Angler fish
They're weird in good ways, and
they're weird in bad ways. But most importantly, they're just WEIRD.
Really weird. And frankly, we felt like we were being totally selfish
not sharing them with you. So put on your snorkel, goggles, and
flippers, and hit the water with us to check out the absolute weirdest
(but coolest!) sea creatures. But we're warning you—if our choices'
names alone are any indication, it definitely won't be pretty. Case in
point, Number 10 ...
Viperfish
Image Credit: DCL
10: Blobfish
In case you ever wondered where the creator of Ziggy
came up with the artistic concept, wonder no more. This fish (if "fish"
we can really call it) is the weirdest looking sea creature we've ever
seen. What's worse is that this animal is just as lazy as it looks and
sounds...it barely expends any energy even eating, making sure it
gobbles up whatever just happens to be floating by at the moment. So
maybe a little less Ziggy ... a little more Al Bundy. Either way, it
makes us seriously think about our carb intake.
Blobfish
Image Credit: DCL
9: Axolotl
Axolotls are like the cute anime pet
you never had but always wanted, because you saw it on a deck of Pokémon
cards. Tack onto that the ability to completely regenerate any dangling
limb, and you've got yourself a real live Tamigachi! Another cool thing
about axolotls is that they stay in their larval state even into
adulthood, when they start becoming sexually mature—talk about babies
having babies! Maury Povitch would have a field day with these weird sea
creatures. Which of course, only makes them weirder.
Image Credit: DCL | Getty
8: Frilled Shark
Its oxymoronic-sounding name alone
conjures up visions of a shark from a Disney movie—a fluffy, fun little
animal that wags its fin like Pluto wags its tail. Well, perhaps that
assessment isn't too far off. The frilled shark is not your typical
shark, judging by looks alone. It closely resembles an eel—so much so
that it's mistaken for an eel quite often, and the only real
distinguishing features are its signature six gill slits (that's like a
"Hell's Angel" tattoo for sea creatures).
One more weird thing about this sea
creature: they came back from the dead. Well, sorta… these animals were
long thought to be extinct (they had the fossils to prove it!). It
wasn't until 2007 that someone witnessed a real live frilled shark wash
up on the shore.
Frilled shark
Image Credit: DCL
7: Anglerfish
We'll say it, and we'll say it
without fear: anglerfishes are ugly. There, we said it. They are
disgusting bottom-dwellers, and if that isn't the lowest of the low,
they also have a spine that doubles as bait for prey. They have big
pointy teeth, and we're pretty sure you don't want to know what their
mating habits are. All in all, "weird" only scratches the already scaly
surface.
Angler fish
Image Credit: DCL
6: Loch Ness Monster
While the Scottish Highlands have a history of having things appear out of the mist (is Brigadoon
humor still in, or is 60+ years too much time?), it is the The Loch
Ness Monster, or "Nessie" as we've come to know her, that has become the
most popular Scottish Highlands' mist-dweller. The story goes that in
August of 1933, the Courier published an article stating that a
man had witnessed what appeared to be a dragon ... or at least, the
closest thing he had ever seen to a dragon. Years passed, and evidence
proving Nessie's existence (including photographs, video and even sonar)
mounted. Because of this evidence, The Loch Ness Monster has been
neither confirmed nor denied—though the scientists in the room may beg
to differ.
Nessie Loch Ness Monster
5: Dana Octopus Squid
This weird sea creature mesmerizes
its prey by flashing it—but not in the what's-under-that-trench-coat
kind of way. In an actual, literal light-gets-in-your-eyes kind of way.
By emitting flashes of light used to blind their prey, the Dana Octopus
Squid successfully disorients, then captures them. Which begs the
question: whatever happened to stimulating conversation?
4: Leafy Sea Dragon
The Leafy Sea Dragon is one of the
few sea creatures with its own built-in camouflage. The tiny fins that
are used to propel our leafy friend forward are impossible to see,
giving the illusion that you are merely watching some seaweed lazily
float by (like an underwater plastic bag à la American Beauty).
So the next time you see a chunk of seaweed ... notice the beauty of it,
yes. But also notice that you may just be witnessing one of the
weirdest sea creatures in the world.
Leafy sea dragon
3: Longhorn Cowfish
Although the Longhorn Cowfish tends
to look like a hovercraft when it's moving along, it's not quite as fun
as the Bumper Car-esque exterior it tends to exude. In fact, what it
does exude is a poisonous toxin from the mucous secretions of their
skin, rendering their flesh a deadly delicacy (should you be so inclined
to eat one, since it has "cow" in the name and fast food these days
will take anything they can get). The good news is, they tend to make a
very distinct grunting noise when they've been captured—so just be sure
to listen carefully to your next double cheeseburger.
Longhorn cowfish
2: Viperfish
Even without the visual aid, we're
pretty sure we can explain what a viperfish looks like: imagine a
baseball bat with the head of Predator. Then add some scales and the
gnarliest teeth you've ever seen (they are so large, they don't even fit
in its mouth—they curve backward up toward its eyes). Finally, it has a
radio antenna on top of its Predator head—you know, so it doesn't miss
the game. Well, that's not entirely true: the "radio antenna" actually
works as a fishing lure for its prey. By flashing the light at the tip
on and off, it attracts passers-by that may (or may not, in most cases)
want to be eaten. Sort of like a taxi cab! Although you're probably
safer in a viper ... fish, that is.
Viperfish
1: Vampire Squid
Helping it stay true to its name, the
Vampire Squid comes complete with its own cape, made from arms
connected by black webbing. The webbing help propel it through the water
and almost fly like—you guessed it—a bat. But by far, the
coolest/weirdest thing about this sea creature is its ability to
hypnotize its prey using what's knowns as "photophores" on its arms. So
basically it's a living, breathing dance club.
