Unusual but true: Woman turns hair into human faces
2019-01-18
In stories this week, we have a woman who uses her hair to create art, a cube-shaped house, no pants subway ride, fairytale forest like from Lord of the Rings.
All the odd and interesting anecdotes from around the world are here in our news review.
A woman turns hair into work of art
Laetitia Ky, 22, from Cte dIvoire, West Africa. [Photo/IC]
Now that's what you call hair-raising! A woman transforms her hair into a series of impressive styles from airplanes to monkeys and even a human face.
Laetitia Ky, 22, from Cte dIvoire, West Africa. [Photo/IC]
Laetitia Ky, 22, from Cote dIvoire, West Africa, creates the most obscure styles she can think of and often takes hours perfecting each hairdo. Inspired by African tribes, Laetitia has gained a massive following on Instagram for her unique hairstyles.
A cube-shaped house
The geometric outside of the building in Rotterdam. [Photo/IC]
A house shaped entirely like a cube has opened its slanted doors to allow four people to stay.
The kitchen area of one of the cube rooms. [Photo/IC]
Much like its exterior, the Cubehouse in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is laid out in a cube-like formation - with a slanted living room, kitchen and staircase. Accommodating four people in two bedrooms, the house is like a home away from home - but requires a lot more ducking than your usual two-story house.
No pants subway ride
A woman wearing no pants jumps in the subway during the 18th annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York City on January 13, 2019. [Photo/IC]
Similar rides and events also took place around the world. The mission started as a small prank with seven guys and has grown into an international celebration of silliness, with dozens of cities around the world participating each year.
Young people wearing no pants participate in the 'No Pants Subway Ride' in New York City, 13 January 2019. [Photo/IC]
As the event's website puts it: "The idea behind the No Pants Subway Ride is simple: Random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter without pants. The participants behave as if they do not know each other, and they all wear winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. The only unusual thing is their lack of pants."
Fairytale forest like from Lord of the Rings
This atmospheric wood is a real location in Dartmoor Wood, Devon, UK despite it looking like a CG rendered fantasy landscape. [Photo/IC]
This amazing fairytale forest might look like something from Lord of the Rings but it is very much real and is in the UK. Neil Burnell, 44, captured the incredibly atmospheric images of Wistmans Wood in Dartmoor, Devon, over the course of last year.
When admiring his handiwork, the graphic designer and fine art grapher from Devon realized the scene bore a striking resemblance to Middle Earths Fangorn Forest. Neil, who named his project The Mystical, visited the difficult-to-find woodland 20 times to get the perfect shots.
