For some reason there are hundreds if not thousands of large outdoor hand sculptures around the world, the majority of which seem to be reaching towards the sky in an attempt to escape life below ground. I'm a big fan of all things creepy so thought I'd show you 4 of the best examples. Here they are.

When I found out about Nikolai Sutyagin's incredible handmade wooden home early last year, I claimed (rightfully so in my opinion) that it was the coolest skyscraper in the world, so it's extremely depressing to learn that the Russian's creation was demolished earlier this year.

How do you like them, Apple?

You'd be forgiven for thinking the ladies in the photo below were employees behind the check-in desk of an airport, but they aren't. They're actually staff working behind the information desk at Airport Walk in Nagoya, a shopping mall which was opened in October 2008 in a disused terminal at Nagoya Airport in Japan.

Unless you're dendrophobic - in which case it would possibly be the worst sight on Earth seeing as Ents luckily don't exist - there's something eerily romantic and comforting about streets and paths lined with trees, especially when their branches grow to the point where they arch over the road itself and meet in the middle to form a natural tunnel. Of course there a thousands of these green passageways around the planet so this is obviously a small selection, but I thought I'd share a few examples of one of nature's many visual treats.

I was just reading the Direct Villas blog and I found this awesome picture of Mickey's Forest:

Here is a really awesome Princess Leah F-104 Starfighter plane design created by a guy called John Eaves (what a fantastic surname):

I've seen my fair share of insane buildings over the years but I reckon I just stumbled across one of the strangest yet in the form of a Chinese hotel. What's also interesting is that, to my knowledge, very few English speaking websites have seen or mentioned what has got to be one of the most bizarre pieces of hotel architecture on Earth.

Should you ever fly over San Francisco Bay, be sure to peer out of the window in order to catch a glimpse of one of the world's most incredibly coloured landscapes. It's hard to believe that the cause of such a vibrant display is plain old salt.

 Just stumbled across this really old fashioned looking Google design:

Before today it never occurred to me that pool tables would even exist on cruise ships and like most people I just assumed that a level table would be impossible to find on an enormous boat out at sea. What I hadn't entertained was the idea that someone would bother to design a pool table which uses a gyroscope to right itself no matter how choppy the water underneath.

Via Gerard over at Presurfer comes what is surely the most disturbing coffee set ever manufactured. So disturbing in fact that I felt compelled to have a quick look for other blood stained consumer goods. Here they are.

Situated outside the Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon, in a newly renovated square by the name of Place des Célestins, is an inverted periscope which offers a unique view of what is usually a very mundane facility.

The Dutch really know how to promote and encourage the use of green transport; specifically the humble bicycle. Apart from having to use some physical energy, one of the most common arguments against hopping on a bike rather than jumping in a car is that very few cities provide ample, secure parking for such a vehicle, let alone such a facility which is also well designed.