Survey of interesting hobbies. Amazing is profitable! Unusual hobbies
Each of us loves to relax after a hard day and just relax. Many people prefer to do this in front of the TV while watching their favorite movies or at the computer, playing games, and some even rest in silence on a soft sofa. But there are people for whom such leisure is unacceptable and they try to be creative in planning their free time.
It is known about the existence of a huge number of competitions, the main actors in which the dogs are. They are evaluated according to different criteria, namely:
- appearance;
- physical form;
- level of training, etc.
It is also known about the existence of quite unusual competitions in which the owners try to surprise the jury members with an original haircut of their pet.
Often representatives modern society show observation. They carry a notebook with them, try to notice unusual and useful details, or simply to plan their daily routine. But there are those who make observation an unusual hobby. They keep strange statistics in a notebook, they can write down the numbers of regular buses, their route and the approximate time of arrival.
Probably a bit of a weird topic of conversation, but still, most find hairballs from clothes in their navel after prolonged wear. And 99.9% of people do not give it a thought. But not only one man who decided to collect wool balls in special containers. By the way, this hobby appeared with him back in 1984.
Pavel Luka from childhood and day can not live without milk. The man collected great amount bottles and carefully stores them in a special building. To date, the number of containers has exceeded 10,000.
There are also people who are fond of handicrafts, but they use soap as a material, not wood, metal or plastic, and make very attractive figurines and souvenirs out of it.
Someone gets pleasure from stranger things. For example, there are people who like climbing a rock with an ironing board, and then ironing their things to perfection at a great height.
In the UK, a group of young people decided to hold a humming competition every year. On a certain day, many contestants gather to demonstrate that they can hum no worse than cows.
But there are more creative people who use a cassette tape for other purposes and make a masterpiece out of it beautiful pictures... Among the main properties of cassette tape is elasticity, and thanks to this, real masterpieces are obtained.
Surely many of you have not heard of a guy named Chuck Lamb. He was nicknamed "the dead guy" because his hobby is very strange and probably the most shocking of all. He imitates own death while being in crowded places. Initially, the guy dreamed of becoming an actor, but he was poor at memorizing the text. The man was not taken aback and decided to make his dream come true in an unusual way.
Imagine that you live in an African country and have never held snow in your hands, but you really want to make a snowman. Some find a way out and sculpt it out of mud, but this is not the most unusual. After the mud ball is ready, the crucial polishing process begins to a perfect smoothness. Abroad, many consider such balls to be a work of art and purchase them as decor for premises for decent money.
In our age of speeds and high technologies, when we are all the time rushing somewhere, having a bite to eat on the go, communicating with children or parents only by phone, and always in a hurry and in a hurry somewhere, every person needs some kind of outlet. A business that does not require fuss, an occupation for the soul and heart. Therefore, almost everyone has such a hobby or hobby that allows you to forget at least for a while about the daily hustle and bustle, about pressing problems and plunge into the world of your interests. And if it seems to you that life is boring and monotonous, we recommend that you urgently find yourself a hobby. But what hobby you choose - it depends only on you. Hobbies can be completely different, the main thing is that they give pleasure. Hunting, fishing, knitting, stamp or coin collecting are all common hobbies. And we present to you "TOP-10 most unusual hobbies and interesting hobbies. "
So, ten unusual hobbies are opened by one of the kindest hobbies in the world - charity.
Charity has always been considered a noble occupation. Here in modern world one not the richest man, once left without work, decided to distribute money to those in need. Reed Sandridge, walking the streets, gives ten dollars a day to the most needy, in his opinion, person. Now this good deed has become a real hobby for Reed. But Sandridge records every good deed he does in a special notebook, and at the same time keeps his blog, where he talks about his hobby.
Ninth place for those who like to pretend to be a corpse or imitation of death
Someone might think that this is not a completely normal hobby. When a person travels the world, not to admire the beauty of nature and architectural monuments, but to be photographed in the form of ... a corpse. But Chuck Lamba was driven to such a passion by the desire to act in films or at least get on television. But since his appearance is not "Hollywood", he decided in another way to attract the attention of producers. For many years now, he has been uploading photos and videos of his own "corpse". To do this, he started his own website, which is visited by millions of curious visitors.
Eighth place is the King of Buttons
American Dalton Stevens became interested in this unusual hobby because of his insomnia. One night, when he could not sleep again, and the TV had already finished broadcasting, Dalton took out his old overalls and sewed several dozen buttons onto it. This was the beginning of the American's unusual hobby. Buttons covered everything that was surrounded by Stevens. A few years later, an inventive old man opened a button museum, where absolutely free everyone can see button masterpieces. And this is a whole bunch of clothes, a personal car, a couple of coffins, a hearse and other exhibits.
Seventh place among collectors of miniature things
This is one of the most stylish hobbies out there. To escape from the hustle and bustle " big world»Many passionate people create a miniature world. It can be doll and furniture compositions, miniature interiors and whole cities. And although this is a very painstaking exercise, it is very interesting and exciting. In addition to creating miniature compositions, there are collectors of the world's smallest items. For example, Jozsef Tari from Hungary has been collecting a library for more than forty years, and he does not care about the language of books and the publication, he is only interested in the size of the book. And the main thing is that it does not exceed 7cm 6mm, and the smallest book in his collection and in the world is 2.9x3.2 mm, it can be put into nutshell... Here are some small things that can become a big hobby.
The sixth row is occupied by playing cards
You can play cards, you can play solitaire, show tricks, or you can build. Yes, yes, build houses, houses of cards, which everyone has heard about, that they can easily collapse. And you can build world-famous buildings, or rather their copies, such as the Empire State Building, Burj Dubai, skyscrapers, casinos and other famous buildings. And which will not collapse, but will stand for a long time. Iowa resident Brian Berg has been fond of creating designs from playing cards, his hobby has long grown into a well-paid job, into art. And what could be better when your favorite hobby brings not only good money, but also worldwide fame?
In fifth place - unusual coloring and grooming of dogs
This hobby initially struck the Chinese, but it is already walking the planet with success. The inhabitants of the Celestial Empire enthusiastically cut and paint their dogs in an original way. Moreover, you do not always immediately recognize the breed of dogs, and sometimes pets seem to be completely different animals. But this amuses the owners and pushes them to new fantasies.
Fourth place - navel fluff
Third place - an unusual hobby - creating a ball of paint
This unusual hobby started out of boredom. One dyer, bored at work, decided to paint a baseball. And for almost forty years, every day, Mike Carmichael, that is the name of a person with such an original hobby, has been applying layer by layer to this ball. Mike's friends and guests are allowed to take part in painting the ball, but you must always come up with new color... And now it is the largest paint ball in the world. And the most amazing thing is that this hobby has a lot of fans.
Silver gets a very beautiful and uneasy picture craze from cassette tapes
It would seem that audio and video tapes are last century... Indeed, in the modern digital world, many no longer remember such an invention of mankind as a magnetic tape. And only really creative people have found non-standard use for it. It turns out that you can make from cassette tape unique paintings... After all, it is elastic and similar to bulk ink.
In the first place is a very unusual hobby
Until it has its own unique name but this is a hobby of many people. What's the point? A ball is manually rolled out of ordinary dirt, moisture is removed from it and polished by hand. And now a ball of dirt turns into a glossy sphere. The smoothness is perfect. Such balls are considered a real work of art; many connoisseurs purchase mud balls as interior items. That would seem to be out of ordinary dirt, but straight into ... expensive and stylish interior.
So, we have presented you with a rating of the most unusual hobbies. You can always argue who comes first and which hobby will turn out to be the most unusual. But whatever your hobby - it is very good that you have it. This means that you are a creative, enthusiastic person. And you don't spend all yours free time just lying on the couch. We are all different, and how to spend your leisure time is up to you. And if you have the most unusual hobby - tell us about it!
Hobby - favourite hobby, which allows you to temporarily escape from routine problems, and enjoy the process itself, and what is obtained as a result. Surprising not only the huge variety of these same hobbies, but also their very content: some hobbies are simply extraordinary! Check out a selection of the most unusual, amazing, and even bizarre hobbies, and people who became famous thanks to them, perhaps this will become your source of inspiration.
1. Home decoration covers
Olga Kostina, a resident of the Urals, became famous due to the fact that she decorated her house with colored plastic covers. To do this, she needed 30 thousand lids, which she diligently collected, sorted and washed, and then attached with nails and a hammer. Now the lid ornaments, which look like embroidery, adorn the facade of the house, gates and outbuildings. It is not surprising that this miracle beckons tourists from all over the world.
2. Huge ball
Decorator Mark Karlmine once decided to paint a baseball. Over time, he got a taste and applied only 22894 layers of paint to it, as a result of which the ball began to weigh 1587 kg. This ball, which is more appropriately called a ball rather than a ball, has become famous, and now people from all over the world come to add another coat of paint to it. The creator has one rule for his creativity - each new color applied to the ball must be different from all the previous ones. This hobby has gained its followers, as evidenced by photographs of other huge colorful balls.
3. Charity
Charity has become almost the main hobby for a long time the mighty of the world this, but one person, the unemployed American Reed Sandridge, really elevated her to the status of a hobby, which can rightfully be considered the kindest hobby of all known today. After he was fired from his job, he decided to help those in need for free. He does it as follows: he takes 10 dollars, goes out into the street, finds himself, in his opinion, in need, and gives him this money. Reed has a special notebook where he writes down all the good deeds he has done in order to preserve the memory of the people he has ever helped.
4. Unusual dog grooming
Such a hobby in recent times became widespread in China. And a certain Catherine Miles from Australia managed to make him her profession, and become a first-class stylist for animals. A variety of bizarre figures are cut out of wool, dogs are painted in the most juicy shades and real works of art are made of them.
5. Pumpkin carving
Ray Villafen graduated from the Academy of Arts, but preferred teaching at school to the career of an artist, as he loves children very much and wants to teach a lot to the younger generation. Well, in his free time he is engaged in carving on ... pumpkin. This hobby has roots since childhood, when the boy lived on a farm and carved figurines from any material at hand. Many are interested in his talent, and one day he was invited to the White House to carve a pumpkin for Halloween. At Ray's house huge collection a wide variety of figures and faces: funny, sad, and sometimes quite frightening.
6. Drawings in the sand
Jim Denevan, american artist and a chef, famous for painting beautiful and short-lived paintings in the sand with an ordinary wooden stick. Over the past 17 years, he has created many unique drawings in the sand around the world, but since all of them sooner or later are washed away by the tides, now we can only see them in photographs.
7. Sculptures on the tip of a pencil
45-year-old American carpenter, Dalton Getty, became famous for his amazing hobby... For 25 years, he has been carving tiny sculptures from ordinary simple pencils... His creations are simply amazing, and it is noteworthy that in their manufacture he does not use a magnifying glass, and he has only three main tools: a knife, a blade and a sewing needle. The creator devotes about 1-2 hours a day to his hobby, and it usually takes him several months to create one sculpture. And to make it itself famous sculpture it took two and a half years with a pencil and a chain.
8. Paintings from scotch tape
Dutchman Max Zorn, street artist from Amsterdam, became famous for his delightful paintings from ordinary scotch tape. He uses only scotch tape and a scalpel, and the basis is plexiglass. His extraordinary pictures used to decorate lanterns, other lighting devices, as well as the tops of buildings. They resemble scenes from old films. Despite the limited color range, the artist manages to make his creations realistic thanks to the play of light and shadow. Zorn is great at conveying a special atmosphere, feelings and emotions.
9. Houses of Cards
Bert McLaine from Los Angeles built his first house of cards when he was 5 years old, and even then it turned out to be 6 floors. Then he was seriously carried away by this, his houses became higher and higher, and their designs - more and more intricate. His unusual hobby has earned him fame, money and recognition. Recently the government Saudi Arabia commissioned McLane to build a card-based copy of their Royal Center, a giant high-rise complex, for a miracle of $ 1.5 million!
10. Live Star
And truly strange hobby famous is Paul Yarrow from London. He has just a manic addiction to the TV screen, and loves to appear in the frame. However, he is not a star, not a presenter, and not a journalist. He just loves to be in the background behind the reporter's back and does it with enviable regularity, so many British news fans already know this unusual fat man.
Man is a creative nature, always looking for something new and unusual. Each of us has our own hobby. As a rule, this is reading books, writing poems, drawing, composing music, dancing or something like that. But there are extraordinary people who are interested in unusual hobbies.
They go beyond the usual interests, trying to create and show the society something unusual, which most people could not even think of before. Such people are not divided according to gender, the main difference between them and others is extraordinary thinking, unusual fantasy and imagination.
Card locks
Who likes to play cards? There surely will be a large number of... But there are not so many daredevils who dared to build whole castles from maps. At first, there were several dreamers who decided out of boredom to build small houses, but Brian Berg went further and built whole card castles that are higher than himself. His works were included in the book of records.
Dog tuning
If more or less many are accustomed to houses of cards, then the next unusual hobby is still incomprehensible to many. We are talking about grooming dogs, or rather about their tuning, which is done abroad. There are four-legged haircutting salons in many cities, but here we are not talking about a simple haircut, but about manifesting your imagination. The most important thing is the consent of the owner of the dog, and the professionals bring their ideas to life, doing something unimaginable with their four-legged clients. This is the most vivid example combining work with a hobby that, apparently, brings a lot of pleasure. 
Pumpkin carving
People who are fond of carving pumpkins do it not only on Halloween, but on ordinary days too. Ray Villafen with early childhood began to engage in this unusual hobby. After woodcarving, working with the pumpkin went like clockwork. From this ordinary vegetable, he manages to make truly unusual things. 
Drawings on dirty cars
It turns out that you can draw not only on canvases and walls, but also on dirty cars. The main tools are dirty glass of the car and paintbrushes, and voila - the drawing is ready. You can depict anything on such a "canvas": from majestic castles to portraits. 
Sand drawings
Of all the images, the sand drawings are perhaps the most short-lived. They look amazing though. The most real professionals are engaged in such art, because it is not so easy to draw on the sand. The first person who decided to engage in such drawings was Jim Denevan - self-taught, but his masterpieces to this day delight many. 
Images by nails
It would seem that what artists still do not paint, but only Marcus Levin thought of depicting a picture with nails. Today this Briton has many followers who create unusual paintings just with nails. This work is hard and painstaking, because one small but incorrectly hammered nail can ruin the whole picture. 
Pencil sculptures
There are many miniature masters in the world who create their masterpieces on the edges of pencils. The founder of this art is Dalton Getty, who for a long time carves unusual things from pencils. 
Here are the most unusual hobbies that cause a storm of emotions and delight in those around you. Or maybe you've also heard about some non-standard hobbies?
The strangest and most unusual hobbies in the world: video review
Human hobbies today have unlimited character, it is difficult to argue with that. We have already managed to tell you about many of them, but still there are such hobbies that many of you have not even thought about due to their novelty and sometimes even unusualness! And today we will tell you about them in detail!
Geocaching
One of the most interesting and exciting hobbies today is geocaching. This hobby has a huge number of varieties and forms. Depending on the scale of a particular game - a competition for finding a treasure, geocaching can be done not only by very wealthy individuals, but also by quite ordinary people.
We have already mentioned a little about its essence. In more detail, the whole point of the game is to find a treasure buried somewhere. As a rule, several teams take part at once, and so the team that finds the treasure first is the winner. If we talk about the scale of the game, then geocaching is played both at the city level and at the level of the whole country or even the world!
To practice geocaching, any beginner will have to purchase necessary knowledge about the features of the game and skills, as well as necessary equipment... You can read more about geocaching. .
Bookcrossing
Bookcrossing is rightfully one of the most , which, although poorly developed, nevertheless found hundreds and thousands of its admirers all over the world. Its essence lies in the fact that a person, having read this or that book, marks it in a special way and leaves it in any accessible place. Further, the coordinates of this book are posted on the forum or portal of bookcrossers, which allows another person to find it and perform the same manipulations in the future.
The main idea behind this hobby is to support the worldwide circulation of books. Admirers of this hobby firmly believe that someday it will take on an impressive scale and be able to turn the whole world into one large library.
Slackline
Literal translation from English. Slacklining sounds like "walking the sling". The whole main essence of such a hobby, level which depends on the length of the sling (cable) and the height of its attachment, is the practice of balancing, moving along a sling (usually nylon or polyester) stretched between two stationary objects (stations).
The level of difficulty of passing the "track" directly depends on the width and structure of the line. The degree of line tension can be adjusted based on the preferences of a particular slackliner, based on his level of training and experience.
There are many forms of slackline today. There is even a trick slackline, the essence of which lies not in the usual walking and balancing on the sling, but in performing technically and physically difficult on a tight rope, requiring a serious physical fitness and experience in such an extreme hobby.
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