Strange Windows 8 videos found

A collection of strange adverts promoting Windows 8 have emerged on the Internet. The videos, called 'Training Camp', are meant to highlight the capabilities and features of the Operating System.

The videos, which were originally made for the Asian market, first appeared on Microsoft's general YouTube channel by mistake, but now are openly being shared.

Watch the unusual series below.

What happens when 15,000 Volts travels through wood

New York City's Pratt Institute sculpture student Melanie Hoff wanted to find out so she connected cables carrying 15,000 volts of electricity to a large plank of wood and then documented the results.

Surprisingly the areas around each contact point don’t simply catch on fire or burn in a circle, but rather traverse outward in a fractal-like pattern called a "Lichtenberg figure", similar to what happens when lightening hits an object. 

The amazing patterns created were captured in a video shown below.

Fancy a free range loaf?

Australian bread company Abbott's Village Bakery has released a new TV advert that is a bit on the unusual side. The advert sounds like it should be for lamb or some other meat product, not bread, Quite frighteningly it  shows giant loaves frolicking in fields and being fed grain.

It is all very surreal, the voice over stating "It may seem a little strange to some, but for us free range is the only way to raise bread,"

Even on their Facebook page they state, "We like to shower our loaves with love, let them roam free and grow up in their own unique little way. It's what makes every loaf special."

It would seem that they want to come across as a speciality or artisan style baker, producing 'farmhouse' style breads, all the while taking time and care to produce a better tasting product, even if it does bleat at you and jump around the room!

Take a look at the advert below.

Striking illustrations of unusual words

These great illustrations are part of a series of bold graphics and visual wit that are used to interpret and represent a collection of strange, unusual and lost words.

The designs are produced by The Project Twins, a graphic design and illustration studio in Cork, Ireland.

The full collection was exhibited at the MadArt Gallery Dublin during DesignWeek 2011. It consisted of 26 50cm X 70cm Giclee Prints on Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Rag (each in a limited edition of 10).

You can see many more of these striking designs, in fact a complete A-Z,  here.

These works are: 

1. Acersecomic    - A person whose hair has never been cut.

2. Biblioclasm    - The practice of destroying, often ceremoniously, books or other written material and media.

3. Dactylion    - An anatomical landmark located at the tip of the middle finger.