this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2024
130 points (99.2% liked)

Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

893 readers
41 users here now

Rules:

  1. News must be from a reliable source. No tabloids or sensationalism, please.

  2. Try to keep it safe for work. Contact a moderator before posting if you have any doubts.

  3. Titles of articles must remain unchanged; however extraneous information like "Watch:" or "Look:" can be removed. Titles with trailing, non-relevant information can also be edited so long as the headline's intent remains intact.

  4. Be nice. If you've got nothing positive to say, don't say it.

Violators will be banned at mod's discretion.

Communities We Like:

-Not the Onion

-And finally...

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
top 14 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 39 points 7 months ago (3 children)

wtf is up with that roofing architecture

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is there a Lemmy community similar to that site?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

!mcmansionhell@sh.itjust.works

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's an architectural trick that can fool your brain into thinking the house is larger than it really is. It's more common on terrestrial dwellings though, rather than the aquatic ones.

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago

I heard you like roofs…

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

And while it was there it became worth $6.4m.

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 22 points 7 months ago

Fuck, 360-degree ocean view? I'm going $9.5m lol.

[–] MaddestMax@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

On the outside chance that people don’t know this already, it’s a houseboat. It’s being moved from the inner bay to elsewhere. Love the jokes though. :)

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 7 months ago

Okay, but look. When I was 8 and first head the term “houseboat” this is exactly what I pictured, except my version had a garage where you could launch smaller boats from.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

I wasn't expecting a particularly happy back story, but finding 'eviction' in there still surprised me.

[–] sqgl@beehaw.org 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Clickbait: Two story house boat

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

X will mark the place, like a parting of the waves!