In unusual but true stories this week, we have stunning lipstick art from makeup artist, the first surf park in Australia, a Breaking Bad restaurant in the US, and a robot with sensitive full-body skin.
All the odd and interesting anecdotes from around the world are here in our review.
Stunning lipstick art from makeup artist
Tutushka's lipstick art work showing a chocolate bar being unwrapped. [Photo/IC]
Artist Tutushka from Nikolaev, Ukraine has created some stunning 3D lip art, including seashells, seashores, fruit, chocolate, pizza and even animals.
Tutushka has been a professional makeup artist for 15 years and started her journey into makeup art by winning a lipstick-art contest.
Tutushka's lipstick art work on her lips showing watermelons. [Photo/IC]
Tutushka has amassed thousands of likes on her pictures and has almost hit 50,000 followers by sharing her creative designs.
Australia set to open its first surf park
There will be a diverse range of waves customers can surf at Urbnsurf Melbourne. [Photo/IC]
Australia's first surf park is finally filled with water and ready to start making waves. A two-hectare, man-made surfing paradise, Urbnsurf Melbourne took four days to fill the 22,000 square meter water lake.
According to the developers, the wave generator – nicknamed Rory – will pump 1,000 ocean-like waves per hour.
Urbnsurf Melbourne, Australia's first surf park. [Photo/IC]
There will be a range of waves customers can surf, with beginners able to get their bearings on small rolling whitewater, while the pros can carve up two-meter barrels all day long.
Breaking Bad restaurant opens in US
A barman wearing a biohazard suit prepares cocktails at the Breaking Bad Experience pop up restaurant in West Hollywood, California, US, on Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/IC]
A restaurant paying tribute to the show Breaking Bad opened in West Hollywood, California, US on Wednesday.
The Breaking Bad Experience, a pop-up bar and restaurant, offers fans the chance to step into the world of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
Customers drink and dine at the Breaking Bad Experience pop-up restaurant on opening day in West Hollywood, California, US, on Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/IC]
The space includes many set recreations from all five seasons of the show, featuring fan favorites like the Fleetwood Bounder RV that served as Walt and Jesse's mobile lab and a Los Pollos Hermanos storefront.
Moreover, fans can enjoy an array of show-inspired drinks and bar snacks, like Heisenburger Sliders, the Full Measure Grilled Cheese, and a do-it-yourself menu of cocktails.
A robot with sensitive full-body skin
Professor Gordon Cheng and his team developes a system combining artificial skin with new control algorithms. [Photo/IC]
Inspired by human skin, researchers have developed a system combining artificial skin with control algorithms and used it to create the first autonomous humanoid robot with full-body artificial skin.
Developed by professor Gordon Cheng and his team from Technical University of Munich in Germany, the artificial skin consists of hexagonal cells about the size of a two-euro coin (about one inch in diameter).
The robot is also able to hug humans safely. [Photo/IC]
Such artificial skin enables robots to perceive their surroundings in much greater detail and with more sensitivity.
This not only helps them to move safely. It also makes them safer when operating near people and gives them the ability to anticipate and actively avoid accidents.
