Some of the Worlds Strangest Fences (part 1)
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If you got boring stuff... at least make a groovy fence around it
Well, spiders weave webs, and we humans can't seem to get off our fascination with building fences, hedges, borders and all kinds of restrictive and limiting structures. Some are clearly necessary (like this one guarding peace and quiet of a system administrator) -
...while others can be a nuisance and pretty ugly to look at.
I decided to dig up a few better examples to start off the "Fence Glorification" Revolution world-wide (or something like it). You'll see the bursts and splats of human creativity lavished on gates and fences - sometimes even making them more interesting than the actual stuff they enclose. Let's start with -License Plate Fence
If you can't help thinking that some cannibal family (from a place where the hills have eyes) built this - and even start calculating how many victims these guys could have devoured over the years - you can stop scaring yourself. This fence is located in Missouri and probably just reflects the owner's love for traveling.
This Fence Ain’t Going NowhereWhat a weird, haunting sight... Yes, we get the hint: "the locked fence is locked". Or maybe the previous fence got stolen and the owners refuse to take any chances? Seen north of Chinatown in New York. Update: Look closely, and you'll even notice children faces on these locks... the plot thickens.
Another fence that's not going anywhere (being completely eaten by a tree, rust and all) -
Danger of Drowning
Could this little bit of land contain a multi-dimensional wormhole that leads to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? I certainly hope not.
The Insulator Fence
You've heard of electric fences. But what about an insulator fence? Makes sense, if it's a part of an Insulator House.
A Roller-Coaster Ride
If Doc Brown from "Back to the Future" had a white picket fence, then this is the one you can imagine him having! Constructed in Sonoma, perhaps the owner wished to show to the world their own carefree take on life. The world turns and greets with a smile another harmless eccentric, then turns away and mutters "Irretrievably barking mad" under its breath.
"A tidy fence is a sign of a sick mind"You know the saying -"A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind". Now extrapolate it toward the whole business of erecting fences. There must be geniuses living behind this one (somewhere in Austin, TX)
The "All the Fun of the Fair" fence
Someone with a dual fetish for fairground horses and unloved mannequins must have been responsible for this fence in New York. A strange combination by anyone’s reckoning, this fence is at once funny and strangely disconcerting:
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This is such a cute hub! Off to read part 2.
The pictures are really interesting, and this hub was fun to read. Nice job.
cool fences. :)
Funny fences, some of them look like they were hit by a tornado :D
Great start for an 'odd world'. I wonder what you'll come up with next!
Welcome to HubPages :) I like this hub, fascinating how people can be :)
Welcome to hubpages! What an unusual hub, a different flavor to hubpages.
This hub rocks!
:) how odd... ... ...
and good! :)
ProCW
I think I'm going to enjoy reading your hubs. Another great one :)
Fun, some very cool fences.
I like the license plate fence! Very fun hub :o)
I have to say like all othere commenters these fencesare very cool.
Fun hub! Welcome to hubpages. I'm looking forward to reading more. :)
Very off the wall. I love how that tree just grew through that little fence the city tried to capture it with. Almost a metaphor for the absurdity of our efforts to "master" nature with our metals and our minds.
This is such a fun hub about strange and groovy fences. Thank you.
Great hub!
Have you thought of including the Great Wall of China or the Maginot Line?
Loved this. I really like the license plate fence also. I'd like to make one, but where.
I agree with everyone..wonderfully enlightening and fun...I liked the fence with all the insulators..mostly because I have a ba-zillion of them from my collecting days...and they just sit in a shed taking up room...now you gave me yet another project to add to my list ??humm LOL sweetie...G-Ma :o) hugs
Great start on hubbing and an interesting, off-beat topic. My favorites are the fence-eating tree and the danger of drowning shot. Of course that fence and warning would do juts the opposite and I'd have to find out what the fuss was all about...and then I'd probably drown or something.
Delightful !!! Love the fence-photos and we all know what giod fences make:-) Welcome to Hubpages. I look forward to reading more from you.
Unique and fun!
puts a new slant on recycling!
Nice funny hub, with a great collection of pics.
Very Different Keep up the good work!
i will keep coming back to study these interesting photos -- what an interesting peek into the owner's mind!!
Very Interesting!
I actually like the license plate fence; it's kind of like a postmodern art piece. :-)
It looks like you found your niche on HubPages! Can't wait to see more!
inovative imagination. thanks for putting all these crazy fences together
Fascinating pictures. Where did you get them? Did you take the photos yourself?
lol - a wormhole....I hope not too!
Fantastic pics, odd world - great way to pick subjects, out of the ordinary but very interesting, backed up with great pics.
Very very nice and well done. Thumbs up!!! :)
Great fences!!
Enjoyed your fence hub. Very Nice.
Your pictures are great.
Fun hub. I love to see people get creative- even with their fences..lol!!!
Thumbs up!
Very neat!
Great pics! I loved them all! Thanks for sharing!
wonderful hub! I love the tree that consumed its own fence by growing round it.
Strange is my middle name! Great Hub.
Great Fun. Thanks so much for sharing! Really enjoyed this hub.
Bo
Great HUb, reminds me of something from the pst.
"Give me land lost of land and a starry sky above
but dont fence me in!
Well he did not see the modern fences now did he.
Shirley Anderson 3 years ago
I love this hub! Love your presentation and style.
This was a lot of fun to read, thx for writing it.