FOUR OF THE WEIRDEST KICKSTARTERS

5 O’CLOCK SHADOW The creator likes to call this a ‘functional beard face mask’, designed to ‘give your face a hug’. 25 (presumably beardless) people funded it. TYPE Clothing PLATFORM Kickstarter TARGET $3,000 RAISED $3,119 MEAT SOAP Launched in 2011, this bizarre project attracted 42 backers and aimed to produce soap made of animal byproducts and rendered fats with no preservatives. TYPE Cosmetic PLATFORM Kickstarter TARGET $1,500 RAISED $1,905 THE OSTRICH PILLOW This odd-looking pillow was designed to let people take power naps anywhere, by burying their head a cosy bunch of synthetic stuffing. TYPE Misc. PLATFORM Kickstarter TARGET $70,000 RAISED $195,094 POTATO SALAD What started as a joke quickly went viral, and soon almost 7,000 backers had supported Zack ‘Danger’ Brown in making a single Potato Salad. TYPE Food…

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