Weird & Wonderful Pictures Of The Week - 2nd August 2013
From interesting events at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the world's largest afro, take a look at this week's most bizarre and amazing pictures from around the world
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1. Aevin Dugas boasts the world's biggest afro. It measures an amazing four-and-a-half foot around!
Picture: Tyler Kaufman / Barcroft Media
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2. Ceramicist Carol Bridger proudly holds a commorative teapot celebrating the birth of Prince George.
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3. RoboThespian, the life sized humanoid robot is one of many sold to visitor centres and attractions.
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4. A street performer stands in the rain at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Fringe takes place annually in the Scottish capital and dates back to 1947. Throughout the festival hundreds of cultural events take place across the city.
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5. Mexican dancers rehearsing in brightly coloured outfits for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a series of performances by the British Military, Armed Forces and Commonwealth during The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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6. The Imps Motorcycle display team rehearse their show for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013.
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7. Louis Pearl A.K.A The Amazing Bubble Man practices his act ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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8. Louis Pearl creates amazing shapes and colours with bubbles by using clever techniques and tricks.
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9. Freerunner Tim Sheiff performs mid-air somersaults to help promote the Eden Project in Cornwall.
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10. Professional freerunners Pip Andersen and Tim Shieff create a promotional video for the Eden Project
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11. Participants get messy during a handball match in the annual mud flat Olympics in Germany!
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12. In Switzerland Alphorn players perform with their 150 horns during the Alphorn Festival of Nendaz.
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13. Some of the 1121 taditional Bebean kites that float high in the sky during the Bali Kite Festival.
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14. The amazing 'Wonder Viewer' helmet gives the wearer the ability to see in four different directions.
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15. Michal Navratil competes in the Men's 27m High Diving at the FINA World Championships in Spain.
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16. A stunning Japanese vase by artist Kumeno Teitaro, sold at auction for £17,000 in Glasgow.
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17. In Australia a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter launches from the deck of a USS Bonhomme Richard.
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18. The Flaming Lips perform on stage at Greenville Festival in Germany.
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19. The Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne rolls off the stage inside a huge inflatable plastic bubble!
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20. People enjoy the return of warmer weather to parts of the UK.
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21. 'Great Britain' the 70ft Clipper yacht is currently displayed in Trafalgar Square.
In September the boat will compete at Britain's entry in the world's longest ocean race, starting at St Katharine Docks in London.
