In the world there are a few places in this world that you know weird stuff happens in. Florida. Australia. India. China. These four are the Mt. Rushmore of weird stuff. Florida has people on bath salts eating faces, and has earned their own moniker of stupid. Florida Man. India has 7 billion people so you know some weird stuff is going to be happening there. In Australia, everything can kill you, will kill you and wants to kill you. Now let’s talk about China…
Look at some of these headlines directly from China. Wild Boar Falls Through Ceiling of Mall. Dog Walks on Two Legs, Dressed as School Girl… For One Mile! Eleven Inch Donkey Penis Confiscated at Airport. Totally not weird. Waitress Doesn’t Let Backwards Feet Stop Her. WTF?
You see what I’m talking about with the weird stuff coming out of there. We used to play a game called Florida or China, which was a lot harder than one would think. We can now add another ridiculous headline to the list of ridiculous Chinese headlines. Smart Toilet Bursts Into Flames as Someone is Using It. So this poor unsuspecting fellow goes to do his business on his super cool smart toilet (at least he thinks it’s super cool.) He’s probably scrolling through reels on Instagram or Tik Tok videos. All sorts of stuff that he enjoys. Then he notices some smoke coming up from below his butt. He starts thinking to himself, “did I eat anything extra spicy?” Eventually it turned into white smoke billowing from his toilet. He decided that he should get up and check, and right as he does that the toilet bursts into flames!
Talk about getting a different ring of fire! Guy really blew up the toilet that time. He was just trying to see a man about a horse when his toilet decided it was time for revenge on the guy’s rump. Lucky for him and his undercarriage he came away from the toilet unscathed. Maybe just stick to the rivers and the lakes that your used to and get yourself a normal toilet. I think that’s what TLC meant when they recorded Waterfalls.
Occasionally, we may forget something in the house, at an establishment, or maybe in your ride share. Uber released their seventh annual Uber Lost & Found Index. It shows which items riders leave behind the most often.
“As we head into another busy summer of travel, and hang on tight while Mercury makes its way back into Retrograde (which astrologists say influences forgetfulness), we’re back with the seventh annual Uber Lost & Found Index,” stated in a new release.
If you’re the type to lose stuff, you might want to be extra careful on weekends. In the U.S., some of the most forgetful days of the week are Saturday and Sunday. Keep your guard up in April: April 5 and April 9 are the most forgetful days of the year. Coming in at third is New Year’s Day. And the most common time of the day to report lost items is 11:00 p.m.
Certain lost items that peak on certain days. People are more likely to forget chargers on Mondays, passports on Saturdays, or groceries on Sundays.
Uber highlighted the most forgotten items, the most unique lost items, and the most forgetful cities. Their data also provides a snapshot of which times of day and days of the week riders forgot items the most.
Most forgotten items
They explained that the most forgotten items include clothing, phones, backpacks, wallets, headphones, jewelry, keys, books, laptops, and watches.
When it comes to their most forgetful cities, Jacksonville, Florida is at the top of the list. Followed by San Antonio, Texas, and Palm Springs, California. Out of their top ten most forgetful cities, Florida is the only state with two cities listed which include Jacksonville (#1) and Miami (#6).
Most unique items left behind
Those featured among the most unique things left in Ubers include a Danny DeVito Christmas ornament, a fog machine, an ankle monitor, small stone-carved whales, Britney Spears fantasy perfume, two fingernails, two pet turtles, a bidet, and others.
Take a look at the full 2023 Uber Lost & Found Index here.
Here are the top oddest things people leave behind in an Uber.
Steve Vassalotti is co-host of “The Matt Cord Show with Steve Vassalotti” weekday mornings 6a-10a on 102.9 WMGK. He has been with the station since 2015. For WMGK he writes about inane nonsense that surrounds our daily lives, sports, food and other various topics. Steve writes about Philadelphia lifestyle content, the Philadelphia Eagles culture and trending topics.
