The All-Time Weirdest Crowdfunding Campaigns That Actually Got Funded

Crowdfunding is an amazing tool. A group of likeminded people can come together to fund something they care about. But sometimes this leads to some very strange results.

So, here are the weirdest crowdfunding campaigns that actually received their funding – for better or worse!

Pug-let

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Pug-let was Kickstarter project that aimed to raise $5,000 to fund an all-pug performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. It ultimately raised $35 over its target, and a video of the performance is still available to purchase online.

Grilled Cheesus

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Grilled Cheesus was a Kickstarter project that aimed to raise $25,000 to create a sandwich toaster that imprints the face of Christ on every piece of bread it toasts. This also exceeded its goal, raising $25,604.

Titanoboa

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Titanoboa set out to create a 50-foot  electromechanical snake. Why? Because … well, why not? A lot of backers apparently had no good answer why not, and so opened their wallets.

The Titanoboa raised $10,560, exceeding its $10,000 goal on Kickstarter.

World’s Largest Jockstrap

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This one is self-explanatory. Eleven Kickstarter backers contributed $854 to fund one man who wanted to set a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest jockstrap.