Smart Cars are intended to be the ultimate in convenience for driving and parking in big cities. Many people use the small vehicles for their daily commute, and take advantage of the fact that they can fit almost anywhere. There's no need to take up a whole parking space when your car's so small that it can just perch on the end of a full row! Not all spaces are available to Smart Cars though; especially when clearly indicated otherwise.
The downside of a Smart Car being so small is that it's really easy for someone else to make it a little wooden prison, like this one. We don't know if the owners of the painting and decorating fan just happened to be there by chance, or if someone specifically called them out to do this job. Either way, they've gone the extra mile with their work. We imagine that the wooden frame could be lifted out of the way with a little effort - but not without everyone noticing you first.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.