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Rotten.com can be likened to a gruesome car crash you just can’t tear your eyes away from. Sure, you know it’s wrong to look, but there’s something overwhelmingly fascinating about it that you simply cannot avert your eyes.
The meat of Rotten.com consists of disturbing pictures of various acts of violence, accidents, sex and other random pictures that are offensive yet interesting and would probably cause your grandmother to throw up if she laid eyes on them. But then again, whose grandmother really knows what the Internet is, let alone uses it? There are probably hundreds of Web sites scattered around the Internet that display nasty pictures, but from my experience, Rotten.com is the best. It is easy to navigate, has a simple layout, advertisement-free and has a quick load time, setting it apart ,from other similar shockingly perturbing Web sites.
There is very little navigating to do on Rotten.com, the homepage features all the best photos. Each one is titled and gives a very short synopsis of the photo. If that perks your interest, you click on the title, which then takes you to the photo. Some titles are very obvious,”Meat grinder accident” – one of the most disgusting pictures on the Web site. Others may require a click to see what it is a picture of, like “Red light means stop” which shows traffic camera stills of a Mercedes striking a pedestrian while strolling across a crosswalk.
Some of the more noteworthy pictures include a college weightlifter who strained so hard trying to squat a personal best that internal organs came out his anus. The picture shows the protruding organs. As you can probably tell, the Web site is not for the squeamish or the faint of heart. Another one of the more interesting photos shows is titled “On the rocks,” and consists of three snapshots of a body that washed up on the beach, bound with rope and duct tape, after spending some quality time in the water. According to the Web site ,the man was involved in the drug smuggling business – apparently the whole drug-trade-thing isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.
Most of the pictures look authentic but a few borderline on possibly fake. Most of them come with a small story that helps to authenticate them. According the Web site’s frequently asked questions section, all of the pictures are real.
Near the bottom of the page, there is a section devoted to links and galleries, including two very interesting links: CelebrityMorgue.com and Mugshots.org. The former features roughly 40 famous people, with biographies and images of their death. A few of the more interesting ones are Ted Bundy, Sharon Tate, Tupac Shakur and Benito Mussolini. Mugshots.org has nearly 100 mugshots of celebrities and politicians, along with timelines of their life. Plenty of other Web sites have mug shots, but Mugshots.org goes as far as to include a very informative timeline, which gives you a better idea of the celebrities and the trouble they have been in. Be sure to check out R. Kelly’s mug shot – he looks likes a homeless crack addict.
If you enjoy pictures of disturbing acts or are just looking to kill some time on the Internet, check out Rotten.com. Sure, it can be offensive, disgusting, repulsive and shocking, but that’s the kind of stuff we’ve grown to love, isn’t it?
