By Ansari Azadeh, Kamloops Coolhunt ‘10, Canada: The Rise of the Social web - Geocaching.com 
Geocaching is a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure. A geocacher can place a geocache in the world, pinpoint its location using GPS technology and then share the geocache’s existence and location online. Anyone with a GPS device can then try to locate the geocache. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. There are 933,169 active caches worldwide!

Luc van de Riet, from Fontys Coolhunt ‘09: What began as an underground service for his (founder) thrill-seeking friends, which was strictly word-of-mouth, has now gone public and grew to a successful kidnap business in New York. This unique company (violently) abducts its clients from the street (or their homes) and kidnap them for up to $ 4,000 (€ 3.200,-) a time. 
Clients come to this company wanting to test themselves and go through the ‘real’ experience of violent abduction, incarceration and something that most people would describe as torture. 
Most of the clients are in their mid to late twenties or early thirties, with steady jobs, and they hang out on the hip-side of Manhattan or Williamsburg, in Brooklyn. 
Before an abduction contract is agreed, the company sits down and discusses the client’s ‘desires’. But after that it becomes more spontaneous, kidnap ‘victims’ agree a time-frame for their abduction, but the thrill comes in not quite knowing when the team will strike. 


By Tugkan Bahar, Istanbul Coolhunt ‘09: Everybody, including Sony’s marketing agent, knows that bus-stops are boring. That’s why Sony tried to make bus stops enjoyable with their Playstation ad campaign. Playstation bus-stops are covered with bubble wraps that have Playstation signs on it. Passengers can spend their time by popping bubbles. Don’t we all love to do that anyway?  

By Li Chang Dian, from Shanghai Coolhunt ’09: Calligraphy is an ancient art with a long history. It reflects the spirit of different, ancient times. Today, a new calligraphy becomes popular, called “water calligraphy”.  As the name implies, it uses water to write. The places we practice it are special; generally in the park or square. So in many parks and squares in Shanghai, we can often see people write on the ground with “water brush”. The words emaciate under the sunlight irradiation, until disappearing. This not only attracts the attention and admiration of visitors, but also adds a new luster to people’s lives.

By Ana Sofia Vaz Pinto de Jesus, from Lisboa Coolhunt ‘09: In the main centre of Lisbon – Chiado – there’s a new store were we can buy CD’s, DVD’s, house stuffs and accessories, having a zen tea, eating a biological or veggie meal, or even walk on the interior garden. A little paradise in one of the most traditional and full streets in Lisbon. Infinito Fabrico‘s slogan is based on the diversity: in nature nothing is equal, nothing repeats. One unique moment in an unique store.