- I mean it's not like the world
is getting any less weird so...
It seems like year after year the world
just seems to get weirder and weirder.
And because of that,
lawmakers are forced to make increasingly strange laws
in order to keep the human race's weirdness in order.
So I gathered the 10 strangest ones to share with you.
And believe me, you're not ready for these.
Here are the 10 craziest laws in the world, part three.
Number 10 is not visiting your parents in China.
Good news for the lonely old people of China.
Your offspring are now forced to visit you.
On July 1st, 2013, the Elderly Rights Law
came into effect in China which states that grownup children
must visit their parents frequently.
Isn't that exciting?
The law was met with ridicule from many.
Mostly children who didn't want to visit mom and dad.
Now there's no set schedule for how often visits need to be
but the Elderly Rights Law has already become useful
in lawsuits filed against ungrateful kids.
That's right.
If you live in China, you can never fully leave the house.
Isn't that exciting?
(laughs then sobs)
Number nine is unjust vexation in the Philippines.
If you tend to stress people out or make them anxious,
maybe don't go to the Philippines.
A provision was put into the Philippines revised penal code
declaring that unjust vexation is against the law
in that country.
Fines for doing so range from five to 200 pesos
and in some cases, jail time.
Unfortunately, for anyone who finds themselves
annoying someone, there's no clear definition for this law.
This literally means that anyone who claims
that they've been vexed could have the law
on their side for a lawsuit.
Hey John, I don't like your face.
Kind of annoying.
Lawsuit.
Number eight is forgetting your wife's birthday in Samoa.
Most married individuals will probably agree
that no matter what country you happen to live in,
forgetting your significant other's birthday
will bring about severe punishment.
But in the country of Samoa, doing so is actually illegal.
There's a very real law that states that if a man forgets
his wife's birthday, he's unwittingly committing a crime.
There doesn't seem to be a law regarding women
forgetting their husband's birthday though.
You hear that gentlemen?
The next time you forget your wife's birthday
it's gonna cost you a lot more than just sleeping
on the couch.
You better get your bank account ready.
Number seven is no fake proposals in South Carolina.
When someone proposes marriage in South Carolina in the U.S.
they'd better mean it as it's actually been made illegal
to back out.
According to this law,
any male over 16 years old who uses the premise of marriage
to seduce an unmarried woman and then fails
to go through with it is guilty of a misdemeanor
and if convicted, could be given a fine
as much as a whole year in jail.
In some cases, the man can avoid the sentence
by simply marrying the woman.
The choice is theirs.
Hey lady, you looking fine.
You wants to get married?
Better come back to my place first.
I actually have to, I have to go through with it first.
Okay, I'll see you later, no thanks.
Number six is importing potatoes you suspect might be Polish
in England and Wales.
It's always good to know where your potatoes come from.
But if you live in England or Wales,
even suspecting that they might come from Poland
forces you to take action from a legal standpoint.
Passed in 2004, the Polish Potatoes Order makes it a crime
to import into the country of England or Wales
any potatoes that you know or have reason to suspect
come from Poland.
Yeah, right.
I'll have the chips please.
Unless they come from Poland.
Literally, if you want Polish spuds,
you have to write to an inspector at least two days
prior to receiving them.
It seems a lot of work for some fries.
Or chips in their case.
Number five is crushing a beer can
with breasts in Australia.
In June of 2009, Luana De Faveri, a 31 year old barmaid
in rural Western Australia was issued a staggering fine
for using her breasts to crush a beer can in a pub
where she was contracted.
Let me just recycle that for you.
Ah.
When she asked police what she had done wrong,
she was told her actions drew too much attention
towards sexuality and that such things were illegal
under Australian law.
Yeah, you might wanna keep that in mind next time
you wanna compact your recycling bill a bit.
Number four is dying in Le Lavandou, France.
In the year 2000, a law was passed in Le Lavandou, France
that made dying illegal.
The mayor of the commune claimed that the very real bylaw
prohibiting death was a way of political revenge
against the town being denied permission
to create a new cemetery due to environmental concerns.
He called it an absurd law to counter an absurd situation.
Yes, yes, I couldn't agree more.
But if this sounds crazy to you, believe it or not,
other places in France and in other parts of the world,
dying has been made illegal.
Especially if you don't already have a burial plot paid for.
Here's a practical question.
Um, how exactly do you enforce that law
against someone that dead?
Like, do you dig them up and put handcuffs on them and go,
okay, you got a trial.
Then we're gonna bury you again.
That's morbid.
Number three is having more than two vibrators in Arizona.
If you live in the state of Arizona in the United States.
You best keep a close eye on the number of pleasure toys
you have in the house.
That's because while having a single one in your home
or even two of them is considered acceptable,
the powers that be have made it a crime
to own any more than that.
It doesn't even to matter how many people are in the house
that want to use them.
As it's written, two per house.
That's right.
Having two or more of these items in your house
can actually lead to being charged with criminal possession.
Again, how do they enforce something like this?
Do the police come through your door and be like,
okay, let me look through your drawers now.
Okay, is that a massager?
Is that a back massager?
Because if it's not, fined.
Number two is farting after 6:00 p.m.
on a Thursday in Florida.
Considered one of Florida's silliest laws
and there are several.
This law states that if you feel the need to break wind
while out on the town you'd better check both the clock
and the calendar.
That's because it's been declared illegal to fart
after 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
You can't make this stuff up.
Luckily, this law is only effect when the individual
is in a public place such as in a restaurant or at a park
or walking in the streets.
Exactly why this law exists is unclear but if enforced,
it could a little to help the air quality.
Seriously, all you Floridians.
How many of y'all are farting out there?
Y'all got some gas.
Change your diet, people.
And number one is handling a salmon
in suspicious circumstances in Britain.
Yeah, okay, sure, why not?
Passed by parliament in the United Kingdom in 1986,
the Salmon Act contains
one of the most ridiculous laws ever written.
Section 32 of the act declares that handling salmon
in suspicious circumstances is illegal for any citizen
specifically in the countries of England and Wales.
Oy, look at this salmon.
It's gonna be delicious.
You don't know what I'm gonna do with it.
Apparently, the point of the law is to reduce the amount
of poaching going on in regards to the fishing industry
and the maximum penalty for such handling
is two years in jail.
Well, be careful with how much you play with
because if it's creepy and unsettling
someone might call the police on you.
That's my salmon.
Yup, like I told you,
this world just gets weirder and weirder.
But, if you wanna learn more
about craziest laws in the world,
on the screen there will be a clickable link
to part one and part two.
Trust me, it gets just as weird as this episode.
You can als check out the links in the description.
(sighs)
This world.
I'll see you guys next time.