Crazy pictures too good to be true

Only that's exactly what they are. The best offbeat pictures from across the world this week

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Flint the Whippet stands beside the new sculpture 'The White Horse' by Artist Mark Wallinger after it was unveiled outside the headquarters of The British Council on the Mallin London, England. The British Council unveiled the marble and resin, life-size sculpture representing a thoroughbred racehorse, as it announced a GBP 7 million investment in work connecting UK-based creative talent overseas. (Getty Images)

Tracey from 'Skintastic' shows off her new head tattoo by artist Anthony Orsatti during The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park on March 8, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. The annual three day event showcases some of Australia's best tattoo and body artists and is open to enthusiasts March 8-10. (Getty Images)

The sculpture 'Cloud Gate', commonly known as 'the bean,' is covered in snow in Chicago, Illinois. The worst winter storm of the season is expected to dump 7-10 inches of snow on the Chicago area with the worst expected for the evening commute. (Getty Images)

Athletes start the New Zealand Ironman in Taupo, New Zealand. (Getty Images)

A visitor looks at a scale model of a carriage during a press preview of the V&A's new exhibit in London, England. The exhibition, 'Treasures of the Royal Court: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars' examines the development of cultural diplomacy and trade between Britain and Russia from it's origins in 1555. The runs at the V&A museum until July 14, 2013. (Getty Images)

Caitlin, aged 9, sleeps on her Irish wolfhound on the first day of Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The four-day show features over 25,000 dogs, with competitors travelling from 41 countries to take part. Crufts, which was first held in1891, sees thousands of dogs vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (Getty Images)

Artist Peter Fischli poses next to 'Rock on Top of Another Rock', in Hyde Park in London, England. The piece, commissioned by the Serpentine Gallery, was created by the artistic duo Fischli/Weiss, and was one of the last works they jointly conceived before David Weiss's death last year. (Getty Images)

Joshua Carmichael of New Zealand plays a shot during day two of the NZ PGA Championship at The Hills Golf Club in Queenstown, New Zealand. (Getty Images)

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