“If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” is a well‑known saying that reminds us to expect the fallout of our actions. Yet, sometimes the fallout feels wildly out of proportion. In this roundup of 10 punishments that don’t exactly fit the crime, we dive into some truly odd, extreme, and downright puzzling consequences.

10 Owning a Bald Eagle Feather Can Get You Sent to Prison and Fined

Bald eagles have symbolized America since 1782. After being listed as endangered in 1978, they were removed from that list in 2007 thanks to massive conservation efforts. While hunting and killing these birds is clearly illegal, the law also makes possessing anything related to them a crime—even a single feather you might stumble upon.

The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940 bars anyone from taking, possessing, or trafficking eagles, their nests, eggs, or feathers. The act explicitly mentions “possess” alongside hunting, aiming to curb poaching and illegal trade. A first‑offense violation can result in up to a $100,000 fine, a year behind bars, or both.

Only members of recognized Native American tribes may legally hold eagle feathers for ceremonial purposes. While the maximum penalties sound harsh, in practice you’re unlikely to face prison for finding a lone feather. Still, you could be ordered to surrender it, and refusal might trigger legal action.

9 Thai Cops Are Punished With Hello Kitty Armbands

Humiliation has long been used as a form of discipline, from the scarlet letters of literature to modern‑day shaming tactics. In Thailand, errant police officers receive a particularly eye‑catching brand of humiliation: a pink Hello Kitty armband.

When a cop is caught breaking minor rules—like littering or parking illegally—they’re placed on desk duty wearing the bright‑pink Hello Kitty band. The armband isn’t displayed publicly; instead, fellow officers see it, turning the punishment into a private but unmistakable badge of shame.

8 Touching a Member of the Thai Royal Family Was a Capital Offense

In 1880, Queen Sunandha Kumariratana and her daughter were crossing a river when their boat capsized. Despite a crowd of guards and servants, no one attempted a rescue because a law at the time forbade anyone from touching a royal family member under any circumstances, punishable by death.

The strict rule meant that even a life‑saving touch would have been a capital crime, so the Queen and her daughter tragically drowned. Legend says the king imprisoned those who might have saved them and subsequently abolished the law to prevent a repeat.

7 Attempted Suicide Has Been Criminalized In Many Countries

Most societies today view a suicide attempt as a sign of mental illness needing treatment. Historically, however, many jurisdictions treated it as a criminal act. In Britain, attempts were punishable up to the 1950s, sometimes resulting in jail time.

Going further back, the 13th‑century law in England dictated that if someone took their own life, the surviving family lost all possessions to the Crown. While England eventually decriminalized the act, many countries still retain statutes making attempted suicide illegal. The Bahamas, for example, can sentence a survivor to life imprisonment.

6 DreamWorks Animators Were Punished By Having to Work on Shrek

Most workplaces handle underperformance with warnings or termination. DreamWorks Animation took a different route in its early days. After the studio’s first film, The Prince of Egypt, an animator who messed up was reassigned to work on the then‑unfinished Shrek.

Shrek’s production began around 1995 and dragged on until its 2001 release, earning a reputation as the studio’s “ugly stepchild.” The project suffered from a tiny budget, a constantly shifting team, and a story many deemed terrible. Animators coined the term “Shreked” for this punishment, reflecting the grueling, seemingly endless work on a film that many expected to flop.

5 Etiquette Breaches at Oxford Were Punishable By Drinking Beer

When institutions police themselves, punishments can sometimes feel more symbolic than corrective. At Oxford University, students who breach etiquette—whether by speaking Latin poorly or discussing women inappropriately—face a quirky sanction called “sconcing.”

Sconcing forces the offender to drink a pint of beer, often turning into a group drinking game where everyone participates. The tradition dates back to the 1600s and has evolved into various forms, resembling a live‑action version of “Never Have I Ever.”

4 A Teen Was Tried As an Adult For Sending Selfies of a Minor (Himself)

In the digital age, child‑pornography cases have surged, prompting specialized cybercrime units. In North Carolina, a 17‑year‑old was tried as an adult for possessing nude photos of an underage individual—himself. The images were selfies taken when he was 16.

Facing severe penalties, the teen accepted a plea deal to avoid being placed on the sex‑offender registry and to sidestep jail time. He was charged with four counts of making and possessing his own images and one count involving a photo of his girlfriend, who was the same age. Both teens were deemed both perpetrators and victims.

3 George R. R. Martin’s Punishment For Avoiding Vietnam Was Being Called a Coward

During the 1960s Vietnam draft, many opposed conscription, including famed author George R. R. Martin. He applied for conscientious‑objector status and was granted it quickly, but the draft board retaliated by branding him a “coward for life.”

Martin says this lifelong label was the price he paid for avoiding the war—a social stigma that, while harsh, he has managed to live with.

2 More Than One School Has Taken Canes Away From Blind Students

Schools are supposed to nurture, yet some disciplinary actions border on the absurd. In a few cases, blind students have had their essential mobility aids confiscated as punishment.

In Kansas City, an eight‑year‑old who habitually fidgeted with his cane was accused of striking a peer on a bus. The school replaced his cane with a pool noodle. Meanwhile, a UK school banned a blind girl from using her white cane, citing safety concerns for other students.

1 Until 2009 There Was No Punishment For Selling Children in Mississippi

Among the oddities listed, this one is perhaps the most shocking: selling a child was not a crime in Mississippi until 2009. In 2008, a woman attempted to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car. Because the state lacked a law criminalizing the sale of a human being, she could only be charged with a unrelated probation violation.

The case sparked legislative change, finally outlawing child sales. However, even today, there is no federal statute explicitly prohibiting the sale of children, though recent laws address sex trafficking without covering outright sales for adoption or profit.

Looking for the top 10 ways to stay fit while the world stays inside? With gyms shuttered and living rooms becoming makeshift training zones, you can turn ordinary household objects into powerful fitness tools. From sturdy chairs to humble paper plates, each item below can be repurposed into an effective exercise prop, letting you keep your heart rate up and muscles engaged without stepping foot outside.

Top 10 Ways to Stay Fit Using Everyday Items

10 Grab A Chair

A humble chair can become a multi‑purpose gym buddy when you place it on a clear floor space. Begin with incline push‑ups: hands on the seat, body straight, and lower yourself toward the chair. Flip the script with decline push‑ups by planting your feet on the seat and pushing upward from the floor. Both variations hit the chest, shoulders, and triceps while letting you binge‑watch your favorite series.

Chairs also shine for dips. Grip the front edges of the seat, extend your legs forward, and bend the elbows to lower your torso before pushing back up. For an extra challenge, stack a second chair beneath your feet, increasing the range of motion and difficulty. The best part? You can keep the TV on and still get a solid upper‑body workout.

9 Load A Backpack

Every household has a forgotten backpack, and it’s a perfect makeshift weight vest. Fill it with items you already own—old textbooks, spare clothes, cooking pans, or even those cold beers you’ve been saving. Once you’ve reached a comfortable load, strap the pack on and power through lunges, squats, push‑ups, or any cardio burst. The added resistance turns ordinary body‑weight moves into strength‑building circuits.

8 Replace the Dumbbells

When the gym’s dumbbells are out of reach, raid your pantry and garage for substitutes. Paint cans, laundry‑detergent bottles, cast‑iron skillets, and milk jugs all serve as effective hand‑weights. For lighter resistance, grab a couple of beer cans or soda bottles. Grip these items and perform classic moves such as bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, front raises, and overhead presses.

Beyond dumbbell mimics, many of these objects double as kettlebells, allowing you to swing, clean, and press with a single piece of kitchenware. Your living room suddenly feels like a fully equipped strength studio.

7 Find Those Heavy Books

Dust off those oversized textbooks you’ve been meaning to read and turn them into portable resistance. Lay a heavy hardcover across your chest while performing crunches to intensify the abdominal squeeze. The extra load forces your core to work harder, delivering a deeper burn.

Try a reverse crunch: lie on your back, arms extended overhead, and hold the book above you as you lift your shoulders off the floor. For a leg‑focused move, sit on the chair from earlier, keep your legs together, and rest the book on your shins. Raise and lower the legs slowly, feeling the tension travel through your quads and hip flexors. The possibilities are endless when you think creatively about book‑based resistance.

6 Use the Stairs

Many homes feature a set of stairs, either indoor or outdoor, that can double as a cardio powerhouse. Climbing up and down repeatedly spikes your heart rate, while adding a weighted backpack can amplify the intensity. Beyond simple step‑ups, use the stairs for incline push‑ups, decline push‑ups, dips, and dynamic stretches. The vertical dimension adds variety and challenges that a flat floor can’t match.

Remember to maintain proper form: keep your core tight, land softly on each step, and breathe rhythmically. Whether you sprint the stairs or take a steady pace, this simple structure turns everyday architecture into a full‑body workout.

5 Grab Some Rope

Search your garage or shed for an eight‑foot length of sturdy rope; it can act as a makeshift resistance band. Loop a knot at each end, find a sturdy tree branch, and drape the rope over it so both ends hang down. This setup enables inverted rows, squat pulls, and other pulling movements that target the back, biceps, and posterior chain.

The rope also shines for core work: seated rows, roll‑ups, roll‑downs, and planks with leg raises become more challenging with the added tension. After your session, use the rope for gentle stretching, enhancing flexibility and recovery.

4 Utilize A Wall

Every home boasts at least four walls, and they’re perfect for stability‑based exercises. The classic wall‑sit has you slide down a vertical surface until your thighs are parallel to the floor, holding the position for a minute to torch quads and glutes. It’s deceptively tough and requires no equipment.

Wall push‑ups are another staple: face the wall, place hands shoulder‑width apart, and perform a push‑up against the surface, which is gentler on the joints but still effective. For a more advanced challenge, try wall walks: start in a high plank with feet against the wall, walk your feet upward until your face meets the wall, then reverse the motion. These moves engage the entire body while keeping you firmly anchored.

3 Pull Out the Paper Plates

If you’re running low on dishes, grab a stack of disposable paper plates. Double them up and use them as low‑friction sliders for a variety of moves on hardwood, tile, or carpet. They let you glide smoothly, turning ordinary lunges into dynamic sliding lunges that demand balance and control.

Place the plates under your feet for plank jacks, mountain climbers, and pikes—each exercise gains an extra challenge as your feet slide in and out. For a single‑leg focus, rest one foot on a plate and slide it back and forth while keeping the opposite knee at a 90‑degree angle, feeling the burn in your quadriceps and glutes.

2 Use A Towel

A simple towel can replace a yoga mat, a stretch strap, or even a resistance band. Lay a couple of towels on the floor for cushioning during floor work, or roll one up to support your wrists during push‑ups. For gliding hip raises, place a folded towel under your feet in a plank position and slide your hips upward, creating a smooth, controlled motion.

Turn a towel into a makeshift row band by looping it around a sturdy door knob, stepping back, and pulling yourself toward the door. This mimics a rowing movement, engaging the back and biceps. After each set, simply shake out the towel to wipe away sweat—no extra equipment needed.

1 Replace the Barbells

If you’ve already swapped out dumbbells, you can also engineer a barbell from household supplies. Locate a sturdy rod—think metal pole, fence post, or a strong wooden dowel—that can bear weight. Paint buckets, empty or filled, serve as convenient weight plates; simply slide the bucket handles over the bar and secure them.

For a more permanent solution, fill two five‑gallon buckets with concrete, embed a metal rod in the center before the mix sets, and you’ve got a custom barbell. These homemade weights are perfect for deadlifts, squats, curls, and lunges. If you can find a sturdy surface, you can even bench‑press using the same rig, turning everyday objects into a full‑body strength setup.

Celebrity workout routines are all the rage right now. From the fittest to the most famous and even the ones that are straight-up bizarre, people everywhere are trying to copy their favorite celebrity’s workouts.

It’s no secret that celebrities have access to the best trainers, personal chefs, and workout facilities in the world. They also have more time to work out than the average person, so it’s no surprise that some of their routines seem like they were pulled straight from a sci-fi movie.

So we’ve rounded up 10 celebrity workouts that will either drive you insane or work wonders on your body.

10 Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt’s Workout Routine

Chris Pratt is well known for his many roles in movies and shows, from his role as Andy Dwyer in the sitcom Parks and Recreation to his role as the velociraptor trainer Owen Grady in Jurassic World. He prepared for each role he portrayed to show the correct body shape and weight the character needed.

And it was no different when he landed the lead role as Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In order to prepare for his role, Pratt had to get shredded and lose a lot of weight through workouts and diet. In a span of six months, he dropped more than 60 pounds (27 kilograms) with the help of his personal trainer, Duffy Gaver, and nutritionist, Phil Goglia. For five of those six months, Gaver trained Pratt with four to six sessions a week of workouts.

According to Gaver, Pratt’s workouts consisted of bodybuilding in the first two months, then equal parts bodybuilding and conditioning workouts like treadmill/rower circuit, calisthenics, and weight lifting in the next two. The final month consisted mostly of conditioning workouts like cardio, swimming, biking, and more.^[1]

9 How Jennifer Lopez’s Workout Keeps Her Looking Good

We all know about Jenny from the Block back in the early 2000s. Jennifer Lopez made wearing cargo pants and a tank top look good, and it was all the rage back then. Now JLo is in her 50s, and she made being in your 50s look like you’re in your early 30s!

How does the singer/actress keep her youthful looks (and abs) at age 53? JLo’s secret to looking good is a healthy diet, a workout regime, and being confident in your body no matter the size—as long as it’s healthy.

JLo’s diet consists of all organic, non-processed ingredients. She eats whole foods like brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, and sweet potatoes. When it comes to vegetables, she eats leafy greens, but she avoids corn and carrots. She also adds protein to her diet with egg whites, white meat, and even grass-fed beef. Protein is what aids her in her workout and helps her build her muscles.

JLo’s workout consists of weight lifting, at-home workouts, and dancing. Her personal trainers, David Kirsch and Dodd Romero, train with her for roughly an hour at the gym around four to five times a week. Romero revealed that JLo focuses on different parts of her body with each session to balance her muscle development. When the gym is closed, JLo doesn’t just stop her workouts. She’ll continue her workout at home with her own routine. Her home routine is a run around her garden, kettlebell swings, and push-ups.^[2]

8 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Rock Solid Weekly Workout Routine

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a person who inspires people of all ages, genders, and sizes to strive for a healthier lifestyle. Whether it’s his inspirational quotes or his rock-solid workout, he is the man everyone looks up to when wanting to work out.

That’s why we’re lucky that The Rock shared his weekly workout routine so that even you can strive for a healthier lifestyle. He often starts his day by getting up early and going for a run for about 30-50 minutes, either outside or on a treadmill. Then he’ll enter the gym and start his workout for the day, focusing on one body part each day of the week.

On day one, he focuses on his legs, and on day two, his back. Day three involves his shoulders, and on day four, he focuses on his arms and abs. The next two days include workouts for his legs again and then his chest. On day seven, he rests and focuses on eating huge meals to help in his muscle build-up. He eats about five meals a day which consist of a lot of protein and other healthy foods.

As insane as his daily workout sounds, The Rock couldn’t have done it without drive and motivation to achieve what he wants.^[3]

7 Gigi Hadid’s Model Workout

Gigi Hadid is well known for being a television personality and her runway walks on Victoria’s Secret shows. As a fashion model, Hadid needs to maintain a balanced workout and diet in order to keep her model body.

Hadid does boxing, volleyball, and weight training as her methods of working out. Even while traveling, she keeps up with her daily workout. She sometimes changes to other cardio workouts just to shake things up a bit. Her routine throughout the week consists of boxing or alternative cardio on Mondays, full-body training on Tuesdays, boxing again on Wednesdays, another full-body training on Thursdays, boxing again on Fridays, and finally, she rests on the weekends.

Hadid matches her workout regimen with a diet consisting of protein with as little carbs as possible. She also indulges herself with burgers since it’s well-known that Hadid absolutely loves them. Along with her diet, she also takes supplements like multivitamins and protein shakes to help with her health and muscle build-up.^[4]

6 Zac Efron’s Workout for Baywatch

If you watched the original Baywatch, then you know that the show consists of chisel-bodied characters going on beach rescues. So when Zac Efron was cast for the newest rendition of Baywatch, he knew he needed to work to achieve the body the show is known for.

That’s where Los Angeles-based personal trainer Patrick Murphy comes in. Murphy is no stranger to Hollywood actors seeking his help in training for a role, and he’s the architect behind Efron’s intense training for Baywatch. In order for Efron to achieve the body he needs, Murphy needed to construct a training regime that needed to change over time.
The workout is basically a full body 10 to 20 drop set routine. The first thing in the routine is the dynamic warmup with wall press, standing leg swings, alternating reverse lung with trunk rotation, and hip stretch with a torso twist. Then it’s time to move on to the drop-set exercises:

• Exercise one consists of 10 dumbbell lateral raises and 20 Dumbbell lateral raises.
• Exercise two consists of 10 to 20 kettlebell squats.
• Exercise three consists of 10 to 20 floor dumbbell chest presses.
• Exercise four consists of 10 to 20 dumbbell stiff-leg deadlifts.
• Exercise five consists of 10 to 20 incline bench dumbbell rows.
• The last exercise consists of 10 to 20 cable ab crunches from the knees.

Efron’s workout set changed over time, starting with two rounds per set until he ended up doing four rounds per set.^[5]

5 Henry Cavill’s Training Regimen for The Witcher

Henry Cavill is no stranger to the gym. He’s been working out since he was a teenager, and he knows what it takes to get results. But when it came time for him to prepare for his role as Geralt in The Witcher, he knew he was going to need a workout regimen that would push him past his limits.

With the help of his strength coach, Dave Rienzi, Cavill had the workout kit to stay in shape for his role in The Witcher. The routine starts with Cavill doing cardio in the morning. Then he focuses on certain parts of his body.

For his glutes and hamstrings, he does Romanian deadlifts using a resistance band and hyperextensions on a glute ham machine. For his obliques, oblique static holds. For his shoulders, 3-way shoulder raises. Finally, for his biceps, he does dumbbell curls.^[6]

4 Ryan Reynold’s Workout for the Perfect Deadpool Body

Ryan Reynolds is known as one of the most popular celebrities in Hollywood, and his body is the reason why. His workout routine is what helped him achieve his perfect body for Deadpool, and it’s also what helps him stay in shape when he’s not busy filming a movie.

His workout routine was aided by Don Saladino. an NYC trainer.

Reynold’s workout to prepare for his role as The Merc with the Mouth consists of doing warmups first before every workout, then he does five rounds each of kettlebell swings, front squats, barrel bench presses, general pull-ups, and farmer’s walks. He always rested for 30 seconds between rounds before moving on to the next.^[7]

3 Alessandra Ambrosio’s Diet and Workout for Victoria’s Secret Show

Victoria’s Secret is known for bringing out the best in its models. But it takes more than just a good makeup artist to look that good. Alessandra Ambrosio is a successful Victoria’s Secret model, and she knows how to stay fit. She works out every day, and her diet plan is pretty strict.

Ambrosio does around an hour to an hour and a half of daily workouts. She admitted that it might be longer if she’s with friends or family. Her fitness trainer, Tracy Anderson, helps her prepare for weeks before a Victoria’s Secret Show by doing a full-body workout.

Her diet depends on whether or not she’s home or traveling. From eggs and avocado on toast for breakfast to Brazilian bbq and sushi for dinner.^[8]

2 Don Wildman’s Insane Workout

Don Wildman possibly has the most intense workout ever, and he’s a 75-year-old man! His “The Circuit” workout consists of sixteen groups of exercises that are done with no rest in between. This is done three times a week because I can’t even imagine doing it six times a week.

Let’s quickly go through all sixteen groups of The Circuit:

Group 1: seated dumbbell shoulder presses and seated dumbbell curls
Group 2: seated machine shoulder presses, propped external rotator exercises, seated leg raises, and side crunches
Group 3: pec deck flys with simultaneous crunches and lying rotator cuff rotations
Group 4: seated machine bench presses and seated leg raises
Group 5: seated lever rows and sit-ups
Group 6: lat pulldowns and cable crunches
Group 7: leg presses
Group 8: barbell upright rows and alternating sit-ups on an exercise ball
Group 9: ab machine side crunches and machine back extensions
Group 10: machine squats and calf raises
Group 11: lying leg curls and neck extensions
Group 12: leg extensions
Group 13: machine bicep curls and regular and alternating sit-ups
Group 14: seated dips and seated scissors
Group 15: lateral raises, side neck extensions, and leg lift with splits
Group 16: front neck flexions and machine crunches ^[9]

1 Jason Momoa’s AR-7 Workout

Jason Momoa is a celebrity in the entertainment industry known for his roles as Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones and Aquaman in DC’s Aquaman film series. He is also a fitness fanatic, known to follow a workout routine that keeps him at the top of his game. This is where the AR-7 Program comes in.

The Accelerated Results 7 (AR-7) Training Program was created by personal trainer Eric Laciste. This unique workout program was designed to get anyone in tip-top shape fast, so this was exactly what Momoa needed to achieve his body for the role. Momoa’s AR-7 workout focuses on working out specific parts of his body for each day of the five days of the week.

On Monday, he’ll work on his chest through flat and inclined bench presses, inclined bench dumbbell presses, plate push-ups, and chest dips. On Tuesday, he’ll work on his back through medium grip and close grip pull-ups, reverse grip chin-ups, seated pulley row, and reverse grip BB bent-over row. On Wednesday, he’ll work on his legs through bodyweight and bodyweight jump squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, and barbell back squats.

On Thursday, he’ll work on his core through medicine ball slams, kettlebell swings, burpees, leapfrogs, and 40-yard sprints. On Friday, he’ll work on his arms and shoulders through barbell military press, bodyweight dip, diamond push-ups, dumbbell curls, and dumbbell triceps extensions.^[10]