The Weirdest Jobs in the World

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Water slide tester. Tommy Lynch flung himself down water slides about 5,000 times in his role as the First Choice water slide tester. Tommy from Liverpool traveled between the 20 First Choice resorts for four years and said it was “the best job in the world”.

1/9 Water slide tester. Tommy Lynch flung himself down water slides about 5,000 times in his role as the First Choice water slide tester. Tommy from Liverpool traveled between the 20 First Choice resorts for four years and said it was “the best job in the world”.

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Marmite Taster. Marmite master brewer St John Skelton has eaten over 3,000 jars of the stuff in the last 30 years. St John is part of a small team responsible for tasting every batch before it leaves the factory to check the Marmite is the correct texture, consistency and within the range of acceptable flavours.

2/9 Marmite Taster. Marmite master brewer St John Skelton has eaten over 3,000 jars of the stuff in the last 30 years. St John is part of a small team responsible for tasting every batch before it leaves the factory to check the Marmite is the correct texture, consistency and within the range of acceptable flavours.

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3/9 Professional Cuddler. The Snuggle Buddies is a company in the US that offers one hour of snuggling for just over £50 ($80).

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Water sommelier. If you thought all water tasted the same then you're very wrong- according to Arno Steguweit, Europe's only water sommelier. Like a wine waiter, he'll tell you what water will go best with your food.

4/9 Water sommelier. If you thought all water tasted the same then you're very wrong- according to Arno Steguweit, Europe's only water sommelier. Like a wine waiter, he'll tell you what water will go best with your food.

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Dog food taster. This one isn't *quite* as cool. Every "dish" in the Marks & Spencer dog and cat food range has been tasted by Simon Allison.

He said: “I love my job – but draw the line at swallowing.”

Simon chews gum after sittings to stop, er, dog breath.

5/9 Dog food taster. This one isn't *quite* as cool. Every "dish" in the Marks & Spencer dog and cat food range has been tasted by Simon Allison. He said: “I love my job – but draw the line at swallowing.” Simon chews gum after sittings to stop, er, dog breath.

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Hand/foot model. Doesn't *seem* that weird, but imagine if someone stopped you at the pool because they recognised your feet!? Apparently it's a relatively lucrative career.

6/9 Hand/foot model. Doesn't *seem* that weird, but imagine if someone stopped you at the pool because they recognised your feet!? Apparently it's a relatively lucrative career.

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Watching Paint Dry. Dr Thomas Curwen watches paint dry for a living. That isn't a joke. The Dulux scientist from Twyford, Berks, 34, checks how the colour of matt and emulsion changes over time on walls and under microscopes. APPARENTLY it's not boring...

7/9 Watching Paint Dry. Dr Thomas Curwen watches paint dry for a living. That isn't a joke. The Dulux scientist from Twyford, Berks, 34, checks how the colour of matt and emulsion changes over time on walls and under microscopes. APPARENTLY it's not boring...

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Chewing gum chewer. It is the job of the so-called gumologist to chew gum all day long to test the flavour, texture and mouth feel. Jesse Kiefer works as a gumologist for Cadbury Schweppes.

There is some variety in his day, as he told Fortune:

"Some days, I don't blow any bubbles. Other days I have to blow a lot. It depends on what stage we are in the project."

8/9 Chewing gum chewer. It is the job of the so-called gumologist to chew gum all day long to test the flavour, texture and mouth feel. Jesse Kiefer works as a gumologist for Cadbury Schweppes. There is some variety in his day, as he told Fortune: "Some days, I don't blow any bubbles. Other days I have to blow a lot. It depends on what stage we are in the project."

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Full time Netflix viewer. The company recently hired a 'Tagger' to spend all day watching Netflix before the rest of the world. Pretty cool (although we imagine it would suck having to watch some of the absolute trash on there).

9/9 Full time Netflix viewer. The company recently hired a 'Tagger' to spend all day watching Netflix before the rest of the world. Pretty cool (although we imagine it would suck having to watch some of the absolute trash on there).