It's that time again, time for another batch of people who really should not be posting every thought that comes to mind on social media. For example, this person thought it would be a good idea to celebrate someone getting their first credit card by posting a picture of it online, complete with numbers showing. Continue reading for more strange and funny examples of how not to use social media.
While not very common in most parts of the world, a roll cloud basically refers to a low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud. They differ from shelf clouds by being completely detached from other cloud features. Continue reading for five more amazing things you probably didn't know about roll clouds.
What you're looking at above is a confluence, and in geography, this refers is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It's either the point where a tributary joins a larger river, called the main stem, or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name, such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania creating the Ohio River. Click here to view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of quite possibly the deadliest trash can you'll ever see.
A light pillar is basically a visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near horizontal parallel planar surfaces. The light can come from the Sun (usually at or low to the horizon) in which case the phenomenon is called a sun pillar or solar pillar. Continue reading for five more incredible facts you may not have known about this natural phenomenon.
Here's what creator Mark Phillips and his Arizona-based company, Lipsmark, LLC, has to say about Palcohol: "It varies per version but basically, alcohol [...] and in the cocktail versions, natural flavorings and Sucralose as a sweetener. The ingredients of each version are listed on the front of the package. Palcohol is gluten free." The company says that adding five ounces of liquid to a packet of Palcohol would be "equal to a standard mixed drink." Continue reading for the news report and more information.
Back in the old days, people played Tic-Tac-Toe to past the time, and those who lived in the 80s-90s probably moved onto Minesweeper and Space Pinball. Well, then came Nokia phones with the ever so basic, yet extremely addictive, game called "Snake". Today, it seems as if social media has managed to combine all of those time-wasters - mainly chatting and games - into one. Continue reading for more funny and strange illustrated facts about everyday life.
Now that you've seen the strangest Lay's flavors, weirdest Doritos flavors, Pepsi flavors and strangest Pringles flavors from around the world, now it's time for yet another bizarre food creation from Domino's. It's called Specialty Chicken and it basically "swaps the dough with boneless breaded chicken breasts. The four flavors on deck feature Classic Hot Buffalo, Sweet BBQ Bacon, Spicy Jalapeno-Pineapple and Crispy Bacon & Tomato. The chicken are cut up into bite sizes and topped with sauce, cheese, veggies and meats." Continue reading for the video review, more pictures, and additional information.
Love conspiracy theories and / or unsolved mysteries? Here are a few to whet your appetite. Starting off, we have the Aluminum Wedge of Aiud, which is basically a wedge-shaped object found two kilometers east of Aiud, Romania, on the banks of the Mures River in 1974. The object was reported to be unearthed 35 feet under sand and alongside two mastodon bones. A mastodon is an extinct large tusked mammal species. The alloy of the wedge is composed of 12 different elements and considered strange because aluminum was not discovered until 1808 and not produced in quantity until 1885. Aluminium requires 1,000 degrees of heat to be made. The fact that the wedge was found in the same layer of earth as mastodon bones would make it at least 11,000 years old. Many people have claimed that the artifact is proof that aliens visited Earth and engineers say that the object resembles the foot of landing gear, not unlike the technology used on spaceships. Click here to view the first image in this week's demotivational poster gallery.
Bringing your Nintendo Game Cube and a portable display to school for entertainment at the final exam may not be the most practical thing to do, but it'll definitely get the internet talking, and that's exactly why this student did just that. Unfortunately (or fortunately), that's just one of the many funny and strange things that geeks have spotted at school. Continue reading to see them all.
While it may seem like common sense for classroom's to have fire extinguishers in case it were engulfed in flames, many do not. Now here's yet another reason why they should have one: deter potential attackers during a lockdown. Simply have the teacher stand ready at the door and pull the trigger should an attacker barge in. Click here to view the first image in this week's geek life gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of a three-wheeled vehicle you should never see on the road.
