Don't you hate it when you go to save an image on a site by right clicking only to find right clicking has been disabled?
Now you're forced to use your screen capture software, or to hunt down the image in the source code, and in the end they're usually protecting an image that doesn't even belong to them.
Get wise, sitesters, and stop disabling right click or, as this comic from CommitStrip shows, the Coders will come for you...
-Via Geeks Are Sexy
Unless you live near a beach you visit regularly you probably don't think much about beach etiquette, and that's okay when you're not at the beach.
Help lifeguards do their jobs by letting them know in advance if you plan to drown that day
But when you go to the beach, and the black socks under your sandals start to fill up with sand, it's time to get to etiquetting (etiquettery? etiquetness?) so as not to perturb the “locals”.
When using a portable radio or other music-playing device, keep the volume at a low level for all but the most epic of guitar solos
Having lived my entire life twenty minutes from the beach has taught me these “locals” aren't really local at all, but they still take their beach etiquette very seriously, that is, when they're not busy playing frisbee.
Shout “Heads up!” in the half-second before your Frisbee corkscrews into a crowd of sunbathers
Here's another handy tip for ya courtesy of The Onion, and if you decide to disregard those annoying beach "locals" don't forget the ocean is full of locals too...
Always loudly scream “Shark!” while standing at the edge of the water to ensure everyone is aware that so many species of sharks are endangered and will go extinct if not protected from commercial fishing
Calling an Instagram account “the most controversial” instantly makes people think it's full of nudity, profanity, or horrifyingly violent material, but controversy is in the eye of the beholder.
Therefore you'll either see Marc Clancy's Powdah FX Instagram account as really gross, extremely controversial or one of the coolest social media accounts out there, and that's because Marc is a bit of a sicko.
The Powdah FX Instagram page is full of photos of Marc's amazing makeup work, much of which involves optical illusions that make the wounds seem more grievous, and some people think his work looks a bit too realistic.
But Marc thumbs his nose at those nervous Nellies and keeps posting his unnervingly realistic makeup fx works to Instagram, so people can see how his mind works.
See more from This Guy Runs The Most Controversial Instagram Account here
When people say Millennials are making an impact on society the statement is usually kept vague on purpose, because that impact isn't generally quantifiable.
But one particular Millennial made an undeniable impact on the banking industry when he tried to use an emoji as his savings account nickname.
How long do you think it will be before a Millennial officially changes their name to an emoji?
-Via FAILBlog
Extreme game shows are so popular that show creators keep pushing their shows, and the contestants foolhardy enough to participate, as far as they can go without killing them.
Contestants died after appearing on the shows Wipeout and Survivor, due to health reasons so not totally the show's fault, and a guy almost drowned on the show Dog Eat Dog.
But no game show has tried to kill its contestants quite like Fox's The Chamber, where people were strapped into a torture chamber and forced to endure killer conditions for $100k.
Only 3 episodes of The Chamber were aired back in 2002 (even though six episodes were shot), and only one conestant ever made it through all seven rounds of torture.
With this laundry list of torturous conditions it's no wonder:
In the Hot Chamber, the contestant faced the following:
- Heat beginning at 110°F (43°C) and increasing to 170°F (66°C).
- Real flames surrounding the contestant, getting bigger as the game progressed.
- Muscle contractors strapped to the limbs.
- Simulated earthquake tremors (Richter scale 5.0 to begin, going up to 9.0).
- The chair would begin to rotate back and forth (level two), then up and down, through 270 degrees, and finally it would spin in complete circles.
- On the last show, foul odors were piped into the Chamber after the fourth round.
- Wind gusts of 40 miles per hour (64.3 k/h) joined in at level two.
- Falling oxygen levels throughout the game (90 percent down to 70 percent).
- Air cannons blasting at up to 140 miles per hour.
If the Cold Chamber was chosen, this is what the contestant got:
- Temperatures beginning at 30°F (-1 °C) and decreasing to -20°F (-29°C).Muscle contractors and simulated earthquake tremors (as in the Hot Chamber).
- Water jets squirting the contestants, causing ice to form on their bodies.
- Ice blasted at the contestant.
- Wind gusts of 40 miles per hour (64.3 k/h) from level three onwards.
- Falling oxygen levels (95 percent down to 70 percent).
- Air cannons blasting at up to 140 mph (as in the Hot Chamber).
Read about The Game Show That Could Have Killed Its Contestants at mental_floss
Museums don't post “Please don't touch” signs because they're being snooty jerks, they post these signs hoping museum visitors will have enough smarts to realize the objects on display are often priceless and irreplaceable.
But some visitors can't help but go full blown Mr. Bean when they're among precious artifacts, and the results are just as disastrous as they are on TV, only not as funny.
A man visiting the National Watch and Clock museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania got the bright idea to paw at a priceless clock on the wall and, as expected, disaster ensued.
This is why we can't have nice things!
-Via Know Your Meme
(Image via @teenagepuppy)
Sometimes kids make terrible decisions that aren't directly harmful or life ruining and their parents have to stand by their side while the kid deals with the fallout of their mistakes.
They aren't being enablers or living in denial, they're just being supportive and caring parents who don't want their child to hurt anymore than they have to when they mess up.
Luckily, parents have the ability to be supportive and troll their kids at the same time.
When Ann's cutup of a dad found out about her bad tattoo he started sending her pics of his own version, which admittedly looks a whole lot tougher than that itty bitty butcher knife on Ann's arm.
People probably would have hated on his trolling too if he didn't look so darn tough in this shot. Don't mess with his daughter or he'll cut ya!
-Via FAILBlog
It's not surprising when celebrities reveal they come from normal or privileged backgrounds, but when they had to overcome really bad situations to become big stars their backstory becomes inspirational.
Some stars, like Charlize Theron or Joaquin Phoenix, don't like to talk about their past because it was so bad, and in Charlize's case I don't blame her for staying silent.
Charlize grew up with a father who physically and mentally abused her and her mother, and the abuse got so bad Charlize's mom killed the man in self defense when Charlize was 15 years old.
As for Joaquin's backstory it's more embarrassing than horrifying- his family was part of a cult called “Children Of God”, who traveled across South America as missionaries.
The family changed their last name from Bottom to Phoenix after they left the cult, as a symbol of rebirth.
And speaking of rebirth, young actress Leighton Meester was tied into her family's criminal activity from birth- because Leighton's mom Connie was pregnant with her when she, and three other family members, were arrested for smuggling 1,200 pounds of marijuana into the country.
Leighton's mom gave birth to her while in prison, and her aunt made the Ten Most Wanted list when she escaped from prison, making the crime that is Gossip Girl pale in comparison.
Read 33 Shocking Stories About Celebrities With Surprising Pasts here
The weather is warming up fast, and people are making plans for their summer getaways and starting to get in better shape so they can hit the beach.
But you don't need to hit a spin class or go crossfit crazy to look good this summer- all you need is a NeatoShop t-shirt on your torso and you'll be looking like a million bucks!
And if you order from the NeatoShop by June 5th you'll get FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all orders!
Everybody has their own way of preparing for summer fun
Some hit the weights hard so they look like a buff boss
While others just keep doing what they love to do late into those long summer days
Hollywood makeup artists have perfected the art of transforming actors into any character imaginable, and yet old age makeup remains one of the hardest transformations to pull off.
Between the subtle ways our facial features change as we age, to the fact that applying too many prosthetics makes the actor look like they're wearing a Halloween mask, old age makeup is still the pinnacle of the practical fx industry.
But how many times have Hollywood makeup artists correctly guessed how an actor will look when they grow old?
As this video by YouTuber filminick shows they're usually pretty far off, but that's because they have to exaggerate for the screen, or they're doing a Benjamin Button style character who isn't necessarily supposed to look like the actor.
Still, who could have foreseen this transformation?
-Via GeekTyrant
If you could understand what the heck that walking furball is saying you'd discover that Chewbacca is actually a pretty funny fellow, and that's no small feat considering Wookiees have very little patience for comedy.
Chewie prefers pun based comedy to slapstick or observational humor, and when he gets rolling with those puns there's no stopping him.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's a massive creature with fangs and elite combat skills, and even audiences who don't fully appreciate his brand of comedy laugh when he delivers the punny.
Illustrator Joe Stone does a great job of bringing Chewie's puns to life via pen and ink in his series "Drewbacca", which follows in the footsteps of his "Drawntroopers" project. Check 'em out and LOL, or aarrragghuuhw as the case may be.
See more Humorous Illustrations Of Chewbacca As Comical Visual Puns here
If you get fired from your graphic design job here on Earth it's not the end of the world because there are plenty of other job opportunities out there for you, especially if you have an impressive portfolio.
But if you get fired from your job on Mars you're pretty much screwed, as Jeff the graphic designer discovered in this aptly titled animated short “Fired On Mars” by Nate Sherman and Nick Vokey. (Barely NSFW due to language)
Don't you hate it when you get a call from some fleece-wearing butthead? Yeah, me too...
-Via Laughing Squid
If you saw the article Miss C recently posted about the giant alligator who nonchalantly walked across a golf course in Florida then you know it was only a matter of time before the gator wandered into Jurassic Park.
The inevitable Jurassic Park video mashup is definitely an internet "thing" nowadays, so there's sure to be another video like this one put together by YouTuber Pim Roes coming up again soon!
-Via Memebase
It has officially been more than twenty years since the internet became mainstream, so now those pioneers who lived through dial-up modems and the AOL disc-aster can talk to the youngsters about the “good old days”.
But heed this illustrated warning from C-SECTION COMICS and keep your ranting under control or you may end up facing assault charges.
-Via Geeks Are Sexy
To quote Grandmaster Flash “New York, New York big city of dreams, and everything in New York ain't always what it seems”, a perfectly concise summary of what makes New York such a great place to be a misfit.
The New York we know today is far more gentrified, visually scrutinized and whitewashed in the media, and is actually becoming a less nightmarish place to live- if you can afford the rent.
But back when most anyone could afford to live there, circa the 1980s, the New York City streets were a seedy, drug-fueled and very “alive” place.
NYC was truly a 24-hour town- and usually not in the good way.
The NYC street scene was full of crime, drugs and police corruption, but the extreme economic inequality resulted in something rather surprising- hope, and community pride.
The citizens of NYC managed to keep hope alive by banding together, coming out of a long, dark decade stronger as a community because they stuck together through it all.
See more photos from When Crack Was King: 1980s New York here
