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He used one hand to hold up his sagging pants. He used the other hand to form the shape of a gun. Then he walked up to a man walking along a sidewalk in Seattle, hoping for an easy grab.

According to Komo News, the would-be robber approached his target and said, "Give me your wallet or my buddy will beat you up."

At this point, I should mention that the criminal had failed to bring not only a belt for his pants and a weapon, but also an accomplice. He was alone.

Following the threat, the suspect reportedly made a gun with his thumb and forefinger. The suspect had his other hand in his pocket, but the victim believed he was just using that hand to keep his pants up.

According to the report, the victim walked on by the suspect, who appeared to be drunk or high, without giving him any money.

-via American Digest

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Kevin Jones of Louisville, Kentucky is the father of Janiya, a 10-year old girl. Let me repeat that: she's 10. Even though she's 5'9" tall, her age is barely in the double digits.

Nonetheless, Janiya was dressing as a teenager and trying to convince much older boys and men online that she was anything from 14 to 18 years old.

Jones solved that problem. He made Janiya literally dress her age. She had to wear to school a shirt that says her true age on the front and her grade on the back. Janiya carried a Sofia the First backpack to school and wore ribbons in her hair. Continue reading to view more photos.

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You want to give blood, but you'd rather that the phlebotomist didn't stab you more than absolutely necessary. Now there's a system that can help.

The Australian Red Cross is experimenting with a new technology that detects the locations of donors' veins more effectively than the human eye.The system is an infrared light that senses the hemoglobin in the blood and projects an image of it onto the skin of the donor.

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Professional surfer Koa Smith recently won a GoPro camera contest by recording an amazing ride in Skeleton Bay in Namibia. He was in a smooth, elegant barrel wave for a full 27 seconds. I suggest starting at the 1:00 mark, where the footage becomes hypnotic if not dizzying. He appears to float through a tube of air that stretches across a world of water.

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As the proverb says, necessity is the mother of invention. Hence Sruli Recht's invention: gloves that you can't take off. The interior consists of the unlined skin of the Icelandic basking shark. The gills of these sharks are covered with thousands of small but sharp spikes which pick up plankton for the shark to eat.

Sticking your hands into these gloves is like shoving them down the maw of a shark because your hands will get stuck in them. The spikes face inward, so once you put them on, you can't take them off without ripping off your own flesh.

Obviously, they would make a great Christmas gift.

-via Toxel

All work and no play makes Elsa a dull girl.

Disney has long claimed that the hit movie Frozen is a retelling of the classic folk tale The Snow Queen.

Do you believe the official story?

Mary Katharine Ham doesn't. In a systematic argument, she explains how it is actually a remake of Stanely Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining.

It all makes sense. Olaf is Wendy Torrance. Anna is Danny Torrance. Elsa is Jack Torrance. They're cut off from the rest of the world in the Overlook Hotel, which is trapped in an eternal winter.

Power is growing within Danny. A dark, unearthly power. Elsa can't control it. And it will destroy them all.

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There's a monster in Catropolis. That monster is Yasmine, the artist behind Cat Versus Human.

She is a menace to all feline life in Catropolis. They've tried to hide from her and wait for her rampages to subside. But this approach is no longer effective. They must take drastic measures to ensure their survival. Read on to experience their tale.

On Halloween, children approached the door for treats. So did a few reckless teenagers--though with some hesitation. But no one else went near that house ever again. Even the residents who unearthed the ghastly horror soon fled in madness, forever scarred by what they had seen.

-via Geek Art Gallery

Neil Cicierega grew up with Star Wars and Star Trek. He previously introduced us to the common non-human species on Star Trek. Now he's giving us a tour of the peoples of the Star Wars universe, including several of the named characters, such as Admiral Ackbar of the California Raisins and the crime boss Jabba the Hump.

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Once a year, at graduation exercises, I slip on my sultry academic regalia and sashay out with the other faculty. But I don't look quite like this.

That's because I never got a doctorate. If I did, you might get to see my legs in the Delicious Women's Phd Darling Sexy Costume--an outfit that, I assure you, presents an accurate impression of the academic life.

Labor at length for up to a decade, go into great debt, and write a book-length treatise that no one will ever read, and you can look like this.

Some customers, though, say that the robe does not match common academic standards.

Alex Santoso, the owner of Neatorama, has a doctorate. But it's not in sexy. You can be certain of that.

-via io9

Zachary Byron Helm’s Funker Hearse, like any proper hearse, has a flamethrower.

Tanks-Alot’s Tank Hearse

When it’s your time to go, go out in style.  Make sure that your funeral procession is a memorable one. You could be carried to your graveside service in a tank, or a spooky hearse that has a flamethrower. These are just 2 of 20 fanciful hearses rounded up by Unusual Corner. Others include a motorcycle sidecar, a trike, and a monster truck.

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Christi of the food blog Love from the Oven has been working hard all week, rounding up inventive and delicious recipes that can be made with popular Halloween candies. So raid your kids’ trick-or-treating bags and start cooking!

Earlier this week, I directed you to her list of 50 Butterfinger candy bar recipes. Christi has created similar lists with Snickers bars, Whoppers, and peanut butter cups. The latter are among my favorite candies, so I’m really tempted by this cheesecake that looks like a massive version of a peanut butter cup. Jocelyn of Inside Bru Crew Life made it.

(Photo: Muffin’s Halo for Blind Dogs)

Two years ago, Muffin Bordeaux, a toy poodle, went blind. He stumbled around, bumping into hard objects and hurting himself. He was depressed and increasingly immobile. So his owner invented this gadget to help him navigate the world: Muffin’s Halo for Blind Dogs. It’s a harness that forms a ring around the dog’s head. This helps to protect a dog’s head when s/he moves around.  Many of the harnesses come with padding shaped like angelic wings, hence the name “halo.”

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Here’s a video of a dog wearing one of the halos. Since taking up his wings, Basil has become more active. He’s not worried that he’ll ram into hard objects, so he explores the darkness confidently.

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Courtesy of redditor hadukem comes this photo of a fascinating gadget for an automatic car wash. The Suds Blaster turns an automatic car wash into a video game! Stick in your quarters and start spraying down targets.

I can see how it would be a great money-maker. People might pay extra just for the joy of playing with a powerful toy.

-via Geekologie

In the 70s cartoon Super Friends, the Justice League is based in a building called the Hall of Justice. Rain Noe of Core77 notes that the building looks a lot like Cincinnati Union Terminal, a train station and museum in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati Union Terminal is a well-preserved Art Deco style building that opened in 1933. It served as a train station until 1973. The Cincinnati Museum Center, the owner of the building, has used the Super Friends connection to promote its building and call for support to maintain it. The resemblance is clear, but evidence that Union Terminal inspired the Hall of Justice is sketchy.