Briefcases are designed with portability in mind, fireplaces are not, so anyone who has been hoping to take their fireplace with them wherever they go in a handled briefcase has been straight out of luck.
But then inventor Colin Furze realized he had the same dream and decided to do something about it by building (you guessed it!) the Briefcase Fireplace- a portable fire hazard that makes anyplace almost as cozy as home.
-Via GeekTyrant
Advertisers typically try to create ads that appeal to the broadest consumer base possible, since the main point of the ad is to sell products or services to the general public.
And yet those supposedly human people from the ad agencies constantly prove they don't know jack about how real humans use the products they're peddling.
Everybody knows that home gym is just going to become another rack for clothes and clutter, and playing Nintendo Switch with your friends and loved ones?
You're more likely to play Super Mario Odyssey while you're on the crapper than while hangin' with your peeps.
If advertisers want to sell more stuff they need to get real about how consumers use their products, because using a laser pointer during a meeting is boring but the prospect of using it to cause feline chaos will move units!
See 19 Ways Advertisers Misunderstand How We Use Their Stuff here
Even if you don't like the brassy sound of a saxophone you've gotta admit sax players are the coolest! Well, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley were the coolest, most modern sax players not so much.
But Liverpool, England's own Andy Williams seems like a pretty cool guy, and he has an indisputably awesome musical talent that requires no instrument- because he makes all those saxophone sounds with his mouth.
Here's Andy showing off his unique talent in front of an adoring audience on the Channel 4 show TFI Friday:
-Via Laughing Squid
Many chefs have a hard time coming up with herb and food pairings that taste good together without doing a little research, but since we don't have test kitchens in our homes it's easier to find good flavor combos by consulting the 'net.
That way you can take your chicken game beyond parsley, sage and thyme and discover beef doesn't go well with basil, mint or sage without ruining the meal.
PersonalCreations.com created The Essential Herb & Food Pairing Guide to help us avoid making bad herbal decisions in the kitchen, and while the guide is by no means comprehensive it does cover the basics plus a few less common ingredients like mango, fig and plum.
-Via Mental Floss
The latest adaptation of Stephen King's It has made a big impression on fans, and since It was released well before Halloween Pennywise was a shoe-in for "It" costume of 2017, which inevitably led to some "who wore it better?" moments at Halloween parties.
So why go with the same look as every other clown in a costume when you can dress like the other characters in It and keep your costume's inspiration a bit more subtle?
Instead of making yourself look like a cheap clown in an even cheaper costume do yourself a favor and dress up like Eddie Spaghetti or Beverly Marsh, or go full blown creepy and dress up like little Georgie.
See These 25 It Movie Costume Ideas Are So Good, It's Scary here
There have been so many alternate versions of Pokemon created that artists are now starting to reach for inspiration a bit too far, making most "pokemon as ...." art jams a bit boring.
But I'm totally on board with these Pokemon redesigns by JHALL because they're making 'Murica geeky again- by turning the United States into pocket monsters ready for battle.
JHALL's designs are so got dang patriotic it brings a tear to the eye, and even though he has only given us 8 states so far I'm sure he's hard at work pairing Pokemon and state stereotypes because that's his civic duty.
See If Pokemon Had Alternate Designs Based On Other US States here
No dogs look cooler in their Halloween costume than pugs, because their shining personality turns a mere costume into a camera-ready persona that makes a big impression on everyone.
In fact, if you know someone who doesn't smile when they see a pug in a Halloween costume and doesn't think pugs in costumes are cute you should ditch that person- because they're either an alien clone or a heartless monster.
I've never personally owned a pug but those I know who have had pugs say they can't help but dress their adorable little dog up all the time, which sounds perfect because to me Halloween is every day!
See 30 Pugs In Halloween Costumes To Warm Your Dark, Spooky Soul here
Wax paper is a staple item in every serious baker's kitchen, since it helps out immensely with many pre- and post-baking tasks, and cooks love to use it too since it's cheap, non-stick and similarly handy during prep.
But that's not all you can do with wax paper in the kitchen- you can also rub it on your faucets to keep them spot free and shiny, and you can use wax paper to seal and buff your wooden utensils too.
Outside of the kitchen you can rub wax paper on zippers to prevent them from sticking, and you can rub it on the soleplate of your iron and on your curtain rods to keep them gliding smoothly. When it comes to wax paper smooth is the name of the game!
Have you ever heard anyone claim "the car came out of nowhere!" after an auto accident?
It's a common claim that usually means the person wasn't paying attention or the person who hit them was hauling ass, but in this strange dashcam video the car that caused the accident really does seem to appear out of nowhere.
So what's the deal with this dashcam footage from Singapore? Your guess is as good as mine...
-Via Boing Boing
When the creators of the 911 emergency network gave their phone number out to the entire USA they had no idea how many stupid people they'd have to deal with, or how much dumber callers would become over time.
Me: 911, where do you need assistance?
Drunk guy: At the convenient store. This guy won't sell me beer.
Me: Ok, why not?
Drunk guy: I can't show him my ID because I am not 21.
Me: Without an ID the clerk can not sell to you, especially if you are under age.
Drunk Guy: But other clerks let me bribe them before. I told him that and he still won't take my bribe and sell to me. Make him take the bribe!
Me: We won't force the clerk to accept your bribe. And definitely won't let him sell to a minor. Do you want to wait there and I can have an officer come talk to you in person?
Drunk Guy: Yea, I will sit outside and wait for you.-Via Venethos
These days prank calls, people asking for directions and people freaking out because their internet is down are common so 911 dispatchers don't let them tie up the line. But when they get a call that sounds real they have to let it play out, no matter how ridiculous it sounds.
Me: "911. What is the address of your emergency?"
Caller: "Turtles...in Georgia"
M: "Yes, ma'am. Turtles are an indigenous species to the state of Georgia."
C: "Really?"
M: "Yes, ma'am."
C: "Huh. Well what do you do when there is one in your yard?"
M: "Leave it alone."
C: "It's driving my dogs crazy!"
M: "Is the turtle endangering your dogs?"
C: "No."
M: "Are the dogs endangering the turtle?"
C: "No. They're on the other side of the fence."
M: "Well then just leave the turtle alone and he'll go along on his merry turtle way."
C: "Ok. I guess so."-Via IcebergSlimD
When the question "911 operators, what's the dumbest call you've ever received?" came in to AskReddit the dispatchers were there with answers that illustrate why some people can't have nice things- like a number for emergency situations:
Caller: A deer just swam across the river behind my house.
Me: Okay?
Caller: Well I am worried it might be cold.
Me:.......Well there is nothing we can do about a deer being cold. Didn't it run off after swinning the river?
Caller: Yes.
Me: Well ma'am it's a wild animal and I'd guess it's going to be fine.
Caller: ok-Via NodePoker
Read 911 Operators Share Their Stupidest Calls, And It's Too Embarrassing To Read here
Something about whales makes them seem approachable and nice, but these massive yet mellow sea creatures have been hunted and mistreated by people so approaching a whale in the wild is not a good idea.
And yet few wild whale encounters turn deadly because these gentle giants would rather warn people to stay away than hurt them, which is why these two curious kayakers who got a little too close to a large southern right whale lived to tell the tale.
This incredible footage was captured by a drone piloted by surfer Michael McCormick, who reiterated the rules about staying away from wild whales:
“The police came through with their boat and they got their loudspeaker out and told them to go away,” McCormick said. “The rules are stay 100m from whales. That’s what the police were saying over loud speaker.”
Perth Now also reported that the whales had been spotted many times by locals in Perth over the last few weeks, prompting State government marine park coordinator Mel Evans to issue a statement about their safety.
“The mother and calf appear to be in excellent physical condition and are displaying normal behaviours like spy hopping, logging and waving,” her statement said. “Viewing whales is best done from the higher vantage points on the mainland, rather than from vessels which are required to remain a safe distance of at least 100m from the animal.”
-Via Travel + Leisure
Parks And Recreation was a pretty darn funny show that helped launch the career of Chris Pratt and Aziz Ansari, plus it gave the world the Ron Swanson so saying the show made a huge impact on pop culture is an understatement.
But nobody could have foreseeen how many conspiracy theories Parks And Rec would spawn- one claims Leslie and the team are embezzling money from Pawnee City Hall, another claims Jerry is actually a Russian sleeper agent. And then there's the one about Ben Wyatt dating Rachel from Friends...
Adam "Ben Wyatt" Scott and Ben "Jean-Ralphio Saperstein" Schwartz reacted and responded to these crackpot Parks And Rec conspiracy theories while backstage at The Late Late Show with James Corden, cracking the case wide open like a Pawnee sand clam.
-Via The Mary Sue
The old saying "trust your gut" has proven to be true so many times I often get a stomach ache right before some crazy s#%t goes down, like my stomach's trying to tell me something my mind doesn't know.
“One day when my daughter was 4 years old we were leaving the post office and she starts sobbing uncontrollably and begging me not to die. Crying and crying that she wasn’t ready for me to die. It took me over an hour to calm her down. For the rest of the day I felt dread in my stomach and worried something was going to happen. My dad died that night. It was like she knew something was coming, she just had the wrong person.” – Erika216
My gut feeling has gotten me out of scrapes and dangerous situations, and these responses to the AskReddit question "What's your "something doesn't feel right" moment that turned out to be true?" show others have trusted their gut and escaped with their lives.
“Once I had to get up really early in the morning to go on a trip for my job. It was about 3:30 in the morning and I had forgotten to go and get gas for my car the night before. I stopped at a gas station about a mile away from my house because it was well-lit and it was in a nicer area. Anyways, I was pumping gas and then I got the weirdest feeling that I needed to move. I moved behind my car and then away from it. Then I noticed this huge guy hiding in front of my car.
He was sneaking towards me when I got the urge to get away from my car. I was completely alone and I’m just a small girl. I almost always have mace or something with me if I am by myself. This time I had a knife and pulled it out and started screaming bloody murder for him to get the heck away from me. Then he started moving closer around my car to me. I screamed even louder and an attendant came out who called the cops. Definitely one of the scariest moments of my life.” – blue_raspberry_jello
So the next time you get a bad feeling about a person or a situation trust your gut and follow up on that hunch, because you might be (un)pleasantly surprised with what you find.
“I had that “Im being watched look” whenever I would shower, and tried to tell myself it was my imagination. A couple times I would stare at the window thinking “there’s no one out there, you’re imagining it” but then Im hangin out with the neighbour (families knew each other for decades) and we are scrolling through home videos on a digital camera. And there are candids of me in, getting into, and getting out of the shower.” – rainbowsockmonkey
Read 20 Times That Your Nagging Feeling Turned Out To Be True here
Characters in video games perform skill actions which game designers generally don't bother to animate because it would take too long and bog down the action, making in-game crafting even more tedious than it already is.
So instead of a drawn out animated scene players see a pause screen or, in the case of MMOs, a bit of mid-air hand action from your character which, as this VLDL video shows, makes crafting look super weird- and super magical!
-Via Geeks Are Sexy
Thanks to the internet you don't have to own a cat or dog to get some of the benefits of pet ownership, all you have to do is watch videos and look at pics of pets posted online and your happiness is assured.
Owning a dog means cleaning up poop, fur and drool, and it costs money to feed those ungrateful mutts and keep them flea and tick free, which is why internet users prefer vicarious doggo ownership three to one to the real thing.
That's not to say owning a dog is all bad, but you've gotta put those lazy pooches to work or they'll become even lazier.
So shoot some pics of your dog and meme-ify them like these people did and your dog will become an internet ambassador of happiness plus, if you're lucky, internet famous!
See 40 Mood-Lifting Doggo Memes To Get Your Proverbial Tail Wagging here
