9 Ridiculous Cooking Myths You Probably Believe We don't expect all of our readers to know everything about cooking. At least some of our readers probably aren't expert chefs (though, yes, we assume that most are). It's OK if everyone doesn't know how to properly prepare a blowfish, or how to pair the right wine with the right dinner. You're not a master chef by any means, but you still know a few basic food truths, right? Well guess what: You're wrong about those, too. #9. The sandwich is, without question, the best thing ever discovered by man (suck it, penicillin!) GettyTime for FedEx overnight. That's why coming home to a loaf of stale bread is absolutely the single worst thing in life (suck it, AIDS!). The Reality: Wrong. GettyIt's too late for this loaf. #8. OK, you can't make a sandwich because all of your bread is stale, so you've decided to make a nice lobster (often called "the sandwich of the sea") instead. GettyBe honest. Except it isn't screaming. GettyNow this is just a useless pot of untortured meat. #7. #6. Yep! #5.
Top 10 Fantastic and Surreal Creatures Animals This is a list of some of nature’s creations that simply defy human imagination. Unlike the Little Known Prehistoric Monster lists, this one depicts only species that are alive today. This amphibian, native to the deepest, darkest caves of Europe (most famously in Slovenia) and mistakenly identified in ancient times as a “baby dragon” has to be one of the most bizarre animals in the world. Blanket octopus Tremoctopus violaceus There’s no such thing as a “normal octopus”. That said, there are some octopi that are more bizarre than others. Glass frog Centrolenidae What makes these little Tropical American frogs so surreal is that they have translucent skin, which basically makes them a living anatomy lesson without even having to cut open the frog! Blobfish Psychrolutes marcidus This gelatinous deep water fish has a face that only its mother would love (although those who truly admire Nature’s boundless and sometimes macabre creativity will certainly appreciate it too). Assassin spider
5 Lovable Animals You Didn't Know Are Secretly Terrifying If there’s two things Cracked is all about, it’s fucked up animals and dongs. And since they won’t let me write “The 7 Most Fucked Up Animal Dongs,” (Editor's Note: Only because it's been written already) I had to settle for focusing on just the animal stuff. So hey, here you go: Here’s a bunch of adorable animals that will probably nonetheless scar you for life. Bears are pretty intrinsically scary, but come on – look at that guy! Holy shit! If there was a color-coded scale for cuteness like there is for Terror Alert Levels, the red fox would be at Level Orange: way above Adorable Bomb Threat and just half a notch below Snuggle Jihad. I would name him Mr. Now, here’s the sound he makes: If you came of age in a small town, you’re probably already familiar with the sound red foxes make. You: Jesus, this weed is amazing. Your Dickhead Friend Barry: Ha! Red Fox:AWWAAUUUUGHHGGGHHHH!!!! Your Dickhead Friend Barry: What was what? You: Don’t "what was what?" You: There’s a fox raping a baby? Oh!
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses #3. Quote from: 1 Kings 18:24,38-40 That is how they used to do religious debates back in the day. The situation was that people of Israel had taken to Baal worship, a faith that added a lot of whores to its rituals and thus gained immediate popularity. Rather than write a series of books or give a bunch of boring speeches, Elijah invited 450 Baal prophets to a contest, where both sides would set up an animal sacrifice. It's brilliant in its simplicity, and we're surprised religious debates were ever carried out any other way after that. We like to think Elijah stood in front of the howling column of heavenly fire, straightened his robes, turned to the crowd and said, "Thus, my opponent's argument falls." #2. Samson could have dominated this list if we had let him. His whole story involves a feud with the Philistines, people who lived in part of what is now Israel and embraced the long tradition of going to war with the Jews. Either way, they didn't send enough. ... #1. 1 Samuel 18:25-27
5 Bad Ideas Humanity Is Sticking With Out of Habit Humans are funny when it comes to technology. We're eager to adopt new technologies when the difference is trivial, like camping out for days to buy the new iPhone when we still haven't figured out the old one. But at the same time, we also have a way of getting attached to worthless technologies of the past, just because it's too much hassle to change. It turns out old habits die hard. Quick -- look at the very computer you're reading this on. Why It's Inefficient: Photos.comBesides not being able to take a punch. When you rest your hands on the "home row" like they told you in high school, check out what keys you're touching -- A, S, D, F, J, K, L and semicolon. How did we wind up with this intuition-defying random configuration? Early versions of World of Warcraft were almost impossible to play. So Sholes consulted a buddy who had studied up on letter-pair frequency, and he moved the keys that were most often typed together away from each other. Why We're Stuck With It: A. B. Now what?
The 5 Most Mind-Blowing Things That Can Be Found Underwater Exploring the depths via scuba or free diving is one of those things that seems really cool in theory. Then you swim around in a pool for 36 hours, go to the man-made lake you heard had a flooded town and discover a bunch of muddy brick foundations. It turns out that lakes in the Midwest are about as full of adventurous treasures as the towns around them. But, like the 28 percent of the Earth that's not covered in water, if you pick the right spot at the right time of day, you can find stuff down there that will blow your mind. For instance ... #5. A group of amateur cave explorers discovered a river in Mexico with banks, trees and leaves just like an ordinary river, but with an additional metric shit ton of "WTF," because they were hovering 25 feet over it in scuba gear when they discovered it. Anatoly Beloshchin"We're calling it the Meta-River." While underwater water doesn't seem possible, the "river" is actually a briny mix of salt water and hydrogen sulfide. #4. #3.
Top 10 Most Diabolical Fish On Earth You are here: Home / Featured / Top 10 Most Diabolical Fish On Earth Yet there are a few species that are more loathsome to our tastes. These are creatures straight out of nightmares – some more fangs than fish; others that look like they’ve barely swum out of the primeval sludge. But though we’d like to think we’re no relation to these demons of the deep, in the evolutionary scheme of things all us land vertebrates are derived from our fishy cousins. 1. Piranha Fish While the threat this little teeth-with-gills poses to humans has been rather blown up in films – including its own self-titled horror B movie – the Piranha has a set of jaws to make any dentist nod with nervous approval. 2. Fish don’t come much more monstrous looking than the deep sea Anglerfish. 3.Moray Eel Found all over the world skulking in reef crevices – where it waits for prey to pass by near enough for it to lunge at and seize in its powerful jaws – the Moray Eel is a fish best steered clear of. 5.Snakehead Fish 6. 7.
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20 Great Websites To Earn Part-time Money While Working In College | Get Degrees There are literally thousands of ways to make money online. They range from affiliate marketing, blogging, domain parking, web designing and many more. But most of them, like any other real world business require time and patience to bring in a decent amount of cash every month. Contrary to the general belief, there is no get-rich-quick scheme online. Having said that, there are various ways which help you get started quickly and make a few bucks. These are great for college students who can spare a few hours every week to earn part-time income. The following list contains 20 such websites/methods which can help teens and college students generate some cash quickly. Sell Stuff 1.eBay Buying and selling on eBay is probably one of the most common methods to earn money online. College students can utilize eBay to sell old unused items and generate cash. 2.BuyMyTronics BuyMyTronics is a cool site which will buy all your gadgets including old and broken gadgets. 3.Zazzle 4.Craigslist 5.Cafepress
Why Ebert Is Wrong: In Defense of Games as Art CoD4 no game had abruptly killed you, the main character, while you played him, and with absolutely no other possible outcome. A lot of people started that level over again. "I did something wrong," they thought. "I wasn't fast enough, there's no way important people just die awfully in the heat of war with no recours-waaaiit a minuteâ¦" I see what you did there. Ebert believes "the real question is, do we as their [games, movies, etc.] consumers become more or less complex, thoughtful, insightful, witty, empathetic, intelligent, philosophical (and so on) by experiencing them? Rez doesn't just stack up against a classical work of art; it succeeds above and beyond the classical work. "Fuckin'... fuck this thing! As a game, Rez was not great fun--it was a rail-borne "shooter" where you didn't really "shoot" so much as select vast swathes of targets--but its presentation was brilliant. ...and possibly bashes its head in. But why even bother with all of this?
John Dies at the End » New Contest Winners! John’s Article! Shit! Updates » November, 2010 New Contest Winners! John’s Article! Monday, November 8th, 2010 I did an article over at Cracked.com. Also, here are the second round of winners of a free signed copy of the JDatE goddamn paperback! Crochet Soy Sauce Spider by Sam Salinas This is what effort looks like. Group Painting by Jordan Chapman Jordan sent us a step by step series of pictures as he was creating this piece, and it was pretty cool to see it take shape. Actual Tattoo by John Wait Ok, I’m making this one a winner, but I need you to understand something: This will be the only tattoo that wins. Jesus Painting Laser Gun Thing by Marcos Rodriguez If I had to pick one picture that described “John Dies at the End,” this one would be it. Roach Hand by Justin Ross When I first saw this, I said, “Holy shit,” and sent it to Wong. Clay Sculptures by Shelbie Anderson I can’t stop looking at these. What Are You Up To? John Drawing by Shawna Brown Corey Gleason’s Insane Child Haunting Beatdown by Heather Lee Meade
25 Cool And Stunning Animal Photography September 21st, 2011 Sweet Mehvish Animal photography is probably one of the most dangerous types of photography. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Breathingearth