5 Reasons The Internet Could Die At Any Moment. The Internet was originally invented to be a communication network that could survive a nuclear war.
Ironically, the monster that grew from that idea known as the World Wide Web is actually very, very fragile. They didn't anticipate what the Internet would become--because they weren't fucking insane--and as a result, the whole operation now sits on a rather shaky foundation. #5. The Internet is a Series of Cables, and Cables Can be Cut The Catastrophe: Considering how much people freak out when a single big site goes down (everyone remember the Great Gmail Outage of '09?)
"It must be pretty bad. But the truth is, the Internet travels from continent to continent by way of a network of trans-oceanic cables, each thousands of miles long and only as thick around as a thumb. Since these cables are the backbone of a huge portion of the global economy, they must be pretty well protected, right? 7 Celebrities Who Had Badass Careers You Didn't Know About. It's hard to believe, but not everyone knows from childhood what they want to be when they grow up.
And though your ambitions might start out as pro wrestler, ballerina or some kind of sex astronaut (let us have our dreams), you'll probably wind up working at a kiosk at the mall like the rest of us. Several people who found fame later in life started out on a much different path. And if you're not still working at the first job you ever got, thank your lucky stars that you're in the same boat. Unless you operated a boat as your first job. Then, well, yeah. Chevy Chase Was Almost in Steely Dan What He's Known For: Believe it or not, there was a time when Chevy Chase was the biggest thing in comedy. Men laughed, women slipped off their chairs. The man had it all going for him: his three Vacation movies were instant classics; Fletch was the best comedy to ever become a historical artifact within a decade; he was skinny dipping with the likes of Cindy Morgan and Christie Brinkley.
Oh. Dr. 6 Things Men Do To Get Laid That Science Says Turn Women Off. You may not realize this, but Cracked.com is all about getting you laid. Sometimes this is pretty obvious -- like when we give explicit dating advice or explain the mystical forces that secretly govern our libidos -- but even when we're talking about the horrible ways sex can go wrong, we're still hoping you can use the information we're sharing as an icebreaker to convince an attractive colleague to come back to your humble apartment and get freaky with kitchen utensils (we're not judging). And in this Cracked Classic, we continue that noble tradition by reminding our male readers that some of their trusty "moves" are secretly sabotaging their bone-tential. So absorb this knowledge and go forth, trusty readers. Use our gifts of knowledge to bone. Bone in ways that leave you numb, dizzy, and reasonably sure you've insulted your ancestors. 5 Ways To Hack Your Brain Into Awesomeness.
Much of the brain is still mysterious to modern science, possibly because modern science itself is using brains to analyze it.
There are probably secrets the brain simply doesn't want us to know. But by no means should that stop us from tinkering around in there, using somewhat questionable and possibly dangerous techniques to make our brains do what we want. We can't vouch for any of these, either their effectiveness or safety. All we can say is that they sound awesome, since apparently you can make your brain... #5. So you just picked up the night shift at your local McDonald's, you have class every morning at 8am and you have no idea how you're going to make it through the day without looking like a guy straight out of Dawn of the Dead, minus the blood... hopefully.
"SLEEEEEEEEEP... uh... What if we told you there was a way to sleep for little more than two hours a day, and still feel more refreshed than taking a 12-hour siesta on a bed made entirely out of baby kitten fur? Holy Shit!