2012 Internet Memes: The 50 Best, Funniest Memes of 2012 (Page 3) Gymnasts are, as a group, athletically awesome freaks of nature who will spend hours swinging around a PVC pipe, vaulting straight up into the air with no net, and doing backflips on and off a beam that's about three inches wide. Hell, some of them even make twirling a ribbon look cool. They're a crazy-focused group who pursue perfection at all costs, and when they don't get it, they are not impressed. McKayla Maroney, as you may have heard, was not impressed with her performance in the individual vault competition at the the London Olympics this year. The ass-plant not only broke McKayla's 33-vault landing streak in competition, it dropped her into second place, and earned her the runner-up prize of silver medal. Hey, silver! On the podium, staring up at some other chick wearing her medal (bitch.) The internet immediately attached itself to the picture, generating memes aplenty... Check out more of McKayla with the Very Best of the McKayla Is Not Impressed Meme.
Pebble Watch Seamlessly Connects Your Whole Smartphone Life The Summer Gadget Series is presented by the Galaxy Nexus from Sprint. Android 4.0, Google Wallet and Google Play make it pure Google. Truly Unlimited data from Sprint makes it unstoppable. Check it out. Product: Pebble Price: From $150 (check the product website for pricing) What It's Good For: Accessing your smartphone while on the go, from your wrist. Who It's Good For: Smartphone owners who love to use apps for running, swimming, biking and multitasking. Limitations: It's still in production and the first round of orders is closing soon. Bottom Line: Pebble is the first smart watch to seamlessly work with the iPhone and Android, and there's a reason why users are clamoring to order a sleek, smart-looking Pebble. Pulling your phone out of your pocket to see who's calling or to read text messages is so 2011. The Pebble smart watch lets you check your messages, see who's calling and even control the tunes your smartphone is playing -– all from your wrist. How it Looks How it Works
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18 of the most memorable speeches from sci-fi and fantasy films It's summer blockbuster season, filled with massive explosions and eye-popping special effects. But never forget that nothing can get the heart pounding or blood pumping better than words—especially when they're in the form of memorable speeches given in some of sci-fi and fantasy's greatest movies. We've found 18 memorable and often inspiring movie monologues that really hit a nerve with audiences. Check them out below! V for Vendetta—V's Televised Speech The revolution will not be televised—or will it? Troy—Achilles' Speech Achilles (Brad Pitt) was a cocky son of a gun who really wanted to take the Trojans down a peg or two. The 13th Warrior—Norse Prayer Final battle scenes in war movies always pull at the heartstrings, especially when you already know the outcome. The Matrix Reloaded—Morpheus' Speech "Zion! Starship Troopers—Lieutenant Jean Rasczak's Welcome Speech Michael Ironside has military-speak down to a science. Star Trek (2009)—"I Dare You to Do Better" Poor Roy Batty!
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20 Must-Own Books to Teach You Manly Skills Whether you want to learn to play poker, fish, tie a bow-tie (pfft), or mix a martini, there's a book out there for just about everything. Sure, YouTube videos can teach you how to do anything these days, but nothing beats lounging in a leather club chair with a good book. We've hand picked 20 Man Books that'll teach you the basics. Check em out... The Man’s Manual There are some essential manly tips that for some reason other books seem to overlook. Self-Defense For Modern Times Studying martial arts teaches discipline, keeps you in peak physical condition and makes you pretty bad-ass, but sometimes it’s hard to imagine how breathing exercises can prepare you for real world situations. Details Men’s Style Manual It’s not that guys don’t care about looking good—we just don’t like to spend a lot of time or energy on fashion. Brocabulary: The New Man-i-festo of Dude Talk ESPN Gameday Gourmet Male Grooming: Fabulous Tips on Looking Great Hold on to Your NUTs: The Relationship Manual for Men
The 5 Most Spectacular Landscapes on Earth (That Murder You) Mother Nature is an evil bitch that wants us dead. We know this, we accept it, we try to burn one plant a day as petty revenge against her for it and we move on with our lives. But sometimes her traps are so unsubtle, so obviously, blatantly designed to do nothing but murder human beings in the most awful ways possible that we can't help but stand and applaud her sheer balls. In that spirit, here are five of Mother Nature's more vicious bear traps: #5. Olivier Lejade The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park is a protected UNESCO world heritage site, but this park doesn't need any tollbooths, rangers or even a tall, spiked fence. WikipediaSometimes the Earth gives a freebie to the World of Warcraft design team. Biologists call the area a bio-fortress. National GeographicSometimes a forest of daggers just isn't enough. Olivier LejadeSo yeah. Marco ZanferrariSometimes the formations produce Yes album covers just to mess with you. #4. dominica-weekly stormchaser"Want in on these bad boys?" #3.
5 Psychological Experiments That Prove Humanity is Doomed Cracked.com's new book is now on sale. What follows is one of 22 classic articles that appear in the book, along with 18 new articles that you can't read anywhere else. Psychologists know you have to be careful when you go poking around the human mind because you're never sure what you'll find there. A number of psychological experiments over the years have yielded terrifying conclusions about the subjects. Oh, we're not talking about the occasional psychopath who turns up. The Asch Conformity Experiment (1953) The Setup: Solomon Asch wanted to run a series of studies that would document the power of conformity, for the purpose of depressing everyone who would ever read the results. Subjects were told that they would be taking part in a vision test, along with a handful of people. The Result: Questions the subjects were asked were like the puzzle shown here: All they had to do was say which line on the right matched the one on the left. ... and make sure you conform to it perfectly. C.