10 More Amazing Weather Phenomena Our World As a follow up to Cedestras brilliant list of 20 amazing and unusual weather phenomena, I have decided to make a list with 10 more items. Our atmosphere shows off so many strange and wonderful displays, but often times these brilliant phenomena happen so rarely, and in places all over the world (insert lame ‘once in a blue moon’ pun here). Now then, onto the list! Lunar Corona Formation This item, a personal favorite of mine and one that’s amazing in itself starts off the list. There are various different names for fogbows; mariners call them sea dogs, pilots call them cloudbows, some people call them white rainbows because of their lack of color (they do have some red and blue in them though, sometimes). Triple Sunrise Illusion It’s a little hard to see but there are 3 side by side suns in this illusion. You might describe these sun rays as god rays, in a particular formation. Aliens! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! Kelvin Helmholtz cloud formations
15 Things You Didn't Know About the Brain In my opinion, the human brain is the one of the most fascinating things this world has to offer. Think about it, this organ creates thoughts and creates what is essentially life for us and all other animals. If there is no after-life or soul, the brain is all we have, the world as we see it is a result of our brains. Though the make up of all our brains is the same, they all work a little different. How can we know how other people see the world? Whether you enjoy conversations like these or you think they are just a bunch of bologna, these are thoughts that only humans have. Click Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox
The 6 Most Badass Robots (Invented Before Electricity) You might think that robots are strictly a 20th century invention, but you'd be sorely mistaken: At the same time that the human race thought stomach aches were just tiny, enchanted dwarfs casting hunger spells, a few brilliant souls (possibly aliens) were actually building full functional robots. So maybe they're not R2D2 caliber, but who are we to judge? They built friggin' robots before there was toilet paper! Zaddock Dederick, a name that sounds more appropriate for a Level II Thetan Power-Zorg, was actually a young inventor in 19th century New Jersey. His first goal was to come up with a perpetual motion machine, but when that didn't pan out he delivered something much more ominous. What we have here is the patent of an android that could pull a cart and run up to a mile a minute. "Eat my dust, Jeddediah!" The robot, which was named Daniel Lambert (that's...that's actually the weirdest part) was dressed like a human so as to "not scare the horses." How Did He Do That? What?
15 Uses of Newspaper in Our Daily Life Newspaper is one of the major sources of news. The industry was once so prosperous that newspapers were not only published in the morning, but also in the evening. As time passed, newspaper is facing fierce competition from e-paper. The free information offered in the Internet and the environmental urge of paperless lower the demand on newspapers. The whole industry is shrinking. 1. 2. 3. (Gift wrapping, image from Google Search) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. (Papier-mâché, image from Google Search) 9. (Handmade papers, image from Google Search) 10. (Paper airplane, image from Google Search) 11. 12. 13. (People reading newspaper, image from Google Search) 14. 15. Obviously, reading to get the news is the main use of newspaper. Other articles you may be interested in reading: Ten Merits of Digital Camera Crystal Gazing on Computer Technology
5 Scientific Reasons The Dark Side Will Always Win The Rebels got lucky. Han, Luke, Leia, that Nib-Nub guy who flew with Lando, all of them should have been death-starred hard in the face by the Empire -- and not just because of the Empire's superior numbers and technology. Darth Vader and his underlings planned every last subtle detail, right down to the color of the spaceships and Vader's own robot voice, according to what science says works. Will the Dark Side win in Cracked's Adventures in Jedi School mini-series? The only way to know is to watch! The Color Black Is Scientifically Proven to Intimidate People At the beginning of Episode IV, stormtroopers blast the crap out of some rebel scum. Also, he does this. And It Works Because ... We know what you're thinking: Big deal. Yeah, but ... why? After all, black also makes us more aggressive. By the way, there's no way he could've brushed his teeth with that thing on. And choketastic space magic. Instead of this. Thinking Evil Thoughts and Clenching Your Fist Makes You Stronger Shithead.
Round Up: 2011 (?) Edition Wait, what? It's 2011? Son of a whore...what the fuck did Brockway dose us with? And why do we have these strange scars at the base of our necks? Oh God, everything's getting fuzshhhyyyytffhghgh There's nothing like wild, pointless violence to kick off the new year. Notable Comment: "Also, you forgot to mention that Mussolini once commissioned a statue of himself riding nude astride... a bust of his own head. Maybe we're crazy, AllenbysEyes, but nothing about that seems the least bit off to us. Notable Comment:"You're wrong about Grant. kudude1, we rarely get the chance to say this, but every single reputable historian on planet earth agrees that you are 100% full of shit. Notable Comment:"How is Garth Brooks not on this list with Chris Gaines or whatever he called himself?" JesseJohnson, Cracked operates on a strict "never ever mention Garth Brooks" policy. "There is absolutely no problem on this list that can't be solved with a simple flame-thrower. crax, flamethrowers are like heroin.
10 Curious Tales and Oddities From History Weird Stuff What could be better? The bizarre and history combined in one list! It is a well known fact that I love both subjects (and facts and factlets), so this list really has been a joy to put together. Once you are done reading be sure to mention any other oddities we may not know in the comments and perhaps they will appear on a forthcoming follow up list. In 1900, Maria Salome (20 years old) made her grand debut as the first female bullfighter. When Pope Paul VI died, in 1978, it was the mark of the beginning of the year of three Popes. Speaking of strange deaths, in 1979, a 58 year old man and his 53 year old wife died from spending too much time in their hot tub in California. The Phantom time hypothesis is a theory developed by Heribert Illig (born 1947) in 1991, which proposes that there has been a systematic effort to make it appear that periods of history, specifically that of Europe during the Early Middle Ages (AD 614–911) exist, when they do not. Jamie Frater
10 Creatures With Crazy Faces Animals While a couple of the entries on this list have been featured on other lists in the past, most have not. This list looks at a variety of creatures (some well known, others not at all) that have very unusual facial features. Be sure to add your own favorites to the comments. This denizen of the abyss is very small (the largest species known is only 12 cms), and completely harmless, but its face is the stuff of nightmares. The hatchetfish is the living proof that you don’t need long sharp teeth or red glowing eyes to be creepy. Found in the rain forests of the Philippines, this endangered bat has one of the strangest faces among mammals. A species exclusive to lake Xochimilco, in Mexico, the axolotl (meaning “water monster” in nahuatl, the language of the Aztec) is actually a kind of salamander. The snub nosed monkey looks like it had a nose job with the same surgeon who did Michael Jackson. This fish has such a weird face that one can only wonder why it isn’t more famous.
6 Amazingly Intelligent Animals (That Will Creep You Out) Animals may be extremely well-organized and insanely ballsy, but we'll always have one giant advantage over them: our intelligence. Also, cars and rocket launchers and such. But thinking is what makes us human, and thinking means we'll always be the ruling species on this planet, because the rest of those guys are really stupid. Well ... not all of them. Alex the Genius Parrot When a parrot says something like "hi", "I love you" or "f@#% off", you obviously assume that it doesn't really know what it's saying -- they're just mimicking human words in the same way that they'd copy the sound of a barking dog, or even (as some parrot owners know) a cell phone ringing. Alex the Parrot was different, though: he could correctly identify 50 different shapes, recognize numbers up to six, distinguish seven colors, and understand qualities such as bigger, smaller, same, and different. He also inspired the cover art of a mid-70s prog rock album, judging by this image. The next morning, Alex was dead.
20 Smartest Animals in the World Are parrots really smarter than a 3-year-old child? Do pigs really sing to their young? Do elephants really bury their dead and visit the graves of their relatives? Humans have always considered ourselves the smartest creatures on Earth, but new research has revealed that other animals are much smarter than we ever thought possible. Here are the 20 smartest animals in the world: Chimpanzees: Chimpanzees are very closely related to human beings, so it makes sense that they would have the ability to manipulate their environment, use tools and work together as a group to accomplish tasks.