Reread every noun in the headline above—now let’s proceed. After a desperate burglar nabbed $60k worth of gear from Steve Jobs’ former residence, one of his iPads wound up in the mitted hands of Kenny the Clown. Clown. More »
Drunk Idiot Takes a Nap On Airport Baggage Belt And Gets X-Rayed [Bad Ideas]
Posted in: Today's Chili Passing out in weird places is part of any good drunk’s job, but a Norwegian tourist has taken the artform to a whole new level by falling asleep on an airport baggage belt, and taking a trip back to the scanners. More »
Question: what’s the best line of defense when you’re old and crotchety and your body’s not working quite like it used to? The answer, of course, is to turn yourself blue and explode when provoked. At least if you’re a termite. More »
It Seems that Cars Can Explode In Real Life Just Like In the Movies [Video]
Posted in: Today's Chili Usually, cars don’t explode in a huge ball of fire, as Michael Bay wants you to believe. Unless you are at the Kashira highway in Moscow, Russia, just like these guys. More »
So there’s been some rain over the past couple of days in NYC. And as a result, some weird things have happened. None, perhaps, are weirder than this subway station walkway, which was burping up water and cigarette butts at people walking by. Seriously, wtf is going on here? [John Herrman] More »
We’ve all received weird “shipping-delayed” notifications. Usually they’re something inane like “address does not exist” even though you’re standing right there. The one I got just now from UPS, however, is rather special. I’m sorry, did you say train derailment!? More »
Explosive Fireworks Horrifically Severed and Blew Off a Paraplegic’s Leg [WTFriday]
Posted in: Today's Chili In a horrible July 4th accident, a paraplegic man’s leg was blown off while he was trying to light fireworks while still in his wheelchair. The fiery explosion blew the man’s leg 50 feet across the street where it smacked a neighbor’s house. That is not fun. More »
This video seems out of a Chuck Jones cartoon of the Roadrunner and the Coyote, but it’s real. It happened in Konakova, Russia. A BASE jumper jumped off the top of an electric post, 393 feet (120 meters) over the snow surface below. Unfortunately, his parachute failed. More »
This Million Dollar Vacuum Cleaner Has Its Own Totally Worthless Rap [Video]
Posted in: Today's Chili The price of gold is at a record high ($1500-$1700 this year, depending on the day) and it will only continue to rise, based on current pattern of growth. More »
The SWAT Team Gently Reminds a Girl to Secure Her Wi-Fi Network By Raiding Her House with Flashbangs [WTFriday]
Posted in: Today's Chili Here’s a reminder that you should never, ever, ever have a Wi-Fi network without a password on it. Police in Indiana called up the SWAT team to raid an 18-year-old gir’s house by smashing her front window and throwing two flashbangs inside because of her open Wi-Fi network. What the hell? More »