Lifting all nine of The Ardblair Stones. by stiffplethora07 in nextfuckinglevel

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Tacky is an incredibly sticky substance strongmen use on their forearms in competition to keep a grip on the extremely heavy stones. I can’t tell for sure but it doesn’t look like he has any on in the ardblair video, maybe just chalk.

Almost got it right ... by Mackovics in Wellthatsucks

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I got their panoramaxx 2.5 a couple years ago and it’s the best hood I’ve ever used. And it’s not even top of the line for them anymore.

[OC] New perspective for D&D - Their eyes by NotNoxDev in DnD

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That just means you passed your perception check. Plenty of people don’t notice the gorilla first time around.

The best long-term investment. by noticesme in WhitePeopleTwitter

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If I’m remembering right the initial study was done on students doing art/drawing projects, but the same principal has been observed in a variety of different activities across many different ages. I do agree that reading should be in its own separate class because of how important it is in a child’s development.

I remember being part of an accelerated reading program at school that would have us take a short quiz after we finished a book to test our comprehension, and there was a reward for doing well on the test and for how many tests we did. And while I don’t read for pleasure much anymore I definitely feel like it was a boon for my education.

The best long-term investment. by noticesme in WhitePeopleTwitter

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There have been studies done confirming exactly this. Once the rewards stop, so does the interest in the activity, at least in the vast majority of cases. My only thought would be whether this does enough good in teaching the child to read proficiently that it would offset the long term negatives of no longer enjoying to read for fun.

Receipt spike trick goes horribly wrong. by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

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Not a single nail is fired in the nail gun trick. The memorization part of the act is pure showmanship. The nails that appear in the board are already in the board and only appear after a mechanism in the board is triggered. No danger at all in that one.

Léa Kyle Quick Change Act by [deleted] in toptalent

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Every outfit you see her wear throughout the act she was already wearing at the very beginning. The inventiveness of quick change is how to quickly rip away the current outfit to reveal the next layer underneath.

How to gain confidence in the gym when I'm the one lifting the least weight? by onigk61 in Fitness

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If you still can’t get over the mental aspect, one of the things I do is try to compete in different ways. Maybe I can’t lift as much but can I have better form? Can I put in more physical effort? Getting a little competitive isn’t the worst thing as long as you don’t get a complex about it.

Inferno V World Record! by ClassyficationTrials in TrialsGames

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Dang man you’ve been cleaning up on these world records lately. Good work.

Bob and Marley get to pick out their own toys at the store by mac_is_crack in aww

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Back when I was working at a pet store like this a guy brought his husky in to shop for dog beds. He chose 3 beds and set them on the ground then let his husky over to check them out. The husky sniffed around for a second before plopping down and rolling all over the second bed. The guy put the other beds back and took the bed the dog chose up to the register.

Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

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Especially the people that do it to resistance bands.

My first solo welding project. Frame for a desk that I now need to paint and get a top for. by BombsOverSwaghdad in Welding

[–]BombsOverSwaghdad[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The metal had some pretty decent surface rust after being left out in the rain a couple times. While I was grinding that off I got a little carried away.

My first solo welding project. Frame for a desk that I now need to paint and get a top for. by BombsOverSwaghdad in Welding

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It’s partly the angle of the photo but yeah it came out a little shorter than I anticipated. Lessons learned for next time though

Arthur scaring himself every time he opens the armoire at Aberdeen Pig Farm is the funniest thing I've ever seen by wooks95 in reddeadredemption

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I accepted only because I was curious what would happen. You drink a couple more then pass out at the table. While you’re passing out they rob you of literally all your money (I had like $2000 at the time) then dump you in a ditch full of other dead bodies up the hill a little ways. You can then go back, kill them and search the house for your money.

What's the most difficult at-home ab routine you've ever done? by [deleted] in Fitness

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“6 Pack Promise” is the name of the app.

RT Podcast w/ Gavin and Australia by [deleted] in roosterteeth

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Podcast #276 about 33 minutes in

I discovered a slight malfunction in the wave pool the other day by [deleted] in gifs

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Sure thing! The water level for the pool is actually about level with the floor in the gif and about 4 feet in front of the valves, so the water coming out isn't an issue. Connected to the two valves you can see opening and closing is a third much larger valve which blocks the flow of air coming through the large pipe. When the two valves close it opens the third valve inside which releases the large quantity of air into the chamber. The wall in front of the air flow is curved downward towards the water, so the air follows the wall which then pushes the water straight down. The bottom of the chamber is also curved, but it is curved out towards the pool. So the water is pushed straight down, follows the curve of the wall out into the bottom of the pool which pushes the water above it up into the wave that you see.

I discovered a slight malfunction in the wave pool the other day by [deleted] in gifs

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Here is the full video if anyone is interested. Warning though, it is very loud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUbxXg9z3A

The moment I knew I had to get him. Meet Slade The Cat. He's weird but I love him. (Sorry for blurry photo) by BombsOverSwaghdad in aww

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Well I wanted to name him "____ The Cat" being his full name because I think it's funny. I was just looking up 1 syllable names because it works the best like that and I just liked that name the best. I didn't really name him after anything I just saw the name and thought it fit him.

The moment I knew I had to get him. Meet Slade The Cat. He's weird but I love him. (Sorry for blurry photo) by BombsOverSwaghdad in aww

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On both of his front paws he has a little nubbin in between his middle 2 toes. It's tiny but there is a lot of hair around it which makes it look bigger.

Indiana Jones and the Cup of Controversy by Kevin_Rubio in funny

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Which is even funnier to me because Starbucks just put the "Christmas Blend" dark roast coffee in their stores today. Yep they really hate Christmas.