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Headshot with 40mm HE grenade

According to the news story a colombian soldier was accidentally shot in the face with a grenade launcher by one of his comrades.

Due to the highly dangerous situation with an unexploded grenade doctors operated in an improvised operating room in the parking lot of the hospital.

The soldier survived but with severe facial damages.

Video from the surgery:

Warren Buffett, The 4th Richest Man in the world Still lives in the House he bought for $31,500 in 1958

"Our kids had a very normal life growing-up. I mean, they’ve only and I’ve only lived in one primary house that I’ve owned in my life, and I bought that in 1958. So they did not see us moving into progressively fancier houses; they did not ride in private planes. They went to school on the bus. Every member of the Buffett family in Omaha has gone to a public school. They went to the same school that their mother had gone to. They went to the same high school that she’d gone to."

Antilla, The $1 Billion Super Home Owned By Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani

Car crash at 120 mph

Woman gets rid of her niqab after her village is liberated from ISIS 

Vertical Forest 

A tour inside Apple’s new campus

Letter Bush Sr. left to Bill Clinton at the White House 

Rest In Peace Bretagne, the last known surviving 9/11 Rescue Dog 

Bretagne walking into the vet’s office for the last time with a hero’s salute

Kid taking the bus to his graduation

Kevlar helmet of an police officer who was hit in the Orlando shooting

Lucky Marine – Sniper Shot Hits Kevlar Helmet

Gas station in Slovakia

Another gas station by the same designers

Obama as he’s being informed of the Orlando shooting

Bush Being Informed About 9/11

Inventory Of The Guy Arrested in Ukraine Who Had Plotted Attacks Against France’s Citizens

The size of a tornado compared to the size of wind turbines

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Sick Jiu Jitsu Flow

Kimura from half guard

Genki Sudo slick back take to rear naked choke 

Rolling Omoplata! 

Omaplata to Armbar transition

Kimura defense counter 

Finishing the arm bar from different grips 

Side control with double under hook >> mount  >> armbar

Guard retention concept by Firas Zahabi

Butterfly set up to kneebar

Triangle when opponent is in Turtle position

Guard-passing wizardry by Marcelo Garcia

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Crazy Breakdancing Group – Morning Of Owl

Dave Grohl Proves You Don’t Need Lessons to Rock

DNA as simulated by a supercomputer

How to Make Trap / Hip Hop Music in 3 Minutes

$109 Dollar Violin Test 

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17 Photos Guaranteed To Put A Smile On Your Face – Ned Hardy

Former Disney Starlet Bella Thorne Makes Us ‘Scream’ With These Scorching Bikini Snapchats – Maxim

10 Bizarre Facts That Will Make You Lose Faith In The Modern World – Linkiest

Snapchat Video Captured 1st Moment Shots Rang Out – Newser

New Rita Ora Outtakes from the Terry Richardson Shoot – Drunken Stepfather

Charlotte McKinney Droppin’ Some New Releases on Social Media – G-Celeb

These girls don’t need no stinkin bras! – Radass

The 18 Creepiest Japanese Urban Legends – Ranker

YouTube Star And The Voice Contestant Christina Grimmie Was Shot and Killed By Deranged Fan – The Blemish

40 Vine-Ripened Pics of Julia Kelly – Regretful Morning

What Makes Someone Good (Or Bad) In Bed? – YouTube

22 Pictures Of The Laziest People In The World You Won’t Believe Exist – Rant Lifestyle

Jessica Alba still looks damn good in a bikini – Celeb Slam

16 Photos Of Things Cut In Half – World Wide Interweb

Five Underrated Horror Sequels – Gunaxin

It’s been a rough week, let’s enjoy some tig ol bitties (34 Photos) – Bad Sentinel

5 Most Luxurious Las Vegas Hotels – Classy Bro

What Do You Think Stan Lee’s Favorite Superhero Movie Is? – Double Viking

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Snapchat: monica03alvarez

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Tae Kwan Do training

Snatch, crackle and pop!

Guygrabs his beer in the middle of a brawl

Strawstache 

Impressive display of strength

Unwilling to let her car get towed away, she leans on the trunk lid and gets towed away along 

This guy is having a really bad day

Professional karate! 

Guts. Glory. Ram.

This guy is packing some serious meat

That moment Bill Clinton heard the word ‘Cigar’ 

300lb (136 kg) Squat & Drop (Instagram)

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For those of us who don’t really know, can you summarize what the freemasons are all about?

Freemasonry is the largest fraternal organization for men who believe in a Supreme Being in the world. More or less.

Is it true that the Freemasons secretly control or maintain a portion of the real control over the United States Government?

It is true that many of founding fathers and patriots (Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Revere), US Presidents (Truman, Ford), Supreme Court Justices (Warren, Marshall) , et al are or were Freemasons, and many of the government buildings were laid Masonically. The influence is undeniable. The Boston Tea Party was carried out largely by Masons, for example. You see many facets of Masonry carried over into our system of government — one person, one vote, secret ballot, executive term limits, even the oaths of office have similarities.

But that said, Masons don’t run the world as if we were a secret cabal. It just so happens that many of our members are accomplished men, which includes politics but is hardly limited to it. Harry Houdini was a Mason. Duke Ellington was a Mason. John Glenn is a Mason.

Why did you decide to join the freemasons? What is their purpose?

I decided to join because I saw a glimpse of a world I liked. Its a great group of men. God became a huge part of my life a few years back. It seemed like something I could do to make myself better, to meet new people, to network, and to serve God and to do some good!

What kind of good things do you guys do?

We work with charities for veterans, kids with disabilities, organize blood drives. Sometimes we also get together and just hang out as a group.

How do you become a Freemason? Is it hereditary? Are you chosen?

Neither (though many fathers recommend their sons, but that’s normal.). The answer is: To be one, ask one.

You may see guys driving around in cars with Masonic square and compasses on their bumpers…sometimes you’ll also see a bumper sticker “2B1ASK1″…that’s what that means.

Was the initiation in any way homoerotic?

The initiation was not homo-erotic, dangerous, or in anyway bothered me. It was one of the pivotal moments of my life, however, and therefore was very unique and like nothing I had ever experienced before.

Can you tell us more?

Not without revealing something I swore I wouldn’t.

What are the requirements to become a Mason? What are deal-breakers for membership?

You have to be a man, free born, over 18 and believe in a higher power. Atheism is a deal breaker for sure.

Why can’t women join?

Its tradition. Women can’t join because they never have. I agree its strange, especially nowadays. But I kind of like the fact that its something men can do and women can’t…so sue me.

Are there any non-Caucasian men in your group?

Good question! In my lodge, no. I come from a very white area. I am very liberal in this regard, since I came from a large and diverse city. I am a white man and would have no issues with any man of good standing of any color joining. Due to the age of the men that are Freemasons these days, however, this isn’t a popular notion. I’ve heard tales of high up Freemasons having to force lodges to admit black members. This pains me a lot, that an organization I love could be this narrow minded.

In order to become a mason do you have to have something to offer? For example a lawyer would be more likely to be accepted than someone working in McDonalds.

No. I am a younger guy, no college degree, and I didn’t have a job when I joined. They looked past all that and accepted me.

So once you are accepted into the organization, what do you do after?

We have a “regular communication”, which means once a month we get together for “regular business”…which usually means doing the things we do as Masons — planning charity work, planning social outings, planning or delivering degrees, voting, etc. Sometimes we’ll have a guest speaker. We also review the bills (reality…someone’s gotta pay the electric bill).

The rest of the time it’s actually doing what we planned — like putting together care packages for our troops overseas, or going to ballgames, stuff like that. It’s as much social as anything else.

What are the perks?

There have been quite a few benefits. The central purpose of Masonry is “to make good men better”, and that’s accurate. Our degrees, of which there are three, roughly correspond with the stages of life — entered apprentice (child), fellowcraft (adolescent) and Master Mason (a man). Each degree teaches profound lessons — which have not changed in hundreds of years — and you can spend a lifetime contemplating the deep meaning behind the symbolism and allegory. I have certainly learned a lot about life and manhood, first going through them, and later delivering those degrees to new brothers.

Also, because I enjoy the company of other good people, the relationships with my Masonic brothers has been a blessing. I have moved to different states for my job, and there is always a lodge of brothers there to welcome me to the neighborhood and share a good meal. That is true almost anywhere in the world.

How frequent and lucrative are the job connections people get through the organization?

For the amount of work that’s involved in memorization, someone looking for business connections is better off joining another organization, like the local Chamber of Commerce. I have done business deals with brothers, and they weren’t for profit, they were more like break-even deals for friends.

What do you give up by being a Freemason?

Your yearly dues.

What are your yearly dues?

It depends on your area. My lodge is pretty big but we believe in charging a bit more so we have the hard currency to get stuff done. Our building is old and takes a lot to maintain so I don’t mind…just one of the many ways we put the money to good use For example, another lodge in my area has twice the membership that mine does and can charge less. Its under a hundred dollars.

Is that $100/year or $100/month?

Under a hundred a year.

Are the Freemasons a continuation of the Knights Templar?

There are theories that the Freemasons are descended from the Knights Templar. The best book on the subject is “Born in Blood” by John Robinson. He postulates that the things that make masons masons (secret modes of recognition, meetings guarded by swordsman, etc — would confer no benefit on ancient European stonemasons (who were mostly employed building cathedrals, so the Church was their client), but would be of great value to excommunicated and hunted men like the Templars. It’s a pretty compelling theory, but there is contention about it of course. The earliest written reference is probably the Regius Poem which dates back to the 1300s I believe.

How deep of an influence has freemansonry had in todays modern society, if any?

Tremendously. But not in the way you’re thinking. Freemasonry makes good men better. If we do have some hidden agenda its to make the world a better place.

Obviously the Freemasons are not the secret scary entity they are portrayed as in movies and things…..but, do you ever find yourself thinking, “geez, I am a part of a group that controls the WORLD.”

No I don’t, haha. Although I did join because of the Stonecutter episode of the Simpsons. Its more dealing with that kind of thing from other people…its actually kind of fun. Sometimes I don’t disarm people’s suspicions about Freemasonry, though. For one, its good press. Let them wonder. For two, anyone who is going to assume something sinister about a benevolent organization without doing any research isn’t worth my time to begin with.

If asked, would you share the phrases, handshakes, signs, that it’s rumored are shared among masons? In other words, if there are secrets (are there?) do you keep them secret or is it more of a “no big deal” kind of situation?

There are secrets, which are mostly related to the modes of recognition (so we can tell who’s a real freemason and who is not) and to the degrees themselves (so that they have the maximum impact on the man receiving them).

I swore to never reveal the secrets of Freemasonry, so I don’t, and would never. But it’s a common question I get, and I don’t want to be a douche about the answer, so I just laugh it off…I’ll make a joke out of it.

It usually goes like this: Q: “You’re a Mason?!? Tell me the secrets!”. A: (whispering) “Can you keep a secret?” Q: ” YEAH!” A: (winking) “Well so can I!”

Either that, or I make up something ridiculous, like “we’re werewolves”.

In all seriousness though, I’ve had friends ask me to tell them privately, with the justification “come on, if you told me no one would ever know”. To which I’ve replied “Yes, someone would. I would know.”

Is it true about the funny handshakes?

Yes.

Do you do it with everybody you shake hands with? Ever done it and the other person wasn’t a Mason after all?

Yes.

Have you had any non-Masons notice this whatever and ask what it was that you’d done?

Not once. I’d be willing to bet that you’ve shaken hands with a Mason and not known it.

What political party are most Freemasons in?

Well, the two things that are absolutely forbidden as discussions in lodge are politics and religion. So of course, what do Masons talk about after lodge, at dinner? Politics and religion, just like everyone else. In my experience, it’s been more geographic than anything. Down south, they’re Republicans. Up north, Democrats. We have our share of prominent politicans from both parties, and journalists, and union organizers, and GOP fundraisers and what have you. It’s a pretty broad demographic.

What do guys think about Scientologists?

We don’t.

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Ric Flair’s Golden Spoon

Many have tried, but few can match the promos Ric Flair was wheeling out routinely during his heyday. Whether heel or babyface, the self-styled ‘Nature Boy’ knew exactly how to get people listening. Unstoppably brilliant when given the platform to talk, Flair proved each time why he was the biggest star in the territory.

This infamous example comes from 1987, and what makes it so effective is the little elements of truth slipped in. Ric Flair’s promos were so good because he really believed in what he was saying, and that comes across to the fans – it’s mighty difficult to not pay attention when somebody is speaking with such conviction.

Somehow, even though he’s rubbing it in people’s faces that he has tremendous wealth, Flair comes across as passionate and almost likeable, again because his words carry amazing confidence. Just try and watch this one without getting goosebumps.

Jake The Snake Roberts – Muck Of Avarice

In a time where screaming one’s promo was commonplace, Jake “The Snake” Robertswas different. He perfected the sinister, the quiet, the dark. Watching Jake give a promo was akin to watching a master painter at work, as words and phrases were committed to tape with a quiet confidence. It was poetry, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in professional wrestling before.

Funnily enough, despite Jake being a natural heel and his character being most at home in darker climates, arguably his finest promo came during his tenure as a babyface. Going into WrestleMania VI, Jake was embroiled in a feud with ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase, and the two would have a match at the event with the Million Dollar Championship on the line.

DiBiase had made a habit of making fans do humiliating things for money, showcasing and flaunting his wealth for all to say. Jake represented the everyman in this feud, the ordinary guy trying to make a buck to get by. Somehow, Jake Roberts became Dusty Rhodes. He just happened to be an everyman who could spin words in a more poetic fashion than anyone in his industry before him.

Hulk Hogan Turns Heel 

It was possibly the most shocking moment to ever take place in professional wrestling. The Immortal Hulk Hogan, idol of millions of fans, who had spent years telling kids to “drink their milk and eat their vitamins”, turned his back on them and joined with the invading forces of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, forming the New World Order of wrestling and officially kicking off the biggest boom period in wrestling history. From this came The Monday Night Wars, when pro wrestling was as mainstream as it has ever been, with WCW and WWF fighting tooth and nail for ratings supremacy. And it also allowed Hulk Hogan to completely re-invent himself, from a squeaky clean babyface to a narcissistic Hollywood heel, making himself one of the biggest stars in wrestling for a second time. In this post-match promo, Hogan spews so much anger towards the fans that it leaves the WCW commentary team nearly at a loss for words, with Tony Schiavone’s final statement underlining the new era of wrestling we had just entered into, as he said “Hulk Hogan…you can go to hell. Straight to hell.”

Steve Austin Shoots on WCW in ECW

While many are familiar with Austin’s King of the Ring speech, a regularly overlooked, and arguably better, promo came from his short time in ECW.  Terminated from WCW and unable to work while rehabbing an injury, Austin was contacted by his old friend and head of ECW, Paul Heyman.  Heyman offered to put Austin on the payroll just to do promos while he healed.  Heyman, noted for his ability to develop talent, knew how to get the best out of a bitter Austin.

Heyman’s side of the story is that he simply gave Austin a mic, and let him get things off his chest. The end result was gold – Austin pulled no punches with some of the folks he’d come across in WCW, whom he felt had held him back from being a true superstar. This promo is a brilliant example of using reality to further develop a character, and create your own style.

Macho Man” Randy Savage  Grand Standin’ and Hot Doggin’

Macho Man” Randy Savage undeniably had a charisma when he spoke that has never been and will never be duplicated. However, it was when he was feuding with Hulk Hogan in the late 80s that he did some of his best work. It was inspired words, but also was delivered in a way that only the Macho Man could ever manage.

After the Mega Powers had gone their separate ways, Savage was none too happy with his former partner. Despite his flamboyant gimmick, the Macho Man was always a working-class type of guy during this era, just with more flare. So it made sense for him to be angry with Hogan for turning his back and allowing Miss Elizabeth to be in harm’s way. Then there’s the line about “grand standin’ and hot doggin’” that is iconic and perfectly breaks down Hogan’s character from on opponent’s perspective.

Paul Heyman Tells Off Vince McMahon

The WCW/ECW Invasion of 2004 was terrible for many reasons. It was ill-planned, terribly booked, and saw a huge money-making opportunity that could have profited WWE for months and months flushed down the toilet in less than six. In a last-ditch effort to get something out of the whole debacle, a climactic “Winner Take All” match was set up for Survivor Series 2004, where the winning side would survive, and the losing side would disappear forever. There was little doubt who would ultimately win, but in order to sell just how big of a deal the match was, WWE turned to Paul Heyman, the original owner of ECW, and let him run absolutely wild on WWE owner Vince McMahon in a classic promo that should have been the centerpiece of the Invasion angle, rather than the last gasp before it ended.

CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb

It was just supposed to be a throwaway title defense for John Cena. CM Punk’s contract was ending, and he was on the fence about coming back to WWE. He felt like he’d put in his hard work and hadn’t been given the opportunities that he deserved. So, WWE put him up against Cena, the unstoppable hero of millions, reasoning that if all else failed, they could have Punk put Cena over in a match before he left. And in order to give the match something resembling meaning, because the two hadn’t actually been feuding up until that point, WWE sent CM Punk out with a live microphone and told him to get some things off his chest. The result was the infamous “Pipe Bomb” promo which set off the Summer of Punk, turning CM Punk into a household name nearly overnight and making him one of the biggest stars in the business. Unfortunately, the entire angle was mishandled almost immediately, as Punk was shuffled out of his prospective feud with Triple H due to the return of (for no adequately explained reason, since he wasn’t even cleared to wrestle) Kevin Nash, but this promo still stands as one of the greatest ever.

The Birth of “Austin 3:16″

There are times in professional wrestling where a single moment can make or break a performer.  When Steve Austin was slated to win the King of the Ring tournament, he was considered to be a good performer in the ring by management, but not too much was thought of his vocal abilities.  But during his victory speech, Austin not only coined two of his most prolific catchphrases, he instantly changed the course of his career, quickly rising to be one of the greatest of all time.

Dusty Rhodes’ “Hard Times”

The Rock made the term “People’s Champion” famous but it could be said that the first “People’s Champion” in wrestling was none other than Dusty Rhodes. Dusty represented the “common” people that watched. The ones that couldn’t afford the Rolex watches and the fur coats that were represented in the life of people like Ric Flair.

Of all the promos that Dusty cut, none resonated with people more than “Hard Times” did. Not having enough money to get by? Jobs being difficult to find? Spending years working hard, only to be laid off and “replaced”? These are issues that the average man or woman can understand. They hear Dusty’s words but perhaps most importantly, they feel Dusty’s words. That was his specialty.

You can be as eloquent as can be, but none of that will matter if the people listening aren’t connecting with your words. The best of the best can make sure all of their words can connect. Dusty does just that and he became one of the biggest legends in wrestling history because of it.

Cactus Jack – Cane Dewey

Mick Foley had built himself a cult fan base during his days as Cactus Jack both in WCW and in Japan, but his time in ECW saw him deliver an entirely different side that many fans didn’t know he had. He was able to cut promos that were not only lengthy but were completely from his mind, playing on real emotions and real events that were going on in his life. He would weave humor, anger, sadness and frustration into his work, making him one of the more diverse promo men in wrestling.

It was “Cane Dewey” that really put him on the map. The story was simple… during a match, Foley looked out into the crowd at the ECW Arena and saw a fan holding a sign that said “Cane Dewey”. In the promo, he revealed that the Dewey being mentioned was his three-year-old son. The “smart” fans had learned Foley’s son’s name and made a sign about him. Foley would launch into an angry tirade about how seeing that sign broke his heart and how it made him realize that the ECW fans were bloodthirsty animals who didn’t care about the wrestlers at all.

Mick was able to weave storyline into the promo, telling ECW favorite Tommy Dreamer that the fans were going to turn on him at some point and that it wasn’t worth the hell that Tommy was putting his body through. As a master of emotions, Mick delivered his masterpiece here, tapping into real feelings and allowing the fans to feel his pain.

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The concert you want to go to isn’t SOLD OUT because consumers bought all the tickets. It is sold out because some online ticket resale company bought all the tickets and is now re-selling them at 5 times the price. 

This Starbucks Drive-Thru Accepts Orders With Sign Language

Sailors rescue tired dog lost at sea

This is What Community Oriented Policing Looks Like

Transforming a rusty knife into super clean knife 

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We Can’t Get Enough of Claire Abbott on Instagram – Maxim

6-Year-Old Boy with Autism Reads to Shelter Dogs to Help Them Find A Home – Ned Hardy

24 Kids Who Have Hilarious Life Goals – Linkiest

Most Blacks Change Their Mind About OJ – Newser

Goldman Sachs hired prostitutes to win Libyan business – The Guardian

I am a Sugar Baby – Not a Prostitute of the Day – Drunken Stepfather

Katrina Bowden Squattin’ for You Mofos – G-Celeb

That Sexy Lip Bite Gets Me Every Time (27 Photos) – Radass

30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable – Medium

These Are 5 Areas Around The World That Are Blacked Out On Google Maps. What’s Going On There!? – Slip Talk

Former Ticketmaster CEO explains why you can’t buy tickets – The Ringer

Wanna Go For A Ride, Gramps? – Tosh

44 Award-Winning Pics of Emma Hernan – Regretful Morning

We Don’t Know If Demi Rose Is Tyga’s GF or Not but We Do Know She Posted a Bikini Pic – The Blemish

15 Things Men Over 30 Need To Start Worrying About – Rant Lifestyle

10 Of The Most Amazing Luxury Beach Houses – Classy Bro

Why The F-22 Raptor Is Such A Badass Plane – Popular Mechanics

Oh hi Christina Milian – Celeb Slam

Daily Man Up (27 Photos) – Suburban Men

Your smoking hot selfshot of the day (nsfw) – Ehowa

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Intimidation 101: The Eyes Tell it All…It was at this moment right here the fight was over.

Buakaw knocks his coach around

Bully Tries Throwing Little Kid Into The Pool

Mark Hunt And Ray Sefo trading shots

Elbow from Hell

The power of lowkicks

5 vs 5 MMA brawl

Urijah Faber’s Bali Street Fight Story

 Anderson Silva in his prime

Don’t exchange jumping kicks with Mark Hunt 

Turkish Badass Fights Off Multiple Attackers

Fighter in OneFC brings a hurricane of pain to his opponent

Delusional Energy Shield Master Dares Martial Artist To Punch Him

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If a plane crash is certain, are the passengers informed?

In 2000 my wife and I along with my 10 & 12 year old children flew Spirit airlines non-stop from Detroit to Los Angeles for a Disney vacation. My daughter and I were in the bulkhead seats on one side of the aisle while my wife and son were in row 2 on the other side. 20 minutes into the flight we hear a loud bang and the plane immediately fills with a white cloud of vapor so thick we couldn’t see the person next to us. It wasn’t smoke because we didn’t cough though.

The pilot came on the intercom and said ‘Ladies & Gentlemen, we’ve obviously had a malfunction. The smoke will clear very quickly. (which it did). We will land at the closest airport which is Grand Rapids Michigan. Please hold on for more info.’

So, everybody is pretty calm for a couple of minutes until the stewardesses began the crash positions talk. I was very calm and reassured my daughter that everything would be fine. HOWEVER, from our seats in the front row we could see into the galley where the two most senior stewardesses were openly sobbing and praying over a Rosary. Holy crap, this was serious.

A few minutes before landing the stewardesses began shouting as loud as they absolutely could ‘Heads Down’, ‘Emergency Position’. Non stop for 6 or 7 straight minutes. They were really serious. And clearly afraid. The pilot had never relayed anything other than a calm ‘no big deal’ demeanor.

It only took about 15 minutes for us to land smoothly on a runway in Ypsilanti Mich surrounded by fire trucks. Then the real problems began.

First off, I live in the Detroit area and just a few days prior to leaving there was a TV News segment on Spirit engine parts filling milk crates on peoples’ lawns in Detroit. two weeks earlier an engine had fallen off a jet, making the local news only, and Spirit never bothered to even retrieve the parts. Where the hell is the FAA? I didn’t pay too much attention to it because that only happens to other people.

During our nearly full day stranded I had the opportunity to speak with the pilot. I asked him how serious this had actually been. After all, I saw Airport. A jet can fly on one engine. Right? Apparently not. He told me that when an engine blows you’re landing in 10 to 15 minutes. Airport or not. Simple as that.

So, after nearly 24 hours delay and countless run-arounds by Spirit we got to California.

Fast forward to a week later at the airport waiting for our flight home. I began chatting up a Spirit worker in coveralls. He said he had flown down from wherever to check on a problem a jet had a week earlier. I told him that I was on that plane and asked what the story was. What he told me was the scariest thing I’ve ever heard about airlines.

He said that he was officially there to investigate ‘smoke in the cabin’. Everyone knew that an engine had exploded but they don’t put that in the paperwork because then the FAA would get involved. He flies down to LA verifies an ‘engine problem’ and flies back. Then Spirit can replace the engine as a part of routine maintenance without ever notifying the FAA. He said this is also exactly what had happened 3 weeks earlier in Detroit. That’s why nobody picked up the engine parts after they rained from the sky. In his view, that was also why the most dangerous airline flying had a great safety record.

So, the pilot doesn’t always relay the danger level and if you really want to know, keep an eye on the most senior stewards.

– Don Preston

What Makes LeBron James So Good?

If you were going to design the world’s best basketball player, you might do something like this:

Make him big enough so that he can play either wing spot and even climb into power forward should the need arise. Magic Johnson was 6-feet-9 and famously played center for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1980 finals. Ben Wallace was only 6-feet-9, and he was the most dominant defensive center in the game for a few years. Larry Bird was 6-feet-9 and he was the most dynamic forward in history. You don’t want to go much shorter than that because you start to give up size, and if you want to play inside out, size is critical. Not just height, but having the kind of frame that will support the weight needed to bang inside. Guys like Ron Artest and Shawn Marion are good modern-day equivalents. LeBron James is like Magic Johnson, only with 20 pounds more muscle, better conditioning and diet (in Magic’s defense he came up in an era where it was still OK to go out drinking and do a nontrivial amount of drugs the night before a game), and a football wide receiver’s hands.

This perfect player will need to be a student of the game and understand it from a coach’s perspective. He’ll need to know how to assess other players and motivate them, how to game plan and how to build a plan for skills improvement. When LeBron James was 9 years old, he was sent to live with a youth football coach. This coach taught him the game of basketball, and with no father in his life, LeBron became a student of the game from the various local coaches he had until he graduated high school. LeBron didn’t come into the league as a starry-eyed kid thinking about earning a few bucks, but a student of basketball for 10 years.

You’d want him to be able to score at will but also understand how to feed his teammates. It turns out that in basketball, five people take the court at the same time, and effort and energy seem to be among the primary indicators of success. One way to motivate a team and get the best effort out of it is to feed its members precise passes in places where they’re likely to score. Get them a few buckets early and they’ll kill themselves for you all game. When LeBron was in high school, he played for a team coached by Dru Joyce II. LeBron’s teammate was Dru Joyce III, who got most of the good touches. LeBron’s first taste at organized ball was keeping the coach’s son happy so he could get more playing time and more coaching attention. LeBron’s basketball genesis wasn’t about how to score; it was about how to win with four overmatched teammates against the toughest teams in the country. LeBron’s job was to equalize as distributor, and then eventually as lead scorer and left right up down left left right right God Mode.

At some point, you need to introduce pain. And not just the pain associated with being born of a single teenage parent who had to give him up when he was 9 to family and friends who could afford to take care of him. No, I’m talking about the kind of pain and humiliation that happens to an adult, the kind that makes you question reality. Not the kind that can be forgotten, but the kind that introduces a fight-or-flight mechanism that makes you rethink your whole life and that maybe everybody who ever believed in you was just making a horrible mistake. The kind of pain that Jordan felt when the Pistons shut him down over and over again and Isaiah shut him out at the all-star game. The kind of pain that makes you hate. LeBron hates the Celtics. And Tyson Chandler. And Derrick Rose. And probably Michael Jordan, at least a little bit. LeBron was reading everything anybody said about him in the media, and a handful of guys were saying stuff on the court. And then they’d beat him. This of course culminated in the most un-self-aware series of PR events in recent memory, something that resulted in him and his team getting boo’d in every arena they played in for a solid year.

No hero narrative is complete without a fall into the depths of despair. James’ fall resulted in him spending two weeks at his house in drawn-shades, beard-growing, isolation. Brian Windorst of ESPN writes:

After James left the arena that night, he said he immediately went into a two-week depression, walling himself off from everyone. He didn’t play basketball, he didn’t talk basketball to pretty much anyone. He didn’t even shave. Looking in the mirror after days of not shaving and daring himself to watch a few minutes of that hideous Finals game film — especially Game 4 — can apparently cause a man to admit it was time for some changes. 

The season after that he won the championship. Then he did it again. Then he got back for two more tries. LeBron James is, right now, the most dominant player in the NBA, having an effect on the game through his own play but also making everybody around him 30 percent better.

Where he ends up on the all-time list is still in dispute, but there’s no dispute now that he is firmly entrenched near the top. LeBron James is almost the perfect definition of what a basketball player should be, from his psychological makeup to his now famous ability to adapt his game quickly for any situation. He’s one of the best ever, and those don’t come around very often. 

– Jonathan Brill

Do Hard Work and Determination Alone Make Billionaires?

No. One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions. 

This is not the right question. (Which is not to say it’s a bad question. It just won’t get that deep part of your mind working to help you—mulling things over when you think you’re thinking about something else, sending up flares of insight.)

You’re determined. So what? You haven’t been racing naked through shark-infested waters yet. Will you be just as determined when you wash up on some deserted island, disoriented and bloody and ragged and beaten and staring into the horizon with no sign of rescue?

We live in a culture that celebrates determination and hard work, but understand: These are the qualities that keep you in the game after most everybody else has left, or until somebody bigger and stronger picks you up and hurls you back out to sea. Determination and hard work are necessary, yes, but they are the minimum requirements. As in: the bare minimum.

A lot of people work extremely hard and through no fault of their own—bad luck, the wrong environment, unfortunate circumstances—struggle to survive.

How can you leverage your time and your work?

Shift your focus away from what you want (a billion dollars) and get deeply, intensely curious about what the world wants and needs. Ask yourself what you have the potential to offer that is so unique and compelling and helpful that no computer could replace you, no one could outsource you, no one could steal your product and make it better and then club you into oblivion (not literally). Then develop that potential. Choose one thing and become a master of it. Choose a second thing and become a master of that. When you become a master of two worlds (say, engineering and business), you can bring them together in a way that will a) introduce hot ideas to each other, so they can have idea sex and make idea babies that no one has seen before, and b) create a competitive advantage because you can move between worlds, speak both languages, connect the tribes, mash the elements to spark fresh creative insight until you wake up with the epiphany that changes your life.

The world doesn’t throw a billion dollars at a person because the person wants it or works so hard he feels he deserves it. (The world does not care what you want or deserve.) The world gives you money in exchange for something it perceives to be of equal or greater value: something that transforms an aspect of the culture, reworks a familiar story or introduces a new one, alters the way people think about the category and make use of it in daily life. There is no road map, no blueprint for this; a lot of people will give you a lot of advice, and most of it will be bad, and a lot of it will be good and sound but you’ll have to figure out how it doesn’t apply to you because you’re coming from an unexpected angle. And you’ll be doing it alone, until you develop the charisma and credibility to attract the talent you need to come with you.

Have courage. (You will need it.) And good luck. (You’ll need that too.)

– Justine Musk

What exactly did John Oliver do in the latest episode of Last Week Tonight by forgiving $15 million in medical debt?

Whenever you take out a loan or get a service that you don’t pay for in advance, you owe someone money. If you don’t pay, they chase you down looking to get their money. For many of these people who are owed money, they want to spend their time performing services for people, not chasing down delinquent payers. So for a fraction of the total price of the debt, they sell the right to collect the money to some third party. That way they get some of their money back (more than they would without a bunch more effort chasing down the people who haven’t been paying).

So now the third party who specializes in chasing these people down will try to find the people who haven’t paid and get them to pay. What John Oliver did was buy the right to collect these debts, just like these third parties do, but then forgive the debts- tell the people who owe money that they don’t have to pay him back.

– blablahblah 

What is a hedge fund?

Normally when you invest on the stock market, you can invest in single stocks of specific companies. However this can be quite risky and will consume a lot of your time to manage your investments.

You could hire an investment manager to do this work for you but this is costly and isn´t really feasible for the majority of private investors.

Investment funds are basically a collection of managed stocks and assets that you can invest in as a whole. In essence you and many others share a common investment manager (represented by the fund) who manages a diverse portfolio of stocks and assets for you.

This way you gain access to risk management, diversification and economies of scale you would never have access to as an individual investor.

Hedge funds are special cases of investment funds, instead of being open to the public with many smaller investors, it´s basically a private group of investors.

So hedge funds like normal funds invest in stocks and assets (like buying and selling other companies) to grow capital. Unlike normal funds their capital does not come from issuing out “shares” to many smaller private investors but from a small host of private investors.

For example, imagine five rich guys each investing $1M into a hedge fund, that hedge fund now has a capital of $5M which it will invest in diverse assets to try and grow the capital.

Another defining feature of a hedge fund is that they are less regulated. As hedge funds are not publicly traded they are subject to few regulations and can use a wider variety of financial instruments that mutual funds cannot (e.g. shorting).

Broadly speaking hedge funds are a special type of mutual funds.

– Zeiramsy 

What are the physics behind bulletproof glass?

Basically what is going on is the force of the bullet is distributed along the surface of the material. Usually there are several layers, compounding the affect. Really there are two ingredients in bulletproof glass, glass and plastic. I think I can explain the physics using an example. Imagine that the glass is a ceramic tile, and the plastic is a trampoline surface. Imagine you’re standing above the trampoline with a brick in your hand.

First throw the brick at the trampoline with no tile in the way, the trampoline will go down from the force. Let’s say 10 units.
Now put a tile on the surface of the trampoline. When the brick contacts the tile, the tile breaks along its surface. It takes a lot of energy to break the tiles surface, so the brick is slowed down and the trampoline moves less than before. Lets say 5 units.
If you throw a brick at a tile on the ground, some energy is absorbed by the tile, but much of it goes into the ground beneath the tile.
Now, stack layers of tile and trampoline and what you get is a strong, shock absorbing surface. The glass in bulletproof glass is what is breaking to absorb energy along its face, and the plastic is stretched to absorb the impact

– Newtgrow 

What is the real origin of cancer? Is it due to lack of exercise and wrong food?

There is a lot going on in this question. As has been stated by other answerers, cancer is not one single disease and likely without one single origin.

However, other answerers are peddling nonsense. While there are definitely some environmental and lifestyle choices that help cancer along (most notably smoking and asbestos), the main reason that it seems like cancer is an exploding epidemic is because it is MOSTLY (emphasizing this word, haters) a disease of old age, and humans didn’t live that long until comparatively recently.

This data from the National Cancer Institute shows that the median age of all cancer patients at diagnosis is 66. There is no question that some patients are unlucky and get it at much younger ages, but it wasn’t until the last 50 years or so that humans had an average life expectancy of 66 years. Even today, many, many countries — in fact, countries that contain a majority of the world population — do not have a 66 year life expectancy.

Cancer was always with us, but we humans were much more likely to die from other causes for the bulk of our existence.

– Mark Brandon

Why doesn’t Japan hold a grudge against the U.S. after we nuked them?

The biggest thing to remember is compare how nations were treated by conquerors at the time. Case in point, Japan itself. When Japan conquered other nations during WW2, they treated the locals horribly to say the least. Comfort women and the rape of Nanking are two of the most striking examples. Foreign militaries were expected to rape, steal and kill with impunity while occupying another nation.

The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, preventing an invasion by the USSR. With the Japanese surrender, they expected us to treat them the way they had treated other nations. Instead, the U.S. military went to work helping rebuild the nation. Japan was practically “honorary white” in the view of America and Europe prior to WW2, and were the most westernized of any nation in Asia. This just helped accelerate the process.

During the war, a lot of the Japanese didn’t agree with the decisions made since all the political power was concentrated in the hands of the Army and the Navy, who had a bitter rivalry. If a young man wanted to be successful, becoming an officer was one of the most reliable ways of doing this. The rivalry between the Army and the Navy is part of what caused the Kwantung Army to begin expanding Japan’s holdings in China without the consent of most of the rest of the political powers that be. The US’ decision to dismantle the military’s hold on the Japanese government was appreciated.

The US eventually became a major trading partner, and our culture became extraordinarily popular in Japan. Japan’s standards on beauty are very similar to the West’s, for example.

The fact that I’ve seen statues of General MacArthur, the man who ruled over Japan as a military dictator during the transitional period says something about how favorably the United States is viewed.

Operation Tomodachi helped repair some of the tensions in US/Japanese relations caused by minor resentment over American influence in Japan and the poor decisions by some of the military stationed there. When I was there during the earthquake and tsunami, the US stepped up to the plate to help in a way that I can’t recall seeing in any other natural disaster. Even Haiti paled in comparison.

This isn’t to say there isn’t any conflict. There are vans full of nationalists that protest the US military and occasionally follow American service members/their families when they’re off-base. There are unfavorable opinions, but the US is viewed as a good ally and influence for the most part.

– Kokabiel 

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Jake was only a few weeks old when he was badly burned in a house fire and left at a vet by his family. But his story has the best ending.  He was adopted by the fireman who saved his life, and now he has become an honorary firefighter himself.

Last May, firefighter William Lindler of the Hanahan Fire Department in South Carolina had been doing some yard work when he saw smoke coming from the yard of a neighbor.  He grabbed his fire gear and rushed across the street.  The neighbors yelled that their pit bull puppy was still inside, so Lindler braved the smoke and flames to save him.

The puppy was taken to Animal Medical Clinic of Goose Creek, and was abandoned there by the family.  (Perhaps they were unable to pay the extensive medical bills.)  He suffered burns on nearly 75 percent of his small body, and would need someone to care for him.

So Lindler decided to adopt him, and he called the little guy Jake.  Right from their first night together, they were inseparable.  He’s definitely his daddy’s boy.

Jake quickly adapted to life as a Lindler.  He loved pulling puppy shenanigans on his big brother Rico, but he also was happy to snuggle with him.  And there are big plans for his future.

“I would honestly like to get him certified to be a therapy dog for burned children,” Lindler explained.  “I would like them to know that no matter how bad it is, this little guy beat the odds being burned as bad as he was at four weeks old and he’s still beautiful.”

He would need to wait a year to begin training.  But in December he moved closer to accomplishing this by becoming an honorary firefighter for the city of Hanahan, and he visits schools to help kids learn about fire safety.  There’s a Facebook page for him called Jake’s Page, where you can see all his adorable baby pictures as well as his current progress.

He was even sworn in by city council as an official member of the department.

Was even given his own badge

Jake is a super lovable dog and loves being at the firehouse.

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