The Shirk Report – Volume 174
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com!
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25 IMAGES
– Even the pros do it
– An excellent question
– How to prolong the capacity of your waste basket
– How to fail a sobriety test
– Eyes on the prize
– Yahoo Answers delivers again
– The precious
– Discus just got infinitely cooler
– The curtain from a smoker’s apartment. Delicious
– Your treadmill technique is inferior
– Your dismount is inferior
– Smells like victory
– The New York Post. Purveyors of the Punchline
– We got a flopper
– Protectors of the realm
– The Matrix. Olympics style
– Ramen. F*ck yeah
– Nice recovery
– Protect the Putin
– A Nice ‘Get Well Soon’ Card
– Gucci
– Thailand
– Awww she passed out reading a magazine
– The only way to play arcade games (full vid for reference)
– I declare this dog costume the winner
10 ARTICLES
– Usain Bolt vs. 116 years of Olympic sprinters
– 24 Vintage Photographs of Abe Lincoln Being Awesome
– An interactive visualization of government authorized small arms and ammunition transfers (1992-2010)
– Double Jeopardy: In China, the rich and powerful can hire body doubles to do their prison time for them
– The World’s Tallest Tree Is Hiding Somewhere In California
– A 281-gigapixel image of a 1.5mm zebrafish embryo
– The Unique Origins of 25 Popular Products (thx for sharing @Freshome!)
– How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking
– In-depth article on the ‘Narco Tunnels’ of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel (thx for sharing Mr. Ruta!)
– Beyond 7 Billion: A fascinating in-depth series about the world’s population boom (thx for sharing @kottke!)
5 VIDEOS
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