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People Imagine What Animals Who Could Defeat Humans If They Really Tried

I know that humans have things like guns and (supposedly) higher brain function, but listen – don’t you think there are some cases when none of that is going to stand up to a horde of really sharp teeth and claws?

Or like…geese. If the geese formed a posse I would be on my way to an underground bunker so fast, y’all.

Here are 13 other people’s takes on the animals we should fear more than we do.

13. We should all be worried about those literal dinosaurs.

I’m worried about cassowarries.

They are fierce AF!

12. It’s a good thing most of them are domesticated.

Canadians.

Haha, no seriously… Canadians.

They look nice… but they’r enot.

11. What if they banded together?

750k deaths a year when mosquitoes aren’t making an effort.

Don’t mess with those things, fam!

10. I mean what if none of us could eat carbs again?

The ~3.5kg of bacteria that call your gut home and control your digestion.

They also carry more information in their DNA than you.

If they wanna wreck their vehicle you will not stop them.

9. You know what he’s talking about, right?

Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure there’s a movie series about this.

Planet of the…..of the…ummm…uhhhh…I can’t remember.

Oh, yeah! Apes!

8. When they party in your brain all night.

Spongebob showed my how deadly nematodes are.

Once they get inside of you.. game over!

7. If you’re not terrified of monkeys, you’re not paying attention.

Chimpanzees are the only other species than humans known to wage organized wars and to engage in torture.

They’re also the closest relatives to humans and the second smartest animal behind us.

6. Seriously you don’t want to know too much about dolphins.

Dolphins.

They can easily kill sharks. They gang up on them and basically ram them to death.

Oh, and they have attacked humans in captivity.

5. Or just give us all horrible diseases.

I’ve played Dishonored a lot, so I believe that rats could eat all the Humans easily if they wanted to.

4. I would like these ants to stay off of my continent please and thank you. Fire ants are enough.

I lived in East Africa for 6 years and I love watching giant African siafu ants. Sometimes the ants will make a tunnel – a tunnel of ants – that let the others pass from one place to another safely.

They’ve got a good bite on them too! My rule has always been that if you can see siafu, you’ve got them on you somewhere, so check your legs! I once got a load of them under my jeans and so ran into my house, whipped off my jeans and jumped in the shower. BAD. MOVE. As soon as the water hit my body, these guys all bit down HARD in unison, leaving me frantically trying to brush them off me. Now, in the bush, siafu are a handy part of any first-aid routine because they bite so hard and so firmly that you can use them as field stitches. It took me a while to pick off each individual ant, but I learned a valuable lesson!

I’ve heard stories about drunk people passing out and being found the next day having been almost picked clean by siafu.

That’s a hell of a way to go…

3. Some people are just a little too confident in weapons, I think.

Yeah, it’s like literally nobody in this thread has heard of the flamethrower.

There is no animal that could deal with modern weaponry.

2. I mean you’ve seen Finding Nemo, right?

Fu*ckin Seagulls.

Swooping down and ruining your life!

1. We’re trying to test that theory.

Forget animals fighting us – bees could wipe out at least a sizable majority of humans by doing precisely nothing.

This list just cracked me up! Thinking about some of these guys organizing (but seriously, keep the monkeys away from me!).

What would you add? What animal are you most afraid of? Tell me in the comments!

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Animals That Could Take Us All Out If They Decided They’d Had Enough

We like to think we’re at the top of the food chain, but in reality that’s not even close to the truth. Sure, we can use tools and (some of us) have developed higher level thinking, but listen – don’t get too comfortable, y’all.

If we piss these 16 animals off enough, they can definitely take us all down.

16. You should learn something new every day.

Nematodes. Here’s some fun facts about our worm overlords!

There are 57 billion nematodes per person on Earth, making them 80% of all animals here. They have an incredible reproductive rate – the intestinal roundworm can lay 200 000 eggs in a day.

Nematodes are very hardy and are found in diverse and hostile environments, from deserts to Antarctica. 8 species of Nematodes have been found to live in Mono Lake, which contains deadly levels of arsenic. When tested, those nematodes were found to be capable of tolerating 500x the lethal dose of arsenic for humans.

Oh, many of them are parasitic, including 60 types that prey on humans. That’s actually relatively low, considering there are 25 000 parasitic nematodes for vertebrates.

You know how the tardigrade gets credit for being one of the few organisms capable of surviving in outer space? Well, the nematode species C.elegans is the only species who has survived a virtually unprotected atmospheric re-entry to Earth during the 2003 Space Columbia disaster.

Most nematodes are small, but not all. Placentonema gigantissima can span up to 8-9m in length and lives in the placenta of sperm whales.

Hope you enjoy this bit of trivia! Let’s end with a quote by nematologist Nathan Cobb.

“If all the matter in the universe except nematodes were swept away, our world would still be dimly recognizable… we should find mountains, hills, vales, rivers, lakes and oceans represented by a film of nematodes”

15. We’re doing a good job all on our own.

Humans seems to be pretty fed up with each other a lot of the time?

14. An argument could be made for either. Or both.

I know the answer is supposed to be ants, but it really sounds like you are describing a sharknado.

13. I am legit terrified of monkeys.

Chimpanzees are the only other species than humans known to wage organized wars and to engage in torture.

They’re also the closest relatives to humans and the second smartest animal behind us.

12. Take the watermelon, leave the cannoli.

Ants I would think.

I’ve seen videos of those giant African seifu things walking into peoples houses stealing their watermelons.

They just sort of go…ok.

It’s you guyses watermelon, just stay away from me.

11. In case you weren’t convinced.

Bats… apparently.

Plus the rabies. Where I live, if you get bats, you can’t even get them removed or relocated because they are considered endangered(wrong word, protected). You’re only allowed to wait for them to leave and try to patch wherever they got in… but they can fit in holes smaller than them, similar to mice.

Cute yet terribly horrific creatures.

10. Or been to the beach?

Have none of you seriously seen “the birds”

They will f*ck us up!

9. They don’t care at all.

Mother f*cking honey badgers.

Not only are they good guns but they don’t give a sh%t at all.

8. Same goes for small monkeys. *shudder*

If rats band together and attack in waves is disease we are done.

7. With their cuteness, maybe.

Those bit*ha$s raccoons.

Have you seen their little hands?

Nothing but evil, y’all!

6. Or if they died…oh.

We’d all be fucked if the pollinators went on strike.

No food. We’d starve.

Truth.

5. Lord I hate flies.

Flies.

They just have to fart on our food or kamikaze down our throats and we’d all die from sickness.

4. Actually like most of the animals in Australia.

The emu’s, I’m looking at you Australia.

Have you seen their feet?

They will mess some sh*t up!

3. If they team up with the geese all is lost.

Ducks.

They would form some sort of alliance with swans and geese, then bully the rabbits into joining.

The ducks would use the rabbits to tempt foxes out, the foxes would lure fox hunters and their pack of hounds into traps.

Fox hunters are usually posh people with power in government.

So Ducks.

2. Only if you like nightmares.

You should read about prions.

The diseases they cause are grim. Mad Cow Disease is the most famous, but kuru also possesses a certain notoriety thanks to its unorthodox mode of transmission.

Although uncommon, prion diseases are incurable and bring dementia swiftly followed by death. In the case of spontaneous Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD), the most common prion disease, half of patients are dead within six months of symptom onset. That figure reaches 95% within a year.

In a particularly vexing twist, prions are also nearly impervious to destruction, even when attacked using a strenuous combination of disinfectants, heat, and pressure.

1. Look at this hot take.

None.

There is a reason we are where we are. Even if the wave of ants (the most popular answered here) flood the earth we will fight bqck.

We are able to cover the cities in pesticides. We are able to live in subzero temperatures, we are able to heat up the planet and burn/flood the areas.

We are able to build cities in sea when no ant can reach us.

Only humans are able to get rid of humans at this point. And even this is barely possible.

I don’t want to think too long and hard about this, honestly!

What animal do you think is missing from this list? Add it in the comments!

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Brands Whose Ethics Are Costing Them Customers

Many people don’t want to know all of the bad, immoral, and even questionable practices of the brands they shop and love. It makes it easier to turn a blind eye, continuing to buy what we enjoy and not worry too much about the other stops in the process.

If you’re someone who is concerned about animal welfare, child labor, human rights violations, and safe practices, you might want to scroll through this list of 13 companies who are not doing it right.

13. Please, please don’t take my Ben & Jerry’s.

Digiorno and tons of frozen food brands are owned by nestle too.

They own so many brands that it’s hard to not buy from them and still buy any packaged foods.

They don’t own Ben & Jerrys though!

12. As if small businesses don’t have enough troubles.

Zara, they’re disgusting.

They straight up steal designs and ideas from small businesses and refuse to give credit or pay for what they’ve taken.

Their clothing is overpriced poor quality garbage.

11. Not basically – it is.

Tik Tok – it’s basically Chinese spyware.

Also, it’s just Vine.

Next.

10. Color me not-shocked.

Random one, but Kylie Jenner.

She exploited young fans by saying she didn’t have fillers and looks like she has big lips from wearing lipstick and liner. Then sold Kylie lip kits to take advantage of self conscious girls wanting bigger lips, and seriously thinking that she hadn’t used filler.

She stole designs from smaller brands and used them for her own clothing, pretending her company made the designs.

Then her skincare is awful. Overpriced stuff that barely works, and the scrub will cause serious damage to your skin.

Another which some have commented on. She isn’t paying her workers in Bangladesh. She is taking advantage of desperate people in order to save money…when she is close to being a billionaire.

Overall she just exploits her fans for money. Nothing she does is actually as good as it is made out to be.

9. The big ones are always bullies.

Walmart and Amazon. I work for a small transport company so Ive seen how they bully small companies with fines for like, everything if you don’t do things their way.

Plus they also have a lot of internal stories about terrible employee treatment.

8. “If I would have known that was frowned upon…”

Lenovo.

It seems every year they are either putting malicious code or conveniently overlooked security backdoors into their hardware.

And when called out on it, their response is “Was that wrong?

Should we not have done that?”

7. The actual story here is terrible.

Honestly, McDonald’s.

After running that poor old lady through the mud for literally serving coffee that was dangerously hot and then refusing to pay her bills over their coffee being so hot that it gave her third degree burns and nearly killed her after putting her in shock….

All she wanted was her medical bills paid for. She only sued because they kept refusing, despite the courts saying that 190 degree coffee was too dangerous to serve in the end. They were in the wrong, and painted her lawsuit as frivolous and that she was the idiot.

Coffee is hot, but it shouldn’t be served at 190 degrees…. Plus the way they treat the franchisees and employees. Food ain’t good enough for me to want to give them any money.

6. It’s made by a kid like you.

I will never forget when I was in the 4th grade, wearing a GAP kids tank top.

A cool teenager told me that the GAP uses child labour and I just thought, “oh sh%t”.

I’ve never bought anything from the GAP to this day.

5. When the same ones keep coming up…

Nestlé and its brands, Mars, Hershey, and Folgers.

More generally I don’t buy any chocolate, coffee, or clothing that uses exploitative labor, as far as is in my power.

Lots of child slave labor in those industries.

4. This one would be so tough.

I’m really trying to stop shopping on Amazon.

It’s tough. I live in a pretty rural area and I’m not shopping in stores at all lately, but I’m finding substitute vendors for things I can’t do without…

3. You can feel the awful in their ads.

Wish.com.

They openly market illegal/dangerous products (glock auto sear) and sell products copied from creators without consent.

2. It’s a darn shame.

Nestle.

I love crunch bars and butterfingers but once I learned how nestle operates I stopped buying them.

1. Terrible person, terrible company.

Well in light of recent events Jeffree Star cosmetics.

He’s racist AF!

Some of these are super disappointing – I already had to give up my Hershey’s Kisses!

Is there something you’d add to the list? Tell us what company and why you don’t buy from them in the comments!

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Actions That People Say Prove a Person Has No Manners

Some people probably think that manners are antiquated or overrated, but as someone raised in the Midwest, I can promise you that for more of us, that’s simply not true.

The thing is, we live in a society, and we’re all better off if there’s some kind of bar as far as how to act when we’re in a group setting, don’t you think?

If you’re worried about your manners, or those of your kids, here are 16 things people say are a dead giveaway that yours are lacking.

16. No one wants to watch your kids.

I used to work in a toy shop and people thought it was okay to just leave their kids to run around while they went shopping.

We had to call security so many times to find the parents because they just wouldn’t understand our shop was not a play area.

15. Just be aware of your surroundings.

Standing in the middle of the aisle at a grocery store.

Not returning the cart.

14. It’s called headphones, people.

Blasting music on the bus, absolute tw*ts.

13. The movie is not a babysitter.

People who let their kids run around in a movie theater, kick the back of your seat repeatedly, and hang on you.

12. Clean up after yourself.

People who leave their litter and uneaten food all over fast food restaurant tables, and the floor area.

11. My 3yo already does this, so.

Coughing or sneezing without covering your mouth.

10. I do not understand why people do this.

When they walk into an elevator before you have a chance to get off.

Same w buses and subways.

9. We all know about please and thank you, right?

When you offer your time and money to drive someone and they don’t thank you for the ride.

8. That’s a quick way to decide you don’t need him as a friend.

Hung out with a co-worker once and he threw all his garbage out the window of his car onto the street.

Never hung out with him again.

7. It’s like he thinks he lives with a maid?

so i have a roommate who i’m entirely convinced has absolutely no manners whatsoever.

for context, i live in the barracks, so i have no choice but to live with this guy. i have a million and a half stories about this guy, but i guess i’ll start with the basics. doesn’t clean up after himself, and refuses to help clean – even if he’s a guest in someone else’s home. chain smokes/vapes in peoples cars, flicks ash “out the window” but everyone knows that literally will just kick it back into the jeep.

tries to constantly “teach” people things, and will talk your ear off and basically just dominate the conversation. no listening or allowing for a different perspective. motherfucker literally introduced himself to me as “the smartest man in any room”

he plays music and sings in the shower at 4, 5, 6 in the morning and will take 45+ minute showers – 20 minutes to sit on the toilet and 25 to have his concert. the last straw for me was when i came home on leave and saw his flesh light sitting out in the common area table.

we’ve stopped inviting him to places. he sits in his room alone playing xbox all day because i’m not responsible for teaching a 21 year old child basic manners. it’s not happening.

6. Wait, people really do this?

When you’re having a nice chat with someone and they start saying things that don’t seem to make sense to you….then you realize they just answered a call on their @#$% bluetooth phone ear thingy and are not even talking to you any more.

5. Stuff like this breaks my heart.

Inviting everyone in the friend group to an event and excluding just one friend then proceeding to talk about how much fun they’re going to have at said event in front of the person that was purposely excluded , in front of everybody.

Happened today and thought it was pretty rude.

4. It’s like they don’t even notice.

Apartment neighbors who slam their doors as hard as they can.

3. Everyone needs to teach their kids this.

When I was a kid in the 80’s, I was driving with a neighbor and I chucked a piece of trash out the window.

She immediately pulled over and made me get out and pick it up. Lesson learned.

2. They think kids are exempt.

Parents who let their children run rampant anywhere.

I’ve seen parents watch as their kid pops their fingers through every package of meat at the grocery store and do nothing….

Parents who let their kids kick a strangers shoe or other belongings

Letting the kids spit on windows and rub it with their hands.

Letting them run around the store, playing with anything and everything and leaving a mess for others to clean and the parents literally just ignore it!!!

I never understood that. They really are your obligation, not the store associate who’s unlucky enough to be working the shift you happen to stroll in during.

Be a parent!!! Bad kids can turn into crappy people

1. Just use your turn signals – that’s what they’re there for!

I can’t even fully understand why this makes me so angry. I am a generally calm person. I’m not hot-headed at all. But when someone doesn’t use a turn signal my blood boils so fast it’s insane!

I think in my mind I assume “if you can’t operate the most basic function of your vehicle mandated by the law – then you have no business driving at all”.

I don’t do any of these – props to my mom and dad!

Is there anything you would add to this list? Tell us what and why in the comments!

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An Elevator Technician Got Revenge on a Very Entitled Woman

There are people in this world who just feel like they are owed everything simply because they want it.

Sometimes, that means they think they are entitled to tangible objects. Other times, they demonstrate that they believe everyone should orient their lives around what works best for them.

In this story, an elevator technician explains how he exacted revenge on a woman who just couldn’t wait for an hour while he fixed the elevator in her building.

And it turns out that he wasn’t the only one who was frustrated with her.

The guy starts by explaining that the job is exactly what it sounds like: when the elevator breaks, he’s the one who comes out and fixes it.

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So far, so good. We’re all following.

One day, he needed to replace an emergency light in an elevator.

He explains that elevator tech has evolved, so when these lights go out, it usually takes a while to swap it all.

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He’s clearly stated how long the job will take, and it’s a pretty important one.

Just because the elevator isn’t technically broken, it doesn’t mean that the elevator should be used.

However, the woman isn’t happy with this response.

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Whew!

She’s already mad about having to use the stairs, and decides that it’s better to just wait an hour instead.

What about her groceries?

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At this point, it’s definitely pretty galling that the woman is still sitting right there.

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The woman has got to be totally freaking out right now!

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Can you believe the daughter is totally supportive?

This woman must be pretty challenging to live with.

Also, before you get super worried, the technician made sure the woman was always safe.

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That story is truly wild! It’s amazing how quickly the technician was able to exact his revenge.

Which part do you think is the funniest?

Let us know in the comments!

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12 Kids Who Still Have a Lot to Learn

We don’t think kids will know everything – after all, they’re sort of new here and there’s a lot to learn!

That said, we also don’t expect to be able to keep ourselves from chuckling when they pull totally bonehead moves – like these 12 kids, who definitely still have a lot to learn.

12. What an incredibly proud moment.

I am dying.

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11. It’s really hard to explain to toddlers that mice aren’t our friends.

*shakes fist at Walt Disney*

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10. A girl after my own heart.

Sausage is life. OTP.

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9. Nope. Don’t like that.

I’m afraid we’re out of time today, hon.

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8. AND THEY HUNG IT ON THE WALL.

Maybe the lesson was actually about irony.

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7. My 3yo does this with all foods.

Edges are death, apparently.

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6. We all need armor, okay.

Maybe not with so many holes, but.

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5. Never trust them when they’re quiet.

I can’t stop gagging.

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4. Some kids are climbers.

But yeah, that’s excessive you little sh%t.

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3. Baby just TRY to pay attention.

Or maybe he only understands the concept of directions?

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2. I imagine they wanted hot chocolate?

Or something?

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1. Or maybe they DID switch them.

It would serve you right, you little brat.

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I love posts like these – it’s one of the best things about having kids, right?

What’s the funniest dumb thing your kid has said? Share it with us in the comments!

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If You Work in the Cranberry Bogs, You Should Be Okay With the Wolf Spider Guards

Have you ever stopped to contemplate how cranberries are grown before they arrive on your dinner plate? If not, you are in for a treat.

It turns out that cranberries grow in bogs, which in and of itself sounds like the beginning of an odd but scary film.

Not only do cranberries grow in bogs, but the bogs themselves are closely guarded by one fearsome creature: the wolf spider.

Apparently this is common knowledge for people who are from Massachusetts, but for the rest of us… here’s the story.

It all started when someone innocently asked why cranberries are always shown growing in a big pit.

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For some of us, just the two words “The Bog” automatically conjures up images of, well, bog bodies. Yikes!

But apparently, The Bog is totally a thing. A Massachusetts thing.

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Apparently, cranberries grow in the bog when it’s unflooded. When they’re ripe, the bog is flooded and the berries are collected in these hoops.

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The bogs also have a useful little creature living within: the wolf spider.

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This is all well and good until it’s time to flood the bog and retrieve the berries.

It turns out there’s a reason cranberry spiders ask prospective employees if they’re comfortable with spiders, and it’s a pretty wild one.

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If you’re totally petrified at this point, don’t worry: you aren’t alone.

Can you believe wolf spiders are so hardcore? You really do learn something new every day.

Don’t forget to share this post with your friends, and let us know what you would do if a wolf spider climbed up your eyebrows in the comments!

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A Kid Thinks He Drowned on the “Titanic” and His Story Is Very Specific

There are a bunch of stories about kids who act as if they remember their past lives that it’s hard not to give credence to the whole idea. Some people believe it’s because kids are just like…closer to their past life, or nearer to God (or wherever they believe people come from), but whatever the reason, the stories can be pretty creepy.

This is particularly true when a child gives details about an event or person or career that they couldn’t possibly have firsthand knowledge of any other way.

Which is exactly what happened in this case of a boy who was watching a documentary about the Titanic.

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Things got weird, when he, very calmly, informed them the rendering of the boiler room was wrong.

He knows because he was there..

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Someone pointed out that his use of the word “boiler” was pretty interesting.

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And the parent replied, expanding a bit and saying that even as an adult, her son hates deep water.

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There have been other stories of Titanic victims reincarnated, like this boy, who had a total breakdown at an exhibit.

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This kiddo had a similar experience that probably freaked his mother right the heck out.

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So what do you think about all of this? Are you buying it? Or do you think the kid is just making it all up?

If not, tell us how it’s so easily dismissed – I want to know!

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People Are Divided on a Dad’s Decision to Pay His Son to Read Books

Parents who are readers (like me) use so many hours of our lives when our babies are young to read to them. We buy them books, do the voices, and pray that one day, they will love to read, too.

There are so many things vying for our kids’s attention these days, though, that sometimes, despite our best efforts, reading isn’t at the top of our kids’s list of priorities.

Father David Woodland thought he’d found the perfect solution by paying his son $1 for every book he reads. Dad gets his son reading, and so what if the kid thinks he’s making out big time?

Everyone’s happy.

Well, it turns out that after David’s tweet racked up half a million likes and caught like wildfire on Reddit, that’s not exactly true.

Some people think he’s wrong to pay his kid to read, and also brought up arguments like he should be reading to his child, as well (even though he never said he didn’t).

Others suggested he was teaching his son that he should get paid for the things he should do anyway.

There was apparently some study that showed if you pay kids to do something, they’ll stop doing it without the money.

And some suggested he try instilling “a love of reading” instead of a love of money.

There were people who defended the choice, suggesting that the money would get them started, and hopefully a love of the thing would follow.

Including some with fancy degrees.

And others who agree that one thing can easily lead to another, and not always in a bad way.

As for David, he never expected things to go viral, and he’s taking all of the unsolicited advice and feedback in stride.

He told Bored Panda that he thinks the $1 per book is a great investment, and that he’d be willing to pay him the same forever, if it keeps him reading.

“If the rate stays at only $1, I would fund it for life if it kept working! The benefits of reading a book can change people’s lives.”

Amen, sir, and keep up the good work.

Let’s all take a page from David’s book, too, and remember to take other people’s opinions on how we raise our kids with a grain of salt.

Easier said than done, but we can try!

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The (Possibly) True Story of the Fastest Moving Manmade Object Ever That’s in Space…Maybe

Science nerds are some of the most interesting people, mostly because they usually have an innate curiosity about how the world works, and they love exploring new questions and ideas.

Recently, one person wondered what the record for the fastest-moving manmade object is… and then decided to research the topic until they found the answer.

Because why not? It can be really fun to dig around online and in books until you fully understand a topic or event.

It turns out the fastest object is a manhole cover that was launched via nuclear detonation, and that manhole cover can travel very, very quickly.

You might not even believe just how fast it can go!

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Funnily enough, the manhole cover was traveling at such a high speed that it didn’t get caught in our orbit, which means it’s still out there.

It’s pretty wild to imagine that a manhole cover is just rocketing around in space, probably getting faster and faster in the process.

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If you haven’t figured it out yet, this thing was moving really, really fast.

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Like… super fast. It’s impossible to overstate this fact.

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In fact, it’s going to so fast that one person theorized it could even anger some aliens if they encounter it.

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It is pretty amazing to think that such an everyday item could be launched into space and travel that quickly!

Don’t forget to share this one with your friends, especially your friend who love space facts.

Which part is totally unbelievable for you? Let us know in the comments!

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