Jeremy Taylor
Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?
In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.
“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.
Arizona Mom Strives to Be Fattest Woman Ever [VIDEO]
World’s fattest mom Susanne Eman weighs 728 pounds, and the 32-year-old mother of two is consuming over 20,000 calories a day in hopes of eventually setting the all-time record for heaviest woman, which is 1,600 pounds.
Woman’s Hair No Match for Car Stereo Speakers [VIDEO]
While a typical car stereo produces about 100 watts of sound this sound system can belt out up to 40,000.
As you can see from the video below, that type of wattage makes for a hair-raising experience when the bass gets heavy. Our sympathies to anyone who hitches a ride with a fellow who’s installed this supercharged monster in his car.
Low-Speed Police Chase Involving Forklift Sends News Anchors Into Hysterics [VIDEO]
Clearly, a low-speed police chase involving a forklift is humorous. Especially when the man driving the heavy machinery is drinking beer and flipping off the officers as he plods down the highway.
Still, that’s no reason for the anchors on KVAL 13 News in Eugene, Oregon to completely lose it, when playing video of the bizarre crime.
50 Trippiest Drug Hallucinations in Movies [VIDEO]
From ‘Trainspotting’ to ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ to ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ filmmakers have tried all sorts of different ways to portray drug hallucinations in the movies.
This montage, put together by supercut-maker extraordinaire Mewlists, features 50 of the most famous drug trips ever put on film. See how many you can recognize — and try not to get a contact high.
Largest Group Shower Record Broken By Bikini Models [VIDEO]
The folks at Bournemout Beach in England got quite an eyeful this weekend when an event organized by body spray brand Lynx set the Guinness World Record for the largest group shower.
Pitcher Jason Marquis Breaks Leg During Game – And Keeps Pitching! [VIDEO]
During the fourth inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks/New York Mets game on Sunday, Arizona pitcher Jason Marquis struck Mets catcher Josh Thole with a pitch. Upon impact, both players fell down into respective heaps.
Why? It turns out that in the prior inning, Marquis’ leg had been hit by a ball off the bat of Mets centerfielder Angel Pagan. The force broke the fibula bone in the pitcher’s leg, bu
AC/DC Monopoly Is Now Available
AC/DC is getting the Monopoly treatment in a special edition of the board-game featuring locations based on the legendary hard rock band’s songs and albums.
AC/DC Monopoly is available for $29.99, or can be bundled with the ‘AC/DC Live at River Plate’ DVD for $36.99. It will also be sold at stores alongside the original Monopoly.
Darkly Funny Parody of British Tourism Ad Invites You to Riot [VIDEO]
A British tourism campaign called ‘VisitBritain,’ in which English celebrities “invite” tourists to vacation in Great Britain, has been pulled from all overseas markets due to the rather uninviting rioting currently plaguing our cross-Atlantic cousins.
Is This Super-Scary Dog Possessed by the Devil? [VIDEO]
In response to having his belly rubbed, this already devilish-looking pooch seems to growl out the phrase “I like Satan.” And that’s not even the most demonic thing he does — brace yourself for an ear-splitting snarl at the end of the clip.
Warning: This video is safe for work, but it will totally give you nightmares.
Scottish Boy on YouTube Is an Incredible Blues Singer [VIDEO]
In this YouTube clip wowing people across the web, a seemingly-regular kid visiting a guitar shop with his dad belts out the kind of blues that would make B.B. King stand up and take notice.
Budweiser Can Gets First Makeover in a Decade
Anheuser-Busch will be rolling out a redesigned can for its iconic Budweiser brand this summer. Bud’s first updated look in ten years will feature more red then before, and will give more space to Budweiser’s bow-tie shaped logo.