Swimming a mile isn't something most of us could do easily. But for Maddison Brown it's an extraordinary achievement – she is just four years old. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago tags water girl swim mile four swimming |
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A skydiver's parachute tangles and fails to open. He hits the ground after a 2 mile fall with fairly minor injuries. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
The economic value of "special water" was first cultivated in Europe during the late 1700s when people began visiting natural springs to drink the water or bathe in it. Then in 1767, Jackson's spa in Boston began bottling their water. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 13 comments edit related share science |
We all know that water is good for us, but often the reasons are a little fuzzy. And even if we know why we should drink water, it's not a habit that many people form. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
V Water - there's something in the water . A wicked animation advertisement for water. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Of all the place I would not expect this...to those of you too young to recall, Three Mile Island is home to what almost became the American version of Chernobyl*. 7 comments edit related share science*If you are too young too know what Chernobyl was, freaking google it, I am too lazy to provide a link. But it was a million laughs for sure. picked by moe 5 months ago |
NEVER mind the mile high club. The latest adventure for well-heeled travellers seeking the ultimate romantic destination is the mile below club. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share sex |
For people who are swimming in money, now there's an 80,000 dollar bathing suit made of pure gold. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Bottled water is great during times of emergency -- or when there's really a question of water quality. But for most people in developed countries, it's no better for you than tap water. And it raises a host of environmental questions. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
We have all been bombarded with orders to drink more water every day or we could become dehydrated and if we don’t, oh no please help us, something terrible is going to happen, like we’re going to shrivel up and die. picked by catalyst 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The artist has just painted the side walls and the floor in such a manner that creates an interesting illusion. They look like they are filled with water. Enjoy! picked by misswinkle 12 months ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with threatening to blow up her high school and shoot people. 1 comments edit related share plime.comLuckily it just seems like a gobby little sh*t this time. (Image not related) picked by Milkshake 2 years ago |
Would would happen if everything that was fire was made from water? OK, it's slightly scientifically impossible - but that doesn't stop amazing photoshops, does it? picked by TheStep 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A terrifying "happy slapping" of a teenage girl has fuelled concerns over the rise in violent "ladette" culture. Footage of the girl, believed to be 14, shows her being kicked and kneed in the face by another girl and then left in a bloodied heap on the ground after being battered 15 times. picked by maxriter 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
It has been proven that no firearm can penetrate 14 inches of water, not even the magnum .50 cal sniper rifle with steel-jacketed bullets, so this means that if you want to be safe from any bullet just stay under 14 inches of water in a river or lake. picked by maxriter 3 months ago 8 comments edit related share entertainment |
3 Mile Island. Three scary words, huh? No radiation leaked. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
After 3,272 miles of exhaustion, sunburn, delirium and piranhas, a 52-year-old Slovenian successfully completed a swim down the Amazon River. picked by ReBoot 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
Water has been found conclusively for the first time inside ancient moon samples brought back by Apollo astronauts. The discovery may force scientists to rethink the lunar past and future, although uncertainty remains about how much water exists and whether future explorers could extract it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 2 comments edit related share science |
A father tied his 10-year-old daughter's hands and feet and watched her swim in a chilly southern China river for three hours in a task he said Thursday would help the girl achieve her dream of swimming across the English Channel. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Tourettes isnt something to joke about 3 comments edit related share plime.comBut this girl has to have TS + bipolar or something picked by trushafty38 10 months ago |