10 Cringe-Worthy Belly Flops 1. The Ultimate Belly Flop Fails Compilation This compilation of belly flop fails, created by WorldWideInterweb, gathers an incredible amount of painful moments in less than two minutes. 2. Belly Flop Splashdown 2012 How far would you go to win a little extra cash or a new laptop, especially as a college student? These young people slathered on war paint and belly-flopped for the prize at Water World in Colorado. 3. The “World’s Biggest” Belly Flop Watch an unsuspecting pool attendee get pranked out of thin air. It might not be the world’s biggest belly flop on record, but his height is credible. 4. America’s Got Talent? During auditions for season six of America’s Got Talent, a man named “Professor Splash” performed an odd, but nerve-wracking, feat: landing belly-down into a kiddie pool from a cherry picker. It looks like Professor Splash may have some competition though, according to this video. 5. UC Greek Week Belly Flop Contest Here’s another charitable (and creative) college challenge: Fraternities and sororities belly-flopped to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. 6. Red Belly Day Each year, people come from miles to Fanning Springs State Park in Florida to participate in Red Belly Day. As the video states, belly flop contestants come to “draw blood and gain a moment of fame.” 7. What’s Cooler Than One Belly Flop? While Mark gets Olympic-style coverage from his friends, he commits to not just one, but two admirable belly flops. 8. The Dugongs Australian Belly Flop Aquatic Team In Australia, the Dugongs shows the rest of the world how it’s done down under at the Belly Flop Aquatic Team Championships. 9. The Power of Video Editing For those of us who only experience belly flop pain vicariously through YouTube, a little video editing shows that sometimes this side of the pool is more painful to endure. 10. Baby Belly Flop Brent may be small in size, but he leaves quite the wake with this belly flop. We give him all 10s. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/07/17/belly-flops-youtube/
Building sandcastles in a satin gown. Boogie boarding in a tuxedo. Sunbathing in a top hat. Confused? If so, you can probably relate to the unsuspecting Coney Island beachgoers who witnessed this year’s Black Tie Beach Day. Improv Everywhere coordinated the snazzy sand ‘n’ surf soirée. Hundreds of participants dressed up fairytale ball-style and hit the beach for a sunny Saturday afternoon filled with typical seaside activities. The professional pranksters pulled off the stunt last month and just released a YouTube video of the shenanigans that show the hilariously confused reactions at the event. BONUS: Exclusive Photographs of Black Tie Beach Day Black Tie Beach Day 1. Bow Tie and Beach Towel 2. “What’s this guy’s deal, Mommy?” 3. Cheers, Darling 4. Prom 1998 — Wooo! 5. Tails in the Surf 6. Nap Sand Fort 7. Contemplative 8. Taking a Stroll 9. Frolic 10. Swimmies for Safety First 11. Sand Strut 12. Confused Beachgoer 13. Making a Splash 14. Hmmm 15. Hugs? 16. Also Formal Robot Day? 17. Frisbee Time Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/09/10/improv-everywhere-black-tie-beach-day-2012/
If you’ve been following Mashable over the past 24 hours, chances are you know pretty much everything you possibly could about the iPhone 5. But you really don’t know anything until you’ve heard this song. Set to a funky track that sounds like an Eminem beat, jazzman Paul the Trombonist raps and recites all the iPhone 5’s key traits and specs. Paul, you’ll remember, is also the man who brought the world the techie hit “Playing With Your Phone While Sitting on the Toilet” last February. Check out his latest offering above, and let us know what you think in the comments. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/09/13/iphone-5-song/
Miss New York Kira Kazantsev walks the runway after she was named Miss America 2015.Image: Mel Evans/Associated Press Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev, took home the title of Miss America during Sunday’s competition, making it the third consecutive year Miss New York has snagged the crown. During the interview portion of the event, Kazantsey was asked what issue she would want female U.S. Senators to advocate for, to which she answered sexual assault in the military. And during the talent competition, Kazantsey performed a cover of Pharrell’s hit song “Happy” and managed to incorporate a bit of Anna Kendrick’s “Cups” routine from the film Pitch Perfect. Kazantsey, a 23-year-old graduate of Hofstra University, is an aspiring lawyer, and was recently accepted to Fordham University’s law school. Although she represented New York, she actually grew up in California. An advocate for domestic violence awareness, Kazantsey takes the crown from last year’s winner, Nina Davuluri. Miss Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett received first runner up. BONUS: 13 Royally Odd Things You Missed at Miss America Miss America Highlights 1. Spelling errors 2. A Ventriloquist puppet that looked oddly like Joan Rivers. 3. Collared evening wear 4. A nod to Pop-Up Video 5. Twirls 6. A pre-show “Hottest Dad” contest 7. A thumb war to decide the winner 8. Cheetah attacks So I guess @Pharrell and I can’t stop collaborating. #MissAmerica #WhatIsHappening?? pic.twitter.com/AhsTA62PJJ — Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) September 15, 2014 9. Anna Kendrick tweeting about Miss New York’s “Happy” cups performance 10. A baaaaad goat impression 11. Dramatic turns #Judging pic.twitter.com/cOsVUj9om6 — Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) September 15, 2014 12. Gary Vaynerchuk: Businessman, Wine Guy, Selfie-Snapping Miss America Judge 13. Miss New York winning, giving the state a three-peat Image: AP Photo/Julio Cortez/Associated Press Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/09/14/miss-new-york-miss-america/
Even cats get frisky when they’ve consumed too much cat nip and gin. When Redditor Leicor‘s girlfriend tasked him with the responsibility of petsitting her cat, he decided to have a little fun. Instead of sitting back with a toy mouse and enjoying the monotonous duty of staring at a cat, he created a video depicting the scandalous escapades of the orange kitty. Not only is the video solid entertainment, it’s also a great way to ensure that your significant other will never ask you to catsit or leave town ever again. BONUS: 19 Things You Didn’t Know Cats Could Do Things You Didn’t Know Cats Could Do 1. Jump into your arms. Video: YouTube, Steve Bennett 2. Go fishing. Video: YouTube, MrYabawy 3. Make music with a vacuum hose. Video: YouTube, corkyobra 4. Replace your alarm clock. Video: YouTube, GarrulousCrap 5. See optical illusions. Video: YouTube, rasmusab 6. Fill in for Sonic the Hedgehog. Video: YouTube, Bi Goudi 7. Play fetch. Video: YouTube, Irilya 8. Learn tricks like a dog. Video: YouTube, TheBSRecord 9. Fetch the ice cream. Video: YouTube, alllettersnonumbers 10. Open the window. Video: YouTube, Keith Lynch 11. Clean up after themselves. Video: YouTube, Michael Thompson 12. Play iPad games. Video: YouTube, ThirstForEverything 13. Collect the mail for you. Video: YouTube, headsonfire 14. Call birds. Video: YouTube, LeeAnne Long 15. Answer the phone. Video: YouTube, marciorcod 16. Communicate with sign language. Video: YouTube, Marcztr 17. Walk like Frankenstein’s monster. Video: YouTube, teakdc 18. Meow underwater. Video: YouTube, SchneiderYuri 19. Be a complete jerk. (But you probably already knew that.) Video: YouTube, krmrmlp Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/05/07/drunk-cat/
Ever wonder how the President of the United States uses Twitter? You can find out in the video above, shot during a Twitter Q&A that President Obama held after a campaign rally in Newton, Iowa earlier this year. “I’m the master tweeter,” exclaimed the President after typing the following tweet composed of exactly 140 characters — even though a shorter tweet is easier for others to retweet and is therefore considered preferable. His team celebrated the 140-character tweet as a “twoosh.” .@jwarner180 bio fuels, wind , solarall getting cheaper each year & oil getting more expensive. Why we need all-of-the-above strategy. -bo — The White House (@whitehouse) May 24, 2012 The tweets were sent from the official White House account — which just hit 3 million followers — and not any of the Obama campaign’s accounts. Obama used the Twitter town hall to answer questions on energy and other topics from a MacBook Pro. How should politicians use Twitter to engage with citizens? Who’s your favorite politician on Twitter? Share your ideas in the comments. window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement(‘script’);js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}; _msla(“//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”,”twitter_jssdk”); Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/08/06/obama-twitter-video/
Political Kombat Political Kombat ’12: Obama Vs. Trump Political Kombat ’12: Romney Vs. Cain and Santorum Political Kombat ’12: Romney Vs. Gingrich and Ron Paul Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/08/political-kombat/
You can do anything with emojis. Revisit your favorite TV shows or condense great works of literature. Like hashtags and GIFs, emoji is a language unto itself. But we’ve noticed this language is lacking some key phrases and ideas. The emoji library is vast, but it still has a way to go. There’s no emoji for hot dogs yet? Get on it! You know what? We’re tired of waiting. Mashable decided to create emojis to fill the gaps. After all, you’d be surprised how often we bring up robots in daily conversation. What new emojis would you want to see? Let us know in the comments. Mashable graphic. Design by Emil Lendof, Illustrations by Bob Al-Greene Homepage image courtesy of Flickr, bobaliciouslondon BONUS: 5 Emoji Meanings That Might Surprise You Read more: http://mashable.com/2013/06/26/missing-emojis/
Say what you will, Taylor Swift is just going to shake it off. Swift debuted debuted her new music video on Monday via Yahoo Live Stream. The pop star announced an upcoming pop album, titled 1989, and then further surprised fans with a full music video of one of her new songs, “Shake It Off.” While the video was not about a breakup, it did feature twerking, ballerinas dancing, cheerleaders flinging Swift in the air, and striking similarities to those musical Gap commercial. The song is basically about not caring what people say, because she’s Taylor Swift and she does what she wants. Still, haters gonna hate (hate, hate, hate, hate) — on Twitter at least. Taylor Swift Reactions As if today’s news couldn’t get worse, now Taylor Swift REALLY wants to get in on the appropriation game — Sama’an Ashrawi (@SamaanAshrawi) August 18, 2014 ICYMI: Taylor Swift unveiled a new Taylor Swift product in her keynote address at the biannual Taylor Swift Conference — Adam Markovitz (@amrkvtz) August 18, 2014 My Black Swan nightmares have been fully realized. #TaylorSwift http://t.co/mv9W0Z0eGy — Andrea Romano (@theandrearomano) August 18, 2014 o u h8? pic.twitter.com/AfIEJxeMrT — Jeff Petriello (¬‿¬) (@thebeff) August 18, 2014 Theory: Taylor Swift is a very elaborate performance artist. — Kari Paul (@kari_paul) August 18, 2014 Oh @taylorswift13, you shouldn’t have: https://t.co/zwQzGP6exC — SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) August 18, 2014 wait taylor swift i thought you weren’t a cheerleader wtf is with these conflicting narratives — pilot?????? (@pilotbacon) August 18, 2014 Taylor Swift needs to relax her eyebrows. — Marvelous Sugar Baby (@DiovanniFrazier) August 18, 2014 The Taylor Swift-Skrillex hybrid is going to kill us all one bad song at a time. http://t.co/yIcoJGvdNQ — Annie Colbert (@anniecolbert) August 18, 2014 I like how you learn everything you need to know about Taylor swift from her album titles ahah — baby donut (@ALEXTVRNR) August 18, 2014 So, according to Taylor Swift’s new music video, she’s going through a mid-life crisis and has no grasp of country anymore. — Rob Ciambra (@RobTheFreshman) August 18, 2014 that Taylor Swift video is a few pairs of khakis away from a Gap commercial. — Jesse David Fox (@JesseDavidFox) August 18, 2014 Taylor Swift is the Frozen of whatever category Taylor Swift falls into. — Michael O’Connell (@mikeylikestv) August 18, 2014 What if Beyonce dropped a new album in the middle of Taylor Swift’s livestream? — Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 18, 2014 I will, along with the rest of Twitter, now tweet my feelings on Taylor Swift’s new song — Greg Seals (@GregSeals) August 18, 2014 What many don’t realize is that Taylor Swift makes a cameo in the Nine Inch Nails “Closer” video as a Madagascar roach flailing on its back. — Christian (@csweda) August 18, 2014 Pretty crazy that Taylor Swift dropped a Weird Al style parody video today — Mark Popham (@markpopham) August 18, 2014 I love Taylor Swift’s new version of Happy. — Barb (@BarberaLoyd) August 18, 2014 Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/08/18/taylor-swift-musc-video-twitter-reactions/
Ever wonder why your socks go missing? According to the video, above, covert sock-stealing soldiers rifle through your drawers during midnight raids. But if your room is equipped with Elite Feline Forces, there’s no need for alarm, as the killer kitties will safeguard your hosiery. Watch the action go down, complete with slow-mo shots and mechanical meows courtesy of a dubstep soundtrack. BONUS VIDEO: Kitties Droppin’ Beats Screenshot image courtesy of YouTube, CorridorDigital Read more: http://mashable.com/2013/02/18/dubstep-kitties/
