Thanks to modern technology and science there are a lot of things we know for sure about life. But there are some things that we still don’t know and are curious about, for example: what will happen if you leave an onion in the car for a few months? Or what would happen if dirt got struck by lightning? Well, we’ve collected a few answers to these crucial questions we’re sure you’ve all asked yourselves. Enjoy!
What happens if you leave a vinyl record in a hot car.
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There are a few things you should never leave in a hot car: gum (yikes), chocolate (oh no), plastic bottles (crazy), and apparently a vinyl record, too! As they say, the more you know.
What happens when you wear the same shoes for so long you can see your foot’s bones.
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This person moved heavy dumbbells around with his foot so often that it wore through his shoe to the point that you can see his foot’s bone pattern through the shoe. This is just nuts!
What happens if you put a highlighter in the microwave in case you were wondering.
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Okay, so not gonna lie, we’ve never once wondered what would happen if we tried putting a highlighter in the microwave. But yeah, this is kind of what we would expect to happen.
What happens when you get sunburned on vitiligo.
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Vitiligo is a skin condition in which the skin loses its pigmentation and can leave the person with some discolored patches. This man shows what happens to someone with vitiligo when they get sunburned.
What happens if you go swimming in an outdoor pool at -40 degrees celsius.
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While these girls seem to be having a great time at the Takhini Hot Pools, we promise you’ll never catch us in an outdoor pool at -40 degrees celsius. No way, man, not even a small chance of that happening! We’d much rather be sitting on a beach in Maui or something.
What happens if you put blue food coloring in a white rose’s water.
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This is so cool! We’ve always wondered how florists get the tips of roses in another color like pink, green, and red. It’s nice to know that all they did was add some food coloring in the plant’s water.
What happens when lightning strikes Dornoch Beach in Scotland.
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Did you know that when lightning hits sand at a high enough temperature it can turn into glass? Yup! How cool is nature!? So if you ever run into a sight like this at the beach, now you know lightning struck here!
Left an unopened can of lemonade in my car, it was so hot that it exploded.
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Who knew leaving a can of soda in a car on a hot summer day would cause the lid to blow off? Certainly not us! Well, the heat probably created a lot of pressure inside the can causing the explosion. We’re sure glad we don’t have to clean up that sticky mess!
Pigment stripped from a leaf because it spent so much time in a pool.
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One thing that can ruin any pool party: a pile of leaves floating in the pool! But we’ve certainly never seen a leaf stripped of its color. We’re assuming here that the chemicals in the pool are responsible. But seriously so cool.
What happens if you put dish soap in a fountain.
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Uh, what in the natural world is happening here?! This is just wild. We’ve never once wondered what would happen if you put soap in a fountain, but also, what other result did they expect?
What happens if you spend a lot of time in the water and your index finger has a severed nerve.
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Um, say what?! We all know how our fingers get all pruney and wrinkly when we spend lots of time in the pool. But we never knew (or even realized) that if you have nerve damage in one finger, it won’t wrinkle!
This is what happens if your phone vibrates while taking a picture of the Chicago skyline.
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We can’t say we’ve ever been in a situation when we go to take a picture, our cell phone vibrates, and then the photo is all wiggly. But it makes a whole lot of sense and is pretty cool to see!
A black shirt got a solar tie-dye job after years of being crammed in the back of the car.
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Believe it or not, this shirt was once originally just a plain black t-shirt! Now it looks like a cool tie-dye shirt you could buy at Urban Outfitters for a ridiculous price. If you want to copy the look, just stuff a black tee in your car for the next few years, and there you go!
What happens if a whale dies and is washed ashore.
When a whale dies, its body starts to expand with gas as it decomposes. Sometimes, because of the gas, it ends up floating up to the surface of the ocean and getting washed ashore.
What happens if tourists don’t touch bamboo and it grows on its own.
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Humans have huge, widespread impacts on nature. That is clearly evident in the photograph above of a bamboo shoot that is brand new and bright green against the others that are covered in markings made by tourists.
What happens if you leave a coconut in the freezer.
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As you may or may not know, coconuts are filled with water. As most of us hopefully know, water freezes. Therefore, it makes quite a lot of sense if coconut water also froze.
What happens if you don’t eat an artichoke right away.
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Wow, the beauty of the natural world never ceases to astound us. An artichoke is a plant and if you let a plant grow without eating it, you’ll probably find that it turns into something quite different than what you bought at the food store!
What happens when you use the same shovel to plant 90,000 trees.
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The owner of this sholve is either a gardener or a tree-loving environmentalist who wants to do some good for our planet. Either way, it’s pretty crazy to see the difference time and digging makes to the shape to such a tough object like a shovel.
What happens when you throw water on an oil fire.
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Holy Einstein’s binoculars! Now this is one way to wake up your sleeping students in chemistry class! This is certainly the most memorable way to get your students to remember this very valuable life lesson.
What happens when you leave maple syrup sitting in the back of the refrigerator for a few years.
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Okay, we have questions. How big is her refrigerator that she didn’t see the years-old maple syrup just sitting there? But also, this is a really cool and unexpected way to get sugar cubes! Yum!
What happens if my grandma uses the same spoon in her coffee for about 45 years.
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We all have our favorite mug or t-shirt or spoon to stir sugar in your coffee. For this person’s grandma, this is what happens when she used the same spoon in her coffee for about 45 years.
What happens when you heat an ordinary marble over a flame then immediately drop it into cold water.
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Never once have we wondered what would happen when you heat an ordinary marble over a flame and then immediately dropit into cold water. But we are so glad that we’ve finally found out!
What happens if you refill a soap container with clear soap.
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This looks like a middle school science experiment and we’re living for it! Honestly, it looks like a bunch of jellyfish inside of this plastic bottle. Oh, actually, you know what it looks like? A lava lamp!
What happens if an insect gets stuck between the printer and the pillowcase.
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For some reason, we never knew that a pillow case cover was made using a printer, but now that we’re thinking about it, makes sense! We sure hope that whoever got this couch cushion got a refund!
What happens if you polish a coconut.
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Another random fact we never knew we wanted to know! Nature just keeps amazing us, day after day, fact after fact. There is nothing as miraculous as mother nature. Side note, this looks like a bowling ball.
What happens if fog gets in the way of windmills.
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Fog, for those of you who don’t know, is tiny droplets of water suspended in the air. Wind mills convert air into energy (go green!). But the two together create some pretty crazy sights to behold!
This is what happens when you put on spray tan and then cry.
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Ah, the beauty of summer days. The weather, the sunsets, the beach days, and suntans. But when winter comes and some people get pale again without the sun, they resort to spray tans. And this is what happens when you cry with a spray tan.
The metal floor is worn down where the barber walks round the only chair each day.
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This incredible photo illustrates the passage of time. This local barber has been around for clearly quite some time day after day, client after client, circling that same chair. It’s pretty incredible to see how just walking can totally change the floor.
What happens if you go 84,000 miles without an oil change.
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Adulting is hard. Remembering to pay bills, respond to emails, and remember to get your car’s oil changed. It’s overwhelming at times! But take it from this guy, you definitely want to get your oil changed!
What happens if you freeze-dry gummy worms.
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Not quite sure why someone would try to freeze-dry perfectly delicious gummy worms. They are great as is from the bag! And the size comparison next to the dollar bill is so good to understand just how big these bad boys grew.
What happens to the furnace filter after two weeks of wildfire smoke.
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Mother nature strikes again! If you live in the California area, you might have experienced a wildfire. Apparently, this is what it looks like when a wildfire lasts for two weeks long. Crazy.
What happens when the cover of George Orwell’s “1984” becomes less censored with wear.
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On the left is a picture of a new copy of George Orwell’s book “1984.” On the right is after a few months of being carried around in a backpack. If you’ve read the book, you probably know that it’s been censored.
Dirt turned into glass after being struck by lightning.
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We’ve all heard our odds of getting struck by lightning are relatively slim. And if it did happen to us, we sure don’t want to imagine what would happen! But this cool picture shows what happened to a clump of dirt when hit by lightning- it turned into a sort of shiny crystal! Apparently, it’s pretty rare to find!
What happens if your neighbor uses the longest possible drill out there.
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Let’s face it, neighbors can be a nuisance at times. Sometimes the guys a floor above you decide to vacuum in the middle of the night or chooses to use the world’s longest drill out there.
What happens if you leave a bag of grass seed out.
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So this is what happens if you leave a bag of grass seed outside for a while in the sun, huh? Well, yeah, that makes a lot of sense! The wonders of nature never cease to amaze us.
What happens if the beams of 4 different light bulbs shine through an almost closed door.
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This is neat! So when four different light bulbs are turned on and shine through an almost closed door, they’ll each have their own sliver of light on the floor. Pretty cool! Definitely mildly interesting material.
What happens if water freezes on a spinning wheel.
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We are guessing this is a car tire, which is just nuts to see happen. This frozen water looks like a sea urchin with lots of different spikes poking out of it. Must’ve been really cold weather!
What happens if you’re dyeing hair with a broken glove.
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A friendly bit of advice to anyone out there dyeing their hair, please read the directions and wear gloves. Or else you just might end up with some funky dye job on your skin, which is not ideal. Wonder how long it took for that to come out?
What it looks like when lightning strikes the ground.
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This picture seriously looks photoshopped. We’ve never seen what it looks like when lightning strikes the ground and honestly, we’re fine keeping it that way. But it is really cool to see how insane it looks when it does happen!
What happens if water flows through the cement for a long time.
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Seeing how things change over time is really like going back in time. It’s really cool to see the original ground that was there before people put concrete over it. Actually, we prefer the way it looked originally with the pebble road.
What happens if you leave an apple and banana for 6 months in an office locker.
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Raise your hand if you have ever left a piece of fruit and candy inside a closed space like a locker or backpack for a really long time and it came out looking nothing like it should? Same.
What happens when your dog taps the same spot on the same mat each time he hears the car pull up.
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Dogs really are man’s best friend. They are the most excited to see you walk through the door and the saddest when they see you leave. This little pup is clearly so excited to see his friend each time he walks through the door!
What happens when you have poor circulation in your fingers
Well, this is certainly something you don’t see every day. No, this person doesn’t have magic powers that turn his fingertips white. Rather, it is due to a condition called Raynaud’s disease where there is a loss of blood flow in the fingers, causing them to turn white.
What happens if lightning strikes asphalt.
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There clearly is a whole lot of cool things that happen when lightning strikes random objects! This looks like a mushroom that got covered in metal. Pretty nuts to see mother nature strike again (pun intended)!
What happens if you put lemons and limes in water.
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Okay, this is just unexplainable. We’re guessing this happens because limes are heavier than lemons. But how? Aren’t they pretty much the same? So many questions, not many answers. The mystery continues.
What happens if no one keeps an ornamental cabbage trimmed.
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Ornamental cabbage is pretty cool to see grow, but we’ve never seen it reach this height or coolness! It seems like only plant parents will appreciate this one. Very much a niche topic. Moving on!
What happens if an 8-year-old puts his hand in a petri dish of agar.
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So for those of you who don’t know, agar is a jelly-like substance obtained from red algae. Fun fact of the day, right? And kids- well, they’re known for touching everything!
The way this tree grew to swallow a sign.
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Humans do all sorts of things to their surroundings that interfere with nature. No one thinks twice before doing something so simple as putting a sign on a tree. But that doesn’t mean nature is going to stop doing its thing!
What happens if hair gets caught in a zipper.
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Anyone with long hair knows the struggle when their hair gets stuck inside a zipper. For those of you with short hair who have never experienced this, here is what it looks like when hair gets stuck in a zipper!
This is what happens when you staple over posters on a lamp pole over the years.
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We’ve all seen posters advertising all sorts of things on lamp poles on the sidewalk, but wow, we’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s like looking into a time portal. We just wonder how many years it took to get like this?
What happens if there’s a storm so intense it literally picks up and moves the road.
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We didn’t quite know what else we’d expect to happen when a very crazy intense storm crosses a road, but for some reason, we did not see this happening. That the road straight up lifted from the ground! Insane!
What happens if a soggy stump goes through a hard freeze.
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So this is what happens if a soggy stump goes through a hard freeze, huh? Didn’t expect it to grow a fuzzy coat, but very cool to see! Maybe it’s trying to keep warm? Mother nature!
What happens if a sphere of aluminum hits a block of aluminum at 15,000 mph.
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Well, have you ever wondered to yourself what would happen if a sphere of aluminum 1 centimeter in diameter hit a block of aluminum at approximately 15,000 miles per hour, here is your answer. This research was conducted by the ESA.
what happens when you unknowingly get in a tub filled with blue fabric dye
This girl’s boyfriend decided to draw her a bath. While she thought he was just being nice, she was in for a real surprise. He poured blue fabric dye into the water and she emerged with blue skin. Who knows how long it took to scrub it all off.
What happens if you open a decade-old Play-Doh container and find out it grew crystals.
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People go through changes during ten years, without a doubt, so it only makes sense that other things do, too. We just never considered what would happen to a tube of Play-Doh. It is insanely cool that it grew crystals.
What happens if you blink faster than the shutter on your camera.
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At just the first glance, it might be hard to see what the difference is between the boy and his reflection in the mirror. But if you look closer you can see that his reflection actually shows his eyes half open!
What happens if you swing a string of glow sticks with burning steel wool at the end.
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We’re not quite sure what motivated this person to swing a string of glow sticks with burning steel wool at the end of them and then take pictures of it, but all we can say is wow. This is awesome.
What happens when the sun weathers the sign so it looks like it’s heavy metal style.
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We all know just how strong the sun is. How many times has your mother and doctor told you to put on sunscreen? Because it wears away at things! Now not to compare this sign and your skin, but you get the idea.
What happens to a basketball court if the pipes burst.
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Ah, the high school basketball court, where lots of dreams were made and crushed. Where high school proms were held and first kisses were had. Where literal blood, sweat and tears dripped on the floor. And now, it’s gone.
This is what happens when the marble floor has worn down after years of people standing in the same spot.
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This is pretty wild! To create these dents on the floor definitely took years upon years. It’s so cool to see that a marble floor of a bank could change so drastically just from years of people standing in the same exact place time and again.
My radio button has worn out to be a Victorian portrait after years of pressing on it.
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It’s like when you’re laying on the grass looking up at the sky trying to find shapes in the clouds. Some objects just look like something else, just like this radio button has worn down so much it looks like a Victorian profile portrait.
This is what happened when a lamppost focuses the sunlight and scorches a line in the grass.
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This lampost’s glass and lightbulb directed the sunlight rays to the same area on the grass day after day leaving a scorched path on the grass. This is as good a time as any to remind everybody to wear sunscreen!
The floor in front of the register has worn through all the floors since the restaurant opened in 1924.
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Uhm, say what?! How cool is this picture!? So you can actually see through all the floors that have been placed down since the restaurant opened in 1924! It’s like looking through the history of the place. That’s amazing.
What happens when you move a rug for the first time in years.
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This person wrote, “My parents moved a rug for the first time in years. This is what 16 years of sunlight does to your hardwood floors.” This is so cool to see the passage of time and just how much things change. Crazy!
The way this door was worn down by the bell.
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A lot of stores have a bell at the entrance to signal to workers that a customer has walked in the door. Over time, it can become a nuisance to hear the ding over and over again. It also makes a pretty big dent in the door over the years!
When the printer is used so much that the paper cuts through the plastic over time.
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Every office has a printer machine and if you’ve ever worked in an office you know it is heavily used. Over time, the paper cuts through the plastic and you can actually see the effects!
What happens to a carpet when you take the same steps each day.
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The person who shared this picture said, “My carpet is from the 1970s and has never been replaced. This is the fastest way to the food.” That is actually iconic and super relatable.
What it looks like when you’ve finally worn out your welcome.
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It’s well-known that humans are creatures of habit. People tend to stick to routines, so waking up at the same time, drinking out of the same mug, brushing off your shoes on the welcome mat before you walk in the door in the same exact spot each day.
What happens when one doorknob is constantly opened and hits the wall.
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The person who shared this post wrote, “One side of this doorknob at my school has been flattened from years of students opening it and letting it hit the wall.” How cool is that to see the difference? Never would’ve noticed otherwise!
What happens if the roots of a tree in a graveyard find their way into the cavity of a decayed skull.
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Nature at its finest right here, people! This odd looking thing above is what happens if the roots of a tree in a graveyard grow deep into the ground all the way into the cavity of a skull. Now that is nuts.
What happens if a bear breaks into your car.
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If you live in bear country, it’s probably best if you lock your car and house doors. Otherwise, those guys can get into all sorts of shenanigans!
What happens when you’ve kept your teddy bear for 30 years.
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The person who shared this post wrote, “When my brother was born in 1985, my mother purchased two identical teddy bears. The one on the left has been my brother’s for 30 years. The one on the right has been kept in storage for my brother’s first child who was born today.”
What happens if you leave a bowl of beet juice on the counter.
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This picture is just freaky! Honestly makes us never want to drink beet juice ever again. Lesson learned: keep beet juice in the refrigerator! If it sits out for more than a few hours, you have to throw it out.
What it looks like when the Arizona summer reaches a new high.
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We heard it was hot in Arizona, but we didn’t know it was the-sun-is-so-hot-it’s-going-to-burn-off-the-back-of-your-car hot. The weatherman doesn’t even need to read the weather report, everybody woke up and found their car like this in the morning.
What it looks like before and after power-washing a building in New York City.
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This picture shows what a building in New York City looked like before and after power washing. That looks like a whole lot of soot, dirt, and pollution cacked on the brick walls. But wow, it’s really worth the effort; the building is beautiful!
what happens when you stay in the freezing cold for too long
Apparently, temperatures can reach freezing temperatures to a point where your eyelashes become coated in snowy, white mascara. If winter wasn’t miserable enough, this picture just proves that point even more.
What Happens When You Don’t pay Attention On The Road
Car accidents are one of the easiest and most commonplace reasons to find yourself in a hospital – but for this unlucky driver, it’s what ended getting them on a hospital instead. Either way, the message that should be taken away is the same – pay attention to where you are going!
this is what happens when you swim for 55 hours straight
These are the hands of long-distance swimmer Maarten van der Weijden who attempted to swim 200 kilometers. He swam for 55 hours and had to stop after 163 kilometers. He pulled out of the race due to the advice of his doctor after getting sick. This is how his lands looked after spending more than two days in the water. Pretty remarkable.
What happens when a hot air balloon turns upside down
This isn’t something you see every day, and it’s making our hearts beat a little bit faster just thinking of ourselves in this scenario. But in reality, this hot air balloon isn’t actually upside down. The gondola is built in the bottom of the ballon, which looks like the top of a rounded ballon. Scariest illusion if we’ve ever seen one.
What happens to the floorboard when you pray at the same spot for 20 years.
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As you can see, this monk has prayed at the same spot for the past twenty years. After all that time, his footprints are carved into the floorboards. All we have to say to this is just wow. Incredible.
when tires start melting because a heatwave sweeps across Australia
Just no. This is beyond crazy. When roads and tires start to melt from rising temperatures, you know it’s too hot outside. We’d stay clear of roads for the rest of summer if we were in this situation. Staying inside in the nice, cold air conditioning is your best bet.
What happens when an astronaut floats away from his orbiter.
Pictured here is NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating 320 feet away from his orbiter in February 1984. He achieved this feat with the help of a nitrogen-propelled jet pack.
What happens when a Pandanus tree grows roots
Now we can definitely say we’ve seen it all. These weird shapes around a tree are actually its roots! This is a Pandarus tree, native to Old World tropics and subtropics, and its roots look unlike anything we’ve ever seen before…
What Happens When You Never Wash Or Cut Your Hair
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We’ve all had those lazy days when we can’t be bothered to get in the shower or go to that haircut we booked. This woman clearly decided to give in to those urges, and we’re glad she did as we can now look to this image if we need motivation to get cleaned up.
What happens when YOU SWEAT PROFUSELY IN THE SUMMER and forget to put bug spray on before leaving the house
Ok, now this is pretty wild and disgusting all at the same time. Our skin itches just by looking at this photo. Summer is one of those months where the sweat is non-stop. The chemicals in your sweat can attract mosquitos, so if you are trying to avoid being mosquito bait, it may be smarter to stay in your air-con.
What Happens When Your Sister Has Already Had 5 Kids And You’re Busy Having Your First
This woman is clearly enjoying seeing her sister going through pregnancy for the first time. After going through 5 pregnancies herself, this woman is by this point used to the pain and nerves of giving birth – but that doesn’t she won’t be there to commemorate her sister’s special occasion.
what happens if you leave your kayak on the dock and it gets struck by lightening
Well, just in case you were wondering this is what a kayak looks like when it’s quite literally burned at the stake. It was left out on the dock, which isn’t totally uncommon, but may this be a lesson learned for the kayak owners…there’s a chance it could get struck by lightening.
What happens if my mom microwaves birdseed to disinfect it before putting it in a beanbag.
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So this is what happens if you microwave birdseed in order to disinfect it before feeding it to the birds. But, question, do you really need to disinfect birdseed? Isn’t it just ready to go?
What happens if you get a hair transplant.
During a hair transplant procedure, hair follicles from a donor area are transplanted to a bald or thinning area on the scalp. The transplanted hair usually starts growing within a few months and continues to grow naturally. A hair transplant is a very effective solution for hair loss, but results may vary from person to person.
What happens if you get bitten by a spider.
Wow, that sucks. Apparently, this person was bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider. Three days after the bite they were still experiencing pain, itchiness, and swelling. Apparently, using ice packs frequently made the pain milder.
The worn marble steps that lead to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most popular spots tourists flock to year after year. Apparently, over 1,000 people visit the site each and every day! That would definitely explain how the marble stairs changed over time.
What happens if wood is burned with high voltage.
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Even though we get that this is a piece of wood after being struck by lightning, it also looks like art. It also looks like a stream with small little crevices coming out of it from all different directions and angles.