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Babies have very different reactions to things than adults. They don’t quite understand the world as well as we do, so it’s utterly confusing for them sometimes. That’s why something as ordinary as a jack-in-the-box can really make them do a double take.

When this little baby hears a jack-in-the-box go off she’s not sure what’s happening…but the second time? Well, her reaction is downright silly.

What a roller coaster ride of emotions, eh? There’s some fear, joy, apprehension, suspense, and longing in there. She doesn’t know how to react at all! But it made for an absolutely adorable video.

It’s incredibly hard to master the art of skiing or snowboarding. I think everyone knows that. If you’ve ever given it a try, you know just how complicated it is. It looks simple and smooth, but the learning curve is brutal.

If you think that skiing and snowboarding are easy activities, I think you should ask these people just how “simple” they are. Their failures are absolutely amazing.

Those are some nasty falls, and I hope everyone in that video is okay. If you do want to film your foray into extreme sports, maybe wait until you master them, okay?

One could argue that the most important segment of the morning news is the weather report. This report dictates what we wear, whether we ditch our bikes for the subway, and whether or not we lug around our umbrellas all day. Luckily for us, there are dedicated meteorologists out there who make it their mission to help us out in that regard.

But have you ever noticed that these lovely ladies tend to look similar? These meteorologists decided to take that idea and run with it.

One woman posted a link for a dress on Amazon on a private Facebook group for meteorologists nationwide, and they all decided to buy it.

“More than 50 of us purchased the dress, so if you travel and watch the news, you might see something familiar,” Fox 4 meteorologist Jennifer Myers writes.

“This dress had all of those qualities we look for, but the price was the major selling point,” Lyndsay Tapases said. “Many of us don’t have a clothing allowance and are responsible for buying all of our own clothes.”

There aren’t many dresses like the Homeyee Women’s stretch tunic pencil sheath dress. This particular dress is comfortable, stylish, and really affordable.

And those awesomely bold colors don’t hurt!

Next time you turn on the TV and wonder if the meteorologist is wearing the same dress two days in a row, make sure it’s the same woman. After seeing this, there’s no guarantee!

Cleaning up leaves is a huge pain in the butt. It’s not all fun and games like Snoopy would have you believe. A lot of people dread going out into their yards every year and raking dead leaves.

These guys came up with a much faster way to get rid of those pesky leaves, but I absolutely would not recommend that you do this. It seems insanely dangerous, and beyond that, insanely stupid.

(via The Chive)

What happened in their brains that make them think, “You know what? This is a great idea.” They’re lucky that they didn’t set the whole neighborhood ablaze. With that being said, it looked totally awesome, and it did get rid of a bunch of leaves. But seriously, just don’t do this, okay?

We all have that one friend who groans at the thought of doing anything that could be considered a cultural experience. In fact, you might even be that friend. For these people, waiting in long lines at art museums to watch people stare (for way, way too long) at splattered canvases and paintings of naked cherubs seems like the polar opposite of a good time.

But anything can turn into an awesome experience if you have a sense of humor about it. Just ask this guy. BoredPanda user Mr. Angry decided to visit the Louvre one day (albeit begrudgingly) so he could pop some fun captions on a few of the paintings. Art snobs might be offended by the stunt, but I feel like that’s probably the point. And it’s awesome.

“Yaaaaaaaaaas, queen!”

He can’t even. He is completely unable to even.

How to not impress the ladies even a little bit.

If you’d just move out, she wouldn’t have to bother you. You’re 30. It’s time.

Preach it, brother.

Do you even lift? (Hint: no.)

Not into it.

When the weird guy at the party plays “Wonderwall” for the thirtieth time in a row and you realize that bad things happen to good people.

(via BoredPanda)

If having fun in the world’s most famous art museum is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. (But if you don’t feel like getting scowled at, maybe don’t read French painting captions with a southern accent. I might have learned that the hard way? Just kidding. I definitely did.)

Anyway, keep getting down with your bad self, Mr. Angry. We feel you.

The hit movie of the summer was the blockbuster sequel, Jurassic World. Since its release, kids and adults everywhere are, once again, obsessed wtih dinosaurs. Everything dino-related has found a resurgence in popularity. People have rekindled their love with the ancient animals and they have no qualms about showing it.

This dad, however, is taking it a bit further. The Imgur user bought an inflatable T-rex costume and is taking his daughter everywhere with it on. And when we say everywhere, we mean everywhere.

From the parking lot…

Front Page Edit: Due to everyone&#039;s open acceptance of Dino Dad I can finally come out to the world! I&#039;m tyranno-sexual! Thank you all!:PSeriously though. imgur inspired me to write a kids book this year to help educate young kids on how to responsibly use all the devices that are thrust upon them so early. It&#039;s just a silly book about not staring at screens all day when you&#039;re that young. I&#039;m looking for a illustrator if anyone&#039;s interested and has the skills. Here is a lil addicted imgurian I had commissioned: <a class="imgur-image" data-hash="g57qFWA" href="//i.imgur.com/g57qFWA.jpg">http://i.imgur.com/g57qFWA.jpg</a> All the characters are giraffe people. REPRESENT! PM me if you want to work with DINO DAD!

…To the basketball courts…

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…To the bowling alley…

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…To the TV store…

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…To the winter hills.

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This might be the best idea I have ever seen. I’d walk around in this inflatable dinosaur outfit, even without kids.

Keep doing what you’re doing, DinoDad!

Now that Halloween is over, it’s fun to recap everyone’s amazing costumes. Since the spooky holiday has come and gone, there’s no more competition involved. We just get to sit back and enjoy looking at the completely epic ideas that people came up with.

This father-son costume might just be the best of the bunch. Instead of dressing as celebrities or zombies, they decided to dress as each other. The resemblance is uncanny. You need to see this to believe it.

(via Today)

What an awesome idea! I’m sure they fooled everyone…which definitely could’ve gotten weird. So what do you think? Will you give something like this a try next year?

Everybody farts. It’s just a fact of life. I’m sure that you’ve laid down some stink more than once, and there is no shame in admitting that. The next time you do it, though, you will be able to drop some knowledge on anyone around you who might be offended.

That’s because scientists have just discovered that smelling farts can be beneficial to your health. Yeah, you read that correctly. Some scientists even believe that smelling farts can prevent cancer and other diseases.

Researchers believe that smelling farts can be good for your health because farts contain hydrogen sulfide, which can help prevent mitochondrial damage.

If you keep mitochondria healthy and intact, diseases like cancer have trouble forming and spreading.

While large doses of hydrogen sulfide gas are bad for you, scientists believe that sniffing it every now and again can help prevent cancer, strokes, heart attacks, arthritis, and even dementia.

So the next time you get a whiff of a fart, don’t turn your nose up in disgust! Celebrate it. You could be preserving your long-term health.

(via The Week)

If you’re in public and you let one rip, just tell everyone around you that you’ve done them a favor. Still…the short-term stench is pretty bad either way, so maybe just blame the fart on someone else.

When this dad showed his little son a tray of donuts, he knew it’d be entertaining…but not this entertaining. As it turns out, this kiddo has a limitless curiosity about the names of these strange treats, and he won’t stop until he nails every pronunciation of every name.

He has a long way to go, but the learning process is pretty hilarious.

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We almost prefer this guy’s pronunciations over the real ones. It takes serious work to be more impressive than a bacon-covered donut, but he definitely did it.

Dads are notorious for being bumbling, adorable creatures. I mean, just ask any sitcom writer under the sun. Dads just can’t catch a break, but hey, at least they’re trying.

These dads just want to hang with their kids on the playground. At first, they’re just doing their parental duties by keeping their kids entertained and safe…but after a while, things start getting ugly.

Source: These dads are too big for the playground by vidibona on Rumble

These dads will forever be known as bozos, but guess what! I’m sure they’d rather look like bozos than miss out on playing with their kids. That’s why you just have to love dads.

Halloween is an exciting time for little kids. I mean, it’s the one day each year when taking candy from strangers is a good idea. It also allows these precious kiddos to dress up as their favorite monsters, superheroes, and cartoon characters. What’s not to love?

But it’s not all fun and games for little trick-or-treaters. Sometimes, they encounter quite a few bumps in the road on their quest to get candy from every house in the neighborhood.

Source: Trick or treat mishaps by vidibona on Rumble

As bad as it is to watch kids suffer, you have to admit that they’re pretty funny when they’re scared. These situations — no matter how scary — are never enough to deter them from filling up their buckets with sweet treats, though. You have to admire them for that.

There are tons of do-it-yourselfers in the world who are absolutely amazing at what they do. These creators can come up with brilliant homemade solutions to just about any problem, and their skills come in handy when it comes to decorating in a pinch. Sadly, though, the people in this video can’t be counted among them.

When they attempt to do it themselves, their failures are more than epic. While their projects may be dead in the water, their ability to make us laugh definitely isn’t.

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It’s pretty unfortunate that they started DIY projects to make their lives easier, and only succeeded in achieving the exact opposite. Better luck next time, people!

Everyone knows that parrots can mimic human speech patterns. These incredibly intelligent animals make comedians look bad when it comes to pulling off amazing impressions.

But the sound that this parrot picked up has to be driving its humans crazy. Let’s just say that there’s definitely a newborn in their house.

That would drive me totally insane. I can’t stand hearing babies cry, but to hear a baby cry and find out that it’s actually a parrot? No thanks. Having one upset infant in the house is quite enough.

Being diagnosed with cancer causes many people to go to a dark place. It’s understandable that someone would feel depressed after getting such a heartbreaking diagnosis.

But then there are people like Sara Cutting. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in July, but she decided that she wouldn’t let it ruin her outlook on life. During her 18 weeks of chemo, she decided to make an Instagram series that she refers to as 365 Day Different Daily Headgear. The name’s a mouthful, but the project is totally awesome.

Cutting’s photos add humor to an otherwise unpleasant situation.

By sharing this series, she hopes to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

So far, this project has helped her raise over $15,000!

She’s so passionate about her mission.

Check out a few more of her adorable photos!

(via BuzzFeed / Instagram)

If you’d like to donate to Macmillan Cancer Support, visit this link and give as much as your heart desires. It’s going to a good cause, and it’s supporting an amazing woman who is raising awareness for a devastating condition. What could be better?

Halloween is such a great holiday. It’s the one time during the year when you’re allowed to dress up, get free candy, and scare people half to death. Even if they’re perfect strangers, no one can get mad at you. Basically, this holiday is a prankster’s paradise.

Just ask this guy. He decided to get a giant mechanical spider and use it to scare the living daylights out of passersby. The resulting terror is hilarious.

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How great is that? I would be absolutely terrified if this happened to me, and I bet the guy who threw his smoothie knows what I mean. While this is funny, it may not be smart to do this on sidewalks that are close to busy streets. We don’t need anyone running into traffic!

Anyone who has ever played a prank knows that a key part in fooling someone is the element of surprise. It makes the prank so much better when the innocent victim has no idea what’s coming.

And who says you can’t start young? This adorable little girl is already a prank master! She set up a hidden camera to make sure the whole experience was recorded when she terrified her dad.

Source: Little girl pulls off hidden camera prank on dad by CraigLayton on Rumble

What a hilarious little girl! She totally understands what it takes to be a top-notch prankster. I certainly hope she didn’t give her dad a heart attack, though, because he sure seemed spooked by the whole thing. At least this little cutie was apologetic!

Selfies are a staple on social media. Although they’re extremely common, people who take too many selfies are often subject to endless ridicule. The selfies taken by these people are the ones that garner the most negative attention.

You honestly won’t believe how stupid they are.

1. Check your reflection before you post those selfies.

2. The framed selfie is truly horrifying.

3. That’s how I feel about selfie sticks, too.

4. Okay, that’s kind of funny.

5. Flush! Just flush before you selfie!

6. When you can’t afford a selfie stick.

7. Pretty bad timing.

8. That’s just wrong.

9. Because this is what your parents are paying for.

10. Inception selfie.

11. Why? Just why?

12. No respect. None.

13. What a waste of food.

14. That can’t be sanitary.

15. Clever.

16. What a romantic dinner!

17. This seems unnecessary.

18. I feel like the amount of effort that went into this is a little ridiculous.

19. That’s old school.

20. What is the connection between taking selfies and pooping?

21. You’re not using it right.

22. Showing off that new selfie stick…by taking a selfie with it.

23. Even former President Clinton gets in on the action.

(via Diply)

If these selfies aren’t enough to make you hate humanity, then you are a better person than I am. Why would people take photos like those? I guess all we can do is laugh.