It’s always fascinating to see people’s childhood photos because certain features and characteristics remain a part of their look and identity for the rest of their lives. Even at these young ages, certain facial features and expressions are instantly recognizable today.
Using previous list posts found on The Richest and Bored Panda we see the Avengers when they were young. Enjoy!
Good citizens of the Internet have noticed striking similarities between Game of Thrones and Shrek, and after this gallery of comparisons I am convinced: Game of Thrones is just live-action Shrek.
People will say GRRM started writing his series before Shrek was released but that’s just some silly fact that gets in the way of a good meme. Therefore, the Internet remains undefeated.
If you spend any time on Instagram or Facebook, New Yorker Cartoons is a great follow for a daily chuckle/smirk/snort (Instagram, Facebook).
The single panel comics are a permanent fixture in the magazine as well as online and despite being around well before the Internet, their format works perfectly in today’s endlessly scrolling feeds.
Below you will find 29 of the most loved New Yorker cartoons shared online in the past couple years, enjoy!
This will restore your faith in all future generations to come
It seems like every day millennials are killing something new. Don’t even get me started on Generation Z’ers! They might as well give up now, it’s hopeless!
‘Today’s’ generation will always be the subject of thought pieces and hot takes (history taught me that!), so here’s a light-hearted counter-argument: a gallery of clever, funny, smartass, and just plain silly test answers that make me feel the kid’s are going to be alright.
Now some of these are as old as the Internet itself (or someone who is too young for Generation X and too old to be considered a millennial). But who cares, have a chuckle and move on 🙂
Can you guess all of the celebrities in this post?
Ard Gelinck is what you might call a ‘Photoshop Wizard’.
In an ongoing photo series that is well into the hundreds, Gelinck photoshops current photos of celebrities candidly posing with their younger selves.
Ard’s photos are convincing because he takes the time to find great source photos where it seems plausible they are posing together. He then takes time to carefully match the colors and tones creating the illusion of a portrait actually taken together.
Below you will find some our personal favs but be sure to check out his Facebook and Instagram pages where you can find hundreds more! Do you recognize all of the celebrities below?
In a surprise to no one, there are a plethora of photos online of cats sitting on glass tables and surfaces because.. the Internet.
Also a fun fact, cat connoisseurs like to call the adorable pads on a kitty’s paws ‘toe beans’. Now please enjoy this fine gallery of cats sitting on glass tables in a variety of positions, configurations and moods.
Fellow Shirkers! It’s the last Friday of 2018 which means you’re either stuck at work or on glorious holiday. Either way, you’re here and we can’t thank you enough for your ongoing support. You’re the only reason this site is still going nearly 10 years strong.
The TwistedSifter team (me) is currently with family so this Shirk Report will be a modified ‘end of year’ edition. Below you will find our 50 favorite gifs from every shirk report in 2018. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled shirk report next Friday 🙂
The account, which is curiously ‘verified’, makes 3×4 collages of common Instagram travel photos that you probably see clogging your timeline. As standalone images in your feed they can be beautiful, even inspiring (or envy-inducing); but as collages like these it reminds us that: originality is tough, social media isn’t real life, and you’re unique just like everyone else 🙂
Finally, it’s just for fun. Please don’t take this parody account—or social media for that matter—too seriously!
Aerial refueling is exactly what the name suggests: the transfer of fuel from one aircraft to another so said aircraft does not need to land. According to Wikipedia, it’s also commonly known as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking. There are two main refueling systems:
probe-and-drogue, which is simpler to adapt to existing aircraft, and the flying boom, which offers faster fuel transfer, but requires a dedicated boom operator station.
Since this is mostly a military process there are some cool (mostly US) photos online of aerial refueling in the public domain. Below you will find 10 amazing images of aerial refueling that caught our eye. Enjoy!
A 2nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepares to refuel a B-2 Spirit, during a training exercise near Kansas, Nov. 10, 2016. The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft is refueled by a KC-10A Extender aircraft with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in southwest Asia on Dec. 9, 2009. The F-22 fighters and crews are deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Aircrews from France, Jordan, Pakistan, the U.A.E., the U.K. and the U.S. are training together in the Air Forces Central area of responsibility.
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performing the first aerial refueling on 27 June 1923. The DH-4B biplane remained aloft over the skies of Rockwell Field in San Diego, California, for 37 hours. The airfield’s logo is visible on the aircraft.
A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron Four Six One approaches an Air Force C-130P aircraft, from the 81st Rescue Squadron during a helicopter air refueling mission. 13,800 pounds of fuel was delivered to the helicopter during the 45 minute mission. Both aircraft are from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, which is head quartered in Djibouti, it employs an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.
An air-to-air view from the boom operator’s window of a 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft refueling during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise Team Spirit ’84.
Three U.S. Navy planes connected for in-flight refueling: Two Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNos 142654, 142665) from the Heavy Attack Squadron VAH-11 Checkertails and a Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo 149992?) from Attack Squadron 81. Normal inflight-refueling is only performed between two planes, this was a stunt performed for the photographer. This is also sometimes referred to as a “daisy chain” by participants. Circa 1964
U.S. Air Force Republic F-105D Thunderchief fighters refuel from a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker en route to North Vietnam in 1966. The aircraft were from the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron, deployed from the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina (USA) to Takli RTAFB. Circa 1966
A C-17 Globemaster III approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker June 18 during aerial refueling practice. A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, at Kadena Air Base, Japan is at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, practicing with a C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo. 18 June 2007 or 19 June 2007
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