Amazing Facts About Michael Phelps (pics)

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Larken, on 08/21/2008, -18/+114eh. I think its about time we cut it out with all this Phelps stuff. Granted, he is amazing, but come on now, other people competed and won, and I think 103 Phelps articles is enough for one day.
inactive, on 08/21/2008, -1/+71One unlisted fact: his coach is in fact Charles Xavier.
BetterOffEd, on 08/21/2008, -0/+46I heard Michael Phelps was born of a virgin.
inactive, on 08/21/2008, -1/+46I'm not saying I'd go gay for Michael Phelps, but I would listen intently to his offer over dinner.
BobTheTaco, on 08/21/2008, -3/+48Michael Phelps isn't part dolphin, dolphins are part Michael Phelps.
inactive, on 08/21/2008, -2/+41Diggers are gay for Michael Phelps
ScottMcIntyre, on 08/21/2008, -7/+43I found these 13 facts about the phenomenon that is Phelps a real eye opener.

I didn't know, for example, that he nearly has the wingspan of a bald eagle and that he's 3 inches wider than he is tall. Now I do :-)
jstohler, on 08/21/2008, -3/+38And I had no idea that Michael Phelps was clearly born to swim. Wow!
bodger, on 08/21/2008, -0/+31One day XKCD will do a strip about Phelps and Digg will implode.
goldenratiophi, on 08/21/2008, -5/+34You know how Superman has Chuck Norris pajamas? Chuck Norris has Michael Phelps pajamas.
louiebaur, on 08/21/2008, -2/+2612,000 Calories a day! I don't even have one third of that!
brainnovate, on 08/21/2008, -1/+25Clearly Phelps is not one of us. He must be.... an alien!
markedOne, on 08/21/2008, -1/+23i think he is something like 47, the hitman. Someone built him to get the best swimmer on earth.
8randon, on 08/21/2008, -0/+22i'm worried about the massive size of his hands....

if they're bigger than his face, then he has cancer!
pathouston22, on 08/21/2008, -7/+29Here's a fact:

NBC sucks his dick. A lot.
jayzDigga, on 08/21/2008, -0/+19Only an alien can eat that much.
yerbestfrend12, on 08/21/2008, -1/+19HOW ABOUT ***** YOU?
goldenratiophi, on 08/21/2008, -3/+19^---- Stop that.
Tyrghast, on 08/21/2008, -1/+16Yes, because height is something you can train and achieve.
abarysh2, on 08/21/2008, -0/+12Now doesn't knowing that make your life so much better?
zwendkos, on 08/21/2008, -2/+14NBC calls this "13 things you didn't know about Michael Phelps." To be honest, I think I already knew all 13 of those "facts" just from watching a couple of his races on NBC and seeing 358 Phelps articles on Digg everyday.

Buried as overkill.
megamod, on 08/21/2008, -2/+13you know what they say about peeps with big feet...

They have big hands. And apparently they're right!!!
ProjectGSX, on 08/21/2008, -2/+13And you've got really old jokes.
usedopelosehope, on 08/21/2008, -0/+11Michael Phelps does not shave his body hair. His body hair chooses not to grow out of awe and respect.

Michael Phelps is not part dolphin...dolphins are part Michael Phelps.

Water was created in anticipation of Michael Phelps' birth

Michael Phelps can drown water.

...okay i'll stop.
wukillabee, on 08/21/2008, -2/+12Bolt is more impressive, hes like 6 ***** 5!!
jthei, on 08/21/2008, -0/+10That makes thirty (because if six is ***** five they're gonna multiply. snicker snicker.)
triont, on 08/21/2008, -0/+10Micheal Phelps lost his virginity before his father did.
Tyrghast, on 08/21/2008, -0/+10I hear it's all made up of Popeye the Sailor's special spinach.
vinceislegend, on 08/21/2008, -1/+10How about the part where he won like 15 gold medals?
ak420, on 08/21/2008, -0/+9More than half of these facts about Michael Phelps are things that you can't train or achieve.
Airforcefalco, on 08/21/2008, -1/+10I thought it was that they wore big shoes...
KCLorelei, on 08/21/2008, -0/+9Very impressive man.
bodger, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8and nine months before he was born, his mother was seen swimming with dolphins....
je12u, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8*SLAP*
ImYourRealDad, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8What? You have the wrong Michael Phelps.
Munceenuts, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7That has nothing to do with size.. at all..
elhaf, on 08/21/2008, -3/+10He was born a virgin.
kingmanic, on 08/21/2008, -3/+10You eat close to 4000 calories a day? You meant a sixth? 1800-2000 is optimal for your normal sedentary American.
inactive, on 08/21/2008, -2/+9those new suits are not hurting him either
inactive, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7He can wiggle his ears like flippers tail for that essential tactical advantage in the pool.
erichw1504, on 08/21/2008, -1/+8ZOMG! It's Michael Phelps! AHHHHH!!! *passes out*
sajidf, on 08/21/2008, -3/+9If we put Jamaican sprinters in the pool they would beat Phelps. Give them a bobsled and its not even a contest.
guinpen, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6that's all impressive and whatnot, but i'd be pretty self conscious if i found an article on the internet about me saying "the greatest swimmer on earth, thanks to his big hands, giant feet, short legs, lanky arms and completely disproportionate torso!"
metrognome, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6Fact #14: Just like Alex Trebek, if you say his name backwards right before a race he'll vanish!
Gaffigan, on 08/21/2008, -2/+8Enya
Airforcefalco, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6Water is about 800 times denser than air at sea level

Phelps did 100m freestyle in 47.51 seconds
Bolt ran 100m in 9.6 seconds

So it would take 7680 seconds or 128 minutes for Mr. Bolt to swim the equivilant distance.
BigE89, on 08/21/2008, -1/+7Turns out he listens to Eminem and Young Jeezy

Hes great and all, but terrible music tastes
o0dhacker0o, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5Sounds like somebody has a little crush...
StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -0/+5Wil Wright?
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