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- otto989, on 08/19/2008, -6/+190Michael Phelps found Nemo. Twice.
- Wormwoods, on 08/19/2008, -3/+156Nearly several hours?! That's almost many hours!
- DrZmobie, on 08/19/2008, -5/+131If Chuck Norris had sex with a shark and a bullet at the same time, you'd get Michael Phelps.
- crazyjake, on 08/18/2008, -5/+101looking at the comments on that page makes me wonder when he became the new chuck norris...
- bintangfolife, on 08/19/2008, -4/+79Charlie, it's a magical Liopleurodon!
- geneticlemon, on 08/19/2008, -3/+62Naturally it was hardly surprising when Russian swimmer Alexander Sukhorukov went on to describe Phelps as "just a normal person, from a different planet, a planet from a different galaxy."
lulz - inactive, on 08/19/2008, -4/+48It's actually closer to alot of hours, learn to count.
- amasiancrasian, on 08/19/2008, -12/+56He has to eat 12,000 calories a day and work out nearly several hours a day to keep the physique he has. That is incredible.
- inactive, on 08/19/2008, -1/+40theres not such thing as being double-jointed .....you merely have flexibility in that joint
- sgtbutterscotch, on 08/18/2008, -1/+39I'd venture it was about the time he won 8 Olympic golds.
- alikataz, on 08/19/2008, -2/+38Chaaaaaaarlie!
- jdpafundi, on 08/19/2008, -1/+37Anyone ever hear ANYTHING about his dad? I wonder why that is. My theory is he's either:
A) An *****
or
B) A dolphin - inactive, on 08/19/2008, -0/+34I eat 12,000 calories a day also. Varies by cake.
- cherwilco, on 08/19/2008, -2/+34best comment from the article: "I hear his cave paintings are magnificent"
LMAO - HunterKiller, on 08/19/2008, -0/+32All your base are belong to Michael Phelps.
- robfarrell, on 11/27/2008, -1/+31Nemo is a clownfish.
Not that I've watched it or anything....or cried watching it.....sigh - matthewaaron, on 08/19/2008, -1/+30That's the strangest mental image ever...
- TVarmy, on 08/19/2008, -0/+25No, Michael Phelps invented real double-jointedness.
- DearInternets, on 08/19/2008, -5/+26Dugg for the comments alone.
- purag66, on 05/13/2009, -7/+27This stuff is pretty inaccurate, for example, the part about lactic acid? Lactic acid has been proven to actually be beneficial to muscles, not a waste by-product that biology textbooks from 5 years ago claim it to be.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/health/nutrition ...
Why can't we just say that this dude is Michael ***** Phelps and leave it at that? - ricker2005, on 08/19/2008, -1/+20Lactate is only beneficial in an aerobic situation. In an anaerobic situation, it's 100% a waste product. If there's no oxygen it can't get converted to pyruvate and lactate is useless as is. So while you got the gist of the article you linked to (that lactate is a completely useless byproduct as previously believed), you didn't apply it appropriately.
It's actually very relevant to note that he has lower lactate levels than even other Olympic swimmers after strenuous exercise. It means while everyone else is struggling to get oxygen to their muscles to produce more ATP, he's not having that problem. His body is humming along producing plenty of energy as efficiently as possible. - Aeric, on 08/19/2008, -1/+19That caught me off guard till i saw your avatar.
- GrammarNazi3000, on 08/19/2008, -2/+19It has shown us the way!
- quomen, on 08/19/2008, -0/+17Wow bryceman you really suck at execution.
- diemunkiesdie, on 08/19/2008, -1/+17No, we are jealous that he lucked out with the good genes!
- cornerback42, on 08/19/2008, -2/+16Hes the new "BILL BRASKY"
- TangentThought, on 08/19/2008, -6/+20Wow... I didn't expect to find this:
http://michaelphelpsfacts.com/Welcome.html - keltx, on 08/19/2008, -10/+24If by freakish... you mean gorgeous
- inactive, on 08/19/2008, -3/+17I'm not gay... so, no, I meant 'freakish' :)
- inactive, on 08/19/2008, -1/+14How big is his penis?
- down4twenty, on 08/19/2008, -0/+12wow i never knew that...completely contradicts what i learned in high school biology and gym class. +1
- ColeSQ, on 08/19/2008, -1/+13True true. Did a much better job of that than the 10 people that cut me off on the beltway today...
- inactive, on 08/19/2008, -1/+12gah, sorry. It was late at night, I was drunk, and forgot the word "magical"
it was at the tip of my tongue, I swear
Ughh... they took my friggin kidney - idiggitall, on 08/19/2008, -1/+12So they're saying he's compensating for down there.
- ColeSQ, on 08/19/2008, -0/+10I prefer sheep
- FrodoBongins, on 08/19/2008, -0/+10I'll get back to you when they are done measuring.
- ggpaintballer, on 08/19/2008, -0/+9and you failed
- inactive, on 08/19/2008, -0/+9complicated.
Brief background: Fred and Debbie separated for good in 1993, and the divorce was finalized the next year, when Michael was 9. By all accounts, Fred Phelps wasn't an everyday figure in his children's lives for much of Phelps' adolescence. In my column yesterday, I mentioned that Phelps' older sisters, Hilary and Whitney, both played pivotal roles in his development, not just as a swimmer but as a young man.
They did reconcile with their father several years ago but have since drifted apart again. Fred Phelps was in Greece. He is not in Beijing. When I asked his daughters in the weeks leading up to these Olympics whether their father would be attending, they each said, "I don't know."
Our Sun colleague, Childs Walker, spoke with Fred Phelps this week to request an interview. Fred thought about it, and I think he probably handled the request as well as he could. He declined, saying he didn't want to take away from his son's accomplishments by delving into the family story.
"This is just about Michael," he said. "This is his glory, his time to shine, and I want him to get everything he wants."
Rest assured, while Phelps is in the Beijing pool, his father is paying close attention, cheering from back in Maryland.
"I'm just on pins and needles every time he hits the water," Fred Phelps said. - MinervaDreaming, on 08/19/2008, -0/+9Dugg for "Liopleurodon"
- TVarmy, on 08/19/2008, -0/+9I once worked out for one hour and 47 minutes. I could have died. The fact that Phelps can work out for nearly several on a daily basis blows my brains.
- jmpeagle, on 08/19/2008, -0/+8every once in awhile I see one that I haven't heard before...although I never did see that many. I just saw this one last week.
"Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table of elements because he only believes in the element of surprise" - BlaqReaper, on 08/19/2008, -1/+9"In short, Phelps has an upper body of a 6'8" person but his lower body seems to be of someone who is only 5'10"..."
- foxxtrot23, on 08/19/2008, -3/+11ಠ_ಠ
- MJDub, on 08/19/2008, -0/+8Sure Jesus walks on water, but Michael Phelps swims through land.
- foolishfool, on 08/19/2008, -0/+8Put Michael Phelps in a Starbucks uniform and I guarantee none of the ladies out there would be calling him "gorgeous".
Face it - youre attracted to his money and fame, not his goofy looks. - Clodhopper, on 08/19/2008, -2/+10I find it incredibly sad how offended you got from his comment.
- morninglorii, on 08/19/2008, -1/+9ooh ok thanks for clearing that up
- dbucowboy, on 08/19/2008, -3/+10I hope Chuck Norris rapes you in your dreams for dishonoring his name...
- Quizboy, on 08/19/2008, -1/+8Yeah, but there's nothing he can do about that face...*ducks for cover*
- labrat888, on 08/19/2008, -1/+8Phelps doesn't get wet when he jumps in the pool; the water gets phelpsed
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