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- bamafun, on 12/31/2007, -2/+41at the beach this past summer I saw a kid who had gotten stung by a jellyfish and his mom was telling his little brother to pee on his brothers leg where it had got stung .... you should have seen the priceless look on both the kids faces lol.... it was like yuck, no way, ok go ahead because this hurts like $*(#*$# all at once ....
- smackhero, on 12/31/2007, -1/+35actually, Portuguese Man of War are not jellyfish; each Man of War is a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids. they don't actually swim as jellyfish do so much as just drift on the ocean surface with their air-filled "sails," which they can also deflate to evade surface predators. it's really quite amazing how a cooperative colony of different organisms can develop a sort of trans-species eusociality, co-evolving into a hybrid superorganism that acts as a singular complex life-form.
and it's interesting that brazilian authorities blame the heat wave for the Man of War attack, as a particular species of giant jellyfish has also been plaguing japan's marine ecology in recent years which scientists have similarly determined to be caused by the warming of ocean currents--due to severe pollution of major chinese rivers running into the ocean in addition to global climate change. this has caused not only an ecological disaster, but has also devastated the japanese fishing industry. - Aidenf77, on 12/31/2007, -3/+37Suddenly, about 300 people gain a new appreciation for the term "golden showers."
- Klonopin, on 12/31/2007, -2/+19check out the big brain on smackhero!
- pateo, on 12/31/2007, -1/+16Ugh that would be terrifying to have jellyfish just swarming around you. Gooey stinging little bastards.
- Creampuffs, on 12/31/2007, -1/+12When I was young, I had a pet jellyfish the size of a human head. I remember feeding it tissue paper.
- emaf37, on 12/31/2007, -1/+11Spongebob unavailable for comment.
- simplynix, on 12/31/2007, -0/+9300 Brazillion people! That's a lot!
- davidsmero, on 12/31/2007, -2/+10Thanks Bill Nye
- jamesb0i, on 12/31/2007, -0/+7i thought they were friendly and made purple jelly
- doctorfungi, on 12/31/2007, -3/+9The ***** are you on about?
- artgon, on 12/31/2007, -1/+7I, for one, welcome our new jellyfish overlords...
- havok3114, on 12/31/2007, -0/+6Or Jelly
- pepperpotts, on 12/31/2007, -0/+6I can vouch for a Jellyfish sting. They hurt like no tomorrow and you welcome the pee. My sting was on my face......so I used Windex. My face swelled like the guy from mask and two weeks later half my face fell off. But I have recovered with no scarring. Always keep one open for them when in the ocean!
- inactive, on 12/31/2007, -0/+6that would make them wasps/hornets of the ocen then. lots of people like bees as they make honey.
- HeavyMetalPat, on 12/31/2007, -0/+6One story every one is thinking "Damn, I wish there was a F*#&!ng picture!"
- Pssdoff, on 12/31/2007, -0/+5Why? Have you been drinking urine recently?
- akatherder, on 12/31/2007, -0/+5Well... that's a fitting name to be commenting on urine.
- akatherder, on 12/31/2007, -1/+5Jellyfish killed Queen Latifah in Sphere.
- akatherder, on 12/31/2007, -0/+4You're thinking of the Grimace.
- qmeister, on 12/31/2007, -0/+4C'mon *****, this is hilarious. Nice one ElFarko
- and303, on 12/31/2007, -1/+4Its funny because I heard the same from the net and stuff, however some divers swear by it.
Finally I got to find out for myself, and after enduring the humiliation of being pee'd on by my girlfriend, it indeed did make it sting worse. - kalrhael, on 12/31/2007, -0/+3hmm looking at the portuguese man o'war's wikipedia page, it says that it's not actually a jellyfish, but a siphonophore, interesting.
- LogicBomB, on 12/31/2007, -0/+3This just in: Ocean Dangerous.
- garrettnb, on 12/31/2007, -0/+3ok, maybe i understand the tinfoil hat. But salad dressing?!? wtf
- jonnyeh, on 12/31/2007, -0/+3Apparently peeing on jellyfish wounds is a bad idea, the ammonia in urine just makes the sting worse, not better. You want to counter act the 'basic' sting with acid, like vinager.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2283933&page ... - odiego, on 12/31/2007, -0/+3This is Copacabana Beach, in Rio on Saturday.
http://img.terra.com.br/i/2007/12/30/664493-6422-g ... - KingGorilla, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2It's so pretty you can't help but touch it!
- ArrakisDune, on 12/31/2007, -1/+3Useless info: Jellyfish are not actually fish!
- mukestar, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2Well that actually depends on the diet the person peeing on you is. For example if the person peeing on you drinks a lot of vinegar it may help. But then again id be more concerned im hanging around with a retard that drinks vinegar.
- ilves7, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2yea i'm going with no as urine acidity pretty much kills everything
- yfguitarist, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2Now that sounds like a sticky situation!
- graemee, on 12/31/2007, -1/+3I Feels bad, NOT - Shovels more snow out of the driveway.
- slipkn0tz23, on 12/31/2007, -2/+4Jellyfish scare the ***** out of me, since I saw this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
- INDOAZZ, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2I saw a Portuguese Man of War in MAUI and its tentacles were over 15 feet long. It was attached to a Mooring rope off Lahaina Harbor. Neon Blues and PINKS. Very interesting but said to be quite painful.
- strictnein, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2No, they are not sheep either.
- Lionhart, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2Portugese Man o' War aren't jellyfish.
- Daniel591992, on 12/31/2007, -1/+3http://carlosvalencia.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/ ...
- lucutus, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2Vinegar in salad dressing is an antidote to jellyfish stings that doesn't require urinating on ones self. The tinfoil not only keeps the government spy satellites out of my though patterns but also confuses the jellies so they can't tell I am something to attack! I hate jellyfish without peanut butter and oil&vinegar!
- gotlogic, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2Video or it didn't happen.
- entrophize, on 12/31/2007, -0/+1hahahaha
- slipkn0tz23, on 12/31/2007, -0/+1Sorry guys. I'm not one to post that, but I've clicked it 4 times today.
Revenge feels good. - encognito, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1SON...OF...A...BITCH!
- inactive, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1ppvanzella: one lifeguard per every million swimmers?
- graemee, on 12/31/2007, -0/+1True, but it doesn't really matter
- britswimchick91, on 01/01/2008, -0/+1Man of wars aren't jelly fish, they're colonial hydroids.
- gotlogic, on 12/31/2007, -0/+1Ya got me.
- smackhero, on 12/31/2007, -1/+2that's correct in most cases, but in the case of Portuguese Man O' War vinegar should not be applied either. from wikipedia:
Vinegar (3 to 10% aqueous acetic acid) should be applied for box jellyfish stings.[6][7] Vinegar, however, is not recommended for Portuguese Man o' War stings.[6] In the case of stings on or around the eyes, vinegar may be placed on a towel and dabbed around the eyes, but not in them. Salt water may also be used in case vinegar is not readily available.[6][8] Fresh water should not be used if the sting occurred in salt water, as a change in pH can cause the release of additional venom. Rubbing the wound, or using alcohol, spirits, ammonia, or urine will encourage the release of venom and should be avoided.[9] - inactive, on 01/01/2008, -1/+2Oooh . . . looks like the widdle libtards were stung on this one! LOL !!!!
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