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The #WaterGunChallenge Will Soak Your Summer

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This summer has brought us numerous new challenges, such as the #bottlecapchallenge. With the extreme heat breaking records in many countries, it’s time someone came up with a challenge that helped cool us off. The solution? The #WaterGunChallenge, which involves carrying two loaded water guns while walking around town, and then passing one to a random person on the street and see if their up for the battle.

Inspiration For The #WaterGunChallenge

The #WaterGunChallenge was created and filmed by three friends in Richmond, Virginia. The inspiration for the video and challenge was fairly simple. As stated on their Youtube channel, GET UP & GET IT;

ready to battle in the #watergunchallenge as he waits to see if the stranger will join him.

“It was mad hot. So we bought 2 water guns, filled them up, and walked up to people & tossed them one…just to see if they were down for a quick water gun fight….lets see what happened!”

A Slow Start For The #WaterGunChallenge

At first, not many people were down for the #WaterGunChallenge. The trio walked around many parts of the city, egging people to pick up the water gun, only to be denied. Individuals seemed to be skeptical and unamused, or simply incapable like the little dog on a walk. However, the tag team was determined to not give up. In fact, they RAN UP!

still image from the youtube video, saying "We Didn't Give Up, WE RAN UP!!!!"

Running Up The Fun

Once the three guys started running to their potential challengers, it did seem to have a positive effect. People were more motivated to at least pick up the super soakers. It could have been out of pity due to the slight appearance of desperation on the faces of the trio… But regardless, once people started to pick up the water guns, the fun truly began!

Can’t Stop The Feeling

The smiles while battling were undeniable, and this #WaterGunChallenge really created a feel good moment for everyone involved. Even if we as viewers were not able to take part in the soaking action, the music added to the fun. “Can’t Stop The Feeling” by Justin Timberlake is an instant mood boosting summer song.

old man spraying water gun to the camera in the #watergunchallenge

If you weren’t smiling throughout, the ending was sure to give you some laughs, as an older man walking down the street joyously joined the fun. He even got the camera man! While it did seem like it was all simply fun and games, there was an ultimate lesson that the group wanted to share: Stay Hydrated. Oh, and get ready for a part 2 coming soon…

Photos: #WaterGunChallenge Richmond, VA – WATER GUN FIGHTS video on Youtube, by GET UP & GET IT

Spider-Man Explaining To Zendaya Meme

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After recently becoming the top grossing film in history, The Avengers: Endgame served as the impressive culmination to the 21 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that left big shoes to fill. With 10 Marvel films set to be released in the next two years as part of the 4th phase, fans are already keen about the development of many beloved characters, like Spider-Man. Fans were in for a treat when director Jon Watts shared this candid behind-the-scenes picture of Tom Holland and Zendaya.

Behind-the-scenes picture of spiderman and Zendaya.

Behind-The-Scenes Inspiration From Spider-Man

In the photo, we see Tom Holland dressed in his Spider-Man suit, leaning over as if explaining something to Zendaya. The actress’ face reads a mixture of distress and irritation. The photo has since been deleted from Watts’ Instagram story, but not before one Tumblr user peternedmj screenshot the image and shared to his account.

Spider-Man Explaining To Zendaya: A Meme Is Born

Soon after, Tom Holland himself shared a cropped version of the image on his Instagram. This sparked what would soon turn into the meme: “Spider-Man Explaining To Zendaya.” The creative combinations that people posted to Reddit are legendary, dealing with all sorts of topics needing to be explained. Here to share some of the very best of the bunch.

Tinder Regrets

Spider-man explaining to Zendaya meme focused on tinder.

We absolutely FEEL for Zendaya in this meme. Nothing is more agonizing and uncomfortable than feeling obligated to sit through a date with someone you really didn’t want to meet in the first place. Corny pick-up lines make this moment a hundred times more painful, we don’t care what you look like behind the mask, Spider-Man!

That Song Whose Lyrics You Forgot

Spider-man explaining to Zendaya meme.

How frustrating is it when you have a song stuck in your head, yet you literally remember zero of the lyrics? This meme perfectly represents how ridiculous we look (and how clueless our supposedly-all-knowing search engine is). With Shazam still inadequate for recognizing our miserable humming attempts, Google is our only hope. If you actually are able to find the song, serious congrats.

Storming Area 51

This version of the meme was keeping with the times, as people all around the world took to social media to talk about their summer plans to storm Area 51. Parents, you need not be concerned!

Photos: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/spider-man-explaining-to-zendaya

Giant Paper Airplane Made Of Falafel Wrappers Takes Flight

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Remember when you were younger and your parents told you not to play with your food? Nevertheless, this rule didn’t apply for the paper airplane competition held at the Los Angeles based company, Wondros. The company’s founder Jesse Dylan told employees they had a competition for who could make the best paper airplane out of recycled lunch wrappers from their “Falafel Fridays.”

folded paper airplane flying in the sky.

An All Out Airplane Creation

For anyone who has made airplanes in elementary school during recess, you know how difficult it can be to make just the perfect design for a nice “liftoff.” Given the material used, you’d think a small plane would be the standard creation. However, two employees in the editorial department decided to go all out, and were the winners of the competition with this massive design.

A Whole Lot Of Falafel

Looking at the design, it’s pretty incredible how the duo was able to construct an almost perfect replication of a commercial style airplane. When you compare the size of the plane to the people sending it off and catching it for landing, we can’t help but wonder… how much falafel was eaten in the process?

A plate full of falafel.

An Innovative Use Of Trash

Despite the laughable amount of falafel needed to have created this design, we do have to commend the company for their creative take on recycling the paper. With global warming being an increasing ongoing threat, it’s important to think of innovative ways to put our waste to use. This paper airplane is a fun, prime example.

a dumpster full of trash.

Competition In The Paper Airplane World

Despite being an extremely impressive paper aircraft, the largest paper airplane to date isn’t this Falafel-fueled creation, but an 800 pound (363 kg), 45 foot plane created by Arturo Valdenegro of Tucson. This design also happened to be a part of a contest. Engineers helped to create the final product for launch over the Arizona desert in 2012. Good thing they chose a dry climate– we can’t even begin to imagine how devastating that drenched disaster would be in the rain.

Although the Wondros design was nowhere close to that grand a scale, we have to give credit to the fact editors created this aircraft. Maybe it’s time for a career change!

Photos: Pixabay and Unsplash, cover photo: YouTube DS Channel

The New “Cats” Trailer Is The Creepiest Thing We’ve Seen

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There was a lot of anticipation surrounding the new musical film production of “Cats” given big names like Taylor Swift, James Corden and Jason Derulo are part of the starring performers. However, the latest trailer released by Universal this week has instantly turned off many people from the possibility of going to see the movie when it releases in December. The reason? It’s downright creepy.

A Historic Success

The problem isn’t the storyline. In fact, “Cats” is based on a Tony-Award winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was one of the longest running shows on Broadway at 18 years and its songs have been referenced in other films and productions, such as the famous audition scene in “School of Rock.”

Where The New “Cats” Went Wrong

With a killer cast and world-class dancers, the movie was set to be a hit. Until… the trailer came out. Instead of using the classic costumes worn in the Broadway version, the director Tom Hooper decided to try a CGI alternative. The result was creepy digital fur that made the human actors look like like were from another planet. 

A Lack Of Pawsitivity On Twitter

People were quick to share their critical responses on Twitter, noting for example the absurd uncomfortable feeling we have seeing naked, yet not naked people-cats running around everywhere.

Sexist Depictions Of The Cats?

Some criticized that this “nude” version that mimicked the bodies of their human actors actually made them look overtly sexual. Part of this is due to the nature of the musical itself. It does have sexual themes (you can infer, we ARE talking cats here). And yet, Hooper’s version goes one step further. And viewers couldn’t help but notice that this was primarily seen only in the female cats…

Size Matters

Others were more upset at the logistical aspects of the film, such as the miniature size of the “cats.”

Musical Or Horror Film?

The best take might be from Ian Abramson, who paired the “Us”  music to the “Cats” trailer. Jordan Peele even retweeted the creation in agreement, as it truly evokes the uneasiness we all were feeling.

The movie doesn’t release until December, so only time will tell if this musical film will end up being a box office hit or a serious fur pas.

Cover Photo: Youtube: Universal Pictures

A woman tracks down a car-thief and steals her car back

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We often wonder how we’ll react in case of emergency, will we run away? will we face the problem? This is a matter of our fight or flight response. This American woman definitely went for the “fight” part when she realized her car was stolen.

An empty parking spot

Danielle Reno of 34, resident in North Kansas, had parked her car in a car-park before picking up her daughter. When both of them got to the spot where Danielle had parked the car, there was nothing there. The car was gone, including her purse and mobile phone, which she had left inside the vehicle.

Taking matters into her own hands

Danielle reported to the authorities, but she’s apparently not one to just let things go. She decided to take matters into her own hands. The first thing she did was track the thieves down through the bank card movements, which she could find with her smartphone.

With some help from the staff

She also got a tip from the staff at a gas station: they told her they overheard the thief say they were headed to a certain restaurant. She headed over there and arrived a couple of minutes before the thief did.

Stealing her car back

Danielle saw a woman enter the restaurant with her purse in their hand, after which she left to steal back her car. She got into the vehicle and drove for a couple of miles before calling the police so they could arrest the thief. Danielle explains how the vehicle was still full of their stuff, like cigarettes and beer, but her own stuff was still inside.

FaceApp Creates Creepily Accurate Faces From The Future

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Getting old is inevitable, but many of us the past few days were shocked by some of the photos in our feeds of friends and family that seemed to have aged overnight. Rest assured, these old and wrinkly photos were not the result of some disease, but rather the FaceApp, an application that has filters to change the appearance of your face.

An Overnight Sensation

The most popular filter on the FaceApp, which has given rise to the #FaceAppChallenge, is the old filter. Take or upload a photo of yourself, and you can see the same image, but aged 20 years or more in the future. The hashtag has gotten over 100,000 posts on Instagram alone. Considering the amount of undereye bags and wrinkles some of us unfortunately had from the filter, we truly hope it is more than 20 years!

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Celebrities Get Old And Wrinkly, Too

Countless celebrities decided to get on the fun, sharing their creepy, yet hilarious FaceApp photos of their future selves. And we must say, they do seem pretty accurate. It even changes your hairline and the color of your hair (sorry, men)!

Should We Be Worried About FaceApp?

As with any viral app that involves using personal pictures and data, the FaceApp has come under recent criticism and controversy as well. On Monday, software developer Joshua Nozzi tweeted his concerns, stating “BE CAREFUL WITH FACEAPP – the face aging fad app. It immediately uploads your photos without asking, whether you chose one or not.”

However, Nozzi has since retracted his statement after the developers responded with a justifiable statement. They said FaceApp only uploads the photos that are selected to be used for editing. Given it’s a photo editing app, this seems perfectly reasonable and necessary.

Is FaceApp A Repeat of The Facebook Data Scandals?

woman with facebook logo in eye.

Additionally, some users were worried about their data being transferred to Russia, where there were data privacy scandals recently connected to Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. However, FaceApp creators said the “user data is not transferred to Russia.”

Now you can sleep easy knowing your photos and data are safe, so that the stress and worry don’t make you actually age overnight! Or better yet, maybe it’s time to start investing in some good facial anti-aging cream?

Photos: Pixabay, cover photo Instagram: Jonas Brothers