Primitive Technology is one of the most fascinating and meditative channels on the internet. The videos are made by an Australian guy who goes into the woods by himself to create tools, structures, and food from literally nothing but his bare hands, mud, sticks and stones.
This week, the silent shirtless woodsman advanced himself from the Stone Age to the Iron Age by smelting his own metal. From iron-rich bacteria sludge next to a stream. What have you done today? (Read the full description for how he created his smelter below. It's fascinating.) Basically, the best place to be in an apocalypse situation is in the woods next to him.
I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using only primitive technology. I began by fanning a fire with a piece of bark to increase its temperature. It is this basic principle I improved on throughout the project.
Next, I made a rotary fan from two pieces of bark that slot together at right angles to each other to form a simple 4 bladed paddle wheel about 20 cm in diameter and 5 cm tall. The blades of the fan were not angled and were designed only to throw air outwards away from the axle when spun. The rotor of the fan was made by splitting a stick two ways so it formed 4 prongs. The fan was then inserted into the prongs and the end lashed to hold it in place. Spinning the fan rotor back and forth between the palms of the hands fanned the fire. But only some of the wind generated by the fan reached the fire. The rest of it was blowing in other directions, effectively being wasted.
So I built a fan housing from unfired clay to direct the air flow into the fire. This was basically an upturned pot with a hole in the top, a spout coming out of the side. The housing was about 25 cm wide and 8 cm tall. The hole in the top and the spout were both about 6 cm in diameter so that the air coming in roughly equalled the air coming out. The base of the fan rotor sat in a wooden socket placed in the ground to make it spin easier and the top of the rotor protruded from the hole in the top of the housing.
Now when the fan spun, air entered the hole in the top of the housing and exited the spout in the side. Importantly, it doesn’t matter which way the fan spins, air always goes into the inlet and out the spout. Air is thrown out towards the walls of the housing and can only leave through the spout while the vacuum in the centre sucks new air into the housing through the inlet. A separate clay pipe called a tuyere was made to fit over the spout to direct air into the coals. This was done because the pipe that touches the fire can melt away so it’s better to make this part replaceable. Instead of making a large wheel and belt assembly to step up the speed of rotation, I opted for a 75 cm long bow. I made a frame to hold the rotor in place consisting of two stakes hammered into the ground with a socketed cross bar lashed on to hold the top of the rotor. I made bark fibre cordage and tied the end to a stick. I then looped the cord around the rotor and held the other end in the same hand holding the stick. I then pushed and pulled the bow causing the rotor to spin rapidly, forcing air into the fire.
I made a simple mud furnace for the blower. Then I collected orange iron bacteria from the creek (iron oxide), mixed it with charcoal powder (carbon to reduce oxide to metal) and wood ash (flux to lower the melting point) and formed it into a cylindrical brick. I filled the furnace with charcoal, put the ore brick in and commenced firing. The ore brick melted and produced slag with tiny, 1mm sized specs of iron through it. My intent was not so much to make iron but to show that the furnace can reach a fairly high temperature using this blower. A taller furnace called a bloomery was generally used in ancient times to produce usable quantities of iron and consumed more charcoal, ore and labour.
This device produces a blast of air with each stroke of the bow regardless of whether it is pushed or pulled. The bow makes it possible to operate the blower without using a complicated belt and wheel assembly used in traditional forge blowers. There is a brief pause at the end of each stroke where the fan stops to rotate in the other direction, but this is effectively no different to the intermittent blast of a double acting bellows of Europe or box bellows of Asia.
The materials used (wood, bark, bark fibre and clay) are readily available on most continents. No leather, valves or precisely fitted piston gaskets are required as with other types of bellows. The cords for this device wear out often so a number of back up cords should be kept handy for quick replacement. In summary, this is an easy to make device that solves the problem of supplying forced combustion air required for high temperature furnaces and forges.
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Donald Trump has responded to the parents of Capt. Humayun Khan, who spoke out at the DNC against Trump's ban on Muslims, by insulting the mother of a soldier awarded the Bronze Star after being killed in Iraq. In two separate interviews, he heavily suggested that Humayun's mother, Ghazala Khan, was not allowed to speak because she is a Muslim woman. Trump told ABC News, "If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. You tell me."
In perhaps the most dramatic moment of the entire convention, Captain Khan's father, Khizr Khan, had challenged Trump directly. "Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?" asked Khizr. "Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one."
Trump did not like this. Not only did he insist "I've made a lot of sacrifices," before saying he'd created jobs and built buildings, he focused instead on the fact that Ghazala Khan stood silently by her husband on stage. Besides ABC News, he told the New York Times' Maureed Dowd, "I’d like to hear his wife say something." The implication being clear: as a Muslim wife, her domineering spouse had kept her quiet.
"I begged my son, I begged him, do not come back a hero, come back to me a son. He came back a hero." -GHAZALA KHAN https://t.co/Y9fCVK1fpM
So here is Ghazala Khan speaking to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell before breaking down in sobs over her son, who was killed by a speeding car bomber after ordering his troops and nearby civilians to take cover.
After a grieving father of a fallen Muslim soldier rebuked Donald Trump at the DNC, saying "You have sacrificed nothing," Trump responded today that he had "raised money for the troops," and "created thousands of jobs," among other non-sacrificial things. Twitter got into the spirit of the absurdity with the hashtag #TrumpSacrifices. Here are our 21 favorites!
In a world where everyone has their resumé ready to go on a nifty customized thumb drive, one thing you can still do to stand out is use language that doesn't put prospective employees into a cliché-induced coma. Business News Daily created this extremely helpful cheat sheet for transforming your resumé or CV from a buzzword slumberland into a thrilling biographical adventure of action words. It includes ways to describe simple, necessary in-office skills you have in a way the employer can understand, verbs that won't bore readers, words you should leave off entirely, and even what fonts work best.
We asked our readers to share their stories via Facebook and email of the time their kids waited for the exact right moment to say the exact wrong thing. Our wonderful fans responded with a wealth of stories that are probably much funnier now than when their kid embarrassed them in front of everyone. Parenting is an exercise filled with questionable advice, but take it from these people: if you say anything in front of your kid that could be embarrassing if repeated, they will wait for the perfect moment to do just that.
Like this, but emotionally.
1. Anne emailed us this story, and Anne wins, because Anne had to stop going to her favorite Panera Bread location after her son gave her the most inappropriate compliment possible.
My son was about two and had just potty trained. He and I were at Panera for lunch and he announced that he needed to use the bathroom. I, of course, immediately took him, knowing we had anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes before he was going to go, bathroom or not.
We get to the women's room and there is a line. I was hugely pregnant at the time and decided once we were in, I was going to go too. My son held it until it was our turn, and we made our way into the stall. He did his business and then I went. There was a huge line of people behind us. Just as I sat down and started going, my two year old announced very loudly, "Mom, you have a nice vagina!"
The bathroom was tiled and EVERYTHING echoed. The bathroom went silent and then all the people waiting started laughing hysterically. I was absolutely mortified. I didn't want to leave the stall, but couldn't stay in there because of the line behind us.
I finished up and exited the stall, red faced, to people hysterically laughing. We left the bathroom without washing our hands and didn't even finish our lunch. We went straight to the car and straight home. I haven't been back to that Panera since and it's been 3 years.
2. This story from our Facebook fan Tiffany is absolutely amazing, and it's possible her little girl saved someone's life (or at least kidneys) with her spot-on bluntness. This is actually the "rightest thing" to say, but we'll accept it anyway.
Our daughter was 3 and had recently went through a 'no drink water' phase. We were ALWAYS telling her her kidneys needed water to live, so eventually she gave in and loved water.
Well one day we were sitting in a doctor's office waiting for her appointment which was filled tons of people, including an older woman who was there for a blood draw. The nurse came out and told the woman she really should try drinking some water and they would try to get her lab completed after that because they couldn't get her the first time. The woman went on to explain she never drinks water and would just wait and see what happened.
About that time my daughter confidently walked over tapped the very nice woman on the shoulder and asked if she could talk to her. The woman replied yes, my daughter gave her a 5-minute lecture about water and her kidneys, then at the very end, she backed up, made this hysterical/meant to be evil/serious face and said (with a firm/mean and slow tone) 'no water means your kidneys will DIE! Think about it" the entire room cracked up!
The woman walked over to the front window and said 'I think I'll take the water now!' Lol
3. Monkey see, monkey do. Monkey hear, monkey curse, according to Nicola on Facebook.
My daughter who was just about 2 years old at the time being pushed in her pushchair around our small local tesco express and an old lady was in front of us and she just blurts out " get out the fucking way" as clear as day! Fortunately the old lady never heard so got away without any embarrassment. She had clearly been listening too much to me whilst driving
4.Caitlin from Indiana emailed us with a story about a daughter who mastered using the potty and having a potty mouth all at once.
When my now 6 year old daughter was potty training at 2 years old, she had to go "#2". She didn't want me in the bathroom with her but I didn't quite trust her yet so I silently hid outside of the bathroom door just to keep an eye out. Moments later I heard the "#2" drop and hit the water followed by her whispering to herself "eww what the f***?!"
I immediately started laughing and it took everything I had not to laugh to loud for her to hear or to pee myself from hysterical laughing.
It was so inappropriate, but I couldn't help but laugh. And be proud that she used it in the correct way.
My husband was standing across the room looking at me like I was an idiot cuz he didn't know why I was laughing. It took many tries to tell him without my laughter interrupting.
5.Our reader Stacey wrote in this short-but-sweet story on Facebook showing that her daughter clearly knows the hierarchy in her family.
We were going out to dinner with some friends, and I told my 2 year old daughter to do something (I don't remember what). She said, "I don't have to listen to you, I'm not your husband!"
6. Via email, Amber sent us a story that would be more embarrassing if not for the fact that her son clearly considers amputees to be awesome.
One time me and my son (he was about 4) were standing in line at Disneyland, there was a little girl a few spots ahead us. This particular little girl had metal prosthetic legs. My son, as loud as he could, said very excitedly "Cool! Mommy look! It's a robot!" I was so shocked and quietly tried to shoosh him as every one is staring at us!
7. Sandra on Facebook has a granddaughter who already knows how to act cool (and perhaps they also have some questions for her parents).
My husband and I picked up our 6yr old granddaughter for the day. As we were driving back to our house, we see a police car next to us at a stoplight. It's warm, so the windows are down in both cars...and she says, "it's the police! Act normal!" The officer next to us heard her and started laughing
This sparked a similar story from another fan, Amber:
Reminds me of when my son was 8, and someone knocked on our door. He yelled "Everybody, hide your beers! It's the Fuzz!"
8. Cynthia's daughter knows what she wants and she doesn't care how brutal it sounds when she says it. (via Facebook)
When my daughter was 4 years old , she had a huge crush on a lovely older man at our church. One Sunday, she walked right up to his wife and loudly proclaimed, "As soon as you die, I am going to marry your husband!"
9. Kari emailed in this story about her very precocious son who has a bright future in either anatomy or martial arts.
I was recently at a funeral for a friend who died in a golf cart accident. I brought my 5 year old son because we were going straight to a wedding from there and I thought a sharp-dressed kid might help bring a little light to the service. As we were waiting in line to see the body and give hugs he said "I hope we get to see his missing body parts" then when we were hugging the widow he asked to touch the body and then asked if when he died (my son) he could be buried in his karate uniform with his new belt so everyone knew he was an orange belt.
10. Cultural insensitivity: cute up until around age 7.
My mate's boy see a Sikh with turban on. He turned to his dad and said, "I can't believe what my eyes have seen dad," to which my mate asks, "what did you see?"
"A real life genie"
11. Cultural insensitivity, part 2: yep, only until around age 7.
When my step-son was about 6, we took the kids to a local childrens' museum since they were out of school for MLK day. Keep in mind, we live in a pretty white area...so the kids are playing and in walks a black family: Dad and his 2 kiddos.
My step-son took one look at the Dad, and yelled very loudly, "Oh my God, I just saw Martin Luther King Jr!!!!"
It was so embarrassing!
12. It's important to have basic (not full-on) sex ed even for young children so they can learn boundaries. Unfortunately, the teacher of Mel's son forgot the teaching-them-boundaries part.
After having a sex ed class at school, we told our son to be open and talk to us about anything he wanted to know more about. He asked some pretty mild questions and we thought it wasn't so bad. Until the weekend when he asked his great uncle (in his 60s) if he still masturbated.
13. One anonymous reader shared a tale as old as time: talking to grandma about everyone's genitals.
My 3 year old nephew looked at his elderly nana, and said 'Nana, did you know I have a winkie?' She said yes. 'Did you know daddy has a winkie too'. She said yes. He replied 'his winkie is bigger than mine'. She chuckled and said it's ok. His response, 'Mommy doesn't have a winkie, she has a hole, but it's covered in fur!'
14. Elizabeth's sister embarrassed her mother so badly that 30 years wasn't enough to live it down. (via Facebook)
After learning that coffee was considered a stimulant and cigarettes were drugs in school, my sister loudly proclaimed in the middle of a grocery store "Ugh, do you always have to take us with you when you buy your drugs mom?!" My sister is in her thirties now but my mom can never let her forget the level of mortification she felt in that moment.
I was on the bus with my son and mum, this man was talking to my son and asked what does your mum call you and his reply was a pain in the ass thank God the bus found it funny as I wanted the ground to open up.
16. Denise emailed us the tale of sex ed gone wrong (and delicious). But her second, barely-mentioned story actually seems even more embarrassing than the first.
Before my daughter started Kindergarten, we were talking about where babies come from. She knows she's a c-section baby, and was under the impression that all babies were "cut out." Not wanting her to be misinformed, and seeing an opportunity to have a talk about reproduction before we hit the awkward teen years, I explained to my 5 year old that most babies come from the mommy's vagina. She asked what's a vagina, and I explained that it's where mommies pee from (Yes I know, not entirely accurate, but we have plenty of time to get to the specifics, ok? :-D )
A few weeks go by, she's not mortified by this piece of information anymore, and we went to dinner with my friend. We are talking about what we want for dinner, and I thought it would be cute tosay "I'm going to have chicken fajitas (but pronounced fuh-ji-tahs)." My sweet, loving, and always has-to-be-right daughter screamed across the table, loud enough for anyone within earshot to hear, "Mommy, you don't eat VAGINAS for dinner!"
It took a few moments to compose ourselves, but it beats when she told my grandparents that I make her sleep on the couch when mommy's new boyfriend spends the night!
17. This story from our fan Rayner doesn't involve their child, but it's one of the best Amelia Bedelia-type moments in the list.
A couple of years ago a little boy at school (aged 6) asked his mum, in the playground, what 'a boner' was.
Deeply embarrassed she asked him why he wanted to know. ' All the kids are talking about getting 'a boner.'
She took a deep breath and said 'tell me what you have heard and we'll take it from there.' "Well," he said "lots of people in Africa are getting sick with a boner."
Then the penny dropped.
He meant Ebola
18. Not all of these make sense, for example this anecdote emailed to us from Sarah. But that doesn't mean it's not great.
My 3 year old son is very social. Before going into public I have to remind him it's not ok to touch people. In line at the grocery store I see him rubbing the arm of a black man. The man didn't seem to care. Then my son looks up at him and says "Are you my dad?" The man just laughed and said no. My son is blonde with blue eyes and his real dad and I have been married his whole life. Not sure why he asked him that.
19. In Australia, there exists a Tylenol-like brand called Herron. Just in case you also don't recognize the word paracemetol. (From our reader Nana on Facebook.)
Going through airport security, and my son asked me if I had my heroin.
In Australia, our paracetamol is called Herron.
20. Chanda's kid has no chill and also no tolerance for her mother's lack of tolerance. (via Facebook)
After a night of a little too much celebrating, I ended up crawling to my bedroom because I got sick every time I tried to stand. Well of course that was one of the nights my 4 year old decided to stay up waaaay past her bedtime, so of course she witnessed the whole event. She spent the next week telling everybody that I was only allowed 1 "beard" because otherwise I have to crawl to my bed. I was mortified
21. And finally, from Reichel on Facebook topping the list of things you can say as a toddler but not as an adult: approaching cops and asking them where the hookers at.
A friend's kid when he was around 4 was super excited to see some police in the local coffee shop. He ran up to them introduces himself then loudly asked them to see their hookers. Embarrassed his mom was like what? So he repeated himself. Can I see your guys hookers? You know for catching the bad guys and hooking their arms together? After all the awkward laughs they let him see the handcuffs.
This insane video was posted to Facebook by Sara Arditti of Ellicott City, MD, showing a group of people coming out of Arditti's store to form a rescue a woman trapped in her car by floodwaters. The Maryland area was deluged with rain and floods over the July 30-31 weekend. Dramatically, one of the helpers is washed away in the flood almost immediately. Nevertheless, Sara's husband Dave (who shot the video) and several other guys persisted in their attempt to form a human chain and rescue the driver.
Unbelievable video shot by my husband Dave during the flood as he and several other men rescue a woman from her car...
Unbelievable video shot by my husband Dave during the flood as he and several other men rescue a woman from her car floating down Main St right in front of our business, Still Life Gallery at about 8:30pm July 30th. Dave was at the top of the human chain holding the next man's hand and filming with the other. The man who got washed away was incredibly lucky.
The guy who got washed away comes back after a minute, just in case you were worried. The flood also damaged the Ardittis' business, and it looks like they opened their door to the water when they were saving the driver. Here's a link to their Facebook page so you can see when they're open again and go by and support these nice folks.
In an unusual case for Dr. Sandra "Pimple Popper" Lee, a fellow physician traveled across the country twice after finding her local dermatologists to be lacking when it came to clearing her skin condition. This physician has steatocystoma, a condition where multiple cysts form under the skin, usually during puberty, and grow slowly over time. Although the physician understood her condition and that it was harmless, wrote Dr. Lee, "she just wanted help getting some of these OUT. That is all. And I was happy to help in the end." Here's her first visit:
He may be a secret agent with a license to kill, but as this impressively cringey compilation from editor FunWithGuru shows, James Bond is also that guy, extraordinaire. Is he charming? Sure, like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, but with fewer muscles and more gadgets. His jokes have not aged well in the 21st Century, neither has his technique of romantically overpowering women who sure seem to not like him. Nevertheless, this supercut of chauvinism is still entertaining, if mostly in a jaw-dropping way.
It's really dumb to badmouth your boss on Facebook, but it's the dumbest to badmouth your boss on Facebook when also you're friends with your boss on Facebook. Wow. Save it for your therapist office, bro! You need to keep your job so you can pay for all that data you're burning through trying to catch Pokémon.
1. POSTING IN ALL CAPS DOESN'T MAKE YOU LESS OF AN IDIOT.
Oops! I meant to say, "I hate my boss for being so cool"?
2. Double Jeopardy.
No sympathy for the dipshit who busts themselves twice.
3. Why you should always logout when you clock in.
The friends who "liked" this are really the worst.
4. Remember: Your boss is on Facebook just as much as you are.
Lots of "love" at this office.
5. Fork this job.
Hope someone's there to spoon you when you get fired.
6. Keep your friends close, and your bosses far from your Facebook.
Calling someone a prune is pretty hilarious though.
7. Dance like no one's watching. Post on Facebook like no one's reading.
Maybe he was just trying to boost workplace moral.
8. A picture is worth a thousand reasons to get fired.
These morons are the best reason to give up fast food.
9. In his defense, he was probably super high when he posted this.
Now would be a good time to check if you're Facebook friends with any cops as well.
10. She'll be "pretending to work" a lot while she's on unemployment.
Getting fired is going to turn that :) upside down.
11. Just because they can't see your face doesn't mean they can't see your Facebook page.
Can't be easy finding work as a Pierogi.
12. This hacker-boss is pretty chill.
He didn't even bother to write "Hi. I'm Trevor and I love eating poo."
13. This moron ruined his job and our Taco Tuesday.
Don't worry or anything—but if you're pregnant and you've booked a trip to Florida, you might want to consider postponing. There have now been 4 confirmed cases of Zika virus in the state, all of them contracted by people who had not traveled to any Zika hotspots or had sex with someone who was infected.
Don't worry, this woman has already doused her stomach in OFF!
The virus, which is carried by certain species of mosquitos and transmitted through their bite, isn't deadly for adults, but can affect babies in utero, causing them to be born with defects like microcephaly.
In England, women are being advised to avoid going to Florida unless necessary, and their Public Health department has changed Florida’s risk level to "moderate." So, just a heads up—if you're pregnant, maybe Florida's not the place you want to be right now.
Melania Trump—first lady candidate and Michelle Obama impersonator—began her journey into public life not as a political figure, but as a model. Old photos of the sexy Slovenian were on the cover of Sunday's issue of the New York Post, and she's wearing her least expensive outfit yet: nothing.
In 1995, while presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was first lady and current first lady candidate Bill Clinton was president, the 25-year-old Melania posed naked in a French magazine called Max. Then known by her professional moniker, Melania K., Mrs. Trump was photographed by French photographer Alé de Basseville.
Even though her husband's running mate Mike Pence is considered vehemently anti-LGBTQ, Melania's shoot was decidedly homoerotic, and there's no doubt Trump has gawked at it.
Trump's campaign is not embarrassed or concerned that the photos have resurfaced.
“They’re a celebration of the human body as art, and [there’s] nothing to be embarrassed about with the photos. She’s a beautiful woman,” Trump's spokesman, Jason Miller, told CNN’s Reliable Sources. They likely wouldn't say the same thing if Hillary Clinton released nudes.
Melania's career as a model was very naked, one-upping Betty Ford's career as a merely clothed one.
Fun fact: Melania wouldn't be the first former model first lady, but she would be the first formerly nude model. pic.twitter.com/flpGpZ6eax
5. Donald Trump, because the moneybag Koch brothers have pulled the plug.
No matter how many times you see it, you're never prepared for that tan.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump often touts his own personal wealth as an advantage, because it means he isn't controlled by wealthy campaign donors. Well, let's hope he's as rich as he says he is (he isn't), because the wealthiest, most influential donors in the US just made it clear they're not giving him a dime.
For decades, megabillionaire brothers Charles and David H. Koch have been using their combined $82 billion to influence politics across the country, helping to get politicians who share their libertarian views elected (like Wisconsin Governor Scott "Union-Buster" Walker), and donating huge sums to super PACS for every Republican president candidate—until now.
Charles Koch (artist's interpretation).
On Sunday, at a gathering of their donor network, Charles Koch told the roughly 400 minions in attendance that his organization would make no attempt to support Trump, and would instead focus on local elections this year. But Koch made it clear he's not supporting Hillary Clinton, calling those accusations "blood libel." Just a nice little anti-Semitic touch to stay on brand.
4. Becky with the good hair, because she got hacked by the Beyhive.
Do you fear those eyes? You should.
Shortly after Beyoncé's hit album Lemonade implied that Jay Z had cheated on her with someone called "Becky with the good hair," Bey's army of merciless zealots identified the culprit as fashion designer Rachel Roy. Roy, who seemingly confirmed the accusations in an Instagram post, received her share of shade and intimidation from the Beyhive. Until now, we thought that was the extent of it. But some police documents obtained by TMZ show that it was much worse.
Her hair, although fantastic, couldn't protect her.
Apparently, days after her "good hair" Instagram, Roy contacted the LAPD and told them her Gmail and iCloud accounts had been hacked. What's more, her cell phone number had been mysteriously changed. According to the documents, Roy had no doubt who was behind it—rabid Bey fans with a major grudge and serious hacking skills.
Let this be a warning to every woman out there with good hair: don't mess with Beyoncé's man, or else her army will go Mr. Robot on you.
3. Jean-Claude Van Damme, because he was "too real" for this interview.
Don't make him bored. You wouldn't like him when he's bored.
Here's the extremely uncomfortable moment Jean-Claude Van Damme walked off an interview for Australian television.
Van Damme, the Belgian martial artist and star of classics including Timecop, Universal Soldier, and Donald Trump's favorite movieBloodsport, became bored during the interview, after he was asked the same questions about working out and dating Kylie Minogue that he's been asked for years. He abruptly stormed off, mumbling "What the f**k is going on with Australia" as he did.
He's still got it.
2. This spoiled rich kid who was arrested for stiffing a cab driver over 28 bucks.
Harry Brant, the 20-year-old son of billionaire Peter Brant and model Stephanie Seymour, was arrested in Greenwich, Connecticut last week for fleeing a taxi without paying his $28 fare. Brant, who is a model in addition to being an heir and 18-century French prince, was located by police "sweating profusely and pale" shortly after his extremely minor crime.
Harry Brant in his pajamas.
At first, he denied taking the taxi, but later admitted to not having the money to pay (repeat: billionaire). When the cops tried to cuff him, he ran and flailed his limbs, but he was eventually apprehended. As it turns out, his panic was justified—when he was searched, the cops found a baggie containing “a white substance that later tested positive for narcotics.”
The bad news is that Brant will have to face justice for his crimes. The good news is that the Koch brothers are more likely to support him for president than Trump.
1. Whoever spray-painted "I'm drunk" on the side of a police station.
Police in Portsmouth, NH were shocked on Sunday morning when they found a very honest piece of graffiti on their station. They shared a picture on Facebook:
Apparently, someone during the night on Saturday had gotten drunk and decided it would be hilarious to write "I'm drunk" on the side of the station. The paint was quickly erased and the suspect has not been apprehended, but that drunk fool has had his or her (probably his) last good night's sleep.
It's only a matter of time before this joker is identified. Clearly they lack the judgment to keep a secret, and also, they have a real problem with bragging. And if constantly looking over their shoulder for the cops doesn't get them down, consider this—they're also hungover.
Staring at your phone anxiously waiting for a guy to text you back is not the most empowering feeling in the world. Next time you find yourself in agony waiting for those tiny dots to materialize into words, sit back, relax, and check out one of these classic chick flicks that will have you screaming "You go girl," at yourself! It's a lot more chill than standing outside your crush's apartment screaming.
TEXT ME BACK!
1. A League of Their Own (Amazon)
There's a lot of crying in dating, but there's no crying in baseball. A League of Their Own is the kick ass story of the first female professional baseball league. Watching this will remind you that you don't need men to play sports or call you back.
2. Don't tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (HBO GO)
Christina Applegate's just a teen and she still manages to raise her siblings, get a corporate job, shut down a sleeze-ball who sexually harasses her, design fashions, save the company, and find a cute boyfriend. If underage Christina Applegate can do all of this in one summer, then surely you can handle waiting for a text.
3. Working Girl (Netflix)
The days of shoulder pads and big hair may be gone, but the themes of 1988's Working Girl still ring true today. Tess is an unappreciated secretary trying to make it in the high pressure business world. She learns to take no sh*t, and give zero f*cks which is good advice for business and dating. Plus a young Harrison Ford, yum.
4. Spice World (Netflix)
Sporty, Baby, Posh, Scary, and Ginger taught us women can do anything men can do, even make cheesy movies. Spice World will get you so pumped about girl power, you'll wanna slip on platform heels and kick any non-respecting dudes to the curb.
5. Bridesmaids (Amazon)
Bridesmaids is a hilarious comedy full of strong funny women. (Two of them went on to become Ghostbusters!) This movie will give you the courage to ditch the jerk, dance to Wilson Phillips, or take a sh*t in the sink. Whatever makes you feel empowered, girl.
6. Nine to Five (Amazon)
Nine to Five is 35 years old, but the feminist themes are timeless. Jane Fonda, Lilly Tomlin, and Dolly Parton are a trio of 80s working girls who get revenge on their sexist boss. You'll be so busy cheering for these gal-pals and workplace equality that you won't even notice your phone hasn't buzzed for one hour and 50 minutes. Bonus: the jazzy theme song will be stuck in your head forever.
7. Legally Blonde (Hulu)
You've probably committed most of Legally Blonde to memory, but it's worth watching again—especially if you're obsessing about a guy. Elle Woods crushing it at Harvard Law while turning the tables on the guy who dumped her is pretty much guaranteed to make you feel like you can do anything, even the bend and snap.
Lea Michele's love for Cory Monteith has been permanently etched on her body twice. The actress recently stripped down for a nude photoshoot for Women's Health, revealing a second ink tribute to the late star: "Finn," the name of Monteith's character on Glee, just above her derriere.
Michele and Monteith were co-stars on Glee, and dated for the year prior to Monteith's death in July 2013. Last month, many of his co-stars commemorated the beloved actor on social media, including Michele.
I know everyday you're watching over me, and smiling. Love and miss you Cory, everyday, but today a little more..❤️ pic.twitter.com/gyahNm5mmH
