[Amazing] Link25 (193) – The Deadpool Honestly Edition
Welcome to Link25! A place where we scour the internet to bring you some of the most trending and interesting videos, images, articles, and memes over the course of a week. This week has certainly not been a disappointment with everything from the Sheikra roller coaster rescue to the hilarious Deadpool honest trailer. So get ready to kick off the weekend because this is Link25 (193) – The Deadpool Honestly Edition.
On Sunday, May 8, Germany hit a new high in renewable energy generation. Thanks to a sunny and windy day, at one point around 1pm the country’s solar, wind, hydro and biomass plants were supplying about 55 GW of the 63 GW being consumed, or 87%. Power prices actually went negative for several hours, meaning commercial customers were being paid to consume electricity. (click on the title to read the full article).
Ooh, pillow!
We don’t really think about it on a daily basis, but the Earth is still changing all the time. It just happens so slowly that we can’t really perceive it. But every now and then, things speed up… a lot.
Recently, the crew of the Maiken was enjoying a leisurely sail through the South Pacific when they spotted a strange discoloration on the water. They moved in closer to inspect it, but by the time they realized what it was, it was too late. (Click on the link to read the full article).
Sixty-four riders on the Sheikra roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay got a shock Thursday afternoon when the coaster stopped mid-ride, stranding them for more than two hours.
An electrical error caused the ride to stop about 3:45 p.m., though the exact cause remains unclear, spokeswoman Karen Varga-Sinka said in a statement. When the ride launched, “there was no indication of any operational issues.” (Click on the title to read the full article).
Just following directions
Calvin Klein just went from risqué to offensive.
The company posted a picture to Instagram on Tuesday that showed an upskirt shot of 22-year-old model Klara Kristen’s dotted Calvin Klein underwear.
Over the picture are the words “I flash in #mycalvins” and the caption of the photo reads, “Take a peek…”
The ad is part of a larger campaign where (click on the title to read the full article).
Artwork by CarlosDanger100
Harnessing the power of Photoshop, CarlosDanger100 imagines what every Game of Thones character would look like if it were played by Nicolas Cage.
Cage of Thrones is the answer to a question nobody asked, yet here we are.
What you’re about to see cannot be unseen. Prepare yourselves. (Click the title to see all the hilarious pictures)
Leaked documents show how Facebook, now the biggest news distributor on the planet, relies on old-fashioned news values on top of its algorithms to determine what the hottest stories will be for the 1 billion people who visit the social network every day.
The documents, given to the Guardian, come amid growing concerns over how Facebook decides what is news for its users. This week the company was accused of an editorial bias against conservative news organizations, prompting calls for a congressional inquiry from the (Click on the title to read the full article).
Like sending sensors up into a hurricane, NASA has flown four spacecraft through an invisible maelstrom in space, called magnetic reconnection. Magnetic reconnection is one of the prime drivers of space radiation and so it is a key factor in the quest to learn more about our space environment and protect our spacecraft and astronauts as we explore farther and farther from our home planet.
Space is a better vacuum than any we can create on Earth, but it does contain some particles — and it’s bustling with activity. It overflows with energy and a complex system of magnetic fields. Sometimes, when two sets of magnetic fields connect, an (Click on the title to read the full article).
Next time you hug someone
When a Venezuelan entrepreneur we know launched a manufacturing company in western Venezuela two decades ago, he never imagined he’d one day find himself facing jail time over the toilet paper in the factory’s restrooms. But Venezuela has a way of turning yesterday’s unimaginable into today’s normal.
The entrepreneur’s ordeal started about a year ago, when the factory union began to insist on enforcing an obscure clause in its collective-bargaining agreement requiring the factory’s restrooms to be stocked with toilet paper at all times. The problem was that, amid deepening shortages of virtually all basic products (Click on the title to read the full article).
