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Watch These Fully Clothed People Falling Into the Pool — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:00:27 +0000

[onescreen item="5066784"] Everyone stumbles now and again, and sometimes it happens to be near a pool and SPLASH! Good times for all. But what makes those stumbles extra-fun (at least for those of us watching) is when someone has all their clothes on at the time. You can’t go in the pool with all your [...]

Watch These Incredible Inflatable-Blob Launches — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:01 +0000

[onescreen item="5066288"] It just looks like so much fun, doesn’t it? Giant, inflatable blobs have become a huge attraction at lakes across the country, and they make for wonderfully entertaining Web clips. A good blob launch has everything: tense buildup, exhilarating action and a satisfying conclusion (SPLASH!). The Daily DistractionÂ is your Internet break from reality.Â Whether [...]

Watch These Spectacular Belly Flops — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:00:48 +0000

[onescreen item="5065629"] Summer is coming, which means pool parties. Which means belly flops. Who doesn’t love a good belly flop? It creates a gigantically enormous splash you can see for miles, and how about that sound? That ever-so-distinct sound of huge stretches of human skin smacking into water at pace. It’s marvelous. Even the belly [...]

Video of Swimmers on the Edge of a Giant Waterfall — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:00:50 +0000

Along Africa's great Zambezi River, right on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, there is a waterfall called Victoria Falls. And at certain times of year, when the water level is just right, you can go swimming right at the very edge—looking down 100 meters into the gorge below.

Olympian Ryan Lochte Is Getting His Own Reality Show Because Andy Warhol Was Right

Cassandra Rose — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:40:18 +0000

When Andy Warhol said everyone would be famous for 15 minutes, he presciently predicted the rise of reality TV. Case in point: Olympic gold medal winner Ryan Lochte is getting his own weekly hour of television.

E! has ordered six episodes of the unscripted show to be called 'What Would Ryan Lochte Do?'

No, seriously.

This Weekend in Sports: Summer Olympics, UFC and the Hall of Fame Game

Joe Student — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:13:58 +0000

The track & field events of the 2012 Summer Olympics begin this weekend, while the NFL preseason gets started in Canton. Here’s what else to watch this weekend in sports: Friday, August 3 Summer Olympics — Beach Volleyball, Swimming and Men’s Shot Put Olympic Stadium; London, England; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. / 8 p.m.-Midnight [...]