Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 03, 2013
Transcript:
The 19th century Camel Girl Ella Harper found it more comfortable to walk on all fours, as her knees bent backward. The earth is shrinking It loses weight by 50,000 tons every year due to gases leaving the atmosphere! In 1978, German filmmaker Warner Herzog cooked and ate his shoe on film after losing a bet!
bbwoof about 11 years ago
50000 tons of gas a year? If it floats up out of the atmosphere it can’t be that heavy. Oh well……believe it or not.
suzibuy about 11 years ago
The way I see it, Ella Harper’s knees bent forward, not backward. Believe It or Not!
billb181 about 11 years ago
Speaking of eating shoe leather. Can you say: “Red leather, yellow leather” five times fast!? :)
roscoedog55 about 11 years ago
50,000 tons of gases is our burning of fossil fuels.
Vermont Premium Member about 11 years ago
Those shoes – fried, poached, baked, broiled, or sautéed ?
loner34 about 11 years ago
The earth is gaining weight from meteorites.
goweeder about 11 years ago
“Meh we’ve become so lazy we rely on cars to go everywhere. Ride a bike or take public transportation.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~What does THAT have to do with the cost of tea in China?
goweeder about 11 years ago
If all it takes to lose weight is to release gas, thenI should be as thin as a runway model,
Mneedle about 11 years ago
How can the gasses be escaping if the gasses we add trap the gasses and cause global warming?
Stephen Gilberg about 11 years ago
I’m usually good at accepting deformities, but I wasn’t prepared for the Ella Harper drawing. At first it looked painful.
michaud34 Premium Member about 11 years ago
As stated above, Earth gains weight due to meteor dust and loss of gases is minimal in comparison.
jppjr about 11 years ago
Well, I’m doing my part to add to the gas level!!! Too much spicy food will do it every time!!!! :D
Bob. about 11 years ago
There was a guy like that in my high school, but he walked on his two legs.
ColonelClaus about 11 years ago
Well when the sun becomes a red giant, it will have expanded to a radius of at least 1.5 AU. So In theat case, We (Inhbitants of Earth and the planet itself) will be fusion material
boldyuma about 11 years ago
Things that make ya go hmmmmmm?Ever wonder what a chair would look like if our legs bent the other way..