Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 01, 2016
Transcript:
Manjit Singh of Leicestershire, England, can pull a double-decker bus with his hair- and pull a 8.2 ton aircraft with his ears! Ru Anting of Luoyang, China, does calligraphy by taking in water through his nose and shooting it out there is tear ducts onto the paper! Tibetan monks practicing Tummo meditation can raise the temperatures of their fingers and toes by 17 degrees!
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Interesting talent there, Mr. Ru.
JohnoTeacher almost 9 years ago
The common thread running through this strip:
WHY?! Why would you want to do ANY of these things?
Brian Fink almost 9 years ago
@Johnathan, I was think the same think along the lines of “Who wakes up and says, ’Ya know, I want to do calligraphy through my tear ducts.?”
juicebruce almost 9 years ago
Note that these are all adults……..And we wonder why kids do what they do !
aimlesscruzr almost 9 years ago
17 degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 9 years ago
GROSS!
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 9 years ago
If a man does not keep pace with his companions,perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.Let him step to the music which he hears,however measured or far away.Henry David Thoreau
Saddenedby Premium Member almost 9 years ago
8 out of 9 commenters agree – so far anyway – i am waiting for a political or social argument to break out – like something about ‘hot fingers’ or toughest ears in the east – or ??? lol
Dean almost 9 years ago
Getting into a cold bed, wish I could shorten the half hour needed before my feet feel warm.
Stephen Gilberg almost 9 years ago
Two of them got their names in RBION. The monks just need to keep warm in Tibet.
tuslog64 almost 9 years ago
Big deal!I once saw a one-ounce bumblebee pusha half-ton horse across the pasture!
benbrilling almost 9 years ago
The calligraphy would be a lot easier to read if he could do the trick with ink.
obriensr almost 9 years ago
who uses water to do calligraphy?