10 Cracked Posts Everyone Went Nuts Over Last Week - 12/27

'Twas the week before Christmas and jack squat was accomplished in work places and schools across the world. Instead, you shared the ever-living hell out of these.

10 3 Modern Satirists Screwed by People Who Didn't Get the Joke

Stephen Colbert's persona always faced the hard truthiness.

CRAGKED udtes Satirists risk being called homophobic when condemning homophobia. They get called racist while slamming racist policies. They get accus

"It has become increasingly clear that the percentage of humanity that actually appreciates satire is incredibly small. For many, it's like being color-blind. They just can't do it."

9 5 Things Star Trek Fans Must Admit About The Film Franchise

Star Trek now shamelessly trades in on fans' love for the original series by bringing us Kirk, Spock, Bones, and the rest, and throwing in a few fun references for die-hard Trekkies while completely failing to grasp what people liked about Star Trek in the first place.

10 Cracked Posts Everyone Went Nuts Over Last Week - 12/27

"It's almost as if they're deliberately trying to destroy Star Trek's fanbase and replace it with four-quadrant action fans. ... Yeah, that's exactly what they're doing. See, there's no money in genre science fiction. The big bucks are in widely-recognized properties that can be sold to every single person on planet Earth."

8 25 Amazing Life Hacks You Won't Believe You Didn't Know

Your DIY gas mask will make you the toast of the riot.

LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE TEAR GAS IS A PROBLEM? A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AND A SURGICAL MASK WILL SOLVE IT!

"Life is tough and the little things too often only make it tougher. But here are some tips for making life's minor annoyances less annoying."

7 6 Awesome Vehicles of War with Ridiculous Weaknesses

You tried, Sweden. You tried...

The mighty Royal Swedish warship Vasa was personally designed by King Gustavus Il Adolphus and featured a whopping 64 cannons. In 1628, it was larger

"The ship was later raised from the depths and dragged to a museum, presumably as a warning to other monarchs about meddling with shit they don't understand."

6 10 Inevitable Gritty Reboots Nobody Asked For

"They just think she's nuts. But deep down, she's really an animal..."

NETFLIX A NETFLIX ORIGINAL S ERIES MARVEL GIRL SQUIRREL ALL EPISODES April 10

"No matter how lighthearted the original may have been, you can rest assured that if a movie comes back today, shit is going to be dark."

5 20 Mind-Blowing Comparisons Between Old and New Technology

It's almost as if vaccines are really helpful or something!

Reduction in Fatalities by Infectious Disease in U.S. Children from 1900-1998, Thanks to Vaccines Smallpox 100% Diphtheria 100% 5 Pertussis 95.7% Teta

"We know we've come a long way with our technology, but sometimes looking at the past while looking at the present really puts things is perspective."

4 5 Reasons Die Hard Is The Best Christmas Movie Ever Made

"Die Hard so perfectly represents the Christmas spirit, it makes It's a Wonderful Life look like a brutal Nativity-themed snuff film by comparison." -- Robert Brockway

"A Charlie Brown Christmas doesn't teach Charlie Brown the meaning of the holiday by putting lit cigarettes out on his face until he learns to appreciate warmth, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer doesn't learn that everybody is special in their own right by being thrown into Auschwitz, and The Santa Clause doesn't teach Tim Allen that he should've loved his son more by skinning him alive and covering him in ants."