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Marauder Armored Vehicle Featured in Top Gear
Is An MBA Worth It? [Infographic]
22 Month Old Rock Climbing Baby
Titanic Movie Mistakes
Important Lessons Learned On Facebook
Gaming is Good for You [Infographic]

Marauder Armored Vehicle Featured in Top Gear

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 01:47 PM PDT

Top Gear episode 1 of season 17 aired on the BBC featuring a high-mobility armoured personnel carrier called the Marauder.

Claimed to be the "world's most unstoppable vehicle" the Marauder can provide protection against mines, IEDs and ballistic attack. It can also carry up to 10 fully armed troops and can be configured in a number of variants depending on the role.

Designed and built by the Paramount Group of South Africa, Top Gear sent co-host Richard Hammond there to put the Marauder through a series of extreme challenges. Without breaking a sweat, the Marauder flattened cars, smashed through brick walls and fended off attacks by hungry lions in the South African bush. As a finale, a Marauder and a Hummer were blown up in explosions simulating the roadside bombs faced daily in conflict zones. The Hummer was totally destroyed, but the Marauder was barely damaged and drove away. Weighing around 15 tons, the Marauder can carry 3 tons, hit a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).

Via: 4wheelfun

Is An MBA Worth It? [Infographic]

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Deciding whether to get an MBA can be a tough decision. On one hand, business school is a big investment of time and money. On the other, an MBA opens doors to new job opportunities and increased earning potential.

So, how do you know if an MBA is right for you?

Like any good businessperson, you need to look at facts and figures. Check out this infographic for key stats on business school's potential ROI. Compare lifetime earnings for people with MBAs and those without, learn about the pros and cons of Executive MBA programs, and check out reasons other aspiring b-school students cited for going back to school.

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Created by: MBAOnline.com

22 Month Old Rock Climbing Baby

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:57 PM PDT

This 22-month-old girl tackles her parents' home rock climbing wall like a pro to retrieve increasingly perilously placed toys.

Titanic Movie Mistakes

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:49 PM PDT

Titanic is getting a 3D re-release next week. Since its release in 1990 a lot of eagle-eyed viewers have spotted well over 200 mistakes in it - here are 15 of the best.

Via: Moviemistakes

Important Lessons Learned On Facebook

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:36 PM PDT

Believe it or not, you can learn a lot of really important things on Facebook.

Via: Buzzfeed

Gaming is Good for You [Infographic]

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Our latest infographic goes over some really great things video games are responsible for. It's pretty surprising to find that genre to genre, games can do some remarkable things for your brain and body. While I'm not thrilled to find my kids three hours in to a Halo session, I'm certainly relieved to learn that some real good can come out of their gaming.

The other useful thing I took away is that moderation is crucial to healthy gaming. It makes sense. Video games have very real benefits but too much of the same thing, day in, day out, actually ends up hurting you. As a dad, it's a relief to hear that if I have to, I can still yank the plug and point to the door. Check out the inforgraphic and see what good gaming can do for you.

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