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These changes were made by [[User:Damian Yerrick|Damian Yerrick]] to the article [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/CRACKED Website/Cracked] on TV Tropes between June 2012 and November 2013. The changes have been extracted in PmWiki markup from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=Website.CRACKED&more=t the article's history on TV Tropes] and have been integrated into the ''[[Cracked.com]]'' work page but still need to be crosswicked in the respective trope pages.
These changes were made by [[User:Damian Yerrick|Damian Yerrick]] to the article [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/CRACKED Website/Cracked] on TV Tropes between June 2012 and November 2013. The changes have been extracted in PmWiki markup from [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/article_history.php?article=Website.CRACKED&more=t the article's history on TV Tropes] and have been integrated into the ''[[Cracked.com]]'' work page but still need to be crosswicked in the respective trope pages.

[[Heroes Gone Fishing]]
* One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "[[Damsel in Distress|your princess]] can always wait a little longer" to complete a [[Fishing Minigame]].
[[High-Pressure Blood]]
* One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "a person's volume of blood often exceeds 78 liters."
[[Horse of a Different Color]]
* One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "if you have the right saddle, you can ride on freaking anything."
[[Human Mail]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20504_the-5-most-badass-ways-people-escaped-from-slavery.html The 5 Most Badass Ways People Escaped from Slavery] relates the story of Henry "Box" Brown, an African-American slave in Virginia successfully escaped to Philadelphia inside a crate and later bragged about how he did it. Slavery opponent Frederick Douglass was infuriated because he wanted this escape method to be kept secret so that other slaves could use it.
[[Humanoid Aliens]]
* Some xenobiologists argue that convergent evolution to a humanoid form is more likely than [[Starfish Aliens]], according to #1 of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate].

[[Hyperactive Metabolism]]
* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':
** One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "eating food you find in the trash is good for you."
[[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
* Not everyone does. One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-movies-always-get-wrong-about-awkward-people_p2/ 4 Things Movies Always Get Wrong About Awkward People] is that people with [[No Social Skills]] necessarily want to be cured.
[[Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance]]
* Gladstone of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' lists [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-douches-who-amazingly-dont-seem-to-know-they-suck/ 4 Douches Who Amazingly Don't Seem to Know They Suck]. These include people who use a handicap tag for parking without actually needing one, people who grow weary of their customer service job, drivers who honk at other drivers merging onto a highway, and people who overreact to minor inconveniences.
[[In Universe Game Clock]]
* Taking 10 minutes to climb a stairway is ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s #11 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games], and accelerated crop growth as seen in farm simulation video games such as ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' series and ''[[Farmville]]'' is #6.
[[Intimate Healing]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-doctors-who-just-gave-worlds-worst-medical-advice/ 5 Doctors Who Just Gave The World's Worst Medical Advice] retells a [http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/sacramento-doctor-reprimanded-for-suggesting-oral-sex-to-patient/ CBS13 Sacramento story] about a doctor who saw a woman with an oversensitive gag reflex and prescribed giving fellatio to her husband. [[Nasuverse/Memes|PONOS to MOOTH]], indeed.

[[Invincible Hero]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-its-so-hard-to-make-superman-interesting_p2/ 3 Reasons It's So Hard to Make Superman Interesting] spends a page deconstructing the boring invincible hero and then [[Decon Recon Switch|another reconstructing]] a hero faced with the [[Sadistic Choice]] of whom to save at any given moment.
[[Ironic Hell]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_427_16-appropriate-punishments-everyday-annoyances/ 16 Appropriate Punishments for Everyday Annoyances]
[[Jump Physics]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s Mid-air direction changes and surviving falls are the #9 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].
[[Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20318_the-5-most-popular-ways-statistics-are-used-to-lie-to-you_p2.html The 5 Most Popular Ways Statistics Are Used to Lie to You] covers some fallacies commonly used to lie with statistics.
[[Life Imitates Art]]
* In ''[[Cracked.com]]''"
** And comic books too. [http://www.cracked.com/article_20379_5-important-things-you-wont-believe-comic-books-invented.html 5 Important Things You Won't Believe Comic Books Invented] shows how [[Elvis Presley]]'s appearance, ''[[Minecraft]]'', and even ankle bracelets for monitoring criminals came from old comic books.

[[Limit Break]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s The #5 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] is that one in five men can transform under stress.
[[Loads and Loads of Roles]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19369_the-6-most-mind-blowing-ways-your-brain-can-malfunction.html The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction] mentions the "Fregoli delusion" that several distinct people that someone meets are one person who quickly changes clothes, named after a stage actor famous for quickly changing into different costumes.
[[Lunacy]]
* #5 of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] explains moon fear as the result of a rise in lion attacks on the first few days after the full moon once the lions have become hungrier.
[[Lyrical Dissonance]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20195_the-5-most-insane-teams-in-history-sports.html The 5 Most Insane Teams in the History of Sports] describes an incident in the 1990s when the Canadian Football League was attempting to expand into the United States. At one game, the Canadian national anthem was sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree".
[[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s Johnny Depp and others in [http://www.cracked.com/article_20413_5-heartwarming-stories-to-restore-your-faith-in-celebrities_p2.html 5 Heartwarming Stories to Restore Your Faith in Celebrities].

[[Method Acting]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20172_the-5-craziest-ways-famous-actors-got-into-character.html The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got into Character] mentions Adrien Brody, Tom Cruise, and more.
[[Mirror Routine]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19369_the-6-most-mind-blowing-ways-your-brain-can-malfunction.html The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction] mentions a mental disorder called mirrored-self misidentification, in which someone looking into a mirror believes that the [[Mirror Monster|monster in the mirror]] is an intruder performing a Mirror Routine, not oneself.
[[Misaimed Fandom]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_19183_6-tricks-movies-use-to-make-sure-you-root-right-guy.html 6 Tricks Movies Use to Make Sure You Root for the Right Guy] lists tools used to [[Averted Trope|prevent]] this reaction.
[[Money Spider]]
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s Monsters having internal gold sacs is one of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ 27 Science Lessons As Taught by Famous Video Games] and one of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games].
[[Monumental Damage]]
* The Statue of Liberty is ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s #1 [http://www.cracked.com/article_19924_5-iconic-building-that-were-barely-saved-from-destruction_p2.html Iconic Building That Was Barely Saved from Destruction] because "when Lady Liberty gets destroyed, it means the apocalypse is here".


[[Mundane Utility]]
[[Mundane Utility]]
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** Seen on ''Cracked'' itself in the comments section, where things like "documentary" and "Japan" get censored because of "cum" and "Jap".
** Seen on ''Cracked'' itself in the comments section, where things like "documentary" and "Japan" get censored because of "cum" and "Jap".
[[Seen It All]]
[[Seen It All]]
* Losing the ability to be surprised by entertainment is one of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older_p2/ 5 Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older]. Entertainment will ruin your life with or without tropes.
* Losing the ability to be surprised by entertainment is one of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older_p2/ 5 Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older]. Entertainment will ruin your life [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|with or without tropes]].
[[Serious Business]]
[[Serious Business]]
* ''[[Rad]]'', a film where the entire culture of a town is built around BMX, is cited in ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-weirdest-lessons-80s-movies-really-wanted-to-teach-us/ The 4 Weirdest Lessons '80s Movies Really Wanted to Teach Us]" as the most ridiculous example of a hobby that saves the world.
* ''[[Rad]]'', a film where the entire culture of a town is built around BMX, is cited in ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-weirdest-lessons-80s-movies-really-wanted-to-teach-us/ The 4 Weirdest Lessons '80s Movies Really Wanted to Teach Us]" as the most ridiculous example of a hobby that saves the world.