USA Today masturbatory infographic

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This excellent info-graphic appeared in last Friday's USA Today. Vann Hall, who forwarded it to me, had the perfect caption: "Sun stroke?"

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dMc

The sunglasses are the best part. That’s how you know he’s a cool dude just letting it all hang out.
Anonymous

i keep wondering what came after that, or, rather, who?
gman

The sun’s not wearing dark glasses because it’s bright out, he’s gone blind.
Anonymous

I guess that means NASA is the king of money shots:http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect20/solar_flares.png (SFW unless you’re a star)
nate_freewheel

Yeah, don’t piss off your graphic design team…
IronEdithKidd

I’m so happy this one made it out of the submitorator. Almost as happy as that thermometer!
Anonymous

With all the wet weather here in the NE, it’s not so big a worry today. But sun stroke can really beat you down if your not careful. This summer, remember to pace yourself, slow and steady wins the race.
semiotix

Definitely sexual. Debatably masturbatory!
Anonymous

:O Lisa Simpson!
DoctressJulia

I’m only commenting because when I read this it had 34 comments. Heehee!
Aargh-a-Knot

Now THAT is how you “beat the heat”…
daen

So, we’ve had lunar porn, and now solar porn. To make the set, can we please have some graphics of interstellar probes penetrating the heliosheath or plunging deep into Uranus?
Anonymous

I hope he’s using at least SPF40.
Tau’ma

â™« Heat Wave â™«
â™« Ain’t No Sunshine â™«
Anonymous

That’s a handy infographic.
Trent Hawkins

I can tell this was designed by comity and drawn by an over worked artist with a sense of humor.
Anonymous

“Here Comes The Sun” suddenly has a whole new meaning.
blueelm

OMG there is no way that is an accident. Some one must be laughing themselves to death at USA Today!
- Neon Tooth
  
  My thoughts too. You have to me the most oblivious human ever to miss this. Hilarious.
Isaac

@OldBrownSquirrel: It does give new meaning to the term “chartjunk”.
Anonymous

Weather is HOT, baby. The HLN weather dude was cracking me up this morning. @ 730 cst he made space launch weather sound like this infographic looks.
irksome

“It’s raining men..!”
Cydonia

It’s hot and heavy out there today. Let’s hope this systems blows over soon.
God, my innuendo skills are lacking.
Anonymous

Danger, that thing is going to blow!

I think I need those markings tattooed on my member.
- Anonymous
  
  All thos pesky markings. I have mine tattooed with “Welcome to Southern Maryland, Have a Nice day”
- Anonymous
  
  “blow”
  
  i c wut u did thar
Anonymous

A good old fashioned is perfect in any weather
jphilby

Here comes the Sun; I say it’s alright.
irksome

And don’t forget the lotion.
dculberson

The worst/best part is that the arm and hand add absolutely nothing to that graphic. It started ugly and was made hideous through that addition. Hideously hilarious, that is!
OldBrownSquirrel

Infographics make me think of Edward Tufte, which reminds me of this related but totally SFW image.
wolfwitch

It is actually quite possible it was unintentional. We’ve had graphics designed at the company I work for that were much more suggestive than this, and it had to be explained to the artist that there was something “wrong” with what they had done. Usually this happens between everyone else snickering and the graphic actually getting published though… :)
jenjen

This pretty much screams “summer intern” to me. Also, while we’re criticizing this, why is the SUN wearing SUNGLASSES? The sun isn’t looking at the sun. I see this all the time – baffling.
- Anonymous
  
  It’s partly because of mirrors, but mostly so he can ogle you without you knowing.
Twist of Lime

White, puffy clouds will soon ejaculate into the atmosphere.
facetedjewel

Loosen up your gorilla grip there, Mr. Sun…and use some lube.
wgmleslie

“Up for the Down Stroke”
OldBrownSquirrel

Ah, my mistake. That image had been posted already. Then, after the suggestion that this was inadvertent, I was reminded of this.
Anonymous

This infographic remind me of Frankie Goes to Hollywood Logo
narddogz

Careful, keep an eye on the sun’s face as you work… you don’t want to blow your load early and earn a ROTTEN rating on the PETER METER.
- fr4nk
  
  You beat me to it, that was the first thing I thought of as well.
  Just the face the sun is making… LOL.
  
  Check out the Commodore 64 “classic” here:
  http://girls.c64.org/a__stroker.php
Earth Man

That’s one way to beat the heat.
- GeekMan
  
  :D
  *slow clap*
- Palefire
  
  Score.
konshuss

I’ll be the first to point out the ever-accommodating sun is blowing on the uh… base of the thermometer – that tickles.
rebeccak215

best. infographic. ever.