The amazing and cool photo thread

[Carlos]

Japanese plane shot down during the Battle of Saipan, near Saipan; circa June 15 – July 9, 1944

British SAS back from a 3 month long patrol, North Africa, January 18, 1943

Fallout cloud above the Japanese city of Nagasaki, 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945

Contrails above London after dogfight between british and german aircraft. September 1940

A shell shocked reindeer as World War II planes drop bombs, by Yevgeny Khaldei, Mourmansk, Russia, 1941

Liberated Jewish man holds NAZI soldier at gunpoint during WWII, unknown date

Colourized image of Osama Bin Laden (age 14, second from right) and Family in Sweden, 1971

German air raid on Moscow, 1941

The Berlin Wall coming down. (November 11, 1989).

John McCain being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi-1967

"Waiting for the gong." Aboard the U.S.S. Oregon circa 1897

Men eating bread and soup in a breadline during the Great Depression

 

[Danny]

Colourized image of Osama Bin Laden (age 14, second from right) and Family in Sweden, 1971

That is insane.

 

[Carlos]

The photo reminds me of That 70's Show but then 20 years later, and all are children of Fezz and Jackie.

 

[Encyclopedia]

that is insane.

+1

 

[Carlos]

Tardigrades; the water bear that can survive being frozen or boiled, float around in space and live for 200 years!

Posted this photo earlier of my little friend:

 

[Minty]

It looks like it's wearing a tiny bio hazard suit......

 

[RocZX]

USFA Fleet- 1959

 

[MatskiMonk]

^ Aww, no B-58 hustler

 

[Fazerfan]

 

[Danoff]

how to video- http://youtu.be/-CQCdUTc6cI

What I love about this knot is that it doesn't require you to guess at the length ahead of time. Also I hate the extra piece around the back, and this removes that. I might actually have to try this.

 

[FoolKiller]

I see one problem. If you don't have it properly positioned you will find it is too loose at the end and have to start over...I think.

I may have to try it to see. It's tempting, because I'm already that guy that tries to show people how to do a Full Windsor, because it has better symmetry and just looks better. Showing this one to someone will leave them tears.

 

[niky]

And here it took me twenty years to learn a half-Windsor...

USFA Fleet- 1959
*cut huge photo*

Lovely that B36. If I recall, Chuck Yeager relates that he was coming in to land the XB36 during one flight and it simply would not hit the ground. It was so aerodynamic that it just floated there, feet above the ground while he and his co-pilot looked bemusedly at each other.

 

[homeforsummer]

An aerial view of San Francisco.

Random fact: I've eaten in the restaurant you can see right at the bottom of Golden Gate Park there. The building you can just see in the large rectangular park nearest the coast.

Boring facts over with, on to a pic:

It's an ant's nest. I'm assured it was empty, and the artist poured molten aluminium down it, let it set, and then dug it out.

 

[W3H5]

That is so cool.

 

[Sam48]

Not sure if this was posted before, but I guarantee the zooming in/out alone will blow your mind, let alone the picture. (To remove the ad, drag the marker icon onto the screen, then an "x" will appear on the ad)

http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html

 

[GregTheStig]

^That is seriously cool. Spent more time on that than I should have

Random fact: I've eaten in the restaurant you can see right at the bottom of Golden Gate Park there. The building you can just see in the large rectangular park nearest the coast.

Haha nice. It's cool you could point that out. I've been to so many parts of that city but I've never ventured down to that area. Looks gorgeous.



Sliver of orange by MRL 390, on Flickr

This is an installation in the Whitney Museum of American art called "Fireflies on the Water" by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Part of her Infinity/Mirror series.

Asiago Plateau, Italy shrouded in fog

Also, planes.

Mig-29 by Joerg Amann

And an Su-27UB of the Russian Knights dumping a crapload of flares

Fire! by angad84, on Flickr


Powwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!

Fuel to Noise by angad84, on Flickr

 

[Spacegoat]

Not sure if this was posted before, but I guarantee the zooming in/out alone will blow your mind, let alone the picture. (To remove the ad, drag the marker icon onto the screen, then an "x" will appear on the ad)

http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html

That is so awesome. Thanks for posting it. 👍

 

[Flex0r]

Not sure if this was posted before, but I guarantee the zooming in/out alone will blow your mind, let alone the picture. (To remove the ad, drag the marker icon onto the screen, then an "x" will appear on the ad)

http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html

👍

Found a funny one: http://bit.ly/12VxpiN
Damn right that car is disabled.

And a birdy: http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html?view.hlookat=169.0040&view.vlookat=43.2391&view.fov=3.5145&imarkerath=169.0040&imarkeratv=43.2391

 

[Madertus]

That London panorama is awesome! 👍

Found a funny one: http://bit.ly/12VxpiN
Damn right that car is disabled.

^ Just a bit further down the street (scroll the view up): http://bit.ly/XpwQK7

 

[Flex0r]

how could I have missed that.

 

[Bopop4]

Also, planes.


Powwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!

Fuel to Noise by angad84, on Flickr

No GregTheStig post is complete without awesome aircraft photo's.

And THAT, is an AWESOME photo. 👍



The Panorama thing is so cool. Found a Ferrari.

Edit: Same one that Madertus found.

 

[GregTheStig]

No GregTheStig post is complete without awesome aircraft photo's.

And THAT, is an AWESOME photo. 👍

Haha it's pretty much mandatory by now.

Also, I managed to find the hotel I stayed at in London 6 years ago (it's the darker gray building the icon is sitting on) http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html...=1.1940&imarkerath=113.3848&imarkeratv=3.8196

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I'm just amazed by the parking:


http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html?view.hlookat=-10.8785&view.vlookat=17.2547&view.fov=0.8128&imarkerath=-10.8785&imarkeratv=17.2547


How many bumpers were "used" in the learning of how to park like that?

 

[Azuremen]

Random fact: I've eaten in the restaurant you can see right at the bottom of Golden Gate Park there. The building you can just see in the large rectangular park nearest the coast.

More random fact - my cousin use to live on the 2nd row of homes/apartments not too far up from the line of trees extending from the right of Golden Gate Park. He'd often drop and then go for ride in the park on his mountain bike. I spent a few days there a couple years back and ended up taking this picture from his balcony.

 

[Barra333]

I'm just amazed by the parking:


http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html?view.hlookat=-10.8785&view.vlookat=17.2547&view.fov=0.8128&imarkerath=-10.8785&imarkeratv=17.2547


How many bumpers were "used" in the learning of how to park like that?

Granted, that is quite close for a car that expensive, but folks who grow up in cities where parking is at a premium learn to parallel park in a space not much bigger than the car. Back up slow enough and you won't damage anything.
The craziest example I have seen is in the residential areas of Manhattan - no more than a couple of inches between cars all the way down the block.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCff8nCxBU

Somewhere within those^ series of videos is the part I'm worried about. It's also rather funny.

Edit: Found the exact part: http://youtu.be/KmAY4FQ5L4Et=6m5s

 

[Jiggins]

Largest Picture..... in the world. Or close to it I guess .

http://www.gigapixelperu.com/Welcome.html

 

[Mike Rotch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCff8nCxBU

Somewhere within those^ series of videos is the part I'm worried about. It's also rather funny.

Edit: Found the exact part: http://youtu.be/KmAY4FQ5L4Et=6m5s

Excellent contribution to the 'amazing and cool photo thread' 👍.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Excellent contribution to the 'amazing and cool photo thread' 👍.

Sorry. We were discussing parallel parking, it's entirely relevant.

 

[Madertus]

I'm not sure if these fit the thread named like that but let me try.

Those of you who can't bear the look of destroyed classic cars, do not watch:

Not thread-suitable? I'll remove it.