NasaAstronauts - The best Twittering Account you'll find.
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Before you disregard this because I mentioned twitter just have a look
[url]http://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts[/url]
[b][i]What is it?[/b][/i]
Well it is an account on Twitter where all the astronauts who are up in space either repairing things or on a mission can use. They can take photos of various parts of the world and post them. It's quite amazing
[b][i]What's so special about it?[/b][/i]
Well just take a look for yourself
[img]http://gyazo.com/5976d2b60d6d64af45a60f8b9ffef16e.png[/img]
[img]http://gyazo.com/c4db7acf9193c3e3061b7dfe6a0757ee.png[/img]
[img]http://gyazo.com/549197cb315f67975dd8409c2dfbd8e7.png[/img]
[img]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/189867981.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289857900&Signature=XSIVJVOrG0t%2B1bWHm%2FLgpU1oNuU%3D[/img]
- Credits to Canuhearme? for this one.
They even once and a while post some WOW things.
[img]http://infobeautiful2.s3.amazonaws.com/true_size_of_africa.png[/img]
(True size of Africa)
I really recommend it.
Wow, that's really cool.
Link?
**Amic3r likes it.
[url=http://twitter.com/nasa_astronauts] Here is link for lazy bums[/url]
That's cool. And yeah, where's the link? I want to read some more.
[QUOTE=QuickSnapz;26083089]Thats facebook yo.[/QUOTE]
Oh cool, yo :smug:
Freaking ninjas sapping my speed.
John Madden!
aeiou!
Also that "true" size of Africa is so wrong, unless it's satire.
Crab walk is the only acceptable form of transportation.
[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]
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[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;26083600][img_thumb]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/189867981.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289857900&Signature=XSIVJVOrG0t%2B1bWHm%2FLgpU1oNuU%3D[/img_thumb]
Holy shit.[/QUOTE]
Will add to OP
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;26083600][img_thumb]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/189867981.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289857900&Signature=XSIVJVOrG0t%2B1bWHm%2FLgpU1oNuU%3D[/img_thumb]
Holy shit.[/QUOTE]
Oh wow.
I want it wallpaper sized.
[img]http://infobeautiful2.s3.amazonaws.com/true_size_of_africa.png[/img]
im not so sure this is 100% accurate
I wish I were an astronaut. They get so much play.
-snip-
[QUOTE=skynrdfan2;26083688][img_thumb]http://infobeautiful2.s3.amazonaws.com/true_size_of_africa.png[/img_thumb]
im not so sure this is 100% accurate[/QUOTE]china part 2
[QUOTE=Zackin5;26083683]Oh wow.
I want it wallpaper sized.[/QUOTE]
[img_thumb]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/189867981.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289858624&Signature=HH4bUjcvMAe23tFWtEQaN1CL4pA%3D[/img_thumb]
[url]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/189867981.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289858624&Signature=HH4bUjcvMAe23tFWtEQaN1CL4pA%3D[/url]
Here you go (3859x2560px, so scale it down a bit)
[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]
It seems that all the images are massive so they must be taken by a telescope or something.
[QUOTE=skynrdfan2;26083688][img_thumb]http://infobeautiful2.s3.amazonaws.com/true_size_of_africa.png[/img_thumb]
im not so sure this is 100% accurate[/QUOTE]
It's not..India is MUCH bigger than that.
and India is bigger than the US
The idiot who rated me dumb, go look at a map or a globe.
[img]http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/193509419.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1289867933&Signature=0rf34FnK%2BoH46RWI7YUIw%2F1dEL0%3D[/img]
That is just amazing.
[editline]16th November 2010[/editline]
Fuck, I wanna go to space more then ever now.
I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you tweet that
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That is just amazing.[/quote]
Looks like a war is going on (yea i editied)