[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;46070561]Monuments carved into solid rock is pretty fucking awesome.[/QUOTE]
yea only thing that sucks about it is that they slowly lose detail overtime because of erosion. You can sort of see it on the lion, where it used to have it's fur nicely detailed, have since faded away.
I suppose a case could be made that the lack of permanence makes us appreciate it even more. It really is just stunning, though.
Made a timelapse using Canon Hack Development Kit and a cheap second hand Canon Poweshot A540, turned out pretty good:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udA59paskRs[/media]
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;46070600]yea only thing that sucks about it is that they slowly lose detail overtime because of erosion. You can sort of see it on the lion, where it used to have it's fur nicely detailed, have since faded away.[/QUOTE]
Also most stone statues, especially Roman and Greek ones would have been painted too, so people need to stop putting unpainted statues in Roman stuff.
[QUOTE=Scot;46068071]hogwarts is a fictional[/QUOTE]
What the fuck? You're telling me magic isn't real??
What's next, going to tell us that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny aren't real?
i have come for your bandwidth
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and i have come
[QUOTE=rakker;46071146]Made a timelapse using Canon Hack Development Kit and a cheap second hand Canon Poweshot A540, turned out pretty good:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udA59paskRs[/media][/QUOTE]
Clouds are pretty.
Female nurses receive hand-to-hand combat training in preparation for opening the European theater for US forces.
[img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/57dfe766709958be228bfde6760b6bd3/tumblr_n281uzqHaL1rcoy9ro1_500.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;46067668]vincent vega??[/QUOTE]
Steve Buscemi?
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A German makeshift grave for a fallen British paratrooper, Operation Market Garden, Arnhem, 15 april 1944.
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here's one from the city I live in (aarhus, denmark)
[img]http://www.grandts.dk/images/Aarhusbilleder/Gavle/groennegd6-sep08Blu.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Sharker;46073535][t]http://38.media.tumblr.com/00bce240b054fed148f45fa86184255f/tumblr_nbxjf0ew1O1s7e5k5o1_1280.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Operation Market Garden was launched on the 17th of September 1944. I mean the picture is from Arnhem but the date is wrong.
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[thumb]http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/evelyn-mchale.jpg[/thumb]
not the same lady...
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[thumb]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1212/lunararcs_caxete_1280.jpg[/thumb]
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In case someone's wondering, it says "Unknown English soldier"
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obviously not a serious pic but just wanna point out that people really overestimate how tall the christ the redeemer statue really is. it's actually only 38 meters tall, while the statue of liberty is 93 meters tall (55m difference)
[QUOTE=Griffster26;46080900][IMG]http://giant.gfycat.com/ClearcutMajesticCirriped.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I want to see a high FPS webm of this.
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1st LT Bonnyman (4th from the right, kneeling) seen with an assault party on Tarawa preparing to take on an enemy stronghold. His story is as follows-
[quote]For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Executive Officer of the 2d Battalion Shore Party, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division, during the assault against enemy Japanese-held Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, 20–22 November 1943. Acting on his own initiative when assault troops were pinned down at the far end of Betio Pier by the overwhelming fire of Japanese shore batteries, 1st Lt. Bonnyman repeatedly defied the blasting fury of the enemy bombardment to organize and lead the besieged men over the long, open pier to the beach and then, voluntarily obtaining flame throwers and demolitions, organized his pioneer shore party into assault demolitionists and directed the blowing of several hostile installations before the close of D-day. Determined to effect an opening in the enemy's strongly organized defense line the following day, he voluntarily crawled approximately 40 yards forward of our lines and placed demolitions in the entrance of a large Japanese emplacement as the initial move in his planned attack against the heavily garrisoned, bombproof installation which was stubbornly resisting despite the destruction early in the action of a large number of Japanese who had been inflicting heavy casualties on our forces and holding up our advance. Withdrawing only to replenish his ammunition, he led his men in a renewed assault, fearlessly exposing himself to the merciless slash of hostile fire as he stormed the formidable bastion, directed the placement of demolition charges in both entrances and seized the top of the bombproof position, flushing more than 100 of the enemy who were instantly cut down, and effecting the annihilation of approximately 150 troops inside the emplacement. Assailed by additional Japanese after he had gained his objective, he made a heroic stand on the edge of the structure, defending his strategic position with indomitable determination in the face of the desperate charge and killing 3 of the enemy before he fell, mortally wounded. By his dauntless fighting spirit, unrelenting aggressiveness and forceful leadership throughout 3 days of unremitting, violent battle, 1st Lt. Bonnyman had inspired his men to heroic effort, enabling them to beat off the counterattack and break the back of hostile resistance in that sector for an immediate gain of 400 yards with no further casualties to our forces in this zone. He gallantly gave his life for his country.[/quote]
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Some WWII artwork
[img]http://www.cmohs.org/gallery-imgs/1060-f.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.cmohs.org/gallery-imgs/1065-f.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.cmohs.org/gallery-imgs/1070-f.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.cmohs.org/gallery-imgs/1072-f.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.cmohs.org/gallery-imgs/1046-f.jpg[/img]
Created by EA artists
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^ painting by Jean-Pierre Roy depicting Alexander Bonnyman Jr. The demolition charges he led the placement of rip through a Japanese emplacement on Betio Island.
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The image with the soldier manning the Jeep .50 cal depicts Lt. Col William O'Brien's last stand
[quote]For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty at Saipan, Marianas Islands, from 20 June through 7 July 1944. When assault elements of his platoon were held up by intense enemy fire, Lt. Col. O'Brien ordered 3 tanks to precede the assault companies in an attempt to knock out the strongpoint. Due to direct enemy fire the tanks' turrets were closed, causing the tanks to lose direction and to fire into our own troops. Lt. Col. O'Brien, with complete disregard for his own safety, dashed into full view of the enemy and ran to the leader's tank, and pounded on the tank with his pistol butt to attract 2 of the tank's crew and, mounting the tank fully exposed to enemy fire, Lt. Col. O'Brien personally directed the assault until the enemy strongpoint had been liquidated. On 28 June 1944, while his platoon was attempting to take a bitterly defended high ridge in the vicinity of Donnay, Lt. Col. O'Brien arranged to capture the ridge by a double envelopment movement of 2 large combat battalions. He personally took control of the maneuver. Lt. Col. O'Brien crossed 1,200 yards of sniper-infested underbrush alone to arrive at a point where 1 of his platoons was being held up by the enemy. Leaving some men to contain the enemy he personally led 4 men into a narrow ravine behind, and killed or drove off all the Japanese manning that strongpoint. In this action he captured 5 machineguns and one 77-mm. fieldpiece. Lt. Col. O'Brien then organized the 2 platoons for night defense and against repeated counterattacks directed them. Meanwhile he managed to hold ground. On 7 July 1944 his battalion and another battalion were attacked by an overwhelming enemy force estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000 Japanese. With bloody hand-to-hand fighting in progress everywhere, their forward positions were finally overrun by the sheer weight of the enemy numbers. With many casualties and ammunition running low, Lt. Col. O'Brien refused to leave the front lines. Striding up and down the lines, he fired at the enemy with a pistol in each hand and his presence there bolstered the spirits of the men, encouraged them in their fight and sustained them in their heroic stand. Even after he was seriously wounded, Lt. Col. O'Brien refused to be evacuated and after his pistol ammunition was exhausted, he manned a .50 caliber machinegun, mounted on a jeep, and continued firing. When last seen alive he was standing upright firing into the Jap hordes that were then enveloping him. Some time later his body was found surrounded by enemy he had killed. His valor was consistent with the highest traditions of the service.[/quote]