[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;47583114]Vietnam is wrong, it should be predominately "Buddhist" in the south and "Other religion" in the north.
The government and the census is biased towards state atheism; so unregistered religions (almost all of them) are considered "No religion".[/QUOTE]
Lol, Scandenavia is 90%+ Protestant, Vietnam is Atheist, and Antarctica is Catholic. Who made this map?
[QUOTE=DanRatherman;47592607]Lol, Scandenavia is 90%+ Protestant, Vietnam is Atheist, and Antarctica is Catholic. Who made this map?[/QUOTE]
Sweden is 90% protestant because the few people that actually are religious here are mostly protestant christians.
[t]http://www.capodopere2019.ro/images/watermarked/detailed/0/001_Coroana_de_otel.MNIR-Marius_Amarie.jpg[/t]
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Steel_Crown_of_Romania.png/640px-Steel_Crown_of_Romania.png[/t]
[QUOTE]The Steel Crown of King Carol I of Romania was forged at the Army Arsenal (Arsenalul Armatei) in Bucharest [B]of the steel of a cannon captured[/B] by the Romanian Army [B]from the Ottomans[/B] during the War of Independence (1877-1878). Carol I chose steel, and not gold, to symbolize the bravery of the Romanian soldiers. He received it during the ceremonies of his coronation and of the proclamation of Romania as a kingdom in 1881.[B] It is the same Crown used[/B] in 1922[B] at the coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria[/B] as sovereigns of Romania, which took place in Alba-Iulia. The Crown was used also during the coronation and anointing as King of Michael I.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=godfatherk;47581556]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/rzv85dn.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Why is specifically 1 region in Cuba lacking in religion and the rest is heavily religious? (Camaguey)
I'm certain many of the parts of this map is incorrect, I'm spotting a few things that just don't add up.
[QUOTE=GREN EYGS N HAM;47592688]Sweden is 90% protestant because the few people that actually are religious here are mostly protestant christians.[/QUOTE]
There is a "No religion" option, they decided to just ignore it when I'm fairly sure a majority at this date would fit into the "no religion" category, as religion very rarely rises in countries where a majority have education.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EkAOv.png[/IMG]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/oqOiErY.gif[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/0EfJ2Qz.jpg[/t]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/NRVfatS.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]The fallen Nazi Eagle that used to sit atop to Reichstag in Berlin.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Qasr_al_Farid.JPG[/t]
[QUOTE]Qasr al-Farid buit in 1st century BC[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/DxqRUu1.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. II Century BC[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/mFGUfqy.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Ancient Roman silver tableware found outside imperial frontiers - Silver bowl with Athena (Minerva), from the Hildesheim Treasure, 1st century BC. Antikensammlung, Berlin.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/EHQKJBj.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Bronze Lamashtu plaque held by the demon Pazuzu, c. 1st century B.C.E.[/QUOTE]
[editline]25th April 2015[/editline]
[t]http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/eg/original/DP226286.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Ring with a mouse. Ancient Egypt, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/kxoJZRq.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Malachite[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/epn0SKT.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Raw Copper[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/lHGP1n7.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE]Adenium socotranum[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-U1362543.jpg?size=67&uid=a8afc2fd-fee3-44c6-9bab-3e5130d365e9[/IMG]
[QUOTE]His arms raised in surrender with blood streaming from his mouth and beneath his eye, Belgian miner Albert Verbrugghe pleads for mercy and no more shooting, as United Nations Indian troops approach him. Verbrugghe's wife, Madeleine, and Aline van den Eyke, a friend of the family, were slain, UN Undersecretary Dr. Ralph Bunche gave UN forces the "green-light" to continue military operations against Katanga President Moise Tshombe. Dr. Bunche pin pointed the three military objectives of Kolwezi, Sakania, and Dilolo, all mining centers in the secessionist Katanga Province. January 3, 1963[/QUOTE]
i'm having some difficulty reading the caption
[QUOTE=Joazzz;47600542]i'm having some difficulty reading the caption[/QUOTE]
It's directly from the corbis image site but basically during the Congo Crisis a Belgian miner was trying to leave with his wife and a family friend when they got fired upon by Indian troops under the ONUC (United Nations Operation in the Congo, Opération des Nations unies au Congo)
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Kazimierz_Pu%C5%82aski_pod_Cz%C4%99stochow%C4%85.PNG[/img]
[quote]Kazimierz(Casimir) Pulaski is considered one of the 'fathers of American Cavalry.' A Polish-born soldier who was a freedom-fighter in both Poland and the United States. His heroic actions had saved George Washington at the disaster of Brandywine. He was one of the very foreigners that had obtained the rank of a General in the US Army
Franklin was impressed by Pulaski, and wrote of him: "Count Pulaski of Poland, an officer famous throughout Europe for his bravery and conduct in defence of the liberties of his country against the three great invading powers of Russia, Austria and Prussia ... may be highly useful to our service."He subsequently recommended that General George Washington accept Pulaski as a volunteer in the Continental Army cavalry and said that Pulaski "was renowned throughout Europe for the courage and bravery he displayed in defense of his country's freedom. " Pulaski departed France from Nantes in June, and arrived in Marblehead, Massachusetts, near Boston, on July 23, 1777.[17] After his arrival, Pulaski wrote to Washington,[b] "I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it."[/b]
On August 20, he met Washington in his headquarters in Neshaminy Falls, outside Philadelphia. He showed off riding stunts, and argued for the superiority of cavalry over infantry. Because Washington was unable to grant him an officer rank, Pulaski spent the next few months traveling between Washington and the US Congress in Philadelphia, awaiting his appointment. His first military engagement against the British occurred before he received it, on September 11, 1777, at the Battle of Brandywine. When the Continental Army troops began to yield, he reconnoitered with Washington's bodyguard of about 30 men, and reported that the enemy were endeavoring to cut off the line of retreat. [b]Washington ordered him to collect, as many as possible, the scattered troops who came his way, and employ them according to his discretion to secure the retreat of the army. His subsequent charge averted a disastrous defeat of the Continental Army cavalry, earning him fame in America and saved the life of George Washington.[/b] As a result, on September 15, 1777, on the orders of Congress, Washington made Pulaski a brigadier general in the Continental Army cavalry. At that point, the cavalry was only a few hundred men strong organized into four regiments. These men were scattered among numerous infantry formations, and used primarily for scouting duties. Pulaski immediately began work on reforming the cavalry, and wrote the first regulations for the formation.
General Pulaski was later mortally wounded by grapeshot while attempting to rally fleeing French forces during the siege of Savannah and two days later of his wounds.[/quote]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Kov%C3%A1ts_Mih%C3%A1ly.jpg[/img]
[quote] Another foreigner, and a close friend of Casimir Pulaski was Michael Kovats, a Hungarian-born cavalry officer who served under Frederick the Great also joined to serve the American cause.
[i]After learning about the American Revolution, he offered his sword to the American ambassador in France, Benjamin Franklin. He wrote:
"Most Illustrious Sir:
"Golden freedom cannot be purchased with yellow gold."
"I, who have the honor to present this letter to your Excellency, am also following the call of the Fathers of the Land, as the pioneers of freedom always did. I am a free man and a Hungarian. As to my military status I was trained in the Royal Prussian Army and raised from the lowest rank to the dignity of a Captain of the Hussars, not so much by luck and the mercy of chance than by most diligent self discipline and the virtue of my arms. The dangers and the bloodshed of a great many campaigns taught me how to mold a soldier, and, when made, how to arm him and let him defend the dearest of the lands with his best ability under any conditions and developments of the war.
"I now am here of my own free will, having taken all the horrible hardships and bothers of this journey, and l am willing to sacrifice myself wholly and faithfully as it is expected of an honest soldier facing the hazards and great dangers of the war, to the detriment of Joseph and as well for the freedom of your great Congress. Through the cooperation and loyal assistance of Mr. Faedevill, a merchant of this city and a kind sympathizer of the Colonies and their just cause, I have obtained passage on a ship called "Catharina Froam Darmouth ", whose master is a Captain Whippy. l beg your Excellency, to grant me a passport and a letter of recommendation to the most benevolent Congress. I am expecting companions who have not yet reached here. Your Excellency would be promoting the common cause by giving Mr. Faedevill authorization to expedite their passage to the Colonies once they have arrived here.
"At last, awaiting your gracious answer, I have no wish greater than to leave forthwith, to be where I am needed most, to serve and die in everlasting obedience to Your Excellency and the Congress.
"Most faithful unto death,
Bordeaux, January l3th, 1777. Michael Kovats de Fabricy
P. S: As yet I am unable to write, fluently in French or English and had only the choice of writing either in German or Latin; for this I apologize to your Excellency."[/i][/quote]
[QUOTE]Father Draws a New Maddeningly Intricate Maze for His Daughter[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-4.jpg/img]
[QUOTE]Two years ago we stumbled onto the story of a girl in Japan who was going through her father’s old belongings when she discovered a hand-drawn maze rolled up in a tube. Kazuo Nomura spent 7 years drawing the sprawling labyrinth while working as a janitor and it hadn’t seen the light of day since 1983. After posting photos of it to her Twitter account, Nomura’s work went viral around the web, and it was quickly turned into a print so others could have a try at solving it.
Responding to pressure from his daughter to draw a second maze, Nomura initially said he had “had enough of mazes.” But, after a 32 year hiatus, he finally sat down to try again earlier this year with the hope of drawing a puzzle that was a bit clearer and easier to solve. After two months of drawing he’s finally done, and if you posess the patience of a saint you can try your hand at solving it: Papa’s Maze 2.0. Nomura assures the maze has a solution, but according to reports from people insane enough to try, it’s actually more difficult than the last, and takes about two days to work through. Read more on Spoon & Tamago.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=booster;47610912][img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-4.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Huh, I knew I'd seen this somewhere before:
[url]http://mangafox.me/manga/onepunch_man/v06/c033.1/14.html[/url]
This manga got permission to use it to describe the layout of an alien ship :v:
[QUOTE=booster;47610912][img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maze-4.jpg/img][/QUOTE]
That kinda looks like a map with a river in the top left corner.
Guided bullets
[video=youtube;YoOaJclkSZg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOaJclkSZg[/video]
[QUOTE]DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program, which developed a self-steering bullet to increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots, completed in February its most successful round of live-fire tests to date. An experienced shooter using the technology demonstration system repeatedly hit moving and evading targets. Additionally, a novice shooter using the system for the first time hit a moving target.
This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are moving and accelerating. EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance system help track and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating for weather, wind, target movement and other factors that can impede successful hits.[/QUOTE]
Hey, I'm fairly use I saw a few images of redesigns of American money in a modern way, with each having some sort of achievement by the US on it.
I'm fairly sure I saw it in this thread a while back.
[QUOTE=TechnoSandwic;47616417]Hey, I'm fairly use I saw a few images of redesigns of American money in a modern way, with each having some sort of achievement by the US on it.
I'm fairly sure I saw it in this thread a while back.[/QUOTE]
Well, there was this one:
[img]http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/-00andy/dd1.jpg[/img]
I think that's the one you're talking about, but I prefer this one:
[img]http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-usdollar15102014/2.jpg[/img]
Those last ones are amazing
I prefer my currency horizontal, tbh.
I prefer my currency green.
And I prefer classic usd
[QUOTE=nerdster409;47620320]I prefer my currency green.[/QUOTE]
Do it like we have:
[t]http://www.srjudd.com/AU_NZ_WEB/new_zealand_money.jpg[/t]
Incredibly easy to tell note denominations apart and the most common note is still green.
Also plastic and therefore tough as shit to rip.
I don't know anyone who confuses bills because of the color or heard of it as a real problem.
Everyone complains about the solid green because "it's ugly" as if that's a real concern.
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;47619386]Well, there was this one:
I think that's the one you're talking about, but I prefer this one:
[img]http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-usdollar15102014/2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
That's the one, thanks!
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47622461]I don't know anyone who confuses bills because of the color or heard of it as a real problem.
Everyone complains about the solid green because "it's ugly" as if that's a real concern.[/QUOTE]
If you're visually impaired it would help
Coloured notes are fucking great if you've got a wallet full of different notes, you can just look at the colour to get what you need instead of having to look at every note individually until you find the one you want
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;47619386][img]http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-usdollar15102014/2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I would live in a country based only on the fact that its money looks like this
[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;47619386]
[img]http://editorial.designtaxi.com/news-usdollar15102014/2.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Oh hey, I posted these last time. I still have hi-res images of the individual notes if anyone's interested.
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/5fb_verge_super_wide.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/10fb-op_verge_super_wide.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/20fb-op_verge_super_wide.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/50fb-op_verge_super_wide.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/100fb-op_verge_super_wide.jpg[/t]
and an explanation of the design:
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/Info_breakdown_verge_super_wide.jpg[/img]
I honestly think vertical bills would look cooler and make sense. The thing is that you keep them horizontally on your wallet but you present them to the cashier and the vending machine vertically.
A hybrid compromise like this design would make it better for everyone.
[editline]29th April 2015[/editline]
The artist wanted them printed on thicker paper so that they would be like cards.
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