Pictures that say a thousand words

Barnard17 · 06-04-2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

Why can't companies like BP up their standards as well?

Money, and the presumption that the money spent on the improvements won't balance out the money lost through leaks and lawsuits. Of course, now BP is ****ed because their gamble failed. It's scary how true it is in Fight Club where Narrator describes his job to the woman on the plane.

Astronomer · 06-04-2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dom

I think you mean circular.

But yes the sinkhole is another picture that amazed me.

And about the space picture, I find it even more incredible to think that, on that picture, the entire Earth which we tend to think of as huge compared to most things would be less than a pixel.

You're right, I do mean circular

It's very late here... ha.

And yeah, that reminds me of this picture:

midnight rain · 06-05-2010, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dom

Every time I see a picture like this it takes my breath away. Just think how big the Earth is, then how big the Sun is. There are billions of stars like the Sun in our galaxy. Each one of those things in the picture is a galaxy. That's only an absolutely tiny portion of just the universe we've seen. The sheer size of that thought is overwhelming.

That is indeed a great picture. For those of you who don't know, the very small red dots are the earliest galaxies in the entire Universe, some of them coming just millions of years after the Big Bang.

RVCA · 06-05-2010, 01:27 PM

The space pictures are the most emotional and thought-provoking, for me. Just too awe-inspiring for words

the tiny red dot in this picture is our sun, the giant curve is the largest known star

and this is the video that goes with that picture. I've watched it a half-dozen times and it still sends shivers down my spine. Makes me feel all spaced out and unimportant for the rest of the day

Dom · 06-05-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

The space pictures are the most emotional and thought-provoking, for me. Just too awe-inspiring for words

the tiny red dot in this picture is our sun, the giant curve is the largest known star

and this is the video that goes with that picture. I've watched it a half-dozen times and it still sends shivers down my spine. Makes me feel all spaced out and unimportant for the rest of the day

That video is truly stunning. I knew roughly the size and immensity of these things, but this video puts it into perspective.

MAStudent · 06-14-2010, 01:29 AM

some of the pictures in this thread are simply incredible

Antonio · 06-14-2010, 02:23 AM

a few skateboarding pictures i think are worth a thousand words

one of my favorite pictures. don't know who that is, but just the idea of a kid taking on a challenge like that is inspiring

Jake Brown, pro skater falling from 50ft high at the X-Games in 2007. it was the big air event, and it was from the end of this all the way to the ground http://z.about.com/d/skateboard/1/0/...attMorning.jpg

Jaime Thomas and the Leap of Faith. just the look on his face where he just throws caution to the wind

Geoff Rowley, in one hell of a cover shot

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 06-14-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

Geoff Rowley, in one hell of a cover shot

just 3 words actually:

sweet merciful crap

midnight rain · 01-13-2011, 12:25 AM

Figure I'd bump this for a little review of 2010:

Hong Kong:

Haiti earthquake:

midnight rain · 01-13-2011, 12:29 AM

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Sokreun Mean, 36, a badly scarred victim of an acid attack, poses at the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (CASC) facility on August 1st, 2010 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She was attacked outside her home with a large quantity of acid causing blindness and severe disfiguration to her face. She has been operated on over 20 times. Sokreun was divorced, but the estranged wife of her husband became jealous and attacked her. She is one of 270 patients receiving treatment by the Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (CASC), an organization dedicated to the welfare of acid survivors in Cambodia, since 2006. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) #

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	The space pictures are the most emotional and thought-provoking, for me. Just too awe-inspiring for words the tiny red dot in this picture is our sun, the giant curve is the largest known star and this is the video that goes with that picture. I've watched it a half-dozen times and it still sends shivers down my spine. Makes me feel all spaced out and unimportant for the rest of the day

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MAStudent Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 87	some of the pictures in this thread are simply incredible

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midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Figure I'd bump this for a little review of 2010: Hong Kong: Haiti earthquake: