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Chicago from afar
A desert oasis in Lybia
The alpinists
Inside the old Metropolitan opera house
Titanic's engines underwater
Sunrise over London's Tower Bridge
Snowmobiling in the Norway-Sweden border
A tiny Hermit Crab close-up
The coconut Octopus
A cloud illuminated by lightning
A tiny river house in Serbia
A submarine surfaces through Arctic ice
A wall of fall
An airplane crosses the Moon
Lionesses at the watering hole
Death begets life
Mount Fuji from above
The Venezuelan Poodle Moth
The Perseids meteor shower
An x-ray of a Stingray
Moth trails at night
Just a pinch
Evolution of the New York skyline
An Elephant meets a Sea Lion
An Olympic full Moon
Base jumping in Ruio
The bombing of Dresden
Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea
The Chicago skyline from Indiana
Living on the edge
The Molokini crater in Hawaii
If Jupiter was the same distance as the moon
A Seahorse inspecting a diver's watch
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Mount Rainier casting a shadow on clouds
comnakr
According to wikipedia, the Old Metropolitan Opera house was demolished by "demolition." Who knew.
PutingivingThumbsup
Allies did pretty decent job in fucking annihilating Dresden.
RestingBitchFace1985
Libya*
GiraffeWithABrokenNeck
http://imgur.com/CwW4wfx
getmetoadoctor
That's SUNSET over Tower Bridge. The Tower of London is on the right of the image confirming the photographer is facing West.
Feralkyn
I was gonna say, this looks MUCH more like a sunset than a sunrise...
CryingSnake
Ruio de Janeuiro?
ActuallyMyNamesMarina
Chicago is considerably greener than I expected it to be.
XCOOOSME
The desert oasis of labia
SandBanana
Everytime I see that photo Norway/Sweden border it reminds me of that scene in Dreamcatcher.
RexBry
No bounce, no play.
BenadrylCuminbitch
....it's snowing on Mount Fuji.
Stunfiskisundoubtedlybetterthanyou
I am so pleased to see this
BenadrylCuminbitch
I wanted to make a haiku, but I was too lazy.
theportraitssecretinattackmode
Yeah. Higher elevation and all that
Littlemisshannah
Lybia
Helldozer2
it is a good thing that OP said those engines of titanic where under water, would not have guessed otherwise
thatclimbingguy
+1 for Alex "balls of steel" Honnold
NihilistTHOTs
I just noticed that was Alex "no big deal" Honnold. Sometimes, I watch his videos before climbing and then remember I'm not that good.
BrianM943
That tiny Hermit crab...
emmuppet
it's small which is cool i guess... definitely look up hermit crabs with glass shells though 0_0
Darkcl4w
Hey, man, don't smoke me! not cool, maan
ChromeEagle
Seeing that tiny creature makes me think, "I wonder what he's doing right now. Maybe he's still hanging out right there in that same spot."
XVIIII
Thats not a shadow over the clouds, that's the path of The Beam.
psychiclemons
Arzanim
You win.
Xantara
This made me giggle. ^_^
Pinoniemi
I started to do Chicago from Indiana (Jones), but I'm still not fully awake yet. Someone else do it please.
crodps
dootdootfloop
best comment of the day
favoritewaytosayredwinesinagermanaccent
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/k_p3BrT3yBE/maxresdefault.jpg Jafar from Chicago
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6f/20/5a/6f205aff16cea0f2508229150164a32c.jpg
ActuallyAPirate
This is my favorite, forever.
Treblaine
Where EEEEVVERR You Are!
CanITakeOffThisSuit
You can't fool me SimCity.
REV076
It's probably Cities XL or Skyline, since you can't build large cities in SimCity anymore.
TheNextHafthorBjornsson
GTA:V
JacobSighs
It's "Libya" not "Lybia"
mynameisbucky
What are moths even doing
LovelyLadyLumps
No Harry no! Don't look at the light!
slitherlitter
Mothing special, really.
MrFoobz
#7 reminds me of a MW2 mission
SuperiorSwede
That zoom... Aint that good!
acciowinter
I know. I was hoping for wallpaper material. :(
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
littlep13
Can someone make a wall of fall into a wallpaper?
ChucklePuss
"Are you fucking sorry?!"
ForboJack
If Jupiter was the same distance as the moon, then we would be Jupiters moon.
superwife
I saw Jupiter from my house last night. Looked like a bright star, but my husband has a sky map app and sure enough it was Jupiter. Wild huh
ULTRAJOE
Crazy cool, huh? This nifty site shows what's visible by week http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
technically no
boogem
Only if Earth orbited Jupiter. If Jupiter orbted the earth then it would be our moon. Not about size, about the orbit.
ForboJack
Jupiter could never orbit earth. earth would either be destroyed or start orbiting Jupiter.
Leithoa
We'd also be bombarded w/ X- , gamma-, and a host of radio- rays since Jupiter has crazy magnetic fields.
Xiutehcuhtli
Would everyone be a hulk?
thecolonels
No DNA wouldn't be able to hold its bonds together.
thecolonels
Metallic Hydrogen spinning fuckin' fast will do that.
pengwings
What is metallic hydrogen??
thecolonels
hydrogen atoms pushed together until they are very close. This makes the energy it takes for an electron to move between atoms very small1/2
thecolonels
So, the electrons can freely move between atoms, just like in a metal. This gives hydrogen metallic conductive properties.
JerichoSeatToHelk
U da mvp
EightYearOldsDude
http://imgur.com/oGcgvnJ
HerrBisch
OH it's an upvote... I thought it was- actually you know what, never mind.
Barkinsons
My grandma lived in Dresden at that time, needless to say my family doesn't live there anymore
Dolphinia
The Allies just did it to show Stalin "look what we can do". So you had better watch out.
CoconutCyclone
It was a war crime. :|
7asib
You won't hear about that in textbooks though. Both sides did some pretty fucked up stuff.
CoconutCyclone
Of course you won't. We won. We did nothing wrong as far as history is concerned.
thekillingkat
Does anyone know where you go to see the Chicago skyline from Indiana? Just moved here & would like to visit where that photo was taken.
michaeleen
Indiana Dunes National LakeShore. Porter, IN. www.indianadunes.com
5gallonbucketofdogpoop
Conversely, you can see Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin from atop Hancock Tower in Chicago. It's fucking amazing at night.
steveofthejungle
Yeah you can see Chicago from the Indiana Dunes, but go to Michigan if you want a nice beach
Caiteyblaze
Indiana Dunes State Park. What part did you move to?
thekillingkat
Sorry! Just saw this. Moved to Indianapolis from NC. Its been quite the change!
Caiteyblaze
I bet. The dunes is still a pretty long drive from Indy, but it's worth it.
Muthsera
Those aren't alpinists that's the fellowship of the ring
pasthelod
Yeah, and the last one is clearly Erebor
CloD0
Actually it's the ridge from Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix France. Been there a bunch of times. Awesome view there!
thatclimbingguy
We need to cross the summit of the caradras!
Muthsera
We could pass trough the mines of moria my cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome...
thepundom
What's crazy about Caradras is that it wasn't Sauromon who attacked them like it shows in the movies. The mountain itself is sentient.
Muthsera
Thanks PJ...
thepundom
Huh?
Muthsera
Peter Jackson
thatclimbingguy
really? I didn't know that!
thepundom
Yeah! It's super crazy! I assume they pinned it on Sauroman because that's a lot easier to explain than a sentient, cranky mountaint...
Lhaley
So let's get this straight. You could literally swim out like 20-30 feet and go around the Great Wall???
anthonypa
So let's get this straight. You could literally climb up 10-20 feet and get over the Great Wall??? Protip: Shit is harder with an army.
Theloneimgurian
The picture reminds me of Age of Empire. The enemy is just walking around it.
Leithoa
While getting shot at by at least 2 archers, presumably well trained.
krauraurgg
More like 20 archers, as you have to worry about both the ones on the wall, the ones up in the tower, and the ones inside the tower.
Leithoa
20 is in fact at least 2. I was figuring those on watch would be able to handle one fence hopper w/o rallying the garrison
Sargonas
Sure. It wasn't meant to be an impregnable wall. It's to deter full-scale invading armies. Try to fit an entire army around that smoothly.
nycnewyork
One at a time, folks, one at a time.
Myfirstnamewaschosen
Khan will find a way
eddiebarzoon
No, because all of the water is frozen. You can't swim through ice. Oh wait, wrong wall.
HomelessToddler
Goddamn wildlings.
andyskeels
Let it go man. No ... wait... no, sorry.. wrong frozen.
iamwastingyourtime
'end' of the great wall is not accurate, great wall stops and starts. one 'end' borders north korea. i went there, a bird shit on my head.
darthtator
Up voting for bird shitting on head!
GiraffeWithABrokenNeck
That poodle moth is a whole fucking planet of "nope"
BeepBoopBeepBop
He looks so smug
ImPickingUpWhatYourePuttingDown
The greatest compilation of bird, bug, terror, fluff, and NOPE.
HighwayStar
Scared of moths. That's like being scared of sofa cushions.
Hanselhessohotrightnow
He looks like he is sitting there contemplating where his life went wrong.
witsd
People like you are why we can't have Pokemon. I hope you are pleased with yourself, you heartless bastard.
flamingflamingo
You've angered his friend, Rosy Maple Moth.
floccinaucinihilipilificashun
Aw it's waving!
Leithoa
well wave back! http://media3.giphy.com/media/VdIOjSRaMYxdS/giphy.gif
GiraffeWithABrokenNeck
That moth looks fucking fabulous.
LunaChic
That moth is like Bitch, no you didn't.
Railsmith
ʳᵃᵃᵃᵃᵃʷʳ
Jaideka
The bombing of Dresden looks like the Rio statue just went 'wtf, seriously'
TheSonOfHades
'Guise, guise, stahp, y u do dis?'
RunsWithShortShorts
My great uncle was a pilot during those bombing runs
Imthedroidyouwerelookingfor
Over 20,000 people died that night.
AMiserableLilPileOfSecrets
*Ruio
Xiutehcuhtli
That bombing was just utter destruction. I can't even imagine what it must have been like to be there.
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Seattlite
pee to tweet.
MessyJoes
poo tee weet!
TotallyNotMyBad
(1) My Grandpa and Grandma were both in a town next do Dresden during the bombing (as children) fleeing from the russians
NicholasOtten
My Opa told me how he sat on the roof of his parents' house and watched as Bremerhaven was bombed. He said the sky was on fire, and he (1)
NicholasOtten
Thought the world was ending. Four incindiary bombs blew over and surrounded their house.
idalibut
My Grandpa had a leather manufacture in Norway. Under Nazi ocupation he had to sell his workers as slaves :/
TotallyNotMyBad
oh noes :(
idalibut
as far as I know, they got liberated by English soldiers. None of them got killed. But it still sucks. It bothered him a long time.
TotallyNotMyBad
well, nice to hear they got liberated!
TotallyNotMyBad
(2) Grandpa often told me the horrors of seeing all these Bombers and the fire...
ittybittywitty
Mine too! They always tell about a blood red sky in that night.
sonotfunnyName
The rio jesus statue always makes me think "come at me bro"
NotACanadian
The other statue too.
Fingers0689
*Insert confused black girl meme*
UNlCORN
http://cdn.meme.am/images/11392978.jpg
Solahbrah
As soon as I saw the one with the statue I quickly scrolled down to make sure someone posted this pic lol
DinkyDamn
I prefer the one with something like "When your dad trades you for a camel"
pretzelnugget
Goodnewwseveryone
Ironically, this isn't really that pointless of a comment...
Redetoto
Yes! This is what I imagined!
lc1713
You have to stop doing the thing.
lc1713
"We did the thing."
lc1713
Guys
ChromeEagle
littlep13
Can someone make a wall of fall into a wallpaper?
FRONI
What the fuck Allies, i thought you were the good guys!
Gyiszzlakk
http://youtu.be/oXAoEnUotOc?t=57s now i drive in holidays to see cities like that. i can't believe this city was beautiful once. fuck wars
thatclimbingguy
Guess what, war is bad for both sides!
YouAreNowBlinkingAndBreathingManuallyAndHaveTheSuddenUrgeToYawn
you mean, for all sides located anywhere near the war and/or spending much on the war
thatclimbingguy
Yes, that.
eggmuffin
Wars generally don't have many good guys. And that war had fewer than most. :(
usernamesrequirefartoomuchwork
actually I can think of far worse wars for that kind of thing.
andyonetime
Dude with or without the fire boming of Dresden or any number of Japanese cities, we were still the good guys. Sorry its true.
eggmuffin
No. You were not. Good guys don't target civilian populations because it's easier to replace factories than factory workers.
CharlesFuckingBronson
Denmark was totally a good guy. French resistance, Bielski partisans, Yugoslav partisans, etc. were kind of good guys.
eggmuffin
I never said "no good guys". That said, resistance movements across Europe targeted civilian "collaborators", and anyone in their vicinity.
royandmossladyproblems
Read Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. You'll also find a lot of articles about the bombing and how many regarded it as a war crime.
Rumpsonumpso
They bombed fleeing civilians.. I think thats a war crime..
Svartsinn
The fires burned so hot they created vortexes that sucked birds in and suffocated people nearby.
Svartsinn
human fat, leaving pools of purple goo around a charred skeleton. Bodies were literally burnt away. (2)
Svartsinn
I also remember reading descriptions of the burnt bodies where the fire was able to evaporate all moisture and actually fuel itself on (1)
BigDickPodrick
The Germans did almost the exact same thing to Coventry in England (the cities are now twinned). Not that it makes it any better.
Dolphinia
The British knew that Coventry was going to be bombed (by decoding messages). They let it happen in case the Germans got suspicious.
ConteVincero
Not true, common myth. They just didn't break the codes fast enough on the day
Svartsinn
According to Bodyguard of Lies and Armageddon, two well sourced books, Churchill knew about Coventry in advance. Do you have a source?
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CGriffo124
I don't recall any time the USA has saved the UK
FRONI
What happened in england ,was a stroke over the head in comparison to what happened in Germany. average 60% destruction of top 100 cities.
Svartsinn
(1) Listen, from a moral perspective both acts are the same. Intentionally bombing civilian populations, it is an act of 'total war.'
Svartsinn
(3) structures on fire. This all sounds much more horrible and sinister, but you cannot say that the Luftwaffe bombing British cities
Svartsinn
(2) The allies were more methodical, hitting dresden with HE bombs to blow off rooftops and following with firebombs to set exposed
Svartsinn
(4) earlier in the war wasn't just as ethically wrong. The intent was the same, bomb the cities to kill civilian populations.
DrAIgernopKrieger
Well said
FRONI
yes i understand, but it angers me that some people try to justify the bombings on germany , and then they start to rant about the blitz.
BigDickPodrick
But (and again I'm not saying it makes it any more acceptable, but is the justification usually given), the Luftwaffe did it first.
FRONI
thats like saying: you slaped my kid, so im gonna beat up yours, the latter kid is innocent eventhough the Parent is a piece of shit.
thatclimbingguy
As a german living in Dresden: can confirm that Dresden still looks like that (hint: I'm joking)
SKELETONMAAAN
Wie, im Osten sieht's nicht mehr so aus?
ubervulpine
The buildings in the back are now shopping centers that dig through the original residential house. Altmarkt Galerie, if you'd like to know.
thatclimbingguy
I didn't know that. Wow.
Malkiot
I too live in Dresden! There's two of us!
thatclimbingguy
Yeah, high five :D been tothe sächsische schweiz yet?
Malkiot
Seeing as I'm from Dresden and my father lives in the Sächsische Schweiz, yes :D
thatclimbingguy
niiiice