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WOW amazing. If I didn't have so many Blade Runner moments here in NYC I would want to live there too :) Just amazingly beautiful pictures.
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What type of camera do you use?
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Man I miss the hell out of Tokyo. Got to spend three amazing months living there - want to go back so badly. I love where I'm living now, but it's still not Tokyo.
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Wow, absolutely stunning. Beautiful images!
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Astonishing!
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I know five or six people who lived in Japan short term and long term. All had "futuristic" visions of Japan before coming and none of them were excited after they left. On the contrary. The common (and informed) opinion is that Japan is not fit for Westerners to live in, except perhaps for people running from something, or those just plain weird. This is substantiated by many people, including Japanese expats.
One exception was an American friend who was part of a popular band and spent seven years in Tokyo. Though the rich can have a great time anywhere.
The opinions of short term visitors are mostly irrelevant as to the reality of the place visited, and unlike many longer term visitors who stay in Japan to teach English and have other adventures, a veritable "Japanophile" friend of mine finally moved to Tokyo some years ago. Everything had to be Japanese, including wife and children.
It took a couple of months for reality to sink in, working at a high position in a Japanese company in Tokyo. He comes back a couple of times a year and at first we thought he was exaggerating out of disillusionment but now, we believe him as many people who lived there long term, including Japanese, substantiate his claims.
Can't go into details because he does business there (though Japanese business partners agree with his assessment, another Asian company told him he will destroy his life living in Japan) but he's writing a book about his experiences, substantiated by MANY people. As most people are averse to negativity and might not buy the book it might be turned into a website for all to access. I'll post whenever a book or site comes out
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I have wanted to shoot photos exactly as the photos you show here for a very long time.
Also, for the same reason. We are going to have a lot more people on this planet, we can do it like hong kong or like mexico city.
I have become a student in Civil Engineering to help make this happen, I really hope I can help.
I'm really excited to have stumbled upon this, you share my vision exactly. Word for word, density, growth, even the same cities you compare.
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Hey these are some seriously pro shots you got in Tokyo. I was wondering if you could help me out a bit: I will be going to Tokyo this summer for over two weeks as the designated trip photographer (with a group of six). Any pointers you could give me on shooting in Japan? Especially on night photo's that would be great. Thanks!
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Dang! Those are some really incredible shots! Great stuff, very beautiful, very Blade Runner. I'm definitely going to have to get out to Tokyo at some point to check it all out first hand!
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This site is fascinating. So many interesting, unusual hi-res photos. Amazing.
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Hi all, I am the photographer, thanks for all the positive comments, I am so glad that other people like my viewpoints too!
@Anonymous - an analog large format camera, a Sinar P2 8x10
@Anonymous - I find your observations interesting, but I think: I am disillusioned by my moneyjob as well sometime, it doesn't matter what country you're in, right? What I found most fascinating about Tokyo was, that there where more than 30 Million People literally stacked upon each other, but still everything worked smooth. You have a very efficient public transport, millions of opportunities to choose from in terms of leisure time amusements and you always felt save, in every part of the town! That for me is a role model for the future of urbanisation!
@Natan: Tokyo has a very short blue hour, I could only get 2-4 shots a night. But the light you get between sunset and total darkness is a total blast. You definetely have to bring a tripod, since long exposures need a steady foundation. Check the thousands of observation decks. Some have open Air, so you don't need to shoot through glass. For example the mori tower, which despite the 1000yen charge should not be missed! And always know in advance where to shot in the evening or at night, by intensive scouting. Have fun!
@everyone else: Thank You!
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Excellent cityscapes.
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(BTW E.X.C.E.L.L.E.N.T. PICTURES!!!!)
>@Anonymous - I find your
>observations interesting, but I
>think: I am disillusioned by my
>moneyjob as well sometime, it
>doesn't matter what country
>you're in, right?
Wrong. Do some research on corporate life in a large Japanese company. And I don't mean Toyota or Honda.
When womens' opinions are ignored because of their sex or when a person's opinion is ignored because the other person is older by a couple of months that's a sign of a rotten culture. These are just two small examples.
>What I found most fascinating
>about Tokyo was, that there where
>ore than 30 Million People
>literally stacked upon each
>other, but still everything
>worked smooth.
Yes, but definitely not everything. Have you taken a look at their food supply? That's just one example.
>You have a very efficient public
>transport, millions of
Yes.
>opportunities to choose from in
>terms of leisure time amusements
>and you always felt save, in
>every part of the town!
"Leisure", from dreary, depressing and suppressed lives, with spouses living in different cities.
>That for me is a role model for
>the future of urbanisation!
Aspects of it, yes.
It's the non-Japanese that have lived there for many years that have the informed opinion, that's for sure.
Every person fawning over what a wonderful country Japan is has no idea what they are talking about. There's much more to Japan than the shining lights of a small part of Tokyo.
This is from someone who has a long held interest in Japan and knows various people who have spent years living in Japan, and whose claims are corroborated by many informed others.
Though it's good people are open minded enough to appreciate other cultures. However, a critical eye is necessary.
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Awesome, amazing, breathtaking work. I am glad that I found Your blog on delicious :)
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Fantastic photos. Tokyo is the most exciting city in the world and the nightlife there is second to none. Shanghai is beginnning to catch up though.
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Those pictures are amazing. I really love the mood and composition.
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Inspirational shots of natural urban art.
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@anonymous
I can also back up a few of your claims about life in Japan. It's not all shiny-shiny as people make it out to be. I've been over there twice and have a friend who's been living there for some time.
I think you're playing up a few things to be a bit more centralized to a specific person's environment in some regards, but it's the culture shock more than it is the actual issue.
I think the biggest social issues Japan still hasn't worked out are women and the elderly in modern society. But it's up to those people feeling neglected to actually do something with their lives rather than complain. They may be spurned from their jobs with nothing to do, but that shouldn't stop them from NOT doing anything at all with their lives.
I won't speak on behalf of Japanese women, but the Japanese elderly are viewed in such a negative light, possibly, due to generational guilt over WWII.
If they're feeling stepped on by "The Man", they need to learn some self-initiative and get out there and do it themselves.
As to "food supply" I don't know what you're referring to. I found the food to be pretty dang precise and well prepared at all times I went out to eat. I mean, this is a whole culture that prides itself enough on it's own food to have TV shows of people eating their food. Where fish is thrown out when it's a day old.
Some of the better dishes I've had were ones prepared in small dining establishments where the only "name" was the lead menu item. I had a fantastic tempura udon in a small village in Akita in the back end of a grocery store.
I do agree that Japan is so much more than what people see in Tokyo. I don't recommend it as a long term destination for many of the above suggested reasons, and additionally, I have seen this "burnout" take it's toll on my expat friend who was very much a Japanophile in college.
For him the burnout was more of a sociological one than it was a business world one.
i get shades of that myself sometimes. Japan exists in many ways, as a hyper-over-exaggerated version of the US life in my eyes. It's like America, but not, and the ways that it is, are so grossly over-exaggerated from what we have in the US.
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Osaka is more Blade Runner - a mix of future and grit. Tokyo is hypermodern - It feels ot me like information has taken shape an is flowing everywhere.
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I have been living in Seoul South Korea for a few months now and I have had several "Blade Runner" city moments. It is especially so when it is raining in the evening while walking through crowded neon lit streets.
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Fantastic blade runner series. Great photos !
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Wow.. Amazing photos. They represent exactly what I love about Tokyo... Good job. I also love the quote... The future began in Japan a long time ago...
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will
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A brilliant series of photos. You large format landscapes of Tokyo really are excellent. One of my friends who used to live here in Tokyo shot a lot of large format at night and had amazing results. I only shoot up to medium format when I use film, but seeing your photos tempts me to dabble in large format.
Cheers
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Saw the very cute panda photo here: http://www.cuteoverload.com/2009/03/this-just-in-pa.html. Hope it helps to identify the origin.
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I hate to say this, but the Hotelicopter has to be a fake. The main basis for this is that the 'photos' in the 'photo gallery' aren't photos at all, they're CGI pictures. Look at the lack of texture. If they'd have called them CGI 'artists' impressions', then there might be some credence in the story (though it still seems kinda impossible), but calling computer generated pictures 'photos of a successful test flight' really jumps the shark for me.
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Hes guys,
The giant cub was design for the Swiss Expo 02. It was built in the middle of lake Morat. You'll find out more on wikipedia: Expo 02…
Alain
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It looks like the Manga Monster is crying.
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LOL @ phallic slide
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I love your blog. I asked myself: Where do you get these terrific pictures from.
Your blog lighten my days!
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No. 11 (the concrete robot thing) is called Tilli-Willi. You can find it in a book by Alexander Melentyevich Volkov called "The Yellow Fog".
picture 1 ,
picture 2
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Number 48 is a sculpture of children on a giant book in down town Charlotte. the sculpture is located in a park called the green.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98894271@N00/59412847
http://www.thegreenuptown.com/index.php
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When I was growing up in the 70's, our nearby park near Los Angeles installed the "Giganta" robot slide. Very popular; it wasn't just fun to climb inside of...many an intrepid explorer climbed up the outside as well and would slide down the tops of the arms (very safe!)
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I think the Mushroom land thing is in Göteborg, Sweden. I vaguely remember this...
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#47 is in Fira, on the island of Santorini in Greece.
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Wow...that's just freaky deaky!
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Giganta reminds me of the Wicker Man.
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"24. Wolf, threatening to sing (don't let him!) in playground in Tomsk"
It is not so much a playground element, but rather a statue to a cartoon character. In the cartoon, the wolf was led covertly to a house to eat and drink, as a return gesture for the wolves previous actiones which led to the dog's being accepted back to the household after it had been kicked out for gross negligence.
having eaten and drunk a lot, whiule hidden under the table at a marriage party, the wolf said "And now I shall sing", and thus revealed its presence, to the dismay of the dog and those in the room.
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there was one of those big robot things in my local playground. wonderful structure, but they boarded up the head bit when i was young to keep kids from getting stuck/doing drugs up there and eventually tore the whole thing down. now the park is "safe," and i have to say, much less awesome.
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I never get tired of looking at these.
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I´ve seen the spider in reallife thay had it in sweden for a while it´s really big but cool. :D
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umm...you cant actually train fleas. they are all GLUED to said chariots and such. QI recently covered this topic on BBC one and its torture from the fleas point of view.
so yeah, flea circus = glued fleas
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OTOH, fleas lack both a central nervous system and sentience, and are thus unable to feel pain or suffer. It's like arguing that a bacteria suffers when we take an antibiotic...
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Going through your fascinating post I couldn't help but think of the movie "Jurassic Park" and the scene in which park developer, John Hammond, played by Richard Attenborough, decries the breakdown of the park, dinosaurs running amok, his grandchildren unaccounted for, his incredulity at why things were going so bad, when it was after all only a giant flea circus like the one he had as a boy.
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Ahh!.. this made my day )
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I'm honored to be a part of this fascinating article! Thanks, Avi!
p.s. Another glorious filmic flea was Marcello's trained assassin in City of Lost Children.
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Whoa...I thought that all flea circuses were motorized...I didn't realize that some used actual fleas. Or am I right and just gullible?
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Ah-- and sad to say that you did not include my show in your roundup
The Acme Miniature Flea Circus.
http://www.trainedfleas.comI perform all around the country, have recently finished a successful run of performances in Chicago. (February 2009)
(Articles linked to on my new flea circus review blog)
http://www.acmefleacircus.blogspot.com including a couple of videos.
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Wonderful article! I was fortunate to see the Flea Circus at the Tivoli Gardens in 1962. The fleas lived in a box and were brought out for the show. They were then attached to the little vehicles during the show. We could not see the fleas, only the little vehicles which magically moved along on the platform.
The wife presented the show to the audience, while the husband would go out to neighboring farms to find the fleas. He would feed them by rolling up his sleeve and give them a meal on his arm!
After they divorced, the wife no longer continued the flea circus. She converted the performing space at the Tivoli to a "Mouse House" which consisted of a small village of buildings such as a school, several stores, homes and police station, etc. which were empty and the mice ran around, in and out of these small buildings.
I brought my family to the Tivoli in 1978 and found the Mouse House after looking for the flea circus which was no more. There was a small set of bleachers where the audience could sit and watch this performance. It was a hilarious show watching the constant scouring around of the little mice., in and out of the buildings. I and my children were rolling with laughter.
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Anonymous - updated with your show! Thanks for the tip.
Farmgirl, really enjoyed reading it. From fleas to mice, eh? Well, mice are more visible, I suppose.
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"Fleas fleas me, oh yeah, like I fleas you"... by The Beetles.
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Is this article an early April Fool's joke? I was always under the impression that flea circuses were faked, and wikipedia seems to agree with me...
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AJ - Wikipedia does not seem to agree with you, here is the
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I really like the posters. They are modern but have a feel of antiquity.
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Anonymous: Yes QI did cover the topic but it was a bit biased and I think their main source of research was Wikipedia.
Most fleas were wrapped with wire, not glued.
Bloggadocious: A lot of people like that quote, lots of people use
flea circuses in films.
Farmgirl: That's a good insight into the Ellsie Torp and the Flea Circus and then Mouse House.
You can see the
Tivoli Gardens Flea Circus from 1956.
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I didn't think the Chernobyl pics would get on here too. If you look at them please join the forum aswell, we're really friendly...sometimes.
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Wow! These are funny and would certainly seem a challenge! Although the majority of them are not really designed for serious performance, one that is (and has been performed) is Stockhausen's Helicopter String Quartet, from the first series. It's actually a part of an opera 'Wednesday from Light'.
See here:
http://www.stockhausen.org/helicopter_intro.html
for an explanation by the composer himself, and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1YY_BvWU
for part of the first performance.
I watched a fascinating documentary of the rehearsals and first performance. Classical music now officially has no bounds!
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Thank you Perpetual Music Student (hope you mean "perpetual" in a good way)
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Isn't that Handel?
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No, Handel seem to look a bit different -
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Check out this one: http://www.dofoundation.com/images/pvh.jpg
At http://www.jurriaan-andriessen.nl/index.php?pageID=11 You can listen to this music under "portret van Hedwig beluisteren"
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Jeroen - fantastic! can't wait for next part to include it.
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Some of this notations- Yoko Ono's "Voice Piece for Soprano", a note for percussion, Takehisa Kosugi "+ -" - were performed by Sonic Youth on their SYR4 "Goodbye XX Century" album
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There is actually a totally restored tu-144 in the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum in germany, still a shame that the one in the article is just left there to decay.
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A french kiss is just called un baiser in french, or possibly un patin.
Also, Hitler wasn't a vegetarian, that was just propaganda put about by Goebbels. This from the same site: http://everything2.com/title/Hitler%2520Was%2520A%2520Vegetarian
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hitler didnt only have one testical either.
stephen fry and the QI research elves are more trustworthy IMO than the interwebs :)
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"What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France"
Sorry, but it is totally wrong... We call it "baiser" or "patin" (but it's a kink of a slang expression).
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Powerless helicopters do not crash. They autorotate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation_(helicopter)
The longest autorotation in history was performed by Jean Boulet in 1972 when he reached a record altitude of 12,440m (40,814 ft) in an Aérospatiale Lama. Because of a -63°C temperature at that altitude, the engine flamed out and could not be restarted as soon as he reduced power. By using autorotation he was able to land the aircraft safely to the ground.[citation needed]
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Oh, but you did mention autorotation. I should learn to read faster and think slower.
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Speaking of the Mi-26 I really like the Mi-24, the Hind, cause it really has some charisma.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24
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Just as a note, the CH-47 is actually classified as a Medium Lift Helicopter, as was the Sky Crane. The military did develop one Heavy Lift helicopter, but I don't believe it went into production: The XCH-62. It looked like the child of a Chinook and a Skycrane.
You can find info on it at:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/h-62-pics.htm
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I apologize; the Sky Crane was classified as a Heavy Lift Helicopter. The XCH-62 was to be the next step up.
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As a helicopter pilot and DRB nerd, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this article.
I also agree that it is a shame the Mi-12 is not still in use. If I was a dictator, I would totally fly in one of those.
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Yet another side note:
Another interesting Big Helicopter was the AH-47, an attack version of the CH-47 which was loaded with more firepower than any one chopper should have. Check it out at:
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/chinook/gunsagogo.html
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No wonder the Rooskies went broke when they built every helicoptoric notion that came into their heads.
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The carter copter is in fact a gyrocopter with variable pitch blades. Gyrocopters differ from helicopters since the rotors are always in auto-rotation making them safer in an engine-out situation.
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While the Mi-12 is indeed cool (it's essentially two Mi-6 power units with a new fuselage) it had some pretty severe "ground resonance" problems -- vibrations due to the downwash were so severe they caused structural damage.
As far as the Mi-26 is concerned, another way to visualize the size is this: the cargo bay of the "Halo" is the same size as that of the C-130 Hercules transport.
Lastly, while you did include the Chinook, the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion/MH-53E Sea Dragon (Sikorsky S-80) has a higher payload, both slung or internal, and a higher top speed than the Chinook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion
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"...this powerhouse could lift 26,000 pounds of cargo (12 tons)..."
Should be 13 tons. Just thought I'd point that out.
Interesting article!
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While not a giant helicopter per-se, one of the strangest experiments with cargo lifters was the helistat:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helistat
Four helicopters were attached to a giant blimp. A disastrous crash at Lakehurst, NJ, pretty much ended the experiment.
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markj:
Maybe not, check out the Boeing JHL-40.
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q3/080708c_nr.html
Agreed though, Frank Piasecki, who probably knows more about multiple-rotor helicopters than anyone really should have known better than to come up with something like the Helistat.
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And the BIG helicopter:
http://www.daweidesigns.com/images/webpics/littleheli.jpg
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Why build BIGGER. The CH-47 can pretty much carry most anything the U.S. Army needs for field ops. The CH-47 airframe as been around now for forty plus years. Which might lend it to be one of the best designed rotor wing ships in the world. Nothing can do what it does better! Few can fly faster or higher. I am talking 14.000,00 Ft. mountain rescues. The Chinook can do that and more.
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you missed the weird and wonderful syncrocopters
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Verry nice job you did on this. Mi-12 is hot!
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one of the giant Mil V-12 was recently converted to a flying hotel, chek this out:
http://hotelicopter.com/
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WOW ! The Soviet ones are huge ! Great post. Thanks.
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The office I work in has certification oversight of Columbia Helicopters and a couple other big players in the heavy lift market. We had a poster size print of the Columbia helicopter pulling the barge in the office, amazing to see.
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Is that the captain seat of V-22 Ospray is the right the left?
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Thank u very much. Great post.
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If you're going to mention Soviet stealth choppers, you should at least mention the Comanche on the U.S. side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAH-66_Comanche
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The Ka-58 listed in your post was a fake. The original was a scale model created by Italeri in the 1980s. The molds were later acquired by the Russian manufacturer Zvezda. The design has since appeared in various computer games, and the Kamov bureau added it to their products page as a joke.
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The same Nazgul sits in Salzburg, Austria.
(btw, I think it's indeed Imperator Palpatine ;))
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Picture 85 (More milking):
The location is Treviso, Italy.
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Image #9 was of the sculpture of Alison Lapper, which was displayed on Trafalger Square's (London) 4th plinth for a while:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Lapper#Marc_Quinn_sculpture
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#39 is in Raffle Place, Singapore
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#27 is Baron Münchhausen, pulling himself and his horse out of the swamp by his own hair...
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For your future issues:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/1234902886/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/3119404043/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/2509692144/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/3159050142/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/280527127/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/829260349/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markb120/286680290/
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Once I would open the big wallet in Melbourne. It lies in front of a bank. But they locked it safely ... *ç%&$!!/*
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#58 is definitely an HR Giger ,a href="http://www.authenticsociety.com/img/hrGiger.maske.jpg">creation/a>.
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#54 is in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nice blog!
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So creative and weird!!!
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#64 is a Jens Galschiøt sculpture "Survival of the Fattest", which resides in Ringkøbing. But attends UN meetings, a powerful statement about the rich western world vs the poor third world.
http://sculptures.aidoh.dk/index.html?&view=list&lang=uk&year=0&arttype=0&motive=4&material=0&sizecat=5&availability=0&view=list&order=2&rpp=15&start=0&ID=341
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gigantic impaled beetle:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/viejito/179747777/
(by Jan Fabre, in Leuven, Belgium)
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#45 is in Malmö, Sweden at the Triangeln square. It's ghastly!
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27 is Baron Münchhausen, getting himself and his horse out of a swamp by pulling his own hair.
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No 62. is in Sarajevo, and it is kind of hommage to a bicycle, main form of transportation during the 92-95 war.
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Amazing sculptures!
In 2005 they designed a monument for Prince Bernhard , in memory of the deceased honorary citizen of Wageningen in WWII. The statue, called Freedom's fire, was in the shape of a penis, and caused a lot of commotion.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hansbotje/62148772/
The different parts are actually erecting.
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#58 is a sculpture by Swiss artist called H.R. Giger and is called Birth Machine Baby. I'm not sure where it is.
On the other hand, good selection and again a great post! Keep it up!
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#54 is located in Stockholm, Sweden, right outside Berzelii Park. It's really awesome - the first time I saw it, from behind, I thought it was a real person.
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heres one in motion, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMIkDT7Dhw
its on cuba street in wellington nz.
apparently elijah wood pissed in it (along with a lot of other drunk people on any given night)
the water goes everywhere and its constantly breaking!
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#84 - I recognized the robot from the Ghibli/Miyazaki animated film "Laputa: Castle in the Sky". It seems to be in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan.
http://www.tautoz.com/ghiblimuseum/
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#61 is in Nuremberg, Germany
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11278107
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"Fontana delle tette" in Treviso North East Italy
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great selection, I am amazed you keep coming up with these great posts.
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#58 is indeed Giger, and is in front of the H.R. Giger museum in his birthplace of Gruyere, Switzerland.
http://www.hrgigermuseum.com/index2.php
I was just there this summer - the cafe across the lane from the museum is super freaky too:
http://www.hrgiger.com/barmuseum.htm
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I'm pretty sure I saw #58, the Giger piece, at
his museum in Gruyere, Switzerland.
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#78 Dead Bull and #79 Worshiping McDonalds are so obviously photoshopped. Why include them?
Otherwise another great drb post.
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26 is in Petrozavodsk, Russia
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The Sharks are all from San Jose, California not Los Angeles... they were part of a fundraiser and represent local support for the NHL San Jose Sharks!
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But where is #57 from? I have to know!
Now holding my breath...
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I've seen a similar statue to 18 in Salzburg, here's a link to a picture i scrounged up from the internets:
http://damiandaily.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/salzburg-statue.jpg
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I must admit, every time I come home to England through Scotland, (I work in Kilbride but live in Leeds) I see the Angel of the North, and it just makes me feel like I'm home again. It's a sight for sore eyes, and no matter how long I'm away, I love coming back, just to behold that sight.
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By the way, thank you Avi for another great addition to DRB.
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the walker vitoria spain.
http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&q=caminante+vitoria&m=text
also in the same city
battle of vitoria monument
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynth/2342590565/
this one is called by people el torero.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luismi_sanz/3276569390/sizes/l/
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I believe "weird face" 55 is poet Boris Pasternak. You know, "Doctor Zhivago" and so on. ;-)
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#37 in not Illustration to the "Fox and Crow" fable, but a monument to the cheese "Дружба" (Friendship).
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You should add "city without a heat" its a statue in rotterdam in rembrance of the WWII bombing.
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and by heat I mean heart and by rembrance I mean remembrance.
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nr.10 the thumb is also in Denmark, beit an original i'm not sure, but it's in Louisianna museum.
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My votes are for 3, 4 and 64.
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Oh you guys would gonna love Vigo, Spain! :DDD
Awesome weird statues everywhere! :D
Some examples:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leorolim/sets/72157609488597111/
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hehe, #3 & #4, a match made in, er, bronze
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nice little ice-cream in cologne germany:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Oldenburg_claes_eistuete_koeln.jpg/399px-Oldenburg_claes_eistuete_koeln.jpg
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I'm not sure why you have the "maddeningly bizarre" part in the title. Why would this make you angry? That's a weird choice of word. But I enjoy the big grouping of public art. Some of it is awesome. Some of it is bordering on dysfunctional (what's with all the urination?)
Oh, and I agree - lose the photoshopped stuff. There's only two of them, and the serve no purpose to include in there.
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oh melbourne onesss ^^
the purse is coollll its on the shopping strip in melbourne called bourke st
when i was really young, i used to love those skinny dudes, people used to put gummy rings on their fingers and sometimes cigarettes in their mouths, but now when someone does it, homeless people steal them !! :(
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Hi Avi, No.12, the Angel Of The North, in Gateshead UK, is by Anthony Gormley. Check out his site here: http://www.antonygormley.com/home.html
My favourites by him are, 'Another Place' - men standing on the beach at Crosby,Liverpool, and 'Sound II', which stands in the often flooded crypt of Winchester Cathedral.
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The crane in Wateringen, Holland was first build in front of the `zeeman` (underwear distributor` building in Alphen aan den Rijn, Holland. It was build in the middle of a pond. used too see it everyday on my way to work. Cool too see it back on the internet
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30 is Pushkin
31 is Yevgeny Leonov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Leonov) - his character from "Gentlemen of Fortune" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068519/)
The person on 32 is actually Yuri Luzhkov, the Mayor of Moscow (the sculpture by Tsereteli is indeed called "A Street Sweeper")
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#78, the bull lying down in Manhattan, is definitely a Photoshop. That picture was taken at the almost-very-bottom of Broadway where Wall Street begins, called Bowling Green. There IS a sculpture of a bull at Bowling Green, but he's standing confidently and isn't knocked over -- unless there's been some vandalism since I left NYC six months ago.
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Wow, I really would like to structure a world tour around this post! But since I'm broke, thanks for the virtual tour.
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No.16 & 20 - Statue of two pissing men in the heart of Prague. There is also a phone number which you can text and they piss the message into the water.
Btw, for the next part I suggest David Cerny's babies on the Zizkov TV Tower. Also quite weird.
Keep going, DRB! :-)
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Nº 35 in Barcelona Spain
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Try this awful one in Prague. Pics 22, 23 and 24.
http://haha.nu/funny/strange-statues-around-the-world/
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Actually, 22, 23 and 24 down in the Around the World section. My apologies.
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