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Had no idea the laws of thermodynamics applied to surviving in the wilderness. Silly me. I thought it dealt with heat and energy :\
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an acquaintance of mine make tours and rafts through the yukon- well ok we are from munic germany ;-)
http://www.any-way-out.de/
cheers
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I'll find it an real interesting experience. But isn't this really the "survival thing" out in the wilderness? Why does he have to twitter? I mean why do you really need access to the Internet out in the Yukon?
Maybe that's the deal for TV and National Geographic, but it seems a little odd to me.
"hi-pitched audio alarm built in that Ed can switch on as necessary. At night, the pressure pads can give early warning if predators (larger than a rabbit) roam through the camp."
Water-Resistant, High-Resolution Bullet Cameras 'FollowMe' Remote CamerasAutomatic Capture CamerasSony PalmcorderLightweight underwater Xacti camera - whre does the energy for all those from? Does he carry all the batteries along?
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That guy is an over-dramatizing idiot. It is warm, he has plenty of clothes and plenty of equipment. This isn't "survival", this is hiking. Join the nearest scout troop. They do the same thing every other weekend.
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He's not 'just hiking': he needs to get his food from the wilderness. Although he has some rice and oatmeal, I expect the NGC producers to have pushed this so he will at least go for a few weeks. (halfway through he said he'd eat most of it in the next days because he was so hungry)
I checked his latest vids and he really has this malnourished desperate face, talking somewhat incoherent and generally look weak.
On cams, twitter and internet access: they're heavy and you can't eat them so they're probably more a burden then a boon.
The sunday scouts probably don't have to eat porcupine, berries and leafs to stay alive, also they don't have to sat-phoneair-rescue to get pulled.
Mad respect, i'd probably be dead in a week.
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Great Story & Photos! New blog on the Hx. of the Ladybug:http://historyoftheladybug.blogspot.com/
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according to the twitter account, they pulled him out, because he wasn't in a good health. So maybe Bart was right in his comment, that he had some problems with finding food or getting anything good to eat.
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Really neat to hear DRB got exclusive stuff on this show. :D
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Isn't it amazing how we are fascinated by someone living in a world that many indigenous people did (and some still do) quite easily.
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I've lived outside for as much as a few weeks at a time. When things go wrong you really know it. You feel it deep inside because there isn't a hospital down the street or a friend to pick you up if your car breaks down. Most folks would've given up long before this guy. He's tough to have made it so far. He probably would have fared better if he's stayed where he was where there was more food. But that's the way it is outdoors. If you make a mistake that's it, there's no going back and you have to deal with the consequences which are immediate and unforgiving. I'll wager that anyone down on this guy hasn't camped more than 10 yards from a parking lot.
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he didnt make it - he was short by 5 weeks i believe. it was a BBC production originally, so if you are looking for more information search BBC - too bad i would have loved to see him make it - apparently he was starving and going a little crazy
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I guess he tried but it seemed a little too amateurish. for example I don't know how he capsized his canoe in calm water, may be for drama. He should have made getting food his priority and not on twittering. They even gave him guns! As a good old Canadian boy I spent three and half months in the high Arctic (twice!) and I didn't get a cent for it. Too bad Discovery wasn't around 18 years ago, I could have been a super star!
P from Montreal
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He didn't have adequate training and eventually used his emergency sat-phone to call for evac. He was suffering from delusions brought on by advancing starvation.
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I made it through 15 minutes of this show just a bit ago. I understand that apparently he didn't make it to the end, which doesn't surprise me. He's a moron and obviously has no common sense. I understand the whole "no survival experience" pitch, but seriously. You have a gun, you have bedding, you have a myriad of supplies... stop whining.
MSG D.S.
US Army
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Started off as something that may have had some substance. There was only 4 episodes and the man started crying in episode 2. 3 and 4 were the same. Man looks for food. Man can't find food. Man cries. I probably would have cried myself out there but wathching it on tv was just painful. I beat myself for watching it through. Glad he came to his senses and went home. I loved the last scene when he was back in his hotel room. looked at the mirror at himself and of course...cried one more time...ha!
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He is a very sensitive guy, not wanting to kill, missing his family and girlfriend, and perhaps he isn't cut out for what he set out to do. His undoing was his need for human companionship combined with his total lack of food. He was on the verge of having an emotional breakdown. I'm glad he left. At least he had the option to do so. To show the world his vulnerabilities/weaknesses was very brave. I know lots of men who wouldn't even consider it. I just know he's a "keeper" and his girlfriend is lucky to have him.
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This show devolved into bad television. Ed has provisions, albeit spare, all the way to day 50. Plus, his producers brought him food! He didn't look like he was "starving" or anything near it. Editors could have done a much better job of showing his adventure instead of one crying scene after another. Ed is weak and it turned out...so is this show.
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Show: Grade D
Ed: Grade F
This show rapidly became stupid and meaningless.
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My BS detector went off almost immediately. What a stupid show!
Les Stroud remains the genuine article.
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Started watching this, and I must say, I'm less than impressed. Expecting a show about wilderness survival, and getting a grown man weeping will do that. Better to watch Survivorman, or My dvd of Lars Monsen going across Canada. Granted he used almost three years and had dogs and a sled, but at least it was watchable
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You'd think the guys at National Geographic could tell a tank from an APC.
I mean, they've only been around for 50 years or so now, right?
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Ural motorcycle is just a BMW R 71 licence given to Soviets by their Nazi allies in 1940.
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The double-iris eye pic may be a reference to the cover art of tool's Aenima album.
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You missed the latest news:
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56g583-us-map-america/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland_map
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Vinland_Map_HiRes.jpg
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That Absolut ad is actually brilliant. It's too bad that people don't know enough about history or geography to realize it.
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You definitely missed this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis
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under
Alternate history in hypothetical maps
The first map.
Why is there a yellow circle around Denmark?
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Wow, as if sailing in the 16th century wasn't frightening enough, imagine looking over your maps and seeing monsters or whirlpools drawn in right where you are positioned.
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Old maps of Africa are my favorites. My dad has a print with the continent covered in exotic tribesmen and strange, uninformed versions of the wildlife.
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Fantastic article. I'm really loving the proposed re-structuring of the United States in the 1970s.
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I find it very interesting that on the map produced from Amsterdam in 1689 shows that California (which seemed to also include parts of Mexico at the time) is not even connected to the North America. It seems to be separated by water called M Vermezo... I searched for what that might have meant but came up with nothing but a park in Budapest named Vermezo (meadow of blood or bloodfield) due to an execution that took place. I wonder if maybe the original California is now under water and the state that we know it as now was later named... Hmm... very intriguing indeed! Thanks for all the great map examples!
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>>That Absolut ad is actually brilliant. It's too bad that people don't know enough about history or geography to realize it.>>
In what way is that brilliant? I can't figure out what the message is supposed to be. Should we interpret "In an Absolute World" as "In a perfect world" or "In a better world?" Would it be better if they showed a map of Germany at the height of Nazi power with the words "In an Absolute World"? This has nothing to do with history at all. We know that the Southwest was owned by Mexico. But, how does that change anything, and how is the ad brilliant?
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>>In what way is that brilliant?>>
Wow, it only took 9 comments to break Godwin's Law! The ad is brilliant because it was marketed in Mexico, where there remains a bit of resentment over the takeover of the Mexican Northwest by the United States. Thus, in an Absolut world, they would still have their land.
>>This has nothing to do with history at all>>
Of course it does, that's why it was in the section labelled "Alternate history in hypothetical maps"
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Why are those Catholic clergy having mass on the back of that big fish?
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Hi people!!!
Where can I find some of these maps at a good resolution for printing?
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Eric: here is what we could find - "It shows the whale, Jasconius, in an account of the voyage of Saint Brendan. Some of the monks were preoccupied with mass when the nature of the island became obvious."
Claudio: some of the images are linked to very large-format scans on Wikipedia - you can use those.
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Intriguing! Thank you, Avi.
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Hi,
Some of these are true works of art.
One needs to remind that most of these are unique and handmade.
Some maps were also created with errors as a way of counterintelligence.
Regards,
José
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"there remains a bit of resentment over the takeover of the Mexican Northwest by the United States."
Well, given that you acknowledge that pandering to that nationalist resentment was the point of the ad, I too wonder just what you find so "brilliant" about stoking such passions just to sell vodka. It may be skillfully done, but I don't think it's a terribly bright move on Absolut's part.
If this were a map of the Old Confederacy, under the same headline, would you also sneer at people troubled by such an ad, insinuating that they simply "don't know enough about history or geography" to appreciate its "brilliance"?
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Yes, yes I would. You're still talking about the Absolut ad, and isn't that the point of all advertisements? Hence, briliant.
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Really Awesome. ( Lisbon/Portugal)
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I'm glad to see you gave http://vladstudio.com/ the proper credit for the image of the "reversed map" but you should use the image with the proper name on it, not the one of someone that cropped it and added their own name to it.
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ya that absolut ad is genius... if only mexico's corruption, and third worldliness could stretch further.
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Fabulous interview!
I love everything Myke does... thanks for the insights and for publishing such a great range of his work and interests!
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Great art. But why the dismissive and shallow description of artists Jasmine Beckett Griffith and Brigid Ashwood as "cute and light-hearted"? Jasmines work is fantastical pop surrealism and while some of it is airy fairy she also has a broad range of work that shows real depth and skill. Brigids steampunk art is beloved by her fans for its original take on the genre and uniquely feminine perspective. Many of us find her work mysterious and compelling rather then "cute and light-hearted". Some food for thought.
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"But why the dismissive and shallow description of artists Jasmine Beckett Griffith and Brigid Ashwood as "cute and light-hearted"?"
@Sophie - Mostly for lack of space. I had a lot of trouble keeping the word count down as it was, and the last thing I intended was to sound "dismissive" - as that would nullify the point of making recommendations.
Jasmine is a wonderfully talented artist, with a lot of great work, and she employs the use of color like no other. She has also been kind to me over the years, such as having given me a spot in last year's "Gothic Art Now" book.
Brigid is equally incredible, and I especially love that she is not only multi-talented, but has a myriad of skills to pull from - and an ability to work most any media with ability that is beyond "expert".
She also has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the best spots to purchase the best materials, and is an invaluable friend for this and many other reasons. She, too, has done some rather wonderful things for me along the way.
Both of which lean more towards figurative art, and those figures are figures that I find to be "cute" and looking at them not only makes me feel inspired. Given that they are often colorful and vivid, the mood of their works, to me, is generally uplifting.
I stand by "Cute and Light-hearted", just not in the way that you might like to interpret it.
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what a joy to fall in a world, only you and the novel. Such inspiring. That is the power of the mind. Good work
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About Justo's Cathedral. He lives in a village near Madrid city (Spain) and has no degree or other specific knowledge. He's simply a believer and a dreamer.
Use recyclable materials, accept donations (money or materials) and recently was the starring of Aquarious drink (Coca-cola).
Some summers, volunteers works with him to speed up the work. He has been working alone on it for decades.
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Awesome, great post Avi.
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As I mentioned in the last post, these vehicles are also used for bio/chem/nuc decontamination. Just google "TMS-65"
Here is a youtube video of one in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBI43LKuW00
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So many childhood fantasies come amazingly true. I can't believe things this awesome have a place in the real world. Thanks for the excellent post.
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Actually, the M1 Abrams Tank is also driven by a turbine.
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The US military powers tanks, helicoptors, and various ships with jet turbines.
http://www.military-today.com/navy/ticonderoga_class_cruiser.htm
Propulsion 4 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines delivering 80 000 shp to two shafts
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the second one looks really phallic.
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I was lucky enough to be right on the track, for some drag racing back in the eighties. Using years-old press passes my friend had, a group of us loaded cameras and empty camera cases around our necks and got full pit access. That night's theme, "jet cars under the stars," featured a truck cab with huge turbine engine like one you pictured. I'll never forget the high velocity air blast – or the taste of jet exhaust – as that thing launched. YeeeeeHaw!!!
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I want one!!!
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Amazing articles, amazing power, amazing. Wow but except for blowing snow we will all agree that this is not at all useful. I suppose also that it hurts the environment a lot. Let's keep everything real even when we want to amaze ourselves. Thank you.
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Gasturbines are great for various applications! Nevertheless, the fuel consumption is very guzzling. But the construction is very reliable. Anyway, great photos of some heavy machinery!
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Andy Granatelli had a 1967Studebaker STP Special in the Indy 500. Gas turbine engine. Driven by Parnelli Jones.
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Oh! Yah, the fire engine companies should really think about this system. It may be costly but the job will get done for sure!
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ciekawe co będziemy "podziwiać" za 20 lat :)
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It's for putting out oil well fires. There's a more bad-ass one out there that's mounted on a tank chassis.
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Or maybe in this case it's used to de-ice planes.
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It might also be a jet-engine snowblower. I've seen something similar used on the railroad.
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that is a Klimov VK-1 out of a Mig 15 they are used to remove snow from runways. I have never seen them used for oil fires that is usually done with explosives. That thing would just feed a fire like crazy plus the exhaust out of it is hot enough to ignite the oil.
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Can you fix the link to order the shark shirt? It's just a link to the image. Thanks!
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Sorry to disappoint, but the smiley factory is another t-shirt. http://www.threadless.com/product/1943/Smiley_Factory.
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The "Monstrous Machine Found Somewhere in Russia" is a de-icing machine. Definitely looks like a locally designed and manufactured machine... An old jet engine mounted on a truck. Oh wow. how loud would that be?
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at the end of the Kuwait war there were a lot of methods tried to extinguish the oilwell fires set by the Iraqis as they fled. One thrown together by the russians was a tank with a couple of jet engines mounted on the turret. When the engines were up to speed and pointed at the burning oilwell, high pressure water was pumped in, in place of the afterburner. This sprayed extremely high pressure water onto the fire and just snuffed them out. It was fantastic to watch.
This truck looks like a cutdown version of the above.
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Picture of the old jet engine used for 'defrosting' airplanes - http://www.airliners.net/photo/UTAir-Aviation/Tupolev-Tu-134A-3/1019076/L/&sid=5a256d810e4899417eb10f7f6200a871
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Yeah, a de-icing machine. The enginge is a MiG-15 or MiG-17 radial compressor engine with just a lengthened jet, it's not an after burner. There's still a tank-truck needed for an hour of work.
Such machines have been used to remove ice especially from rails and railroad switches in the permafrost areas in siberia. But in some cases other eastern europe countries realized the same technical idea very fast. They had several of these machines in East Germany in the very hard winter of 79/80. My father did run such a thing as a flight ingeneer.
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I've got that t-shirt, its awesome.
Made by the mountain www.themountain.com
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The team with the jets on tank chassis was not Russian, but Hungarian, and it worked with high pressure fog:
"Some new methods were used. Early on, teams used liquid nitrogen to smother fires. A team from Hungary put two jet engines on top of a captured Iraqi tank and introduced water into the stream of gas the jets produced, Mr. Heischman said, blowing a high-velocity fog at the fires and 'essentially blowing them out.'" /NY Times Online/
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here is a video of that tank:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyGDxglTVgA
seems to be quite effective.
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With regards to the jet engine on the truck. It has a number of uses already mentioned. One that wasn't included is chemical/biological decontamination. Chemicals/liquids are injected into the stream to render chem/bio agents inert.
For those saying it can't be used to snuff out a fire, how do you extinguish a candle on a birthday cake? ;^) A fire can't burn unless it has the right concentration of oxygen...
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Maybe it's a the leaf-blower-from-hell? My penny is on de-icing (melting)or better just removal of snow (just blowing it away and melt the rest).
If i remember correctly the devices for fighting oil-well fires have more thrust (more/bigger jet-engine) and are armoured against the heat of the fire, this thing will melt before it gets close enough (looking at the downward angle of the engine this makes sense).
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The truck with the "backward" jet engine as a snout is a de-icing system. While the West worked on fluids the Soviets use old jet engine, whose exhaust was hot enough to melt the snow and ice and dry the surface of a plane's wings as well.
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The "jet thing" is probably for removing snow from the runways. In England similar first generation jet engines were used for removing snow. Works quite well, but they are rather thirsty engines.
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This is Kamaz with some sci-fi gun. Photo belongs to S.Bondarchuk. This is "Inhebited Island" director. I think upper part is used for shooting film.
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NASCAR uses jet dryers to dry race track after rain .. here is a video of one that blew the asphalt apart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFvEcebYWh8
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Thank you guys for all the info about this "leaf-blower from hell" :)
will update soon
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Search for "1. Gulf war" - "blow out burning spouter".
I think such machines was active there.
BR Mike
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the heat gun truck is either an aircraft deicer, an engine-starting heater for older planes, or some sort of crazy experimental snowplow. most likely a deicer.
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I'm in love with that lady bug.
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That Stormtrooper with the toothbrush was done by the amazing Waihey: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8147452@N05/2804357862/
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You missed the lovely Darth Vera, Avi!
http://www.myspace.com/darthvera
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Some very Darth Vader-like helmet styles were used during the Iraq War in 2003 by the Fedayeen volunteers (the engraved text reads "Allah, Al Watan, the Ghatadz" - Allah, who made the world, be our guide)
This translation is very bad :(
What it says is: "Allah, Al-Watan, Al-Kaed" Which means: God,Country and Leader.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Thank you.
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