You should definitely check out the rest of Elmo Tide photographs (some nsfw): they are intense, sometimes mysterious, almost always unreal, as though taken in a parallel universe (more info).
Dalek:
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Intense internet session:
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Little old lady from... (Grandma Godfather?):
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Maori women choir from New Zealand (left); on the right is the Creature from the Blue Lagoon:
...these cops are the work of sculptor Maurizio Catellan:
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And these guys are... simply the best! -
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Random and unexplainable:
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...!
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Faces in Places
We have a huge roundup of pictures of this sort - click here - but we can not pass on this picture... Imagine, making breakfast, splitting some eggs, and then -
(via reddit) (many images are uncredited, as the originals are unknown; please let us know the source so that we could credit it)
I'm pretty sure that's Mad Professor, aka Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser, not Herbie Hancock. The album cover that is from is: http://www.ebreggae.com/Reggae/CD/563/Mad-Professor-Dub-Me-Crazy-5-Who-Knows-Secret-Of-The-Master-Tape.html
Cab-over in Europe is largely because of length-economics: there's regulations concerning total truck length so by moving the engine under the cab you can have more load-space.
And there's less clutter because of safety regulations: less pointy bits mean less gruesome damage to pedestrians and cyclist when having an accident. Notice the smooth sticking-out bits on the corners, these are both for aero dynamics as well as extra impact absorption.
All this reflects that in Europe roads are a bit smaller, cities are tighter and there's more mixed road-use.
mm47 is right, it looks like a windmill blade (or possibly a set of three).
Also, that "ultimate mobile home" rig looks like it's pulling a horse trailer or some other kind of racing team trailer. It might very well have some living quarters on board, but every time I've ever seen that layout, it was for horses, motorcycles or dirt track racers. Does anyone know anything about that particular truck? I can see text on the trailer, but the glare from the chrome makes it impossible to read.
The placement of the "what is it, exactly" caption is why some articles on this site are confusing to read. I thought it was referring to the next photo. Either put the captions only above the photo or below it and keep it consistent.
The multiple windows on the side of the "mobile home" shows that it is indeed a horse trailer. The windows can be opened for horses standing next to each other.
Speaking of "improper" use of trucks, here you can find some photos and technical specifications of the trucks (also light trucks and cars) used for several (12) expeditions around the world by the the italian tv show "Overland: World Truck Expedition"
Amazing collection of turtles. Concerning the last one, the postcard. It is the "Tarasque" a mythical creature from South-East France. It was some sort of dragon-turtle. You'll find more details on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasque
The Tarasque is an animal of folklore of Provence. Kind of six-legged turtle living in the sude of France. His feast at Tarascon, is part of UNESCO World Heritage
Dunno what's happened, but I'm having to read this with IE - something on the page crashes Firefox - tried it on three PCs and none of them like it. It gobbles a vast swathe of memory and doesn't actually manage anything.
foxfire on a mac here, runs good. this site is LOADED with ads & they status shows which one is taking too long to do its thing. I don't think it is this site per se, more likely the ad servers.
Just so you know DRB, that last GFI animation of Mutual Understanding Tennis - Men's finals was made by the lovely people over at b3ta.com by c_kick (http://www.b3ta.com/users/profile.php?id=38051)
I'm sure he'd appreciate a link back to the website or his profile!
the panda in the foreground is being prepared for release to the wild by the zoo staff in the background. they are wearing panda suits to avoid having the cub get accustomed to people. more pictures here:
Did anyone notice how "westernized" the facial features of the girls in the Chinese posters are? I wonder which influence it is: Russian, or pre-revolution fashion media?
Nice young ladies. Still, when the revolution comes I'll feel a lot more comfortable with the Warrior Woman on my side. http://content8.flixster.com/photo/10/89/95/10899554_gal.jpg
Fascinating though these images are, China isn't socialist or communist because Chinese government policy flies in the face of the principals of socialism/communism. For a start, all trade unions apart from the one the government devised (and controls) are illegal. Marx spins in his grave every time someone calls China, Cuba or any other modern country for that matter, socialist. Just wanted to mention.
I have always wanted to get a good set of pictures of control panels (preferably from direct on) to use as backgrounds on my computer. I think the more knobs and switches the better. I have always enjoyed looking at analog synthesizers too.
Fantastic collection of instrument panels! However, I can assure you that your Vostok spacecraft panel is actually a Voskhod spacecraft panel. The difference is visible in the black, blue and yellow longitude-latitude displays visible above the globe. Find out more at Voskhod Spacecraft "Globus" IMP navigation instrument
My humans say someday I can have conceptual artist Christine Hill build me an entire cat dancer business in a trunk, like she did for other businesses.
I am not sure whether she should include ballet slippers or not, though. I would probably eat the ribbons.
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That isn't "Lee Marvin as Chino in the Wild One", it's Jack Nicholson in Rebel Rousers.
54 and 70.
36 is Maori from NZ
7! He's a natural awesome.
Number 66 is not from the London riots, It is Simon Pegg from his movie Hot Fuzz
Patricia Piccinini is an Australian Artist
15, by far... trying to make this face...
I like the photo of the woman who runs the subway and looking surprised towards the dummy.
Regards
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is the pure essence of "WTF i´m reading"
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45: that good looking guy on the left is Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie), the lead singer of the Band GWAR.
The right person is a groupie or so?!
3!!! How freaking cool is this guy!
71 was at Burning Man 2002
73. He looks like a friend of mine.
I'm pretty sure that's Mad Professor, aka Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser, not Herbie Hancock. The album cover that is from is: http://www.ebreggae.com/Reggae/CD/563/Mad-Professor-Dub-Me-Crazy-5-Who-Knows-Secret-Of-The-Master-Tape.html
Number 4 is actually a picture of Buddy Holly. Really.
71 is h20 boy, who played with OK Go at maker faire 2010
73.
by the way,He's brazilian...
I think you'll find Jack Nicholson is wearing prison stripes, not pin stripes....
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