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[CHEEZMO™]

wat

 

[Gui_PT]

That's not science, that's magic

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Embrace the powers of high fructose corn syrup

 

[Melchiah]

China

Peter Zéglis, Ísland.

QFS

Adventurer Alastair Humphreys and photographer Chris Herwig made an unsupported crossing of Iceland. They carried all of their food, camping gear, and equipment for both glacier crossing and packrafting in 40kg packs.

Hiking inland from the coast to the bleak interior highlands, Alastair and Chris crossed a glacier to reach the headwaters of Iceland's longest river. There they inflated packrafts and began paddling their way down to the opposite coast.

More pics: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/landmannlaugur/

 

[Woorloog]

QFS

More pics: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/landmannlaugur/

Reminds me of Mass Effect 1 uncharted worlds...

 

[Melchiah]

One more from Iceland, an island that was given to Björk.

QFS

 

[CHEEZMO™]

China

I want to live there. A lot.

 

[Melchiah]

Amazing tattoo art.

 

[questionmark]

China

I do believe I've seen this place in a Chinese movie or something. Possibly a Zhang Yimou directed film.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1915.

 

[PalaceBrother]

Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1915.

Hats everywhere.

 

[DD]

Hats everywhere.

Fedoras.

 

[whitehawk]

 

[chiQ]

aluminium (the blankets)
the construction relies on a 20m(~65ft) deep steel foundation(not visible)

Awesome.

 

[whitehawk]

 

[AcridMeat]

Some gorgeous pictures on this page. Sorry if these are re-posts, looked familiar.

 

[Laughing Banana]

I want to live there. A lot.

You sure about that?

Seems like one of those "Ooooooh beautiful I want to live there" places where people from the modern world who are already accustomed to the convenience of modern living such as you or I or any GAF member will be bored/frustrated in the 1st week or so.

 

[Rei_Toei]

QFS

More pics: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/landmannlaugur/

Stuff like this has me even more stoked for my trip next month: 12 day trip in Norway with all our gear and food in backpacks. If it's going to be as awesome as I think it is, Iceland is definitely on the shortlist for the next trip

 

[Goodacre0081]

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[Melchiah]

 

[CHEEZMO™]

well shit

 

[Woorloog]

What's that?

 

[questionmark]

What's that?

Something you don't want in your butt crack.

 

[razgriz417]

I think this gave be diabetus

 

[Melchiah]

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/james-speed-hensinger-viet-cong-sniper-attack/
(More pics in the link)

Incredible Photos Capture an Intense Firefight in Vietnam

Vietnam War veteran James Speed Hensinger has recently publicly released his incredible photos of US troops unleashing an endless stream of fire on a Viet Cong sniper. In April 1970, at the age of 22, Hensinger was nine months into his tour of duty as a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade when an elusive sniper that had invaded the US base in Phu Tai at night was met with brute force in retaliation.

Having held onto these images for over 40 years, Hensinger recalls, "We were pissed off at taking Viet Cong sniper fire from the mountain above us several nights in a row. The guy would stand up from behind a rock and blow off a clip from his AK47 on full-auto. The sniper was shooting at such a high angle that most of his rounds came through the sheet metal roofs of our hooches. We decided to use a 'heavy' response the next time the sniper hit us."

It was on this fated night that Hensinger set up his camera (a Nikon FTN) to take long exposure shots that he was able to capture the massive, blind attack seeking to route out the sniper. The resulting images reveal spectacular beams and explosions of light that trace rounds that have been fired from M60 machine guns, 40mm Bofors auto-cannons, and a .50-caliber machine gun. After the massive attack, Hensinger says, "We sent out patrols during the day, and found a blood trail one morning. Otherwise, we never found him."

 

[PalaceBrother]

Holy crap. That's incredible!

 

[Lucius86]

Amazing tattoo art.

Getting Deus Ex: HR vibes from this.

One of a very few tattoos I really like.

 

[TCRS]

damn those Vietnam pictures...

 

[Melchiah]

Getting Deus Ex: HR vibes from this.

One of a very few tattoos I really like.

Here's a couple of more amazing ones by another tattoo artist, Nazareno Tubaro.
http://www.rebelsmarket.com/blog/posts/the-jaw-dropping-tattoo-work-of-nazareno-tubaro

QFS

 

[Goodacre0081]

 

[ComputerMKII]

http://kuksi.com/

 

[Melchiah]

 

[phaze]

I do believe I've seen this place in a Chinese movie or something. Possibly a Zhang Yimou directed film.

That's the first thing I thought when I saw the pic. The name of the movie is Curse of the Golden Flower.

 

[AcridMeat]

http://kuksi.com/

Wow these are crazy. So intricate!

One of the benefits of sliced bread Malchiah. Too bad it's always baked loafs for me.

 

[ComputerMKII]

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[GrayFoxPL]

 

[Hop]

Some interesting bird paintings by Maurizio Bongiovanni.

 

[chiQ]

Some interesting bird paintings by Maurizio Bongiovanni.

Those are awesome.

 

[Goodacre0081]

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Their new game should look like this.

 

[Melchiah]

EDIT:

The teeth of the crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga or carcinophagus). They are by far the most abundant seal species in the world. While population estimates are uncertain, there are at least 7 million and possibly as many as 75 million individuals. This success of this species is due to its specialized predation on the abundant Antarctic krill of the Southern Ocean, for which it has uniquely adapted, sieve-like tooth structure. Indeed, its scientific name, translated as "lobe-toothed (lobodon) crab eater (carcinophagus)", refers specifically to the finely lobed teeth adapted to filtering their small crustacean prey.

 

[Melchiah]

QFS

At the cemetery of the isolated village of Nokhur, nearly every grave is marked by a wooden post adorned with the horns of a mountain goat. They are thought to fight off evil spirits, and help the soul of the deceased to ensure a safe passage to heaven.

Source: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nokhur-cemetery

 

[UrbanRats]

source.

 

[Gui_PT]

Wooooowww that is awesome

 

[Cohsae]

Blue & Orange? Pfft so cliche.

Spoiler

It looks amazing.

 

[ScottSullivan]

I think you can categorize that seal teeth picture under the "Screw you nature" category. The teeth have teeth on them!

 

[TCRS]

EDIT:

wtf... fucking nature.

 

[Melchiah]

source.

Absolutely amazing. It would be great to witness that in person.

 

[SolidusDave]

Went to a Holi festival today, it was... colorful

 

[trilobyte]

Went to a Holi festival today, it was... colorful

Cool...but wasn't Holi back in March?