Photos That Shook The World (Contains graphic images, may cause distress)

Spear

Dynamo Roller wrote: »

http://inktank.fi/28-of-historys-most-fascinating-photos/

The Panther tank in Cologne has it's own history. This is the video of it being destroyed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylLawyySkVw

It's one of the few close up and complete WW2 videos showing a tank on tank engagement like that. The context leading up to it being destroyed, was that it had already destroyed an older M4 Sherman. The veteran crew knew that the M4 lacked a proper stabiliser for their gun and would always stop to shoot, so they waited until the M4 would stop to fire, before they first. So a new M26 Pershing attacks instead. The Panther holds fire, waiting for it to stop, but the M26 had a fully stabilised gun and fired while moving, putting it's round through the side of the Panther and igniting it.

BaZmO*

Dynamo Roller wrote: »

http://inktank.fi/28-of-historys-most-fascinating-photos/

The original Lion was a Dub

Slats

herisson

I dont know if this belongs here but this is a picture a 10y/o girl drew about her village in Syria.

Ken.

Beaver stadium, home of penn state college football team becomes the 4th biggest city in the state when full.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Stadium
It is boasted by the Penn State community that during home games at State College the stadium is the 4th largest city by "population" in the state. It follows Philadelphia (1,517,550), Pittsburgh (334,563), and Allentown (118,032) and precedes Erie

Jimmy Iovine

On the issue of Penn State, there was a child sex abuse scandal there a few years ago that rocked the football world.

One of the best coaches ever, Joe Paterno, was caught up in it and fired. The team had years of wins wiped from the record and that was probably the most lenient penalty.

On July 23, 2012 the NCAA imposed sweeping penalties on Penn State's football program—among the most severe ever imposed on an NCAA member school—including a fine of $60 million, a four-year postseason ban and vacating of all victories from 1998–2011.[10] In doing so, NCAA President Mark Emmert stated that the sanctions were levied "not to be just punitive, but to make sure the university establishes an athletic culture and daily mindset in which football will never again be placed ahead of education, nurturing and protecting young people."[11] The Big Ten Conference subsequently imposed an additional $13 million fine.[12] Spanier, Curley and Schultz have since been criminally charged for their roles in the cover-up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal

Paterno had a statue on the college campus but it was removed too.

Capt'n Midnight

Pixie-Fairy wrote: »

I dont know if this belongs here but this is a picture a 10y/o girl drew about her village in Syria.
http://i.imgur.com/9rbkehV.jpg

a 10 year old girl interested in flags ??

call me cynical

Yes what's happening in Syria is terrible.

It's not a case of freedom fighters against the empire.

What's happening to Christians there is scary.

Read this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24039309


Domenico Quirico was freed on Sunday, after being held hostage for five months along with Belgian teacher Pierre Piccinin da Prata.

He said his captors were "mixed-up" men consumed by the pursuit of money.

locum-motion

Moved to Discussion - But thanks for the thanks!

Karl Stein

locum-motion wrote: »

A record that comes with two such major caveats is not a record.

They're parameters more than caveats.

Katie Taylor is the female Olympic gold medallist boxer at her weight.

(female being a parameter rather than a caveat)

overthebridge

Came across this earlier - http://lightbox.time.com/2013/09/12/witness-to-a-syrian-execution-i-saw-a-scene-of-utter-cruelty/?iid=lb-gal-viewagn#1

AlbionCat

Costa Concordia on Google Maps

On the day they started to lift Costa Concordia:

Go to to Google Maps and search for Giglio Porto GR - put the map in Satellite View.

My jaw dropped

Gaspode

Holy crap, I had no idea just how big that ship is - it's bigger than the town beside it!

GreeBo

lazy mans google maps

Grimebox

This is how they prove London's Double-decker buses are not a tipping hazard. (1933)



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C-fZA1NJtPA

Delphi91

Grimebox wrote: »

This is how they prove London's Double-decker buses are not a tipping hazard. (1933)...

Not really all that shocking, is it?

Karl Stein

Delphi91 wrote: »

Not really all that shocking, is it?

The upper deck is full of orphans used in the test.

Grimebox

Delphi91 wrote: »

Not really all that shocking, is it?

I was mildly shocked that the bus wasn't tipping over :pac:

dodderangler

Sorry if this is a repost but this chap retired after this
Read the story its pretty cool.
http://chainmailcheck.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/a-load-of-old-bullfighting/

cichlid child

dodderangler wrote: »

Sorry if this is a repost but this chap retired after this
Read the story its pretty cool.
http://chainmailcheck.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/a-load-of-old-bullfighting/

Did you even read the story

locum-motion

cichlid child wrote: »

Did you even read the story

Evidently not.

dodderangler

Sorry folks
Should've read the whole lot
It is a good picture though

TheBlaaMan

dodderangler wrote: »

It is a good picture though

Actually, no. It's not. Not by a long shot.

It's a photo of depravity and abuse, excused as 'tradition'.

De Bhál

Grimebox wrote: »

This is how they prove London's Double-decker buses are not a tipping hazard. (1933)


Heartbreaking, I couldn't watch that twice.

returnNull

De Bhál wrote: »

Heartbreaking, I couldn't watch that twice.

well at least you wont quote the pic twice:cool:

winston82

returnNull wrote: »

well at least you wont quote the pic twice:cool:

Loud noiiiiiiiiises

returnNull

winston82 wrote: »

Loud noiiiiiiiiises

your keyboard is broke

BaZmO*

Re: Bus Pic

There's probably a simple answer, so forgive my ignorance, but while are the two scales/dials showing different values?

returnNull

BaZmO* wrote: »

Re: Bus Pic

There's probably a simple answer, so forgive my ignorance, but while are the two scales/dials showing different values?

the scale on the bus is higher

Cookie_Monster

Delphi91 wrote: »

Not really all that shocking, is it?

how can you say that? I mean seriously; there is a guy on the left using only 1 arm to hold up a bus and a big steel rig, ONE ARM!
Men were men back then.

Cookie_Monster

BaZmO* wrote: »

Re: Bus Pic

There's probably a simple answer, so forgive my ignorance, but while are the two scales/dials showing different values?

you can see that the bus is light on it's suspension on the left side and has probably just gone past it's tipping point with the chains holding it. So it has tipped further than the platform

MoyVilla9

The very first photograph of the moon, or anything in space for that matter, taken by John William Draper in 1839.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Draper