Cool Pictures Thread (no chat)

vh4sd · 09-03-2013 6:29am

Sunset in Singapore.

--Kaiser-- · 09-03-2013 3:25pm

The Aurora Borealis

Squeaky the Squirrel · 09-03-2013 3:31pm

North Korea meet South Korea

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Theres the slab in front of them.^^

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as 3 North Korean soldiers stand opposite. Rumor is that they face each other in case one decides to run into the South. The one facing the camera likely keeps anyone else from heading south.

Lots more.

vh4sd · 09-03-2013 5:06pm

Lord Howe Island, Australia.

Spud17 · 10-03-2013 6:04am

The sombrero galaxy. (pic taken from Hubble Space Telescope)

vh4sd · 11-03-2013 5:46pm

The border between Belgium and the Netherlands in a cafe.

Capt'n Midnight · 11-03-2013 10:57pm

Spud17 · 12-03-2013 7:49am

Day/night over Western Europe, pic taken from space

vh4sd · 12-03-2013 8:15am

Du Midiin Chamonix, France, the highest point in Europe.

Son Of A Vidic · 12-03-2013 1:47pm

Son Of A Vidic · 12-03-2013 2:52pm

Uh Oh.....

28064212 wrote: »

Would the highest point in Europe not be the tip of Mont Blanc? Rather than a point that appears to be half-way up a mountain?

Does it really matter? It's a great photo.

Back on track....

vh4sd · 12-03-2013 3:19pm

Nami Resort, Boracay.

DonR8 · 12-03-2013 3:46pm

It looks Photoshopped, but this Magic Tap fountain actually has a pipe hidden in the stream of water. Located in Aqualand, Spain

Spud17 · 12-03-2013 7:41pm

I think this thread is great, it's not been going that long.... but some of the cool pics here are absolutely stunning. Keep it up everyone.

Probably the coolest pizza I've ever seen.... perfect for when you've got a few people round and they've all got different tastes. I'm so drooling right now.

Guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns, even during Hurricane Sandy.

Myrddin · 12-03-2013 9:42pm

Spud17 wrote: »

Day/night over Western Europe, pic taken from space

Surely thats not real, its night time in one part of France while the sun is shining in another part of France

Squeaky the Squirrel · 13-03-2013 12:24am

Reusable Rocket

World's largest telescope turned on tomorrow.

antodeco · 13-03-2013 12:10pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Surely thats not real, its night time in one part of France while the sun is shining in another part of France

Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The further west you are the brighter it will remain!

Anyway! Oblig pic

Myrddin · 13-03-2013 12:26pm

antodeco wrote: »

Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. The further west you are the brighter it will remain!

Yeah but its night time in Geneva & sunny in Paris...night time in Barcelona & sunny in Madrid, surely the changeover from day/dusk/night is more diffused/spread out than that?

antodeco · 13-03-2013 3:37pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Yeah but its night time in Geneva & sunny in Paris...night time in Barcelona & sunny in Madrid, surely the changeover from day/dusk/night is more diffused/spread out than that?

What you have is a bend of light over the horizon, so the light appears longer/disappears quick in the various parts. If you look up near dusk, you will see whats know as "The Terminator". This is a visible line, where one side is bright and the other side is dark. Its THAT specific. But due to light fragmentation/curve of the earth, atmospheric displacement and our eyes inability to notice it as such, it doesnt quite go dark in one place whilst sunny on the other.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_(solar)

Double EDIT: Great site to see it live! http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/earthview.php

Another cool pic:

Shows the water tension in the shadow

vh4sd · 13-03-2013 4:18pm

Space view of Earth and Moon.

Son Of A Vidic · 14-03-2013 6:39pm

Spud17 · 14-03-2013 7:07pm

Thanks antodeco for explaining that night/day pic.

Turtle riding a jellyfish.

A lightning rod in action.

Man's best friend is there when needed. (dogs are sooo cool)

vh4sd · 15-03-2013 7:55am

Vanish roller coaster at Cosmo Land in Japan.

Spud17 · 15-03-2013 8:00am

I sooo want a go on that!

Son Of A Vidic · 15-03-2013 1:03pm

And the real Spiderman, Frenchman Alain Robert

Potential-Monke · 17-03-2013 5:40am

Spud17 · 17-03-2013 11:06am

vh4sd · 18-03-2013 11:53am

Navagio Beach, Greece.

Squeaky the Squirrel · 19-03-2013 1:34am

In the rainforests of South America, squirrel monkeys and capybaras would never meet. While squirrel monkeys live in trees up to 60 feet high, capybaras—the world’s largest rodents—dwell along river banks. But at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands, the two species have shared an enclosure for eight years now, and they seem to be friends. The monkeys ride and groom the capybaras. They even eat and play together.

vh4sd · 19-03-2013 10:04am

Crescent Lake, Dunhuang China.

jimmy180sx · 19-03-2013 10:12am

vh4sd wrote: »

Navagio Beach, Greece.

I was there 2 years ago. Truly beautiful place..but wasnt that empty!!

vh4sd · 19-03-2013 5:42pm

The Moon from the ISS.

Kxiii · 20-03-2013 12:49am

I saw this painting and thought it was cool. Some more Here

Spud17 · 20-03-2013 7:36am

vh4sd · 20-03-2013 8:20am

Africa.

Lenmeister · 20-03-2013 2:57pm

This. Tread. Is. AWESOME!

Lord Howe Island, Australia & Nami Resort, Boracay are stunning places. Vanish roller coaster at Cosmo Land in Japan looks really cool. That wooden beam house in the forrest must have cost a fortune! The Abandoned And Haunted Hotel del Salto, Colombia also looks really cool. And that Aogashima island in Japan is amazing too. Amazing pictures, keep them coming please! Oh ya the picture above this post 'Africa' looks like something from an advert for Jungle Book!

Squeaky the Squirrel · 20-03-2013 10:11pm

First stage engine parts from Apollo 11 (Armstongs mission) after being pulled up from bottom of atlantic.

Son Of A Vidic · 21-03-2013 5:15am

Sunrise captured at Gods Park, Colorado.

Full Moon over Mount Everest

vh4sd · 21-03-2013 3:31pm

Tosse de Mar, Catalonia, Spain.

Blackpitts · 21-03-2013 4:36pm

Hotel Pilatus Kulm in Luzern, it's on the mount Pilatus, at 3000 mt height.
I have been there last weekend, the only way to reach the hotel is through the cableway, which takes 30 mins.

I took this pic from the balcony with my poor iphone

DonR8 · 21-03-2013 4:54pm

Ross Castle, Killarney Co.Kerry
NOT MY PHOTO

vh4sd · 21-03-2013 4:56pm

Spectacular Sunrise at the Grand Canyon.

Son Of A Vidic · 21-03-2013 7:35pm

Amazing shots of Ocean Ramsey swimming with a Great White. She's not only an expert Freediver, but she's also a model.

vh4sd · 22-03-2013 12:47pm

Every year in February, the sun’s angle is such, that it lights up Horsetail Falls in Yosemite, as if it were on fire.

Blackpitts · 22-03-2013 1:00pm

Grotta Azzurra, Capri (Naples)

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vh4sd · 23-03-2013 2:47pm

360 Reflected Rainbow, Senja, Troms, Norway.

Spud17 · 24-03-2013 9:44am

vh4sd · 24-03-2013 1:13pm

Door to Hell, Gas Crater, Darvaza, Turkmenistan

vh4sd · 24-03-2013 6:04pm

The Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

CrazyRabbit · 24-03-2013 6:19pm

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