Cracked, which has somehow changed itself from the rather lame shadow of Mad Magazine it was in my misspent youth, had a PhotoShop contest: The World of Tomorrow (If The Internet Disappeared Today).
The winner is shown.
Category: Photographs
You Will Not Find Your Book Here
Lol Zombie
Obyekt 279 Soviet Tank Photos
I was looking at Pravda article about Libyan arms purchases, and and came across a photo gallery for the Soviet obyekt 279 heavy tank, which they mischaracterized as the T-10.
It comes in at about 60 metric tons in the late 1950s, which makes it a very heavy tank for its day, as does the 130mm rifled gun it sported, along with twin treads on either side to improve mobility.
Interesting, but by the time it hit test, the ATGM had largely eclipsed the heavy tank, which was replaced by the by the MBT, the T-54s on the WarPac side, and M-60, Leopard I, and the AMX-30, which were all at least 10 tonnes lighter, and the Centurion/Chieftain which was at least 10t lighter.
Now, This is one Hell of a Photograph
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The shot
The camera set up
The camera, with busted lens
The photographer, Ben Cooper, won the 2008 Aviation Week & Space Technology Photo Contest in the space category for this photo of of the Delta 4 heavy/DSP-23 launch.
The payload, a missile early warning system, failed about a year later though.
Bath Time for Kittie
Quote of the Day
Naturally this kid’s not mature enough to realize the debt on her dollhouse was run up under George Bush. But then again, neither are her parents.
(emphasis mine)
Courtesy of WallStreetJackass
It’s Shagadelic, Baby!
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The “Gogo” boots REALLY bring the ensemble together,
Though the Mini-Skirts, and the
White gloves and the Chinese model 79 sub-machine gun finish it all nicely.
Seriously, the Militiawomen uniforms at the People’s Republic 60th anniversary celebrations look like something out of Austin Powers’ wet dreams.
See also my earlier post Crouching Tiger, Hidden Segway, for more Chinese photo weirdness.
I understand the red, because after all, it is the color of Communism, but the miniskirts and Go-Go boots add a very silly aspect to all of this.
People’s Republic of China 60th Anniversary Parade Pix
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The first question is, “What is with those white sidewall tires?”
These cruise missiles launchers look similar in size and configuration to the Ground Launched Tomahawks
Drones
Something in the Flanker class
Air refueling demo
Shore based anti-ship missiles
These look like S300s (SA-10 Grumble)
Chinese version of the EFV/AAAV, the
There are dozens of photographs at Xinhuanet.com, but these are the ones that caught my eyes.
I don’t see any major revelations in Chinese weapons, but I’m not an analyst.
Could someone explain to me though, how that neon blue camoflage works?
Antigravity
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Now I know What I Want My Career to Be
Hands on role: An assistant helps Katy Perry adjust her outfit while filming her new video in Los AngelesDeep Thought: Technology Edition
Things I Do Not Share With Sharon*
*Love of my life, light of the cosmos, she who must be obeyed, my wife.
The Worst Tattoo Ever
Yep, that title aptly descruibes this.
Great googly moogly.
Proof that Barack Obama is Not American!
He’s a cyborg!!!!
Look at the smile! It’s fixed and immutable!
Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.
Medieval Archeological Find Pr0n
The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest find of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found.
One of the odd things is that there is not a single bit of feminine gold, this is all things like sword hilts, etc. It looks like war booty of some sort.
Here are some pictures, CC license, Photographer: David Rowan, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery :
From the Depart of Unbelievably F$#@ing Stupid Ideas
I give you the conversion of a training grenade into an MP3 player.
Unless you are someone who really likes getting body cavity searches and trips to Guantanamo Bay, this is not the gadget for you.
Life on Mars
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When the World Ends, All that Will Be Left are Cockroaches and Australian Surfers
Odd Day at the Playground
The Iconic Opera House
Satellite Image
If you want to see more, your best bet is Google Images, though you can get the proverbial, “rest of the story,” from the Mail Online (and here), BBC NEWS, the CSM, and see this video at the bottom.
Whatever the case, it is clear that the mars analogies seem almost universal.
An Idea from Texas that I Approve of
And yes, it is a bar sign in Austin, so whether or not this sign is quintessentially Texan, or is quintessentially Austin, is up for debate.
Overconfidence
