Awesome Pictures Thread

[Lantyssa]

Lucky bastard.  They make me fly coach on a good day.

[IainC]

You're the wrong kind of panda.

[Trippy]

That's illegal -- pandas are incapable of opening that emergency exit. That airline is going to get fined big time.

[Khaldun]

I'm sure it's a Bloodworth, but it's relevant. (More Funny Pictures, but then the original Panda-on-a-plane was too.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYz3sl0LEA4

[apocrypha]

[Sir T]

The years have not been kind to Calvin.

[Tebonas]

That football is a nice detail. Never give up the dream of kicking it, Charlie Brown.

[01101010]

That football is a nice detail. Never give up the dream of kicking it, Charlie Brown.

And Snoopy's Red Baron goggles.

[Sky]

The shadow of the gun and strap bothers me more than it should.

[apocrypha]

Shadows & lighting are completely wrong on the entire thing unless you imagine that there's another light source or two behind 'camera' left.

[Sky]

Yeah, I mean, as a kinda painter I get faking in some light to illustrate things. And the generalized 'from the left' lighting is inconsistent, but it's not as jarring as those hard shadows on the gun/strap like the camera has a small spotlight on it or something. That doesn't light up the shadowed objects. Aimed at Chuck's junk.

[Sky]

[Pennilenko]

It's rare that something truly awesome comes around in this thread. That's definitely one of the more awesome pictures.

[K9]

This is one of the most satisfying things I have ever seen

[TheWalrus]

Holy fuck.

[Count Nerfedalot]

that is pretty cool, but it looks like maybe it's a 2" thick tailgate type assembly rather than real logs, no?  Still, far more interesting than a sheet of plywood or a few stacked 2x8's (or whatever the metric equivalent might be).

[Cyrrex]

Oh fuck, you're right.  Good job ruining the awesome picture.

[Chimpy]

that is pretty cool, but it looks like maybe it's a 2" thick tailgate type assembly rather than real logs, no?  Still, far more interesting than a sheet of plywood or a few stacked 2x8's (or whatever the metric equivalent might be).

I didn't want to be the guy, but I saw that right away too.

[Signe]

Nerfedalot?  Is your avatard a fiery vagina?  Ouchie!

[Sky]

It's foreshortening on firewood-length logs (16"). When stacking a truckload, usually you tight stack the back and then loose stack the middle stuff. Also, notice the strap over that last row.

So it's still awesome.

[Teleku]

I'm pretty sure he didn't back stack it.  That is literally a 2 inch think tailgate (or what ever you call it on a big truck like that) of wood cut and glued together.  That 'strap' is actually the metal frame I believe.

I mean, its still cool and creative and all, but nothing actually got stacked like that.

[Sky]

There is a ratchet on the strap and the strap goes over the metal sides of the truck. It's a well-stacked and ratchet-strapped pile of wood.

[Teleku]

Ok, I know we are getting into standard F13   thread derail territory here (but pretty sure thats why people come here):




This is whats throwing me off.  In the yellow box, it passes in front of another log, and appears to be about 2 inches thick.  The red box area also makes it look like the whole thing is narrow.  Maybe its not metal and is a band with a ratchet as you say (makes sense), but it still gives the impression that its ornamental and not an actual stack of wood.

Retort!

[IainC]

You can see the ratchet just below the yellow box. On the opposite side of the truck, you can see the end of the strap flapping in the slipstream. It's a standard blue nylon strap.

[HaemishM]

f13 - Parsing the shit out of photographs since 2006.

[Selby]

Now we just need people to argue loudly and then ragequit the site over it...

[Miguel]

f13 - Parsing the shit out of photographs since 2006.

You forgot to count the Waterthread time, so in fact it's actually a lot more depressing.

[Sky]

A ratchet strap is about 2" wide. A strap over the last row of tight stack would lock it in so the looser stack in the rest of the bed didn't slide out. So you are indeed seeing wood on the other side, it's the rest of the rounds and splits in the bed. The wood itself appears thin because of foreshortening.

It just makes more sense for that to be a commonly used technique vs some kind of crazy new tailgate. Sagan's Law.

[Shannow]

Walter White as LBJ which I thought was pretty awesome and because the discussion is boring me to tears.

[Tale]

Thank you.

[01101010]

Hal is turning out to be the sleeper Tom Hanks of our time... at this rate anyway

[Count Nerfedalot]

Nerfedalot?  Is your avatard a fiery vagina?  Ouchie!

hmm. I never quite looked at it that way, to be honest!  Now I'm wondering who it would hurt more, the owner or the partner? I'm guessing the partner since it's a part of the owner and grew like that? Maybe it's a female Human Torch superheroine gone pr0n star?

Actually, I *thought* I was cutting it from a movie still of Sauron's eye, but maybe I was drunk? Or, oh! Maybe that's where THEY got the inspiration, eh?

As for the truck, I think both sides are partially right! It's a makeshift tailgate, made from cleverly assembled 6" long wood chunks and held together by a strap! 

[Nevermore]

As for the truck, I think both sides are partially right! It's a makeshift tailgate, made from cleverly assembled 6" long wood chunks and held together by a strap! 

But is it black or gold?

[Goumindong]

Walter White as LBJ which I thought was pretty awesome and because the discussion is boring me to tears.

Jack Willis was amazing. Its kind of sad that Cranston got the more famous part. Because Willis deserved to be renowned for it.

Edit: I mean kind of sad that Cranston was more publicized for his role. They played the same part (Willis played it first and Willis also did "The Great Society" which was damned good")

[rk47]

Females aren't allowed in some smut stores so men can buy their toys and DVDs in a judgement free safe zone.

It should be like this everywhere