Awesome Pictures Thread

[Tale]

Nature: Firework? That's not a firework! THIS is a firework.

[RhyssaFireheart]

 

That is spectacular!

[Tale]

[K9]

I think that's a BW, but it is definitely awesome and worthy of a (re)post.

[RhyssaFireheart]

I haven't seen that before, and it is fantastically awesome!

EDIT - I just realized the last few pics I've saved from here to feature on my cube wall were from Tale.  Maybe I should just autosave the images he posts?

[Trippy]

Spider tree picture and "discussion" moved to Spider thread: http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=15067.msg1036208#msg1036208

[Viin]

The NASA APOD site has a really cool image of earth today - click to see full size:



I created a set of background images from it, they came out nicely.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42220/Photos/Earth/earth1.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42220/Photos/Earth/earth2.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42220/Photos/Earth/earth3.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42220/Photos/Earth/earth4.jpg

[Venkman]

I suppose this is because of some sporting thing this Sunday?

[rk47]

An unusual clash between a 6-foot (1.8m) alligator and a 13-foot (3.9m) python has left two of the deadliest predators dead in Florida's swamps.

[Ironwood]

That's older than my Gran.

[Lounge]

I realize this is the awesome *picture* thread, but this seems like the most appropriate place to link this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJUckdRKtEM&feature=youtu.be

[luckton]

I realize this is the awesome *picture* thread, but this seems like the most appropriate place to link this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJUckdRKtEM&feature=youtu.be

   <-literally how my face looked at :51

[MahrinSkel]

I realize this is the awesome *picture* thread, but this seems like the most appropriate place to link this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJUckdRKtEM&feature=youtu.be

I've seen most of those tricks before (even done a few), but seeing them strung together so quickly threw me for a bit, until we got to the end and I realized it wasn't 4 guys doing them in rapid fire but about 12 tag-teaming them.

--Dave

[Merusk]

That's older than my Gran.

He was a day early on the Feast of St. Bloodworth.

[Ironwood]

 

[Segoris]

Some images from Nikon's Small Wonders 2011

green lacewing larva

"little hands" livewort

neon colored microchip

Ink running through a chick embryo - this is from Nikon's Small World In Motion and has a video of the ink running through the veins

[taolurker]

[01101010]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/02/07/gigapan/

For a view through the scope. 

[K9]

I saw this on reddit earlier, and yet I couldn't find an explanation why you need snipers at a sport event. Can anyone enlighten me?

[Chimpy]

I saw this on reddit earlier, and yet I couldn't find an explanation why you need snipers at a sport event. Can anyone enlighten me?

"anti-terrorism"

[taolurker]

I saw this on reddit earlier, and yet I couldn't find an explanation why you need snipers at a sport event. Can anyone enlighten me?

In case a guy goes all Last Boy Scout runnin a touchdown


But, yeah, the real reason is probably Terrorism^TM.

[Paelos]

I saw this on reddit earlier, and yet I couldn't find an explanation why you need snipers at a sport event. Can anyone enlighten me?

In case a DE gets close to Tom Brady's knees.

[Merusk]

I saw this on reddit earlier, and yet I couldn't find an explanation why you need snipers at a sport event. Can anyone enlighten me?

"anti-terrorism"

Well that and Rich people don't feel safe anymore.   There's snipers at all major events now where large gatherings of rich people are it seems.  Concerts, sporting events, clam bakes.

Private assassins security; a growth industry.

We really did lose our collective minds 11 years ago. 

[K9]

[Paelos]

We're going to need a bigger ball.

[Raging Turtle]

Terrorism derail inside:

The dog picture is fantastic.  WANT BALL WANT BALL.  

[Nebu]

If you turn this awesome thread into a political thread, I'm going to get very stabby. 

[Draegan]

You're always stabby.

[RhyssaFireheart]

You're always stabby.

I thought that was Haemish?

And that dog pic is fantastic.  The focus in their eyes is just great.  BALL!

[Strazos]

I'll just leave this here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76281093@N02/sets/72157629249465127/

Had an upcountry trip so I took some pictures. Too bad my camera is a crappy Olympus thing, which I'm looking to replace now.

[Viin]

Good pics. Do you know why they were holding the mirror up?

[Strazos]

Nope!  

EDIT: To clarify - it's probably the same reason that the girl is wearing a little wedding dress, and people wear wool hats and jackets in 90+ degree heat - it's Africa.

[Sky]

I'll just leave this here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76281093@N02/sets/72157629249465127/

Far Cry 2 irl

And who plugs all the instruments DI into the PA head 

[NiX]

I'll just leave this here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76281093@N02/sets/72157629249465127/

Far Cry 2 irl

And who plugs all the instruments DI into the PA head 

I made the Farcry 2 comment to Straz over Skype. I'm still trying to convince him contracting Malaria will add to the experience so long as the priest will give him meds for doing missions.

[ShenMolo]

Cloud "tsunami" in Panama City Beach FL:







http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10375026-spectacular-cloud-tsunami-rolls-over-florida-high-rise-condos