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If we want to learn something new and grow as individuals, we need to expose ourselves to things we haven't encountered before. That's often easier said than done, because stepping outside our comfort zones requires a willingness to be vulnerable in the face of the unfamiliar.
So, we decided to create a controlled, zero-risk environment where everyone who wants to expand their horizons could easily do so. Bored Panda put together a list of fascinating pictures for curious minds, revealing nature, technology, and other aspects of the world you might never have explored—each one ready to spark your next big interest.
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#1
Modern Icelandic Houses Are Built With Geothermally Heated Water Pipes Under Their Sidewalks So Icelanders Never Have To Shovel In Winter
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#2
One Bench In The Netherlands, One In Germany, And One In Belgium
#3
My Uncle, Who Works On An Arctic Research Vessel, Got An Unexpected Visitor Today
Susie Elle 9 months ago (edited)
Won't this make the bear come back, which is not a good thing?
#4
This Sign At This House That Takes In Stray Turtles
#5
Forelimb Of A Fin Whale And Human Skeleton
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
When you awkwardly go for a high 5 but the other person was aiming for a handshake 🤝
#6
Dad’s Relay Torch From The ‘84 Olympics
#7
In Finland They Advertise The ‘Extra Large’ Size As ‘American Size’
#8
Inside The Eye Of Category 5 Hurricane
Geoffrey Scott 9 months ago
In USCG, we went through hurricane Jean. We were on station watching over our helicopter, which had hit the drink due to a blown hydraulic line. The eye passed right over our location, cat 1 storm, but we went out on deck for the hour or so it took to pass.
CatD 8 months ago
That happened to us in Corpus Christi during hurricane Celia. The sun came out and we could see the clouds all around. It was surreal.🌀
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Russell Bowman 9 months ago
The U.S. military, some based out of Keesler, has special P-3s that fly through the storm wall and into the eye ... the flight was once described as a 30 minute "vomit ride" to get to the eye.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
As I understand it, there's two, Miss Piggy and Kermit, operated by the NOAA. The Lockheed WP-3D Orion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_WP-3D_Orion
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Billo66 9 months ago (edited)
It amazes me that most of the time a jet can fly over a storm but hurricanes are so large we can't. Unless you're in the ISS. Edit: If something has changed and we can now fly over them, I apologize for being wrong in advance. Im not a meteorologist :)
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago (edited)
Difference sources say a hurricane reaches 32,000 - 50,000+ feet up (9750m - 15,000m+). Not many planes can happily cruise at 50,000 feet, but plenty can exceed 32,000 feet. Concorde could cruise at 60,000 feet and Mach 2. The SR-71 Blackbird and U2 spyplanes 80,000+ feet (Mach 3 and out of service; Mach 0.715 and in service). Airbus 380: 40,000 feet. Boeing 747: 45,000 feet. Military: F-22 fighter: 65,000 feet/20,000m Eurofighter: 65,000 feet (but 55,000 feet service ceiling).
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Austzn 9 months ago
NOAA here in the US has modified planes they can just fly right through routinely. It's for science!
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Riley Quinn 9 months ago (edited)
I'd never want to be in the eye, despite the calm, because there's no safe way out. I lived through one hurricane and that's enough for one lifetime. NOAA is telling us the Atlantic coast is in for it this upcoming season, and I live just a few miles from the ocean.
Sinead Kenny 9 months ago
I'd die happy if I got to experience this irl. Feel like I was ascending to heaven.
#9
A Few Years Ago I Submitted A Gallery Of Photos I've Taken While Working As A Flight Paramedic In The Canadian Arctic
#10
I Found A Wild Peanut
#11
Dutch Firefighter After Dousing A Fire In Freezing Conditions
#12
Galileo Sees Io Erupt. You Can See Volcanic Eruptions On Jupiter’s Moon Io From Space
#13
X-Ray Image Showing The Pregnancy Of A Dog
#14
I Went To The South Pole
#15
It’s Someone’s Job To Hoover The Whale At The American Museum Of Natural History (NYC)
#16
Car Parking Without Safety Barriers
#17
Roof Is Painted Two Colors And The Pigeons Only Congregate On The Tan Colors
#18
The Underside Of A Ladybug
#19
Gorilla Hands Up Close
#20
Inside The Cargo Hold Of An Lng (Liquiid Natural Gas) Tanker
#21
Why Sunscreen Is Important
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
Wow one of fathers arms is like this. He's in his 80s now but years of farming and being on a tractor with his right arm only getting sun. We live in Ireland so it wasn't much sun and for past 30 years he wore sunscreen but the damage was already done. The skin is so brittle it bleeds a lot. We're all very fair skinned mostly red heds so it really drives home the importance of sunscreen even in countries that aren't known for sun.
#22
The Vein Finder At Docs Office Was Fun To Mess Around With
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
I have terrible veins so this invention has been a huge help for both my arms and my nurse's patience!! (Pun intended)
#23
The Border Between Canada And The U.S. Is Just A Clearcut Line In The Forest. This Is Above Eureka, Mt
#24
I Saw 1 Of The 25 Blimps Left In The World
#25
Southern Los Angeles Looks Like A Computer Motherboard
#26
Cab Of A Modern Trash Truck
Lady Eowyn 9 months ago
For anyone who doesn't have respect for the trash collectors. You need brains to deal with this lot.
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Huge Wheel
#28
A Camera-Less iPhone Issued To My Buddy That Works At A Nuclear Plant. No Cameras Allowed
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
Interesting. I would have thought even camerless wouldn't have been allowed.
#29
My Forearm Difference (Professional Tennis Player)
#30
I Have A Tile Of Uranium Glass
#31
Old Growth Lumber vs. Modern Factory Farmed Lumber
#32
This Tortoise Getting X-Rays At My Work Yesterday
#33
People Actually Drank This
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Contact Area Between Train Wheel And Rail
Nadine Debard 9 months ago
The train wheels are slightly conical (3 degrees) to allow turning without having a differential between the wheels and it also keeps the train on tracks because of the forces that apply on the conical wheel.
#35
24 Hours After Being Stung By A Yellow Jacket On My Middle Upper Knuckle
#36
Cat vs. Lion Fang
#37
Concentrated Solar Farm I Saw On A Plane To Vegas
#38
My Friend's 0.3 Millimeter Drill Bit Used For Working On Models
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
I could not be trusted with this. It would be lost within 10 seconds
#39
Flying Over North Sentinel Island
#40
Whole Hotel Building Getting Fumigated
#41
My Local Super Market Sells Ostrich Eggs
#42
Hubble Shows That Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Smaller Than Ever Seen Before
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago
So fascinating that this storm has been raging for centuries.
#43
My Husband Got Tipped With A $10 Coin At Work Tonight
Alfred Wessex 9 months ago
Unfortunately that’s not a valid US currency. It’s just a commemorative coin issued by the Hutt River Province in Australia. It’s one of those things you see for sale on late night TV.
#44
Doing A Reno And Thought It Was Interesting How Nails Have Changed In Almost 200 Years
Hell'n Damnation 9 months ago
Well the first lot lasted 200 years, and still look pretty sturdy.
#45
1936 Concept Of Making The Eiffel Tower Accessible By Car
#46
A Ferris Wheel Being Taken Apart
#47
Woman Using A Treadmill In The 1920s. Not Sure What The Arrow Is Meassuring
#48
The Size Of This Allen Wrench
#49
Toilet On The 155th Floor Of The Burj Khalifa
#50
The Pilot In My Flight Had To Dump Fuel Before Emergency Landing. That’s How It Looks Like
#51
The Model Used For The Dime Is At My College
#52
This Pizzeria Sign Is An Actual Pizza Encased In Acrylic
#53
The Amount Of Security Cameras At This Casino
#54
Foam Beer In Japan. Paid 400 Yen (Us$ 2.60)
#55
"American Section" At My Belgian Grocery Store
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