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50 Unseen Sides Of Well-Known Places That May Leave You Asking ‘What Else Is Hidden?’
Interview With Expert
There are some places many of us can immediately recognize even if we’ve never been there: the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Taj Mahal… to name but a few. They’re the icons of the world, photographed millions of times throughout history. Often, the photos we see of famous places look pretty similar, which is probably why they stick in our minds like the beautiful dreams of our next travel adventure.
But sometimes, people go the extra mile, and think outside the box when documenting the places they visit. These types of unique photographs can give us a totally different perspective of something we’ve seen plenty of times before, making us think of them in a way we might never have considered. If you’re craving a trip to your next bucket-list destination but don’t have the time or money, don’t despair.
Bored Panda has put together a list of photographs of iconic places, captured in cool and unique ways. Get cozy and keep scrolling for an interesting adventure around the world, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that captivate you the most. We also spoke to the brilliant street and architecture photographer Alessio La Ruffa for some advice on how to take epic photos that stand out from the rest.
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#1
This Is What The End Of 13,000 Miles Of The Great Wall Of China Looks Like
Bored hamster 8 months ago
Why google it if there is a picture here? Just curious
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Jrog 8 months ago
And arrive a dozen at a time, being met by a horde of chinese? Also, Mongols weren't big fan or water, either for drinking (they preferred Boal -wine spiked with honey-, Airag -fermented milk- and Buza, a kind of beer made with cereal), for bathing or for sailing.
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Laura Deckers 8 months ago
The western end of the Great Wall of China is traditionally marked by Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu province, a fortified border crossing in the middle of the desert.
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If you love street and architecture photography, you might want to consider following a guy called Alessio La Ruffa on Instagram and Threads or his architecture photography page here. He has close to 30,000 followers and his socials are filled with creative and beautiful pictures that give fresh perspectives to ordinary places, people and things. If there’s anyone that can think outside the box, it’s La Ruffa, so we were thrilled when he agreed to share some of his creative knowledge with us.
The self-taught photographer has made a name for himself over the years, and has racked up quite an impressive list of international clients. He’s an inspiration for anyone who wants to get into photography full-time but feels they lack the skills or equipment.
La Ruffa didn’t even have a professional camera when he started taking photos and becoming Insta-famous. We’ll explain how it happened a little further down, so keep scrolling…
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#2
Image Of Mount Fuji Taken From The International Space Station
Dawn Marie 8 months ago
Oh My Goodness!!!! For it to be that clear from the ISS. I'm just in Awe!!
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
Surrounding it is Aokigahara, also know was the Su¡c¡de Forest. No wonder that sometimes it takes decades to find people who d¡e there. The place is huge!
La Ruffa tells Bored Panda his photography journey began by capturing the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, armed with just his iPhone. "It all started when I saw a tweet about a gathering of Instagrammers in Maboneng, and I decided to join them," he reveals.
"From there, I learnt by doing—I simply enjoyed taking photos with my iPhone and kept practising. I took thousands of photos and learnt how to edit them on my phone."
The group were trailblazers because they were among the first in the country to take (really great) photos with their phones, and they started gaining a lot of recognition. "Many of us started working with brands, and that's how my journey began," he says.
"I started with small collaborations here and there using my phone and eventually transitioned to using a professional camera more seriously. I even had the opportunity to work with some big-name brands, which was incredible!"
#3
Rare Fresh Water Sinkhole In Tulum Mexico With Unlimited Visibility Underwater
Cathy Jo Baker 8 months ago
Same! I know a bunch of hardcore cave divers that were nice enough to dive with me when I was a newbie. They basically just loved to dive. I thought about going the cave diving route, but then realized how claustrophobic I am. I am not sure, but I think as long as you can see light from the entrance/exit, it's not considered cave diving (like the cenote pictured)
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BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
Wow. I have never been that interested in scuba diving until just now. I would love to see this for myself
Auntriarch 8 months ago
I would love to do this but it's also one of my worst fears, how can something be simultaneously a nightmare and a bucket list?
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Nowadays, La Ruffa primarily focuses on architecture photography for work, but has a huge passion for street photography. He can often be found roaming the streets of London, where he currently lives.
We asked the photographer what he looks for in a building or place to make sure he captures it in a way that stands out. "It depends on the building," he replied. "I usually look for something with character or a unique aspect, whether it's the way shadows fall, the angles, or simply the building's distinctive design. I'm always searching for something beyond the ordinary, as cliché as that sounds!"
#4
Mars Sunset
Earonn - 8 months ago
Please stop for a second and appreciate the fact that you can see what a sunset ON ANOTHER WORLD looks like.
StretcherBearer 8 months ago
I know.I used to work as a custodian at the old USGS building planetary geology and map making offices and got to see early pictures from NASA and JPL. It's awesome inspiring I loved working at that building and would often talk to the scientists working late
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Sergio Bicerra 8 months ago
Aha! See??? Mars is also flat! (Just kidding, just in case, don't want any praise from flat-earthers)
Remi (He/Him) 8 months ago
Mars has a thin atmosphere and some wicked sandstorms
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SkippityBoppityBoo 8 months ago
If hadn't said that this was Mars Sunset? It looks like the moon rising over Scottish moorland during fog! 💜🙂💜....... *hopes I've not set off the conspiracy theorists!* 😄
Ivo H 8 months ago
For anyone wondering—yes, sunsets on Mars appear blue! This happens because of the way Martian dust particles scatter sunlight. On Earth, our thick atmosphere scatters shorter (blue) wavelengths more than longer (red) wavelengths, making the sky blue and sunsets red. On Mars, however, the atmosphere is much thinner and filled with fine dust that scatters longer (red) wavelengths more effectively. During the day, this gives the Martian sky a reddish hue. But at sunset, when sunlight travels through more of the atmosphere, the red light is scattered away, allowing blue wavelengths to dominate in the direction of the Sun—creating a striking blue sunset.
#5
This Much More Interesting Painting Directly Across From The Mona Lisa
Don Adams 8 months ago
And no crowd of obnoxious tourists taking pictures of other people's phones taking pictures of it..
Load More Replies... Cathy Jo Baker 8 months ago
Thank you for telling us this. I was wondering.
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Eric Grant 8 months ago
When I was in this gallery, it amazed me how nobody paid any attention to the other artwork. It is such a shame, this is just one example of the great works present.
Learner Panda 8 months ago
The Mona Lisa is not only small, but viewers also can't get very close. It's surrounded by security ropes and loads of other people.
Romy Schneider 8 months ago
I love this painting so much. Sat there for an hour just to look at it.
Linda Clemons 2 weeks ago
I didn’t realize there was so much going on in this painting. I guess we usually see only the portion with Christ and the Disciples
Richienotsorich 6 months ago
If you go out the door behind the Mona Lisa there is an awesome painting of Napoleon crowning himself Emperor of Europe. He's taking the laurel leaves from a very piṣ̌ṣ̌ed off Pope because he considered that only God was more important than him and he was now above the Pope.
#6
The Great Sphinx Of Giza Has A Tail
Lindy Mac 8 months ago
And seems to have held up much better than the rest of her.
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Cat Noir 8 months ago
It’s a lot newer but it’s so smooth and beautiful. I took so many photos of it. She is stunning and so utterly mysterious. Egyptian heat at 7 months pregnant was exhausting but the sphinx tail and the hedgehog hieroglyph were lovely. Weird what I remember the most! And the donkeys. Gentle hard working souls. 😢
So does this sought-after photographer have any advice for newbies or just the average traveler wanting to take epic photographs? "I always say that the best camera is the one you have with you, so if that's your phone, then that's perfectly fine," he tells us.
"However, if you're traveling with a camera, I recommend bringing something compact with either a fixed lens or a zoom lens if it has detachable lenses. Remember, cameras can get quite heavy when you're on the go! As for taking photos, look for something interesting, something that would make you want to tap your friend on the shoulder and say, 'Hey, take a look at this!' It has to be something special, and when you're travelling, you're likely to find plenty of those moments."
#7
This Is What The Himalayas Look Like From International Space Station
Dawn Marie 8 months ago
I can not get over the amazing clearness of the views they are getting from the ISS.
William Teach 8 months ago
I wonder if that is looking north or south? Most likely out are seeing it looking northish, from Nepal over the western part. Amazing how arid that area is before snow
Remi (He/Him) 8 months ago
shadows on the left side so south might be to the right
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Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper
Eugenia 🇮🇹🤌 8 months ago (edited)
Italian here, living in Sicily. Last year I went to see a friend in Milano, and thought to go to see this painting. Tried to book, but it was all booked up for the next 2 years or so. Tip: if you wish to see The Last Supper, book it first, then you plan your trip around it
TV Junkie 8 months ago
When I was there we learned about how Jesus' feet were removed or covered somehow. I can't remember the story, but I was amazed at how something like that could happen to such a famous piece.
Monster Munch 8 months ago
A doorway was cut into the wall of the refectory where the painting was located, and this doorway destroyed the section of the mural where Jesus's feet were painted
Load More Replies... Allen Beloe 8 months ago
There is also a small sculptured version to the side for the visually impaired
XenoMurph 8 months ago
No, the only dunking was the unleavened bread into the wine.
Load More Replies... Cindy Brick 8 months ago
Once you clear out the nine bazillion people gawking at everything, that is...
#9
A Green Stone Located In The Ancient City Of Hattusa (Çorum, Turkey Today). Purpose Of The Stone Is Unknown But It Is Believed To Have Religious Origins
This stone has sat in the exact same place for over 3,000 years.
Bravia Kimyi 8 months ago
Now I want to leave a huge, heavy stone that serves no purpose on top of a mountain to confuse people in the future.
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Dinah Brand 8 months ago
It's made of Nephrite, one of two different mineral species known as Jade. The other is Jadeite.
pam mcgee 8 months ago
Thanks for info grossly missing from the reporter!
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2x4b523p 8 months ago
Why do we assume everything from the past we don’t understand has religious origins. Maybe someone found a pretty green rock and said oh that would look nice as table base in my new house, let me carve it into a cube… and then went oh this stuff is heavy and my horse is tired, I’m just gonna leave it here. And bam it’s assumed religious icon 3000 years later.
Tom Brincefield 8 months ago
Because in ancient times, putting so much effort into making something wasn't done lightly. It's all handmade and moved, so if something like this or standing stones is done, it must be really, really important. And throughout history, the most important thing for most of humanity has been the gods.
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El Cucuy 8 months ago
Possibly. Those often have grooves in the top for blood drainage. This doesn't have those.
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Dar Mal 8 months ago
stones will do that if untouched...stay there like that. (Pssstttt....they can't move!)
Sally Moen 8 months ago
Stones only move very slowly and in very small distances
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Troy Parr 8 months ago
The far more important question is; is there anything of interest underneath it!
BiggBoii 8 months ago
maybe its the n****e from the bodies of the easter island heads
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Anony Mouse 8 months ago (edited)
Anytime they don’t know about something they make it up - “for religious purposes”. Why couldn’t it just be a kitchen chopping block???
Aileen Grist 8 months ago
Wikipedia reports that it was found in the Great Temple of the Hittites - so, on this occasion, they may be right - still no guarantee though
Load More Replies...La Ruffa is constantly looking for things to photograph. Even when he's not working... "Since moving to London five years ago, everything around me feels new and exciting. I'm really enjoying capturing the streets and architecture of London," he told us.
And we followed up by asking whether he has any favorite places, or projects. "I've had the opportunity to work with some clients here who are doing innovative things," revealed the photographer. "I think London has some very progressive architecture, and there are always interesting things happening on the streets."
#10
Astronomical Clock. In Prague's Old Town Square, Prague
Angela Corvaia 8 months ago
Only real city of Eastern Europe to have escaped the bombing of WW2 because they surrendered quickly. One bomb through the church where the clock stands and they said "OK, we saw what you did already and we aren't going there." It is beautiful and so full of history, good and bad.
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Marie Clear 8 months ago
I was so excited to see this on our one and only trip to Prague. Imagine! But I unfortunately also have to imagine, because all I saw was the "UNDER RENOVATION" sign. Sigh.
Dariusz M. D. 8 months ago
How on earth is this an unseen side? This is the front of the building where tourists gather and watch in awe. Unseen side would be a hidden mechanism that powers the clock.
#11
Grotto In An Iceberg, Photographed During The British Antarctic Expedition Of 1911-1913, 5 Jan 1911
Chewie Baron 8 months ago
Not really. They reckon that the iceberg that sank the Titanic had been just sitting around after being calved for around 5,000 - 10,000 years. And before that as solid ice for who knows how many years.
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Sally Moen 8 months ago
Problem with ice caves is that people insist on walking into them, at their own peril
#12
Looking Up To Santorini From The Sea
Fire Singer 8 months ago
I was lucky enough to go to Santorini way back in 2005. This picture does not do it justice. It's a great pic, but the cityscape is just beautiful!!
Manuel Delgado 8 months ago
Oh, it, is, believe me. The crystalline blue cobalt water, the sunset painting everything, the black volcanic rim if you turn your head... It's a fantastic place. The experience of being there, sadfully, ain't that good in recent years, for it fell ill of mass tourism.
Load More Replies...If you're just starting out, you might not be aware that buildings can be tricky to photograph. If you aren't careful, the lines can seem warped. We asked La Ruffa how to avoid this happening.
"This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine," he revealed. "When photographing a building, try to shoot it from as far back as possible to capture as much of it as you can in the frame. I believe that vertical lines should always be straight in architectural photography. So, when I shoot a building, I want the lines to be straight and the building to appear as it was intended. I always try to take the shot from as far back as possible to include the entire building and ensure that the lines are straight."
#13
... The Deutsches Schauspielhaus With 1200 Seats Is Germany’s Largest Theatre - It Opened The First Time On September 15th 1900. This Is Behind The Scene
Luttjetrut 8 months ago
1.200 seats is not that big. The Neue Flora (also in Hamburg) has 2.000 and the Theater im Hafen (Hamburg too) 2.030.
#14
Four Miles Of Tunnels 72 Feet Underneath Tokyo Designed To Prevent The City From Flooding. The Whole System Is Absolutely Huge
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
Wasn't Lord of the Rings filmed there? I think I can see one of the orcs crawling along the walls
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
If you refer to the Mines of Moria scenes, it wasn't, but I totally get it...
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Surly Scot 8 months ago
I have so many questions relating to the engineering of this and other structures in Japan with the earthquake issues.
#15
Octagon (Egyptian Ministry Of Defense) Seen From The Plane
Alex Kennedy 8 months ago
It’s totally understandable that you would think that; but it’s really, really not cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUK0K5mdQ_s
Load More Replies... BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
Meh. I worked at the Pentagon. It's an office building, like any other. You just have to walk really far to get anywhere.
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Manuel Delgado 8 months ago
They even did it in the form of a target for, lets say, their northern cousins. Clearly modern age Egyptians are not the same which built the pyramids, the library...
When thinking of buildings and warped lines, there's one iconic structure that comes to mind: the Eiffel Tower, the Iron Lady, the jewel in the crown of the place that is Paris, France. It’s widely recognized as the most photographed landmark in the world and welcomes around 7 million visitors every year.
But the now-famous Eiffel Tower hasn’t always been loved. There was a time she faced much backlash and controversy... She was mocked, insulted, and bullied, with some going as far as referring to her as a "truly tragic street lamp."
#16
The Colors Of Iceland 2020
Chewie Baron 8 months ago
Yes. Sulphur from the many, many, many volcanoes in Iceland.
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#17
Photo I Took Of Mount Everest Out The Window Of A Commercial Flight To Bhutan In 2011
Lindy Mac 8 months ago
I thought you were being funny... There REALLY is a Yeti Airline.
Load More Replies... Marie Clear 8 months ago
LOL! Not only did he call Bhutan BUTTON, in the same ramble, he called Nepal N****E. (Being from the US, I have to claim I'm from Canada when I travel abroad, so we better not snatch them up as our next state - then what would I do?!?)
Maples Dad 8 months ago
Form another personality that isn't just 'American?'
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Dariusz M. D. 8 months ago
What was the deleted comment? Seems it was really bad. I really want to know. LOL
Liz Butt 8 months ago (edited)
I know you're only being sarcastic and I understand the joke but tell that to all the people who died trying to get to the top. Waste of lives if you ask me. However it is a very lucrative business for the Nepalese government with permits, travel expenses, insurance, gear, supplies, and professional guides all contributing to the overall cost.
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#18
A Modern Day Basketball Court Against 700 Year Old Walls In Dubrovnik, Croatia
Summer Days 8 months ago
Dubrovnik is one of the coolest places in Balkans. Must visit, although they had an issue with overtourism, especially after Game of Thrones was filmed there
Socks Thecate 8 months ago
I'll show my age but I went there prior to the war in 1991. Not many tourists then. Guess I'll always have to remember it.
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The Eiffel Tower has even been called “useless and monstrous” by some, at a time when protests were planned in a bid to stop the construction. Ironically, it was on Valentines Day 1887 that the famous “Protest against the Tower of Monsieur Eiffel” was published in Le Temps newspaper. Signed by famous artists, writers and architects, the letter demanded an end to what critics saw as a monstrosity that would ruin the City of Love.
The protestors penned a passionate plea before posting it off to the press... “We come, we writers, painters, sculptors, architects, lovers of the beauty of Paris which was until now intact, to protest with all our strength and all our indignation, in the name of the underestimated taste of the French, in the name of French art and history under threat, against the erection in the very heart of our capital, of the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower which popular ill-feeling, so often an arbiter of good sense and justice, has already christened the Tower of Babel,” read the letter.
#19
This Is What Ireland Looks Like From Space
XenoMurph 8 months ago
So many lakes and rivers. It's a beautiful country. So homesick right now.
Lindy Mac 8 months ago
They will refute the curve with something like: It was taken with a wide angle lens.... Or ...The window of the (ISS) Space Station caused distortion. They will NEVER admit they are wrong... they are in for the Stupidity Longhaul.
Load More Replies... Jennifer Crompton 8 months ago
It's actually better to look at by airplane. Looks like a patchwork quilt in every shade of green imaginable
Lindy Mac 8 months ago
Since I won't fly anymore (The TSA and psycho passengers put an end to that desire) I will have to make do with Google Earth and pictures from NASA.
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Lindy Mac 8 months ago
Careful now...you're going to upset the looneytunes. 😂
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#20
Inside The Chimney Of An Irish Castle Built In The 1100s
Tempest 8 months ago
Imagine the number of Santas who’ve descended this. No wonder it looks so weathered!
A dude who likes to drum 8 months ago
Probably hasn’t been used in a long time
Load More Replies... pam mcgee 8 months ago
I believe up, because there's soot on the bottom stones.
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Backside Of The Statue Of Liberty
Otto Katz 8 months ago
No take-backs! She's ours. And we're dealing with the orange monster.
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Michael Largey 8 months ago
Despite how the photo looks, she has not turned her back on America. America has turned its back on her.
Lauren Wilder 8 months ago
They never show the bottom of the SoL, where the chains are located.
ᏕᏂᎥᎥᏁᎧ <3 8 months ago
I have actually never seen the back of the statue of liberty in all of my 12 years
It wasn’t only artists who were up in arms over Gustave Eiffel’s grand architectural project. The possibility of a giant iron tower in the middle of Paris drew criticism from some members of the public too, who didn’t hold back their harsh words and disdain.
According to the Eiffel Tower site, the Iron Lady was accused of being “this belfry skeleton” (Paul Verlaine); “this truly tragic street lamp” (Léon Bloy); “this mast of iron gymnasium apparatus” (François Coppée).
“Famous author Guy de Maupassant called it a ‘giant ungainly skeleton [...] aborting to form a ridiculous, skinny, factory chimney stack’. After the Iron Lady was built, he was seemingly still repulsed by it - he said that he often went to have lunch on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, as it was ‘the only place in the city where I won’t see it’,” reads the site.
#22
I Cremate Your Loved Ones With Extreme Care, Dignity, And The Utmost Respect. For You That Might Wonder, This Is What The Inside Of A Cremation Chamber Looks Like
MoBeLa 8 months ago
Thank you for this! Many of my family members have been cremated (including my son) and I’ve always wondered what that looked like. This photo brings me some peace.
Eugenia 🇮🇹🤌 8 months ago (edited)
There's an italian company whose business is collecting metallic prosthetic joints and other things from crematoriums, and recycle/upcycle them since they are made of expensive metals. The parts do not get burned and are otherwise thrown away because they are not put into the urns.
Dawn Marie 8 months ago
I know it is silly and stupid, but I have decided upon Cremation, after I have donated my body to science because I am extremely claustrophobic. I know, The is a very enclosed space as well. Exactly how long is someone in a cremation chamber? Thank you for your help in this matter. I know I sound like a nut, but if you knew my past, your would understand. Thank you for understanding.
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago (edited)
I guess I'm a nut too. This is pretty much the same exact wishes I have for when I pass. Your reasoning is spot on and makes complete sense to a fellow extreme claustrophobic. I have yet to officially put these wishes in writing but it is on my to-do list for the very near future.
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Liz Butt 8 months ago
When we had my father cremated, I was waiting outside to be let in, when one of the guys who brought the coffin asked if this was a bar b que or a burial. I turned around to look at him. Didn't say anything though.
Destini Mattocks 8 months ago
I'd love to punch him in the throat on your behalf. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that on such an upsetting day. As someone who picked up both of my parents after they were cremated and the emotions surrounding the events, this just shreds my heart.
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Upstaged75 8 months ago
There are no admins or moderators here censoring things. It's an AI computer program. And if you can't handle it you can just not open this website.
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This Is What The Inside Of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Looks Like
MrLiesegang 8 months ago
Disappointing? Well, that could be the reason why it didn't fall over.
Mook The Mediocre 8 months ago
Interesting note: The Pisa tower was originally called the InterContinental Biblical Missile launcher, and was designed to launch nuclear weapons and bibles on the infidel Muslims. The tilt in the tower was not an error - it aimed towards Mecca. Sadly, in 1173 AD, the Italians had not yet invented nuclear weapons or missiles, so the tower never saw action. True Story™
Bravia Kimyi 8 months ago (edited)
Thanks, I was getting confused until I saw this comment.
Load More Replies... Ravenkbh 8 months ago (edited)
They should fill it with Helium balloons. That would fix its tilting!
Richienotsorich 6 months ago
The 'straight' Tower of Pisa doesn't have the same ring!
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#24
The Shell Of The White House During The Renovation In 1950s
Tom Brincefield 8 months ago
Truman was President, he stayed in Blair House in DC during it, and 2 Puerto Rican separatists tried to assassinate him there. The only Secret Service agent to die protecting the President killed one of them after he was fatally wounded. The other was captured after being wounded, and sentenced to death. Truman commuted it to life in prison.
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Rinso The Red 8 months ago
Rebuilt as a cement bunker, within the existing walls of hte structure. Actually a really fascinating process.
Glen Ellyn 8 months ago
Considering the Cold War was in full force back then, no wonder they thought it necessary to build a bunker.
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Evan Connolly 2 months ago
They built a new police building in Abbotsford, British Columbia. They intend to use the old building, but first they have stripped it right down to the girders, so it will be rebuilt almost entirely as a new building.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on who you ask, the protestors failed in their bid to stop the construction of “this truly tragic streetlamp” and the Eiffel Tower was opened to the public on May 15, 1889. As quickly as she went up, the controversy died down, with some of the critics even apologizing for their criticism of what was to become the icon of Paris.
According to the Eiffel Tower website, around 300 million people have flocked to the giant tower since it was built, which equates to millions of photographs of the iconic landmark. But you might be surprised to know that there are some rules and regulations when it comes to photographing the Eiffel Tower.
#25
I Saw The Pyramids On My Flight
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
It's the green bit closest to the bottom pyramid.
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Diplodocus Dinosaur 8 months ago
You can compare them to the modern buildings and see that they are HUGE!
Donna Peluda 8 months ago
Since 2020 I've flown in to Cairo 4 times and never seen the golf course. Still haven't found time to see the piramids
#26
This Is Mount Rushmore Before The Presidential Heads Were Carved Into It
tee-lena 8 months ago
Still is sacred to us. That doesn't stop just because of the graffiti
Load More Replies... Earonn - 8 months ago
Better. Now it's a monument to vanity and blind fandom. No matter how good a Human being is, the goodness is not in the face and you don't have to deface a mountain with it. Wasn't / Isn't it even sacred to indigenous people?
Otto Katz 8 months ago
Still is, they still petition to have the heads removed.
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 8 months ago (edited)
Even with seeing images often, there's no way to prepare for how deeply creepy Mt Rushmore is. One of the most beautiful places in the world, and the worst treatment of a mountain I have ever seen
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
Even before they carved it, the view of Mount Rushmore was unpresidented!
Nemanja Marić 2 weeks ago
Back then, name of that mountain was "Six grandparents" (Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe)
#27
Terrible Tilly
The Tillamook Lighthouse Off The Oregon Coast, Built In 1881 It Was Abandoned 75 Years Later Due To The Dangerous Location. It Is Now Privately-Owned And Was Used As A Columbarium For Several Decades. Currently Listed For Sale For $6.5 Million.
BrunoVI 8 months ago
Right, because pirates never mess with desert islands on storm-tossed seas!
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Ron Man 8 months ago
If you didn't know, a Columbarium is a place where you store human remains in cremation urns. They lost their license to do that as the structure will eventually collapse. Helicopter is the only real way to access the island now, and only the owners can. It's off limits for events and can only be accessed outside of seabird nesting season. A cool location that will eventually be washed away
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
"A columbarium is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns holding cremated remains of the dead." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbarium
it's me again 6 months ago
"A columbarium is a structure, often found in cemeteries or churches, designed to hold cremation urns. It's essentially a dedicated place for the respectful storage and display of cremated remains, offering an alternative to traditional in-ground burial. "
If you're planning to do so, your best bet is during daylight hours. And it has nothing to do with lighting... "The image of the Eiffel Tower by day falls within the public domain: its use is rights-free, and may therefore be reproduced without prior authorisation by the SETE, the managing company of the image of the Eiffel Tower on behalf of the Mairie de Paris," reads the official site.
If you're wanting an iconic photo of the Eiffel Tower lit up at night, here's what you need to know, according to those in charge:
"The various illuminations of the Eiffel Tower (golden illumination, twinkling, beacon and events lighting) are protected. The use of the image of the Eiffel Tower at night is therefore subject to prior authorisation by the SETE. This use is subject to payment of rights, the amount of which is determined by the intended use, the media plan, etc."
#28
The Inside Of An North Korea Airport
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
It's North Korea - so it's "Wow, that's so many flights on the board, three of them!" And since it *is* North Korea, there's a good chance they're all fake and put up there to be photographed for propaganda purposes. 😬
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Upstaged75 8 months ago
Why is it written in English? I don't assume they have a lot of English speaking tourists.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago (edited)
Propaganda, I guess. And they do get English speaking tourists. Remember the poor American boy who was arrested in 2016?
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Lindy Mac 8 months ago
The Musk Administration is working hard to get that accomplished.
Load More Replies... WonderWoman 8 months ago
That is what JFK and Reagan international will look like before too long
BrunoVI 8 months ago
Pretty safe guess even with no additional information. Not a lot of people fly into Hamhung.
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#29
Canadian-Us Border In Northern Idaho. They Cut Down All The Trees Along The Border To Mark It
Tom Brincefield 8 months ago
Approximately 1349 miles of the 3,987 mile northern border has this Vista cut into it. That's 33% of the northern border by itself, then there is the border through the Great Lakes and various other water areas, which is another 1300 miles. (Together, that's over 60%of the total length.) You may want to rethink your comment about 86%.
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96m77mfphq 8 months ago
ohhh and here our new king things its an imaginary line drawn with a sharpie.
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
I mean, all borders are imaginary lines. The earth is not aware of political boundaries
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Gerry Higgins 8 months ago
This will make it much easier for Canada to build a wall and keep crazy Americans out.
James Twong 8 months ago
Apparently it's just a random line on a map. According to an orange r*pist at least.
Lyoness 8 months ago
It needed one yesterday. Hell, it needed one 10 years ago.
Load More Replies... Dariusz M. D. 8 months ago
I have been living in Canada for many years. Until recently, Canadians were always looking very favourably at the USA. But now, this nonsense with tariffs and incorporating Canada as a US state immensly damaged Canadian goodwill towards their southern neighbours. It will take a generation to reverse that. On the other side, the country is more united than ever. 😊
#30
Behind The Price Is Right Wheel
Ashtophet’sRevenge 8 months ago
Im hearing the sound in my head, it’s the sound of a day off from school… back when we had no cable or internet…
The Other Guest 8 months ago
A relative works at CBS & took a few of us for a backstage tour. I got to spin that wheel and dear lord is it ever heavy!
Rick Seiden 8 months ago
One of the guys from work just won A NEW CAR! on the PiR about a month ago!
#31
The Modern "Bulb" In A 150-Year-Old Lighthouse
Virgil Blue 8 months ago
Considering that leds produce far less heat to light than the old lamps it's crazy how bright these leds must be to need that much heat dissipation.
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago
That looks like a *really* big set of heatsinks to me. Does anyone know for sure? I'd never thought about it before, but it makes sense - you want the light emitters close together, so the heatsinking's got to be above and below like that.
Forrest Hobbs 8 months ago (edited)
Looks like a cluster of really high power LEDs with really *HUGE* heatsinks - because LEDs are semiconductor devices which 1) produce heat in operation and 2) can't cope with high temperatures. (exactly what temperature they can cope with and for how long and how it affects their working life depends on oh so many things - best ask the manufacturer. Olde tyme germanium transistors had a specified maximum junction temperature of 90°C IIRC. Silicon? 150°C or 200°C, depending. White LEDs? I have no clue.)
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#32
Flying Over Antartica From Chile To Australia
#33
An Inside Of Al Capone's Cell As It Exists Today At Eastern State Penitentiary
Deeelite 8 months ago
I've been there too! They play old timey music in the room too. The whole prison is fascinating!
Upstaged75 8 months ago
And at Halloween they turn the whole place in to a haunted house.
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#34
Sitting On The Arm Of Christ The Redeemer
AnnaB 8 months ago
There's a stairway that takes you up to the head, and an opening that can get you out onto the arms. thiagomlco...b98f12.jpg 
Jeannie Boudreau 8 months ago
So you can not only fall to your death, but also be impaled on those spikes. How fun!
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#35
The Insides Of A Movie Theater Screen
David 8 months ago (edited)
In some (I think many) theaters, some of the speakers / sound equipment is behind the screen. I recall the IMAX theater in Seattle had a little demo they'd run back when it was newer (still do? dunno) where they are showing you all the speakers and they spotlight them as they mention them. With no movie playing, when they spotlight the ones behind the screen they are visible to the audience, similar to how the seats are visible in the photo above.
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#36
Standing On Top Of A Nuclear Reactor
Paul Donahue 8 months ago
I've done this! UW Madison research reactor for my Nuclear Science merit badge
Robert T 8 months ago
I have too. I visited both Heysham and Sellafield. If memory serves, it was Heysham we did this. It was covered over though - so you couldn't see or fall in.
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Ben Aziza 8 months ago (edited)
Why not? You can bask in the glow of the rarest tanning salon EVER! I hear Cherenkov radiation does wonders for exfoliation! Jokes aside if you have eaten a banana you got more radiation for the day that the person taking the photo. (Assuming he is not an avid banana enjoyer! and that the reactor is well maintained) The blue light is due to the charged particles moving "faster than light"* in the heavy water. It basically makes a sonic boom but with light. A light boom! That light boom consumes the energy in the ionizing particles that would normally F up DNA and turns it into that beautiful ethereal blue glow! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Clarifying that nothing is faster than light in a vaccum. In this case the ionizing particles are faster than light in a medium. Cus light reflects and bounces arounds when encountering the atoms of the medium.
Load More Replies... Virgil Blue 8 months ago (edited)
Amazingly the upper few meters of water are hardly more radioactive than normal water I learned. Sure I'll still not go for a swim in it, but you would be safe if you fell in.
Load More Replies... Ben Aziza 8 months ago
I was surprised by how dam good that theme was. Then i found out it is by Hans Zimmer. No longer surprised XD
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#37
Charlie Duke's Family Portrait Left On The Surface Of The Moon. Cat Crater At Station 14 Was Named For Sons Charles And Tom. Dot Crater At Station 16 Was Named For His Wife
DeShotz 8 months ago
Unfortunately, that photo has probably faded to completely white by now. Odds are that footprint is still there, which is pretty cool.
Ron Man 8 months ago
The pic may be faded, but both the pic and the footprint are still there.
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RedMarbles 8 months ago
Alternatively, a small token of a huge achievement (and one that will not harm any wildlife or ecosystem).
Load More Replies... ThatCrazyChick 8 months ago
Probably a stupid question, but why is it just laying there and not floating around? Space science isn't my strong point but the lack of gravity on the moon is something I "thought" I knew.
Morris McGurk 8 months ago
The moon has gravity, just a lot less. It's only outer space that has no gravity. Have a watch of some of the videos of the astronauts jumping around on the moon. They can leap quite far, even in the heavy suits.
Load More Replies... Sally Moen 8 months ago
If you look at a map of the Moon, there are some really interesting names for places there. I enjoy reading the names of craters
Lindy Mac 8 months ago (edited)
I was looking this up on Google and the next story is "Why are there 96 bags of p00 on the moon?" See? 🤬 Humans can't go anywhere without polluting and leaving garbage. They wanted "to save weight at the ascent from the Moon... Actually, they threw everything out that they didn't need to bring back ( to Earth) and wasn't necessary for going back" Now they want to spend billions to go to Mars ... instead of just cleaning Earth up!!! That's some people's idea of solving a problem.
Ozymandias73 8 months ago
Sure....let's start littering on the moon since we've already f'd up the Earth. I mean, with all the c**p left in orbit, it's only logical that that's what will happen/is happening. *eyeroll
#38
Golden Gate Bridge Under Construction, San Francisco, California
Hoi-Polloi 8 months ago
I find myself wondering if our civilization would be able to build that bridge today, much less in 4.5 years.
The Darkest Timeline 8 months ago
Yes, we can. Very large bridges, some of them more difficult than this to build, are constructed quite frequently.
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What The Artist Sees During Tiny Desk Performances
Donna Peluda 8 months ago
Not a fan of Dua lipa's music but I enjoyed her tiny desk concert. Why does she put out so overproduced autotuned BS. She doesn't need it given her tiny desk performance.
#40
Saw The North Sentinel Island While On The Return Flight From Port Blair, South Andaman
MrLiesegang 8 months ago
Hm, i‘m interested what the people of Sentinel Island think of the planes… but I’m to afraid to ask them.
April Pickett 8 months ago
They won't answer you and then they will k**l you. Does anyone outside of that island speak Sentinelese?
Load More Replies... brittany 8 months ago
fun (weird) tangent: Armageddon (per the rules of my grandmas church) cant possibly come true so long as this island is off limits. basically her faith says that on the day that every single person on earth has heard and understood the word of God, whether they choose to worship him or not, will be the beginning of Armageddon . but not until all people on earth have had the chance to reject or receive him. i pointed out that no one is allowed to witness to this tribe (and a few others located elsewhere in the world) and we probably dont have anyone outside the tribes that even speaks their language. she didnt have an answer to that, just doubled down. i am not part of the religion
Tom Brincefield 8 months ago
Heard that one before. And the people who keep trying to visit the Sentinelese are almost always trying to witness to them. Which is really stupid, since no has a clue about their language.
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#41
Gatun Locks, Construction Of Gates, Panama Canal
Virgil Blue 8 months ago
The rest of the world will just use its real name. Thanks.
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Journey Behind The Falls
General Anaesthesia 8 months ago (edited)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_Behind_the_Falls
Hoi-Polloi 8 months ago
"Slowly I turned ... step by step ... inch by inch ..."
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Richard Kimble: “I didn’t kïll my wife!” Deputy Girard: “I don’t care”
Otto Katz 8 months ago
I've been there. Reached my arm out, and in a jar, caught some of the water! it was amazing.
#43
Empty Airplane Without Seats
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
And one where the passenger in front of you can't lean their seat back.
Load More Replies... Glen Ellyn 8 months ago
Maybe they're getting ready to add new seating (cramming more people in than before).
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Burj Al Babas, Turkey
Factory of princesses or a horizontal skyscraper with abandoned castles.
700 were planned, but about 600 were completed!!! identical castles in the region between Istanbul and Ankara have been abandoned for probably 8 years. The village, which was built as an elite housing for foreigners from countries with rich oil deposits, went bankrupt after the fall in oil prices and still stands in the middle of beautiful mountains.
Earonn - 8 months ago
If you have the money to buy one of these, you also have the money to buy something where the neighbour can't read your newspaper from their bedroom.
Liz Siemens 8 months ago
Right? And they probably don’t want the EXACT SAME castle as their neighbor lol
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Mischa Keizer 8 months ago
Not much. Bad design, worse construction. All will be destroyed in a few decades. And like we have barely an idea how to huts of cavemen looks like, future generation might only find some small remains enough to determine a site where people build. But since you won't find remains of occupation it would be deemed as something besides everyday life (so religious or governmental or social).
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Fora Nakit 8 months ago
There are videos on youtube about this place. I saw one, and apparently, the quality of the buildings is in the best case questionable.
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Rich Black 8 months ago
If i was a "rich foreigner" I'd never agree to live in a place thar bleak.
JuniorCJ82 8 months ago
Because that's what ridiculously rich people want, houses identical to their neighbours...
#45
The Tomb Of Tutankhamun, From The Outside
#46
This Is What The Eiffel Tower Looked Like While It Was Under Construction
Robin DJW 8 months ago
I always wondered if the tower was built from the top down, or from the bottom up. Now I know!
Chuck 8 months ago
How could they....it has to be....you can't start at the ....I'm starting to think that you did that on purpose.
Load More Replies... Diplodocus Dinosaur 8 months ago
Fun fact: There was an architect´s competition about the construction. Gustave Eiffel saw to it that the competition rules were changed so only his drawing could win.
Spring Fisk 8 months ago
The eiffel tower is truly amazing. I could not get over the grand immensity of it.
#47
Behind The Baseball Scoreboard
#48
There's A Golf Course Right Next To The Great Pyramid Of Giza
MrLiesegang 8 months ago
Awe-inspiring? Looks Like urban hell to me. And wow, the costs to water it in the desert…
Foxglove🇮🇪 8 months ago
It's disheartening to see how far the city has encroached onto the Giza Plateau. When I was last there (over 20 years ago now) there was still a decent separation between the two.
Say No to Downvoting 8 months ago
Really? When I was there nearly 20 years ago we ate at a McDonalds overlooking Giza.
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#49
Statue Of Unity
ThatCrazyChick 8 months ago
I'll have to Google this one. I've never seen it before. "It's massive!"
Uncle Schmickle 8 months ago
This is fantastic and I'm sure Mr. Patel was a fine man, but couldn't the money it cost have been put to better use such as helping the millions of impoverished people in India ?
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
"The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), near Kevadia in the state of Gujarat, India." & "The Statue of Unity is an iconic 182 meters tall tribute to one of India's foremost Statesmen and leaders – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel." - Wikipedia
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#50
Saw This Building That Is Upside Down
Wang Zhuang 8 months ago
Oh, this looks like the Wonderworks Building in Orlando. It's an amusement facility
Ian Webling 8 months ago
When a flag is flown upside down in the US it is a signal of dire distress. When the White House is literally up side down...
Marie Clear 8 months ago
Go grab a shovel, Hank, we need to signal how serious the US distress is right now!
Load More Replies... Joanne Earle 8 months ago
I think there's one in Niagara Falls Ontario and Pigeon Forge or Gatlinberg.
#51
Inside An Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile
#52
The Oval Office Sits Empty During Renovations
Wang Zhuang 8 months ago
I don't wish it was empty, but I do wish the person who's occupying it would get the h e l l out
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
Man, I want to take off my shoes and slide along that beautiful parquet on my socks! (Much better use for that room, in my opinion)
#53
Alternate Angle Of The Golden Globes Red Carpet 2017
#54
The Time Pyramid Of Wemding, After The 2023 Installation
The Zeitpyramide is an unfinished concrete pyramid. Because a block is only placed every 10 years, it is expected to be completed in 3183.
MrLiesegang 8 months ago
… I bet 1000€ that it will never be finished… and another 1000€ that if I put 1000€ into a bank account that‘s nothing left by 3183…
cugel. 8 months ago (edited)
Unless they've specially formulated something, modern concrete won't last anywhere near 1000 years. If it kicks on, I would expect these blocks will be replaced at some point.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 8 months ago
Well, if you really only place one block every ten years, this just doesn't add to the general problems. *shrug* Also, I guess an artist or a couple of artists are doing it.
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#55
Here's What The Space Behind A Movie Theater Screen Looks Like. This Is The Amc Prime Theater At The Barrywoods 24 Location In Kansas City, Missouri
#56
This Is Plymouth Rock
Morris McGurk 8 months ago
Yup, can confirm, looks like a rock. Source: seen other rocks before.
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago
If you end up traveling to the Plymouth area, I highly recommend skipping the tourist trap rock.
#57
Everest Base Camp On A Stormy Day
#58
Diamond Mine In Russia
June 13, 1955, geologists searching for a kimberlite pipe in Yakutia saw a tall larch tree, the roots of which were exposed by a landslide. A fox dug a deep hole under it. By the characteristic bluish color of the earth scattered by the fox, the geologists realized that it was kimberlite. A coded radiogram was immediately sent to Moscow: "Lighted a peace pipe, excellent tobacco."
Soon
, the workers' settlement of Mirny grew up around the diamond deposit; now it is a city with a population of 35 thousand people. The quarry is 535 meters deep and more than a kilometer in diameter. Diamonds are mined in the most difficult weather conditions. For example, subzero temperatures last seven months of the year, and frosts of -60 °C are not uncommon in winter.
#59
The Trevi Fountain In Rome Has Been Emptied And A Little Pool Was Put In Front Of It So Tourists Could Throw A Coin
Alison Hobbs 8 months ago
This only happens when the fountain is cleaned and coins are removed. It's then refilled
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
Imagine dreaming your whole life in seeing the fountain in all its glory, just to for it to be in renovations exactly when you finally visit the city...
#60
Cooling Towers At Nuclear Power Plants Are Open At The Bottom
Captain Awesome 8 months ago
That's a hyperbolic cooling tower. Not necessarily used on a nuclear power plant, but is commonly associated with nuclear power plants.
#61
Million Bottle Temple
The main building at Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew, more commonly know as "The Million Bottle Temple" or "Wat Lan Kuad" in Thai. This Buddhist temple about 300 miles from Bangkok is decorated with more than a million recycled bottles.
#63
I Found The Geographic Center Of The United States
Papa 8 months ago
The last time that happened was in 1959, and as far as I know there aren't any realistic plans to add more, so that's not likely to be a problem.
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#64
Ever Been Curious What It Looked Like Behind An Mlb Videoboard?
#65
There's A Beer Bottle 35,000 Feet Down Into The Deepest Point Of Earth, The Challenger Deep
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
Humanity has manage to pollute a place when literally no human will never physically touch. That's distressing.
Adam Kowalski 8 months ago
I'll explain: that'll be about 12,000 knees, 16,000 calves and about 800 thighs!!! And was it enough to write 11 km under water?!?
Adam Kowalski 8 months ago
już tłumaczę: to będzie ok 12000 kolan, 16000 łydek i ok 800 ud!!! A wystarczyło napisać 11 km pod wodą?!?
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ThatCrazyChick 8 months ago
I love this. It's cool to see a different perspective of common areas.
CartoonCasey 8 months ago
"If given a choice, how would you like to experience these iconic places?" Scavenger hunt. Unauthorized, of course. It's better to beg forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.
ThatCrazyChick 8 months ago
I love this. It's cool to see a different perspective of common areas.
CartoonCasey 8 months ago
"If given a choice, how would you like to experience these iconic places?" Scavenger hunt. Unauthorized, of course. It's better to beg forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.
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