The amazing and cool photo thread

[NINE_HUNDRED]

Sky looks somewhat Photoshop'd Not sure though.

Corinth Canal, Greece

 

[Brett]

Sky looks somewhat Photoshop'd Not sure though.

You would be surprised how many stars can be seen when there is very little man made light and/or sun light to pollute the picture.

 

[bazylfox]

i've got photo of lightning striking tree about 40 meters from my window. Will post it here in evening

 

[Rue]

Yay! My town. This is the best I've managed so far. I hope you don't think I'm being a bit bold putting it in a thread with much better photos...


Hong Kong from Victoria Peak by R-W-P, on Flickr

 

[Talon]

That can't be real.

Is it?

No, you don't. Unless you want it to be the last gas mask you'll ever wear. IIRC, visitors are cautioned to never take items from the buildings.

Why? If the radiation is that strong I'm surprised they let people in there.

 

[TB]

That can't be real.

Is it?

Indeed it is - it's called the Morning Glory Spillway.

 

[Talon]

Wow, that's awesome. Make's the spillways of our dams look so boring.

Edit: Didn't see the name of the lake at first, Berryessa is close enough for a day trip for me, that would be something to see.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That thing is downright spooky. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

 

[F1 fan]

Yay! My town. This is the best I've managed so far. I hope you don't think I'm being a bit bold putting it in a thread with much better photos...

No, you aren't doing anything wrong. Hong Kong is very beautiful and pictures like that belong in this thread .

EDIT:

Edit: Didn't see the name of the lake at first, Berryessa is close enough for a day trip for me, that would be something to see.

Are you sure. I think reading about him kindof put me off Lake Berryessa.

 

[boiltheocean]

Why? If the radiation is that strong I'm surprised they let people in there.

People are only let in for short periods of time, you wouldn't want to take something that's been sat there since the accident unless you'd like to grow an ear on your knee.

 

[Talon]

URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_killer"]Are you sure.[/URL] I think reading about him kindof put me off Lake Berryessa.

Wow, I did not know that guy operated so close to where I live.

People are only let in for short periods of time, you wouldn't want to take something that's been sat there since the accident unless you'd like to grow an ear on your knee.

That could be handy in some situations....

 

[F1 fan]

Wow, I did not know that guy operated so close to where I live.

I can imagine it would have been terrifying at the time. Problem is he's never been caught. I'm fascinated by it. There were strong rumours about a year ago suggesting that someone else had been arrested for the crimes, but I guess since no news has surfaced, it wasn't the guy.

Robert Gray Smith will have you believe it was definately Arthur Lee Allen though. If it was, then you can go to the lake in peace, as Allen is dead.

 

[Horde_R35]

That thing is downright spooky. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

+1

 

[TB]

That thing is downright spooky. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

+1

And all this time I've been lead to believe that guys love The Glory Hole...

 

[McLaren]

Why? If the radiation is that strong I'm surprised they let people in there.

Walking through the town isn't too bad, though there are many areas you can't go near if the levels are too high. They also advise people to stay off the grass for any lengthy period of time.

As Float said, those things have been sitting in radiation for over 25 years. The tours are only there for a few hours at the most, so the exposure difference is massive. I believe that 10 years in constant exposure for some of the people who still lived near the accident afterwards, were most certain to be diagnosed with cancer.

 

[CodeRedR51]

And all this time I've been lead to believe that guys love The Glory Hole...

When I look at those pictures, all I see is death. No thanks.

 

[Horde_R35]

And all this time I've been lead to believe that guys love The Glory Hole...

I was hoping for someone to make that joke .

 

[raz_10]

El Capitan​

 

[Minty]

 

[Horde_R35]

 

[Moglet]

That thing is downright spooky. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

Thankyou! Someone else who agrees with me! Just looking at that image scares the hell out of me, if I were to ever go near it IRL I'd end up feeling sick and weak at the knees, there's something about things like that that really really freak me out

Just look at the bloody size of it!

The exit is pretty bad too:

 

[PeterJB]

Surprise surprise, some swimmer did actually get sucked into it once, and drowned.

 

[Talon]

I wonder how long you would be underwater from the time you got sucked in to when you got spit out at the other end...

 

[CodeRedR51]

Beautiful.

I wonder how long you would be underwater from the time you got sucked in to when you got spit out at the other end...

If you weren't thrown against the side and knocked out or got stuck in a pocket somewhere, hard to say if you could make it out the other side by simply holding your breath. Still a horrible way to die. I'd honestly like to meet the guy who thought those things were a good idea.

 

[boiltheocean]

Surely they have a net or metal grid of some sort. Nobody would design something like that without considering if someone fell in.

 

[PeterJB]

If it's a 90 metre drop, that levels out too, you'd probably get through in 10-15 seconds, if you survived it, which you probably wouldn't.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Surely they have a net or metal grid of some sort. Nobody would design something like that without considering if someone fell in.

Nope.

 

[Talon]

Yeah that seems hard to believe there isn't a grid on top.

Turbo, I dunno if you meant it this way but your location is spelled wrong.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Turbo, I dunno if you meant it this way but your location is spelled wrong.

No it's not!

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I got this last tonight! It's through a screen so that's why it isn't clear.


Tri Bolt by NISM0_SKYLINE, on Flickr