Topic: Random Images

Who_ate_my_rice · Reply #11400 Posted: December 22, 2010, 07:52:49 pm

LOL i thought there were bicycles on the discovery hahaha

Codex · Reply #11401 Posted: December 23, 2010, 03:26:14 am

GhostOfGallipoli · Reply #11402 Posted: December 23, 2010, 11:29:34 pm

Emrico1 · Reply #11403 Posted: December 24, 2010, 10:17:41 pm

doberman-08 · Reply #11404 Posted: December 25, 2010, 08:02:30 am

'Santa Maria' Crater in 360-Degree View, Sol 2451

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb85/astrodoberman/507495main_pia13750-43_946-710.jpg

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A football-field-size crater, informally named "Santa Maria," dominates the scene in this 360-degree view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Following a 25-meter (82-foot) drive on the 2,451st Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (Dec. 16, 2010), Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the frames combined into this mosaic. South is at the center. North is at both ends. The view is presented as a cylindrical projection.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

bigROBOTbill · Reply #11405 Posted: December 25, 2010, 06:04:23 pm

Never too late for love

bigROBOTbill · Reply #11406 Posted: December 26, 2010, 12:43:43 pm

Nice

how to:

http://vimeo.com/15370828

doberman-08 · Reply #11407 Posted: December 26, 2010, 05:11:37 pm

Ancient Maya Temples Were Giant Loudspeakers?

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Centuries before the first speakers and subwoofers, ancient Americans—intentionally or not—may have been turning buildings into giant sound amplifiers and distorters to enthrall or disorient audiences, archaeologists say.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101216-maya-acoustics-speakers-audio-sound-archaeology-science/

GhostOfGallipoli · Reply #11408 Posted: December 26, 2010, 07:30:02 pm

trolled hard for xmas hahahaha

Clin · Reply #11409 Posted: December 26, 2010, 07:33:39 pm

Rather have the book...

Edit: Wait, didn't see the third frame. That is truly epic.

Scunner · Reply #11410 Posted: December 27, 2010, 04:12:06 am

I'd still take the book.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/Scunner/Animals/animals_picdump_02.jpg

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mattnz · Reply #11411 Posted: December 27, 2010, 11:19:07 am

Lvl10 · Reply #11412 Posted: December 28, 2010, 07:52:11 am

new york snow

bigROBOTbill · Reply #11413 Posted: December 28, 2010, 02:06:25 pm

I just had a bit of a play with photoshop on a dull and rainy day, Here is the result if any of you would like it as a wallpaper or whatever, 2 sizes:

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hoodieblanket · Reply #11414 Posted: December 28, 2010, 06:41:28 pm

Those look awesome for a "bit of a play around" bRb!

bigROBOTbill · Reply #11415 Posted: December 28, 2010, 08:28:58 pm

About an hour maybe, sometimes they just happen.
I did another one after that of a photo of a water bottle I had taken a while ago

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9159/bottlegrunge.jpg

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doberman-08 · Reply #11416 Posted: December 29, 2010, 04:05:56 pm

City Lights

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This striking photograph features two of China’s most populous cities--Beijing and Tianjin--both located in the northern part of the country near the Bohai Gulf. The United Nations estimated 2010 population for the Beijing metropolitan area is approximately 12 million, with the population of the Tianjin metropolitan area estimated to be over 7 million.

Taken at night time by the Expedition 26 crew, the image dramatically illustrates the extent of both metropolitan areas. The smaller city of Langfang, located midway between Beijing and Tianjin, also is clearly visible, as are several other smaller developed areas to the northeast. The dark regions surrounding the well-lit urban areas are mainly agricultural fields, with wheat and corn being the major crops. Beijing is one of the recognized ancient capital cities--and the current capital--of the People’s Republic of China. The regular grid pattern of the city is clearly visible at lower upper right; concentric rings of major roadways around the city center have been added as the metropolitan area has expanded. Tianjin is a major trade center with connection to seaports on the Bohai Gulf. The city was established following the integration of the Grand Canal of China, a major artificial waterway extending from Beijing southwards to Hangzhou.

Image Credit: NASA