Human history captured on photo (pic heavy)

[55palfers]

Concorde still looks up to date.

If only it had said "Boeing" on the tail.....

[Corpulent Tosser]

Noodle1982 said:

Vyse said:

Men stand in a 45,000 ton steel pipe over the Hoover Dam

Some amazing photos but im sure that's not 45,000 tons

Yes some great pictures and some very thought provoking but 450 T would be closer to the mark.

I calculated if it was 50' dia x 24' long and 4" plate it would be around 280T, brave buggers standing in it though.

[nicanary]

I've never before seen Gandhi's letter to Hitler. Very moving.

[budfox]

PoleDriver said:

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1969, first man on the moon (probably)

Well it's certainly a man on the moon (conspiracy theorists can go swivel), but it's not the first man. There are only two photos of Armstrong on the moon and that isn't either of them. If it was taken in 1969 then it's either Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad or Alan Bean.

[GroundEffect]

Something tells me OP uses NeoGAF...

[wolfracesonic]

The members of PistonHeads NP&E forum gather for their inaugural night time meet


Does any one think the picture of the woman with the children for sale is genuine or a joke like you sometimes see people putting their children up for sale on Ebay, 'for a laugh'? I know things were tough in the Depression, but still.............

[Eric Mc]

I have my doubts about the veracity of some of the captions - if not the pictures. For example, this is NOT Concorde in the 1970s. This Concorde is painted in the "Landor" British Airways scheme which was introduced in 1984. Also, the way the aircraft is posed makes me think that it has been superimposed over a background shot of the New York skyline.

[Eric Mc]

budfox said:

PoleDriver said:

[
1969, first man on the moon (probably)

Well it's certainly a man on the moon (conspiracy theorists can go swivel), but it's not the first man. There are only two photos of Armstrong on the moon and that isn't either of them. If it was taken in 1969 then it's either Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad or Alan Bean.

It's Buzz setting up the seismic activity experiment.

[Eric Mc]

Bloody hell - who wrote those captions?

The Wright Brothers first powered flight was in 1903 - not 1902.

[98elise]

Corpulent Tosser said:

Noodle1982 said:

Vyse said:

Men stand in a 45,000 ton steel pipe over the Hoover Dam

Some amazing photos but im sure that's not 45,000 tons

Yes some great pictures and some very thought provoking but 450 T would be closer to the mark.

I calculated if it was 50' dia x 24' long and 4" plate it would be around 280T, brave buggers standing in it though.

That sounds better. 45,000 tons would be a couple of warships

[Vyse]

Your right, I think 1902 must be the build date.

Eric Mc said:

Bloody hell - who wrote those captions?

The Wright Brothers first powered flight was in 1903 - not 1902.

[nicanary]

Vyse said:

Your right, I think 1902 must be the build date.

Eric Mc said:

Bloody hell - who wrote those captions?

The Wright Brothers first powered flight was in 1903 - not 1902.

They set off in 1902, but it took till 1903 to go the distance.

[Luke Warm]

Eric Mc said:

I have my doubts about the veracity of some of the captions - if not the pictures. For example, this is NOT Concorde in the 1970s. This Concorde is painted in the "Landor" British Airways scheme which was introduced in 1984. Also, the way the aircraft is posed makes me think that it has been superimposed over a background shot of the New York skyline.

Yes, I meant to type 1980s. It's a real photo of G-BOAG flying over Manhattan in 1986.

The photographer is Adrian Meredith.

Edited by Luke Warm on Sunday 2nd August 14:59

[Vyse]

A few more:




Liquidators cleaning the roof of reactor 3 - Chernobyl 1986



Bruce lee with Yip Man



Seized barrels of alcohol during prohibition



Amsterdam protester



Machu Picchu discovered 1911

http://www.oddee.com/_media/imgs/articles2/a98883_pm9.jpg
http://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/09/article-2450832-189DCFEF00000578-882_964x954.jpg?resize=752%2C744

Victorian Macabre photo

[zedstar]

Thanks for this post OP - enjoyed the photos and me Wikipediaing afterwards to fill my knowledge gaps!

[PoleDriver]

Once again a thread with good potential falls victim to pedants and wkers!

[Eric Mc]

Luke Warm said:

Yes, I meant to type 1980s. It's a real photo of G-BOAG flying over Manhattan in 1986.

The photographer is Adrian Meredith.

Edited by Luke Warm on Sunday 2nd August 14:59

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if the captions were off the website where the pictures were being obtained from or whether the poster was making up his own captions.

[so called]

PoleDriver said:

Once again a thread with good potential falls victim to pedants and wkers!

Sorry, did I miss something? :-/

[Luke Warm]

Eric Mc said:

Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure if the captions were off the website where the pictures were being obtained from or whether the poster was making up his own captions.

They're from my personal collection. Do you have anything to contribute besides pedantry? I mean, I'll give you Concorde, but who cares if the Wright brothers' first flight took place in 1902 or 03? In the context of this thread it's hardly that important.

[Blown2CV]

PoleDriver said:

Once again a thread with good potential falls victim to pedants and wkers!

i must have missed that bit, unless you're referring to your own post?