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MortalWombat · 11-09-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wamy Einehouse

The beaches of Tarawa, one of the earliest and most savage amphibious assualts of the Second World War:

1,677 Americans and 4,713 Japanese died fighting over an area of around 77 miles squared, although it could be argued lessons learned there saved many more lives in the future amphibious assaults of WW2.

An interesting side note: Actor Eddie Albert, probably most well known as Oliver Douglas from Green Acres, fought at the battle of Tarawa. According to Wikipedia:

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A genuine war hero, he was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his actions during the invasion of Tarawa in November, 1943, when, as the pilot of a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft, he rescued 47 Marines who were stranded offshore (and supervised the rescue of 30 others), while under heavy enemy machine-gun fire.

Wamy Einehouse · 11-09-2009, 10:05 AM

Mt Etna:

The one with the laver running towards the city lights is particularly apocalyptic imo.

ticmarx · 11-09-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LondonBroil

Awesome picture. How did he know the shuttle was gonna be right there at that time?

Actually he didn't ....... he thought it was going to be some 6,428.7 miles further back at that exact point in time.

PartysOver · 11-09-2009, 12:14 PM

What's interesting is the cities of Washington that are still in danger of being destroyed in the event of another eruption.

ticmarx · 11-09-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mikekelley

and people still say that global warming isn't happening

f u retards.

Hasn't the question become what is causing it? Is it caused by human activity or is there another explanation? I would like to know what caused the warming of the globe that resulted in the end of the ice age. Certainly can't blame that on man-made hydrocarbons can we?

dontknower · 11-09-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by emekulate

mthafka

Don't sweat it guys. Nation represented in the middle got even by dropping nuclear bombs on nation represented in the front. I's all cool.

dontknower · 11-09-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WinEvryRacex

holy ****, that guy is serious. his face burned off and he's still sticking with that pose.

what a waste

"what a waste"

Disagree. Not even if we let it be.

/Buddhism (ftw)

dontknower · 11-09-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VickreyAuction

north and south korea night-time illumination map. the dot in the north is pyongyang.

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/200...eas-dark-half/

Fake; obv a diseased penis imo.

Huehuecoyotl · 11-09-2009, 07:51 PM

There has to be a more modern photo of N Korea/ S Korea. That one looks like it was taken for Wargames the movie

AlienBoy · 11-09-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

There has to be a more modern photo of N Korea/ S Korea. That one looks like it was taken for Wargames the movie

Here's one from 2003 - pretty much the same.

Wamy Einehouse · 11-10-2009, 10:07 AM

Russian mafia graves:

LonesomeFugitive · 11-10-2009, 10:09 AM

The infamous devil in the smoke picture from the 911 attack.

MortalWombat · 11-10-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ticmarx

Hasn't the question become what is causing it? Is it caused by human activity or is there another explanation?

That question has been asked and answered. See callipygian's excellent posts on the Science, Math, and Philosophy forum here and here for a much better explanation than I could hope to give.

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I would like to know what caused the warming of the globe that resulted in the end of the ice age. Certainly can't blame that on man-made hydrocarbons can we?

So? We can't blame man for forest fires millions of years ago, but that doesn't mean that man isn't the main cause of them now.

KurtSF · 11-10-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Wamy Einehouse

Here.

Does not say but always assumed would be black bear if in California. Think the pic on that episode of QI was a black bear as well if I recall, but that prob does not mean much.

There is an account in "Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions" by Richard Erdoes where they set a adolescent bear up against a humongous and angry bull several times it size. The bull snorted, wailed, and charged. The bear seemed not to notice and was certainly toast, then at the last second, sidestepped the giant bull's charge, and limply held out a claw to let the bull's own momentum tear itself open, spilling its guts on the ground.

suzzer99 · 11-10-2009, 02:58 PM

Not really surprising that in hours of constant smoke footage a face might form at some point.