In the late 1880s, a woman’s body was found in the Seine River in Paris. Officials believe that she ended her life by drowning. A mortician created a death mask of her face so that people could identify her. To this day, no one knows who this woman was.
But if you recognise her, you’ve likely taken a CPR class. In the 1940s, Asmund Laerdal used her death mask to create the first CPR doll, Resusci Anne. CPR Anne is now the most kissed woman in history.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:00 PM, 2020
This is Teresa Adwentowska, a Polish Catholic girl who grew up during World War II. Her parents were activists whose home got destroyed during the bombing of Warsaw. Adwentowska had the left side of her brain damaged by a piece of shrapnel.
The incident left Adwentowska with insatiable hunger, and she later entered a mental asylum. In 1948, UNICEF photographer David “Chim” Seymour visited her school. He asked her to draw her home, and this is what she drew.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:05 PM, 2020
At first glance, you may not understand what that man is standing on. Look closely–he is standing on a large pile of bison skulls. In the 19th century, hunters ground the bones for fertilizer. This photo, captured in 1870, explains why bison almost went extinct in the U.S.
Within 50 years, the number of bison shrank from 30,000,000 to 300. Hunters targeted them for meat, supplies, and sport. Back in the day, these piles of skulls did not bother hunters.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:06 PM, 2020
If you look closely, you’ll see the silhouette of a man with a cane. This shade was once a real man. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. launched an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. People close to the bomb vaporized instantly. The heat from the explosion created outlines of victims.
These outlines, called the Hiroshima Shadows, remained on some surfaces for up to ten years. It shows exactly what people were doing when the bomb when off.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:07 PM, 2020
Although this train looks like a supernatural monster, there’s actually a reasonable explanation. In May 1948, this train traveled down the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Ohio. After it entered Charleston Pike, just south of Chillicothe, the boiler exploded.
At least three people died from the scalding water: the brakeman, the fireman, and the engineer. According to reports, the boiler became too dry and overheated. This photo shows the aftermath of the tragic train accident.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:09 PM, 2020
It’s hard to tell what this is at first. A doll? A person wearing a mask? The truth is far more terrifying. This is the corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos after her face was covered in wax and plaster.
Thank German radiology technologist Carl Tanzler for this photo. Tanzler was Maria’s doctor, and he obsessively courted her. After she died in 1931, Tanzler stole her corpse, decorated it, replaced the eyes with glass eyes, and kept it for seven years.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:10 PM, 2020
On May 24, 1913, one of the most famous incidents in boxing history occurred. American boxer Luther McCarty fought Arthur Pelkey in Wild Horse Canyon, Nebraska. During the fight, McCarty’s knees buckled, and he fell to the floor.
As the referee rushed to McCarty, a beam of light poured down on the boxer for ten seconds. Eight minutes later, McCarty was pronounced dead at the scene. The “Ten Seconds of Light” would be a legend if not for the photo shot that day.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:11 PM, 2020
In 1970, he ran away from his Catholic home to the Sydney Airport. He snuck onto the wheel of a Douglas DC-8 heading for Tokyo, a common stowaway tactic at the time.
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Meanwhile, amateur photographer John Gilpin was taking photos of the planes. He snapped a picture of the DC-8, and after it developed, he noticed Sapsford. He had fallen to his death around 150 feet above the ground.
Digger said
Jul 29 8:14 PM, 2020
In 1916, the French and British battled the German army in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Like many battles during World War I, soldiers engaged in trench warfare. This photo was taken during that battle and shows a soldier with shell shock.
The term “shell shock” was coined by British psychologist Charles Myers to explain the post-traumatic reactions that soldiers experienced after a battle. After heavy bombardment (often from bombshells), soldiers would be unable to walk, talk, sleep or react–much like this man here.
I was enjoying this thread until keyser started posting his videos.
Why can't he keep them to his own threads inside the forum. I, as a guest have no wish to interact with with him In the one thread really set up for guests.
John Doe said
Aug 3 12:24 AM, 2020
Anonymous wrote:
I was enjoying this thread until keyser started posting his videos.
Why can't he keep them to his own threads inside the forum. I, as a guest have no wish to interact with with him In the one thread really set up for guests.
I'm a member - you are not.
If you want more of a say in threads then join instead of anonymously sniping from the sidelines - a story overturning 350 years of scientific dogma was worth posting in my opinion, even if you want to clutch your pearls to your chest about the subject matter.
-- Edited by John Doe on Monday 3rd of August 2020 12:24:58 AM
Digger said
Aug 3 12:50 AM, 2020
Anonymous wrote:
I was enjoying this thread until keyser started posting his videos.
Why can't he keep them to his own threads inside the forum. I, as a guest have no wish to interact with with him In the one thread really set up for guests.
I've considered your suggestions. How does Fuck off sound?
Syl said
Aug 3 12:53 AM, 2020
John Doe said
Aug 3 1:02 AM, 2020
Digger wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I was enjoying this thread until keyser started posting his videos.
Why can't he keep them to his own threads inside the forum. I, as a guest have no wish to interact with with him In the one thread really set up for guests.
I've considered your suggestions. How does Fuck off sound?
I am dying!
-- Edited by John Doe on Monday 3rd of August 2020 01:03:50 AM
Maddog said
Aug 6 6:05 PM, 2020
Digger wrote:
At first glance, you may not understand what that man is standing on. Look closely–he is standing on a large pile of bison skulls. In the 19th century, hunters ground the bones for fertilizer. This photo, captured in 1870, explains why bison almost went extinct in the U.S.
Within 50 years, the number of bison shrank from 30,000,000 to 300. Hunters targeted them for meat, supplies, and sport. Back in the day, these piles of skulls did not bother hunters.
I just saw a few thousand the other day in Colorado. Good to see them back where they belong.
Buffalo were hunted by market hunters, like fish are caught by commercial fisherman. Whole different ballgame then the guy fishing with a rod and reel.
Fortunately, we have the knowlwdge and ability to manage populations of these animals now. As long as everyone follows the law or something close, there shouldn't be problems.
If birds left tracks in the sky, what would they look like? For years Barcelona-based photographer Xavi Bou has been fascinated by this question, but of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none visible to the naked eye.
Bou had a plan though and he has spent the past five years trying to capture the elusive contours drawn by birds in motion, or, as he says, “to make visible the invisible.”
He began exploring photographic techniques that would allow him to show the beauty of birds in a way not seen before and ultimately he chose to work with a video camera, from which he extracts high-resolution photographs.
After he films the birds in motion, Bou selects a section of the footage and layers the individual frames into one image. He finds the process similar to developing film:
He can’t tell in advance what the final result will be, but there’s one magical second, he says, when the image—chimerical and surreal—begins to emerge.
John Doe said
Aug 21 7:41 PM, 2020
This is the best ghost documentary I have ever seen, when the programme first aired (2005) it gave even an old sceptic like me pause for thought.
-- Edited by John Doe on Friday 21st of August 2020 07:42:57 PM
In the late 1880s, a woman’s body was found in the Seine River in Paris. Officials believe that she ended her life by drowning. A mortician created a death mask of her face so that people could identify her. To this day, no one knows who this woman was.
But if you recognise her, you’ve likely taken a CPR class. In the 1940s, Asmund Laerdal used her death mask to create the first CPR doll, Resusci Anne. CPR Anne is now the most kissed woman in history.
This is Teresa Adwentowska, a Polish Catholic girl who grew up during World War II. Her parents were activists whose home got destroyed during the bombing of Warsaw. Adwentowska had the left side of her brain damaged by a piece of shrapnel.
The incident left Adwentowska with insatiable hunger, and she later entered a mental asylum. In 1948, UNICEF photographer David “Chim” Seymour visited her school. He asked her to draw her home, and this is what she drew.
At first glance, you may not understand what that man is standing on. Look closely–he is standing on a large pile of bison skulls. In the 19th century, hunters ground the bones for fertilizer. This photo, captured in 1870, explains why bison almost went extinct in the U.S.
Within 50 years, the number of bison shrank from 30,000,000 to 300. Hunters targeted them for meat, supplies, and sport. Back in the day, these piles of skulls did not bother hunters.
If you look closely, you’ll see the silhouette of a man with a cane. This shade was once a real man. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. launched an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. People close to the bomb vaporized instantly. The heat from the explosion created outlines of victims.
These outlines, called the Hiroshima Shadows, remained on some surfaces for up to ten years. It shows exactly what people were doing when the bomb when off.
Although this train looks like a supernatural monster, there’s actually a reasonable explanation. In May 1948, this train traveled down the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Ohio. After it entered Charleston Pike, just south of Chillicothe, the boiler exploded.
At least three people died from the scalding water: the brakeman, the fireman, and the engineer. According to reports, the boiler became too dry and overheated. This photo shows the aftermath of the tragic train accident.
It’s hard to tell what this is at first. A doll? A person wearing a mask? The truth is far more terrifying. This is the corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos after her face was covered in wax and plaster.
Thank German radiology technologist Carl Tanzler for this photo. Tanzler was Maria’s doctor, and he obsessively courted her. After she died in 1931, Tanzler stole her corpse, decorated it, replaced the eyes with glass eyes, and kept it for seven years.
On May 24, 1913, one of the most famous incidents in boxing history occurred. American boxer Luther McCarty fought Arthur Pelkey in Wild Horse Canyon, Nebraska. During the fight, McCarty’s knees buckled, and he fell to the floor.
As the referee rushed to McCarty, a beam of light poured down on the boxer for ten seconds. Eight minutes later, McCarty was pronounced dead at the scene. The “Ten Seconds of Light” would be a legend if not for the photo shot that day.
In 1970, he ran away from his Catholic home to the Sydney Airport. He snuck onto the wheel of a Douglas DC-8 heading for Tokyo, a common stowaway tactic at the time.
.
Meanwhile, amateur photographer John Gilpin was taking photos of the planes. He snapped a picture of the DC-8, and after it developed, he noticed Sapsford. He had fallen to his death around 150 feet above the ground.
In 1916, the French and British battled the German army in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Like many battles during World War I, soldiers engaged in trench warfare. This photo was taken during that battle and shows a soldier with shell shock.
The term “shell shock” was coined by British psychologist Charles Myers to explain the post-traumatic reactions that soldiers experienced after a battle. After heavy bombardment (often from bombshells), soldiers would be unable to walk, talk, sleep or react–much like this man here.
The fungus from Hell - if you are a poor Cicada.
https://www.livescience.com/zombie-cicadas-lure-victims.html
-- Edited by John Doe on Saturday 1st of August 2020 12:14:09 AM
Every sperm is sacred...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/researchers-discover-how-human-sperm-really-swim-180975453/
I was enjoying this thread until keyser started posting his videos.
Why can't he keep them to his own threads inside the forum. I, as a guest have no wish to interact with with him In the one thread really set up for guests.
I'm a member - you are not.
If you want more of a say in threads then join instead of anonymously sniping from the sidelines - a story overturning 350 years of scientific dogma was worth posting in my opinion, even if you want to clutch your pearls to your chest about the subject matter.
-- Edited by John Doe on Monday 3rd of August 2020 12:24:58 AM
I've considered your suggestions. How does Fuck off sound?
I am dying!
-- Edited by John Doe on Monday 3rd of August 2020 01:03:50 AM
I just saw a few thousand the other day in Colorado. Good to see them back where they belong.
Buffalo were hunted by market hunters, like fish are caught by commercial fisherman. Whole different ballgame then the guy fishing with a rod and reel.
Fortunately, we have the knowlwdge and ability to manage populations of these animals now. As long as everyone follows the law or something close, there shouldn't be problems.
The Mystery of Skeleton lake.
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/08/dna-study-deepens-mystery-lake-full-skeletons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-ancient-mystery-of-the-skeleton-lake/p08mqncs
If birds left tracks in the sky, what would they look like? For years Barcelona-based photographer Xavi Bou has been fascinated by this question, but of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none visible to the naked eye.
Bou had a plan though and he has spent the past five years trying to capture the elusive contours drawn by birds in motion, or, as he says, “to make visible the invisible.”
He began exploring photographic techniques that would allow him to show the beauty of birds in a way not seen before and ultimately he chose to work with a video camera, from which he extracts high-resolution photographs.
After he films the birds in motion, Bou selects a section of the footage and layers the individual frames into one image. He finds the process similar to developing film:
He can’t tell in advance what the final result will be, but there’s one magical second, he says, when the image—chimerical and surreal—begins to emerge.
This is the best ghost documentary I have ever seen, when the programme first aired (2005) it gave even an old sceptic like me pause for thought.
-- Edited by John Doe on Friday 21st of August 2020 07:42:57 PM