Bestest picture thread evaar! (The trilogy)

[tod evans]

 

[Origanalist]

Just wanted to put this at the top of the page again.

 

[Schifference]

No, I don't think so...nothing that I can think of anyways.

The whole contraption is obviously an outrigger of some sort designed to be hung onto to practice skiing.

Just seems like danger-close to me, and I'm about as non risk averse as they come.

You could easily hit the boat and knock yourself senseless, hit by the outdrive or prop and get cleaved, get gutted by a cleat or vent...

It is called a barefoot boom. It is designed to teach barefoot waterskiing and to help perfect barefoot tricks and technique. No fear of hitting the boat because you have a responsible driver going close to 40 mph in a straight line. If person falls boat keeps going. Because of the speed and precarious ways you hit the water, you can take some massive wipeouts that can injure you. Most people wear specific barefoot wetsuits that have special extra padding and keep you afloat with head out of the water. It is dangerous even stupid to not be wearing flotation device.

 

[AZJoe]

 

[AZJoe]

 

[merkelstan]

This has to be fake right? Oh yeah it's 2018.

 

[Origanalist]

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Perhaps. But you don't mind living in your own filth and would cause all sorts of disease left to your own devices.

 

[RonZeplin]

Jordan's minister for media affairs and communications and government spokesperson, Jumana Ghunaimat (R), stepping on the Israeli flag at the entrance to the trade union headquarters in Amman, December 2018. (Screen capture: Jamuna TV)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/jorda...ce-deal-after-minister-walks-on-israeli-flag/

 

[Swordsmyth]

Patton was wrong, the Maginot Line performed flawlessly, had the French Army been deployed properly Germany would never have successfully invaded.

 

[Origanalist]

Patton was wrong, the Maginot Line performed flawlessly, had the French Army been deployed properly Germany would never have successfully invaded.

And the Chinese?

 

[Swordsmyth]

And the Chinese?

Not every fortification works, my point is that not every fortification is a failure, history is full of fortifications that served their intended purposes and fortifications that were monumental failures.

 

[acptulsa]

Not every fortification works, my point is that not every fortification is a failure, history is full of fortifications that served their intended purposes and fortifications that were monumental failures.

And then came the Wright Brothers...

 

[Swordsmyth]

And then came the Wright Brothers...

And then came Flak emplacements....

 

[Origanalist]

And then came Flak emplacements....

 

[Swordsmyth]

Cities are not fortifications and:

the 8th Air Force suffered over 26000 casualties.

That is more than all Marine casualties in the Pacific.

The Marines had 24,511 MIA/KIA

( World War II casualties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )

I found this to support the 26,000 KIA for the 8th

http://www.taphilo.com/history/8thaf/Air-Force-Casualaties-WWII-Summary.pdf

The kicker is that if you look at the Wiki link the Air Force KIAs represent 2.5% Casualty Rate and the Marine number is 3.6% Casualty Rate.

The Air Force lost a lot of people

Total AAF casualties in the ETO were 62,021 when wounded and POWs are included.

More at: http://www.ww2f.com/threads/the-8th-air-forces-sacrifice-in-the-air.37649/

 

[Anti Federalist]

 

[Danke]

Put your camera and drink down and get back inside the bridge before you fall overboard.

 

[acptulsa]

And then came Flak emplacements....

I thought we were talking about a border fence. The border fence has antiaircraft armament? That's news to me.

 

[AuH20]

Patton was wrong, the Maginot Line performed flawlessly, had the French Army been deployed properly Germany would never have successfully invaded.

Fixed fortifications in war. Yes. But we're dealing with illiterate refugees, who in most cases who couldn't assemble a stroller. A wall of those dimensions is more than an adequate deterrent.