GMballistic Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 So thought I'd have another go at doing this as it's something unusual & not the normal sort of pictures any of us come across. Pt 1 here: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/94555-some-rare-photographs-from-history/ Pt 2 here: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/100481-some-rare-photographs-from-history-pt-2/ First ever powered flight by Orville Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (1903) Californian lumber jacks cutting down giant Redwood trees ~ some trees were over 1000 years old when felled (Date unknown) Last known picture of the Titanic above water during it's doomed voyage (1912) First ever underground train journey in London ~ the train line eventually evolved into what is todays Tube (1862) Vietnamese soldiers/men capture an American airman in Truc Bach Lake, Hanoi (1967) ~ the airman it would transpire was actually John McCain now senior United States Senator Tasmanian Tiger ~ now extinct (1933) The contents of Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrows car boot on display after they were shot to death in a Police ambush (1934) Director George Lucas with an early "work in progress" version of R2-D2 (Date unknown) "World Trade Center", New York City under construction (1968-) Petrol powered roller skates (1961) Coney Island, New York (1905) En route to "Woodstock", New York (1969) Hopefully you've found at least some of those interesting. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 you seriously have tooooo much time on your hands Granville .................cool photos though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Great photos mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thanks for sharing....love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stutopia Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Cool pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 you seriously have tooooo much time on your hands Granville .................cool photos though I've had 2 weeks off work so this beats doing DIY for the 6th day in a row. Back to work tomorrow though. Glad you all enjoyed the pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Petrol powered roller skates !!!! I'd have those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Never ceases to amase me when you see workmen and realise anything they did was without power tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TT350 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'd have favoured a Thompson over the BAR's. Much more ammo, especially with the drum magazine and with .45 stopping power. George Lucas. Funny how fashion goes round in cycles. His retro clothes wouldn't look out of place today. Or the beard. Went up one of the World Trade Centre towers in 1990. The lift really sucked you to the floor. Hyperspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS8055 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'd have favoured a Thompson over the BAR's. Much more ammo, especially with the drum magazine and with .45 stopping power. George Lucas. Funny how fashion goes round in cycles. His retro clothes wouldn't look out of place today. Or the beard. Went up one of the World Trade Centre towers in 1990. The lift really sucked you to the floor. Hyperspeed. Always preferred the BAR in COD... haha. Down to personal choice I guess Yeah I went up the World Trade Centre tower (I think it was the South Tower) back in 1997. I still remember those elevators! Ridiculously fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'd have favoured a Thompson over the BAR's. Much more ammo, especially with the drum magazine and with .45 stopping power. George Lucas. Funny how fashion goes round in cycles. His retro clothes wouldn't look out of place today. Or the beard. Went up one of the World Trade Centre towers in 1990. The lift really sucked you to the floor. Hyperspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeybrain1234 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thought these were going to be Z photo's, so was initially disappointed, however really enjoyed the history lesson , when you reflect on what the human race has accomplished, it really is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Third picture down, man at the front " hurry up and take the tossing photo, this tree is heavy ! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Third picture down, man at the front " hurry up and take the tossing photo, this tree is heavy ! " The pictures of the giant Redwood trees are actually my favourites of the ones above just because I'm in awe of the sheer size of them. It's actually quite sad when you think about how long those trees had existed before those men came along and chopped them down with some of the trees estimated at over a 1000 years old. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Third picture down, man at the front " hurry up and take the tossing photo, this tree is heavy ! " The pictures of the giant Redwood trees are actually my favourites of the ones above just because I'm in awe of the sheer size of them. It's actually quite sad when you think about how long those trees had existed before those men came along and chopped them down with some of the trees estimated at over a 1000 years old. me next to a standard sized welsh tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Third picture down, man at the front " hurry up and take the tossing photo, this tree is heavy ! " The pictures of the giant Redwood trees are actually my favourites of the ones above just because I'm in awe of the sheer size of them. It's actually quite sad when you think about how long those trees had existed before those men came along and chopped them down with some of the trees estimated at over a 1000 years old. me next to a standard sized welsh tree I'm sure that's not 100% accurate but I'll take your word for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I'd have favoured a Thompson over the BAR's. Much more ammo, especially with the drum magazine and with .45 stopping power. George Lucas. Funny how fashion goes round in cycles. His retro clothes wouldn't look out of place today. Or the beard. Went up one of the World Trade Centre towers in 1990. The lift really sucked you to the floor. Hyperspeed. Always preferred the BAR in COD... haha. Down to personal choice I guess Yeah I went up the World Trade Centre tower (I think it was the South Tower) back in 1997. I still remember those elevators! Ridiculously fast! Had plenty of hitting power in COD yes so took less ammo to kill but in real life .45 rounds make a mess of flesh plus you have 100 rounds not 20. Big thumbs up for slaughtering capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 I'd have favoured a Thompson over the BAR's. Much more ammo, especially with the drum magazine and with .45 stopping power. George Lucas. Funny how fashion goes round in cycles. His retro clothes wouldn't look out of place today. Or the beard. Went up one of the World Trade Centre towers in 1990. The lift really sucked you to the floor. Hyperspeed. Always preferred the BAR in COD... haha. Down to personal choice I guess Yeah I went up the World Trade Centre tower (I think it was the South Tower) back in 1997. I still remember those elevators! Ridiculously fast! Had plenty of hitting power in COD yes so took less ammo to kill but in real life .45 rounds make a mess of flesh plus you have 100 rounds not 20. Big thumbs up for slaughtering capabilities. You're forgetting though Gareth that more than likely the majority of the people that "Bonnie & Clyde" were shooting at were either in cars, hiding behind cars or hiding behind furniture/walls etc. Thus they needed a hard hitting round which could penetrate objects finding it's target on the other side. The .30-06 Springfield bullet fired from the BAR would have been travelling at around 2500 ft/s (approx) in comparison to the .45ACP from a Thompson at a much lesser 900 ft/s (approx) ~ both bullets weighing in at similar weights too depending on the exact bullet so in reality the kinetic energy expelled by the BAR bullet as well as it's penetrating powers would be significantly higher than the Thompson bullet. Oh and if you're wondering that's why my username is GMballistic, ...it's my initials followed by "ballistic" because I'm very interested in ballistics & have been since I first started shooting as a young child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS8055 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Oh and if you're wondering that's why my username is GMballistic, ...it's my initials followed by "ballistic" because I'm very interested in ballistics & have been since I first started shooting as a young child. Always wondered about that! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Oh and if you're wondering that's why my username is GMballistic, ...it's my initials followed by "ballistic" because I'm very interested in ballistics & have been since I first started shooting as a young child. Always wondered about that! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There once was a thread explaining a lot of the members usernames on here but alas it drifted off into obscurity & has since been archived. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/92033-explain-your-username/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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