A Picture Says 1,000 Words - Page 49

On August 28 2011 23:03 Nqsty wrote:
This thread has completely derailed, I'm genuinely sad when I see the last 5 pages, I myself had nothing to contribute sadly, but I still take immense pleasure when seeing all these pictures, and the last 50 posts are so off-topic I can't even start to explain why.

On February 14 2011 08:35 Kazzabiss wrote:
Well, the Library of Congress is in North America and by far the largest library in the world


tehee I'm so funny there's millions of words in this picture

On August 29 2011 10:12 antikk555 wrote:


Thats the Long Room in Trinity college library in Dublin.

On August 29 2011 10:00 antikk555 wrote:


I love how people how people believe anything in graph/picture/factoid form.

And the point of this thread is the picture speaks for itself. It isnt the "post something inaccurate that stupid people find insightful" thread.

On August 29 2011 10:36 MadVillain wrote:
Looks like you're the stupid person. There is nothing inaccurate about this graphic. While it should be noted that Africa is a continent and the other land masses are countries (except western Europe), the statement of the graphic is completely true. I believe people would find this interesting given the maps that most people are accustomed to tend to distort land masses in the southern hemisphere so that they appear smaller. Therefore most people don't actually know the true relative size of Africa in comparison to the entire U.S. for example.

Perhaps the graphic could be improved by removing the words and let the viewer infer the meaning his/himself. Don't gotta be so pompous though.

To me this one captures the phrase, "Never give up". He fought all the way down to his bare 9mm, whilst mortally riddled with bullets:
+ Show Spoiler +

On August 29 2011 10:21 Krehlmar wrote:

Where is that from?



Ohsnap.

On August 30 2011 00:44 TheKwas wrote:

A Memorial that average Canadians made to Politician Jack Layton. He never won an election or became Prime Minister, but he was widely considered the most respectable of Canada Party leaders.

He was only elected Leader of the Opposition three months ago, and already knew he had cancer. Presumably the doctors had told him it was terminal. I’m surprised that someone with only a few months to live would stand for Prime Minister. Or that people would vote for a candidate PM whose whole term of office (if elected) would consist of being bed ridden and then dieing.

He had had prostate cancer since Feb 2010 (or rather it was diagnosed then). More men die with prostate cancer than of it, unless it spreads. An elderly relative of mine’s had it for years and it won’t be that that kills him.

“On 25 July, the former Toronto city councillor said he was quitting temporarily as NDP leader to fight a newly diagnosed “non-prostate cancer”.”

So it was just a month ago he learned it had spread. ‘Temporarily’ suggests either he thought he had a chance of beating whatever it was, or didn’t want to let on how serious it was, or was in denial (which is a common reaction).

I've always found Reverse maps extremely interesting. It's amazing how foreign the earth seems when you simply change perspective. Also, it gives you a glimpse of just how biased/inaccurate our sense of geography is when you take into account how maps warp landsizes near the poles.

On August 31 2011 08:00 levelnoobz wrote:
So all 95% of TLers can think of as emotionnally strong images are death war hunger and other of life's atrocities. Don't ever again dare talking shit about emos. The fact that you do it trashier doesn't make it less pathetic.