Say Nothing posted:

Giants are badass.

ElGroucho posted:

If you are a giant and manage not to get pressured in to playing basketball, that's really more bad rear end to me than being custom built for a sport.

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Eutropius, writing between 364-378 CE, stated that Valerianus "was overthrown by Sapor king of Persia, and being soon after made prisoner, grew old in ignominious slavery among the Parthians.". An early Christian source, Lactantius, thought to be virulently anti-Persian, thanks to the occasional persecution of Christians by some Sasanian monarchs, maintained that for some time prior to his death Valerian was subjected to the greatest insults by his captors, such as being used as a human footstool by Shapur when mounting his horse. According to this version of events, after a long period of such treatment Valerian offered Shapur a huge ransom for his release. In reply, according to one version, Shapur was said to have forced Valerian to swallow molten gold (the other version of his death is almost the same but it says that Valerian was killed by being flayed alive) and then had the unfortunate Valerian skinned and his skin stuffed with straw and preserved as a trophy in the main Persian temple. It was further alleged that it was only after a later Persian defeat against Rome that his skin was given a cremation and burial.The captivity and death of Valerian has been frequently debated by historians without any definitive conclusion.
One modern scholar claims that, contrary to the account of Lactantius, Shapur I sent Valerian and some of his army to the city of Bishapur or Gundishapur where they lived in relatively good condition. Shapur used the remaining soldiers in engineering and development plans. Band-e Kaisar (Caesar's dam) is one of the remnants of Roman engineering located near the ancient city of Susa. In all the stone carvings on Naghshe-Rostam, in Iran, Valerian is represented holding hands with Shapur I, a sign of submission.

TheFallenEvincar posted:

A lot of those might just be a matter of contrast with the other player though, especially the WNBA one. This is kind of the quintessential one everyone knows:

To be fair, Bogues is only 5'3"

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a kitten posted:

Although I know it's coming off the jump, and firing in midair. It almost looks like the recoil has propelled it backwards off the ground, as if the world was suddenly using a third-rate physics engine.

Blue Footed Booby posted:

Or that Battlefield 2 mod with the machinegun that had enough recoil that you could use it as a jetpack like in Cave Story. I also remember it having a sniper rifle that shot crates.

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

Here's a photo of 58 year old Parliamentary sergeant-at-arms (which is a largely ceremonial role) Kevin Vickers returning to work today after he confronted and shot dead the Ottawa shooter. When Vickers heard the shots he immediately went to his office, retrieved his side arm and confronted the gunman. After the shooting he went back to his office to reload his gun in case there were other attackers on the premises and he then went and informed the Prime Minister “I engaged the suspect and the suspect is deceased."

And then he turned up to work the next day as he had every day for the last 8 years.



You can see the strain on his face. In the video he looks visibly shaken but he doesn't miss a fuckin' step.

Radio Help posted:

dude is already a badass for sure, but it would have been sweet if he just clobbered the dude with that giant gilded cudgel

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Vickers — whose office is about six metres away from those doors, according to The Globe and Mail — reportedly grabbed his automatic pistol and ran toward the pillar, propping himself up against the opposite side.

The two were so close that Vickers, 58, could see the barrel of Zehaf Bibeau's gun "sticking out from behind the pillar," according to CBC sources.

"Kevin Vickers takes his sidearm, dives around the pillar to the ground," Solomon said. "While he's in the air he spins to land on his back, firing upwards at Bibeau, hitting Bibeau as he himself hits the ground."

Once the gunman was down, Solomon said, Vickers continued firing, "emptying his entire clip."

JoelJoel posted:

The People's Mace™ is reserved for strictly ceremonial purposes.

And oh boy did the best part get left out. Here is an account of how Vickers took down this m'fucker.

Crocuta posted:

That's some real life John Wu poo poo right there.

Say Nothing posted:

If you haven't spotted the sniper by the time you've read this, you are already dead.

Solice Kirsk posted:

Fat chance. He's not even aiming at me.

Say Nothing posted:

Yeah, but the other two are.

Say Nothing posted:

Yeah, but the other two are.

Frostwerks posted:

I see one for sure, and I think I see two, where is three? By one?

Hellbeard posted:

I can't spot the rock in that pile of snipers picture. Can someone red-circle it or something?

Zyntherius posted:

Thats the only one's i can see.. I think there is the sniper and the spotter in the red circle

.... Also i am an idiot i didn't read the exact words of your post before pressing enter.. Either way For anyone who can't see the sniper.. There is the sniper in the rocks

Say Nothing posted:

Yeah, but the other two are.

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Tracula posted:

Is this from some sci-fi game or an actual Russian prototype tank design?

Clinton1011 posted:

I saw them as some kind of ice breaker/plow.

Tracula posted:

Yeah, this. And Russia has had some even crazier tank prototype tanks than that picture, hence the question.

Tracula posted:

Is this from some sci-fi game or an actual Russian prototype tank design?

syscall girl posted:

After the resurgence of the orthodox church and homophobia they're mostly strapping heebie-gbs to the front of their tanks.

Tiberius Thyben posted:

Trying to find that tank that was like 3 T-34s attached front to back with three turrets and a katyusha rack on it now.