Teh Internets What Were Great Walls 2 Through 4?
posted by on July 9 at 11:00 AM
The Boston Globe’s website has a really cool blog called The Big Picture, wherein they run a series of beautiful, gigantic photographs of current events. It’s actually the first time in a good long while that I’ve had to wait for photos to upload on a website, and it’s sad how impatient I get now that I’ve been spoiled by DSL.
Anyway, today they have photos of Chinese Anti-Terrorism excercises to prepare for the Olympics. They call the whole thing Great Wall 5, which is a terrific name for an anti-terrorism drill.
Here’s a chunk of one photo:
For gun-wielding cops on Segways, flamethrowers, and giant anime creatures looming in the background, I suggest you check out the Big Picture blog.
I suppose it's due in part to culture gap, but pictures of giant fields of men and women in riot gear/uniforms with guns and massive displays of discipline always scare the crap out of me.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20080411/cartoon20080411.jpg
All your air of breath is belong to us.
Who can make sense of this photo? I'm guessing the light is from floods which are all at odd angles.
Are these guys all dropping down on the field from above? (I can't imagine that you'd want to drop with an arched back.) Are they attached to tethers? Or are they taking a leap off the field and kicking up their legs? And why does the field have colored flags all over it?
Which is hotter...Fox Force 5 or Great Wall 5, you decide.
http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/chinamil_07_09/chinamil8.jpg
much better photo.
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