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Wow!
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Emcee:  Sun Tzu Type:  Moderated
This is a place to keep all things that made you go "Wow!'. I've been meaning to keep a collection of clips and bits that I've found fascinating, and this is the place for it.

I think it lends itself well to photos and videos. A key difference between here and the photography board is that I think of that thread as place for fine beautiful photos and discussion of cameras and technics. But here is more about impact. It doesn't have to be pretty (though beauty is always appreciated).

There is only one limitation: nothing that would turn off a big chunk of people. So nothing morbid, regardless of how spectacular you think that head chopping scene from Shogun was. And nothing about politics or religious views.

Beyond this, anything scientific from heart surgery to space travel is great. Any amazing videos (e.g. people rushing to save a driver out of a burning car) is fine. Showing Churches as architecture or Lenin's giant statue is fine so long the point is the art and not advocation for a religion or a political opinion.

In short, if it made you think, "Wow, look at that!" and it can be shared with anyone, then this is the place for it.

Cheers,
ST

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PS Whenever possible, please embed your content within your post so that nobody has to go to another site to see it.

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703"A new society was forming in the blocky landscapes of the video game MinecSun Tzu-8 AM
702ST...part of a beaver dam...no doubt...lolSavant-last Thursday
701"Archaeologists working at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia have uncovered Sun Tzu-last Thursday
700He uses watercraft to get into position for some shots (and for escaping, toot Savant1last Thursday
699He uses watercraft [youtube video]SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)1last Thursday
698I guess we could find out how he takes those photos. Vertical video is YouTube SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)-last Thursday
697AI is a mixed blessing, but I suppose everything is, at least the things people Stan-last Thursday
696Could it have been taken using a drone?kidl3last Thursday
695Whenever I see a video, I ask myself, who or what took the video? Where were thSI Ron (Crazy Music Man)2last Thursday
694I thought it was real, but definitely with a ton of video editing. The thing thaSun Tzu-last Thursday
693Thx and yes I bet there was imho. It just doesn't look natural to me, but mujazzlover2-last Wednesday
692I, too, was skeptical, but Thurston is real. thurstonphoto.com I'm sure thS. maltophilia-last Wednesday
691AI or some other software I bet. I could be wrong of course, am skeptical.jazzlover2-last Wednesday
690Don't know, but it's an awesome capture!Stan-last Wednesday
689Wow! I wonder ow he did it.Sun Tzu-last Wednesday
688Speaking of gigantic waves, this one even has a bird of prey emerging at 0:13 toStan2last Wednesday
687"Wondrous Winners of the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the YSun Tzu5last Wednesday
686Ride 'em cowboy Giant wave season crashes on Portugal coast Thousands flocSavant1December 14
685a Wow, but not a good one>>> Gas explosion destroys San Francisco Bay Savant1December 11
684In the late 1960s, American ethologist Dr. John B. Calhoun built what he called Sun Tzu4December 4
683I liked it better when it was ~$30/yr and that included a gift subscription. TheS. maltophilia-December 4
682I used to read The Atlantic frequently. But they clearly had a hard turn in theiSun Tzu-December 4
681Some pretty pictures to end (or begin) your day with: Winners of the 2025 InterS. maltophilia-December 3
680:-O OK, I am impressed by Gemini. linkedin.comSun Tzu-December 3
679OK. "Shuttle" made me think it was already done.S. maltophilia-December 2
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