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more about #worldwarii more comments → Xagest: There's something about spandex that's just... well, awesome #superheroes more » jkrell: The more I look at these, the more they piss me off. Vader is in the same exact pose in both pictures in which he is features. Plus, his light sabre... more » lostarchitect: Hello, intro sequence to Watchmen movie. #superheroes more » Pope John Peeps II: Actually that remote control tank was so well-known that a canadian world war 2 cartoonist wrote a panel about it in one of his editorials. I can't re... more » Nick: all very interesting, but i am still disappointed. there was not one instance of the obligatory "ze Germans" anywhere in the article. and zer vas ever... more » Monty: Since we are going down this slippery slope, I suppose you could add Kamikaze pilots and suicide bombers to the list of remote controlled war weapons,... more » jrghoull: oh, i totally forgot, giz, thanks for posting the article yesterday. I wanted to read that book and you posting an article about it made my process of... more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: Also, IIRC, BF Skinner or someone of his ilk designed a bomb guided by "flying rats" AKA pigeons. Except for how absurd it sounded, they were damn ac... more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: Anyone else think that boat in the first picture looks like one of the current lines of routers? more » Crim Law Geek: What about the V1 and V2 bombs? more » crabbygeek: Why don't I have any of these for COD5... more » -
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Photos From an Alternative Earth Where Superheroes Existed
What if Batman were a general for the Allies during World War II? What if Superman helped crush Nazi Germany? Or Spiderman battled alongside US soldiers in the streets of Berlin? Photographer and illustrator Agan Harahap wondered about the same: More » -
#wiredforwarspecial
Unmanned Warbots of WWI and WWII
Long before Predator drones and PackBots patrolled Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned systems were used in combat—as far back as WWI and WWII, in fact. Here's a quick look at the coolest of the old-timey warbots: More » -
#kaboom
WWII Mine Blown Up Spectacularly in Front of English Beach
This is what you get down on the beach on a Saturday afternoon—if you're in the West of England. Experts detonated a German mine from the Second World War after they discovered it in Bridgwater Bay. The 10 x 2.5-foot mine was dropped during the war by a German bomber, and was discovered sitting in mud by a fisherman. UPDATED: a couple of videos, one of the ka-boom itself, and another of the bomb disposal team with the six-decades-old behemoth, after the jump. More » -
#actionfigures
WWII Star Wars Action Figures
Action figure customizer extraordinaire Sillof is at it again, following up his Steampunk Star Wars collection with a World War II themed line of figurines. Choice pieces include Han Solo in a bomber jacket, holding a German Mauser (which incidentally was the base for the prop used in the Star Wars movies) and a gorgeous rendition of a Stormtrooper, outfitted in armor and burlap. The gallery is below. [Raving Toy Mania] More »
