The 20th Century Pompeii

Chewbaccus · 04-12-2004, 07:11 PM

I got this from a friend who has a subscription to the SomethingAwful forums. This truly lives up to the advertising.

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/

This is a website established by a Ukrainian woman who took a motorcycle ride through the areas affected by the Chernobyl meltdown in late April, 1986. She took pictures throughout the ride and, long short, it all amounts to a simple and striking documentary of how badly our hubris can bite when given half a chance.

This is, quite possibly, one of the most...I don't know what the best word is. Amazing? Impressive? Shocking? - sites I've ever seen. Give it a look over, maybe you can think of a word for me.

Griff · 04-12-2004, 07:15 PM

Really wild stuff.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2004, 08:47 PM

HP posted that site in site of the day. The original site was killed by the traffic, but several mirrors popped up. Her new site (your link) has more pictures and less text. There's a lot more pictures of her (good thing

) and the area.
On the first site she told of "bandits" going into the hot area and stealing a couple of truckloads of new in the box TVs that were very contaminated, and selling them on the street in the other cities. After the police shot 8 of them, the traffic slowed down. Damn!

wolf · 04-14-2004, 12:16 AM

HP posted it on 3/8/04, I scooped him by two days, as Griffhas very subtly pointed out (the period on his post is actually a link to my posting. Thank you Rich, for your attentiveness.)

Edited to correct personal stupidity and inattentiveness.

Griff · 04-14-2004, 06:03 AM

Who is this Rich?

Griff · 04-14-2004, 07:05 AM

I get caught up in these pictures every time someone posts them. Sometimes I get thinking about the biology,sometimes the enviroment, sometimes I wonder about our Swedish friend's spontaneous abortion, sometimes I think about the girl and her fathers willingness to help her do this, sometimes, when I'm feeling political, I think about the innocents condemned to who knows what kind of future by the government planners of an evil system.

Some folks still believe in nuclear power.

wolf · 04-14-2004, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Griff
Who is this Rich?

My bad. Sorry. Shouldn't post sleepy and without rechecking credits.

I beg forgiveness.

Griff · 04-14-2004, 01:22 PM

You are forgiven. Go now and sin no more.

jinx · 05-02-2004, 09:26 PM

Why is there an american stop sign in this picture?

wolf · 05-02-2004, 09:36 PM

Possibility #1: So the american spies can read it.

Possibility #2: The factory was owned and operated by an American Company with primarily American Workers before it was "nationalized".

(Where's the image from, actually? That might answer the question.)

jinx · 05-02-2004, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wolf

(Where's the image from, actually? That might answer the question.)

It's from these Chernobyl pictures. I think it's a picture of the actual sarcophagus.

wolf · 05-02-2004, 10:02 PM

ah. I should have read the rest of the thread.

I stand by Possibility #1, then.

jinx · 05-02-2004, 10:08 PM

Do spies have to obey traffic laws? No diplomatic immunity?

wolf · 05-02-2004, 10:20 PM

That's only for ambassadors.

Spies get shot for running a stop sign, so it's important to have it printed in the language of the most likely spies to an installation.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2004, 10:27 PM

1-English is the language of air traffic controlers and nuke operators.
2- I'm lying through my teeth.

04-13-2004, 08:47 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	HP posted that site in site of the day. The original site was killed by the traffic, but several mirrors popped up. Her new site (your link) has more pictures and less text. There's a lot more pictures of her (good thing ) and the area. On the first site she told of "bandits" going into the hot area and stealing a couple of truckloads of new in the box TVs that were very contaminated, and selling them on the street in the other cities. After the police shot 8 of them, the traffic slowed down. Damn! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-14-2004, 12:16 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	HP posted it on 3/8/04, I scooped him by two days, as Griffhas very subtly pointed out (the period on his post is actually a link to my posting. Thank you Rich, for your attentiveness.) Edited to correct personal stupidity and inattentiveness. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 04-14-2004 at 01:09 PM.

04-14-2004, 06:03 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Who is this Rich? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-14-2004, 07:05 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I get caught up in these pictures every time someone posts them. Sometimes I get thinking about the biology,sometimes the enviroment, sometimes I wonder about our Swedish friend's spontaneous abortion, sometimes I think about the girl and her fathers willingness to help her do this, sometimes, when I'm feeling political, I think about the innocents condemned to who knows what kind of future by the government planners of an evil system. Some folks still believe in nuclear power. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 04-14-2004 at 09:50 AM.

04-14-2004, 01:22 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You are forgiven. Go now and sin no more. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-12-2004, 07:11 PM	#1
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	The 20th Century Pompeii I got this from a friend who has a subscription to the SomethingAwful forums. This truly lives up to the advertising. http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ This is a website established by a Ukrainian woman who took a motorcycle ride through the areas affected by the Chernobyl meltdown in late April, 1986. She took pictures throughout the ride and, long short, it all amounts to a simple and striking documentary of how badly our hubris can bite when given half a chance. This is, quite possibly, one of the most...I don't know what the best word is. Amazing? Impressive? Shocking? - sites I've ever seen. Give it a look over, maybe you can think of a word for me. __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

04-12-2004, 07:15 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Really wild stuff. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-02-2004, 09:26 PM	#9
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Why is there an american stop sign in this picture? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-02-2004, 09:36 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Possibility #1: So the american spies can read it. Possibility #2: The factory was owned and operated by an American Company with primarily American Workers before it was "nationalized". (Where's the image from, actually? That might answer the question.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-02-2004, 10:02 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	ah. I should have read the rest of the thread. I stand by Possibility #1, then. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-02-2004, 10:08 PM	#13
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Do spies have to obey traffic laws? No diplomatic immunity? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-02-2004, 10:20 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That's only for ambassadors. Spies get shot for running a stop sign, so it's important to have it printed in the language of the most likely spies to an installation. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-02-2004, 10:27 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	1-English is the language of air traffic controlers and nuke operators. 2- I'm lying through my teeth. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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