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clide wrote:
SpudMonster wrote: Someone out there better recognize this or I'm gonna be damn disappointed with you guys.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Harold+Edgerton
Clide nailed the source, but the picture does remind me of a potato that has begun to take sprout...rather appropriate around here... 8)
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TurboSuper wrote:No and no. But it is from a video game.
Turok?
All right, I'll cave. I didn't realize that there were so many games featuring lush jungle vegetation these days.

This photo is from the greatest game ever made (imo)- Crysis!
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We should all vote for the best wallpaper, but we all know i'd win. :roll:




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crysis!? Damn, to bad it isn't hi-def though :D
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brplatz wrote:crysis!? Damn, to bad it isn't hi-def though :D
That's about as high-def as it comes, I was running it at almost slideshow-framerates just to take a nice picture. The small screenshot doesn't really do it justice.
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I haven't posted in AGES.
srzly.

Anyway, here is my contribution.
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What did you learn about me from my desktop?

BTW, comp specs are:
2ghz coreduo
2 gigs of ram
ATI X1600 mobility
15.4", 1440x900
160 gig HDD, dual booted into OS X, XP
Leopard(OS X 10.5), and Snow-Leopard (OS X 10.6) as soon as it is released. Most likely before.
Laptop
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Darkside 6ix
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HAHA, is that a wallpaper? If it is, I have the same exact one for my PSP.
Mr. Crowley, we all know that I would be voted most favorite backround.
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A-98 wrote:What did you learn about me from my desktop?
Um, it looks like you've dropped it on a hard surface at some point.
Does that thing kinda look like a big cat to you?
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Pic from devils hopyard in connecticut, took it myself.
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"<I>For dare to be peace, I have to keep at it everyday, da Man doesn't take days off so neither can I</I>" -<B>Bob Marley</B>, day before a performance, a day after being shot in the chest. "<I>If you are the big, big tree, we are the small axe, ready to cut you down!</I>" -Bob again :brave:
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That's about as high-def as it comes, I was running it at almost slideshow-framerates just to take a nice picture. The small screenshot doesn't really do it justice.
i see, its probably the screenshot that makes it look not as sweet. but crysis is still an amazing game even if its not high def
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A-98 wrote:I haven't posted in AGES.
srzly.

Anyway, here is my contribution.
Image

What did you learn about me from my desktop?

BTW, comp specs are:
2ghz coreduo
2 gigs of ram
ATI X1600 mobility
15.4", 1440x900
160 gig HDD, dual booted into OS X, XP
Leopard(OS X 10.5), and Snow-Leopard (OS X 10.6) as soon as it is released. Most likely before.
Laptop
Either you dropped it, or got a little too excited watching an adult video.
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kablooie
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I'm pretty sure you can download that picture as a prank, but I've seen that actually happen to someone's computer. It was unfortunate.
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Image

HD:260Gb
CPU: Intel Dual Core Duo 2.5GHz
Ram: 3Gb
Video Card: NVidia 8600 GT
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SpudMonster wrote:Now tell me what atomic test it was and what makes the photo so interesting :D
Operation Tumbler-Snapper, and there are a few things that make it interesting. First is the sheer awesomeness of capturing something that is happening something so quickly (done with a rapatronic camera). Second is how it shows the rope trick effect.
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Rokmonkey wrote:Image

HD:260Gb
CPU: Intel Dual Core Duo 2.5GHz
Ram: 3Gb
Video Card: NVidia 8600 GT
I spy star wars galaxies!
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
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