8/22: Brush fire

Undertoad · 08-22-2001, 11:38 AM

It's still brush fire season, and here's an awesome image of
a plane dropping fire retardant on a huge fire.

08-22-2001, 11:52 AM

you'd think that the people that owned the mobile home would be moving it far far far away

aofl · 08-22-2001, 02:21 PM

After all the CGI effects have been done.

aofl

08-22-2001, 02:48 PM

yyyyyyyep. never underestimate the power of photoshop, 3d studio max and a dual athlon setup...

joshwa · 08-23-2001, 12:19 PM

Where did you get this image? I'd like to read whatever story accompanied it...

It would be nice (in general) if you posted where you got the images from...

thanks,
--josh

Undertoad · 08-23-2001, 12:27 PM

This one came from MSNBC's Week in Pictures, which is a very nice collection that appears on a weekly basis. Probably the best source of IotD images, actually, because they do a great job of selecting and rendering them.

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/theweek...es/default.asp

Most of the images that have a photo credit in the lower right corner are from there. Since the large versions open in a new javascript window, there is no direct link to the details on this one, but it was in the week of Aug 2-Aug 9. (The seagull pic came from that week as well.)

I try to list relevant facts when I have them, and sometimes I even do extra research, but it's a PITA to capture everything.

Hubris Boy · 08-23-2001, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dhamsaic
never underestimate the power of photoshop

Truly.

In the latest triumph for genetic engineering, a member of the ultra-secret 51st Giant Flying Pig Squadron drops chemical fire retardant on a brush fire near Reno, NV. After the mission, the pig was covered with sauce and slowly roasted over a mesquite fire for 96 hours. Hungry firefighters in the area proclaimed him "Delicious!"

CyclopONE · 08-23-2001, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hubris Boy
In the latest triumph for genetic engineering, a member of the ultra-secret 51st Giant Flying Pig Squadron drops chemical fire retardant on a brush fire near Reno, NV.

*Looks at photoshop'd image*

Scary.

-Cyc

jaguar · 08-24-2001, 01:53 AM

*laughz, not bad, need to touch up your magic wand skillz though =P

Griff · 08-24-2001, 06:18 AM

I'd like to see the haz mat sheet on that retardant... sometimes the cure is worse than the disease

Katkeeper · 08-24-2001, 06:55 AM

How about taking the belly flopper and inserting her into this image instead of the pig and sending it to fark.com?

Hubris Boy · 08-24-2001, 12:58 PM

Don't be absurd. She wouldn't make nearly enough barbecue to feed all those firefighters.

Katkeeper · 08-25-2001, 06:24 AM

Yes, I suppose all that fat would burn up in the hot flames, not leaving much for the boys.

But I still like the image of her flying through the air with all this black stuff emanating from under her body...

08-22-2001, 11:38 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/22: Brush fire It's still brush fire season, and here's an awesome image of a plane dropping fire retardant on a huge fire.

08-22-2001, 02:21 PM	#3
aofl Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 6	It's like a still from a movie After all the CGI effects have been done. aofl

08-23-2001, 12:19 PM	#5
joshwa Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 2	Attribution? Where did you get this image? I'd like to read whatever story accompanied it... It would be nice (in general) if you posted where you got the images from... thanks, --josh

08-24-2001, 01:53 AM	#9
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	*laughz, not bad, need to touch up your magic wand skillz though =P __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-22-2001, 11:52 AM	#2
dave Guest Posts: n/a	you'd think that the people that owned the mobile home would be moving it far far far away

08-22-2001, 02:48 PM	#4
dave Guest Posts: n/a	yyyyyyyep. never underestimate the power of photoshop, 3d studio max and a dual athlon setup...

08-23-2001, 12:27 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	This one came from MSNBC's Week in Pictures, which is a very nice collection that appears on a weekly basis. Probably the best source of IotD images, actually, because they do a great job of selecting and rendering them. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/theweek...es/default.asp Most of the images that have a photo credit in the lower right corner are from there. Since the large versions open in a new javascript window, there is no direct link to the details on this one, but it was in the week of Aug 2-Aug 9. (The seagull pic came from that week as well.) I try to list relevant facts when I have them, and sometimes I even do extra research, but it's a PITA to capture everything.

08-24-2001, 06:18 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'd like to see the haz mat sheet on that retardant... sometimes the cure is worse than the disease

08-24-2001, 06:55 AM	#11
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	How about taking the belly flopper and inserting her into this image instead of the pig and sending it to fark.com?

08-24-2001, 12:58 PM	#12
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Don't be absurd. She wouldn't make nearly enough barbecue to feed all those firefighters.

08-25-2001, 06:24 AM	#13
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	Yes, I suppose all that fat would burn up in the hot flames, not leaving much for the boys. But I still like the image of her flying through the air with all this black stuff emanating from under her body...

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