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- MuadDave, on 10/10/2007, -13/+142The photo was taken by the photographer as he flew over the area unintentionally.
Was he bound, gagged, and shot from a cannon against his will? Perhaps he was catapulted.
I bet he really was flying over the area intentionally. He didn't intend to fly over this particular area, however. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+78http://bestpicever.com/pic-722-Log-a-forest-save-a-tree Mirror
- Jaleho, on 10/10/2007, -0/+62They put knockout drugs in his milk.
"I ain't gettin' on no plane, Hannibal!" - heyitsgarrett, on 10/10/2007, -0/+59Oops, I unintentionally left a comment.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+29I love it when a comment comes together!
- AndrewJC, on 10/10/2007, -0/+29I'm reminded of a line from the movie Clue:
"He threatened to kill me in public."
"Why would he want to kill you in public?"
"I think she meant he threatened, in public, to kill her." - kelchm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Your mom told me you were unintentional.
- Somnabot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Red bull gives you wings!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12Dear Submitter of Article,
Your screen name is UCBearcats yet your avatar is KState Wildcats? Why do you confuse us so. I can't take it... I JUST CAN"T TAKE IT! - jmas9, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Clearly, you are an expert on shadows, please enlighten us. I can't tell if you're claiming shopped without actually claiming it due to fear of getting buried.
- kablammo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11I miss Days Of The New
- gllopc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Eats, shoots & leaves.
Eats shoots & leaves. - Adoozie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Seems you have little experience with this thing called "perspective". I wonder how you move around without colliding with everything.
- mikesbaker, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12how is this the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
- AndrewJC, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Thats odd, because all of the shadows I see are pointing in the same direction: towards the top of the photo. I think parallax is playing tricks with you... :)
- eamonchaney, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6And maybe the trees in the center don't have shadows? Yea it''s called the sun is behind the helicopter.
- rnawky, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Fast Mirror: http://s3.amazonaws.com/rnawky/Digg/Log_a_forest_leave_a_tree_behind/Log_a_forest_leave_a_tree_behind.html
- 10scott10, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8I have a feeling its a fractal
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6For those of you claiming it is fake, you may consider that not everything is 'shopped these days.
The tree photo is completely legit.
It was taken by a Swede named Jocke Berglund, and it won him a Wildlife Photographer of the Year award from London's Natural History Museum, on whose site the following elucidation is offered:
When Hurricane Gudrun thundered across southern Sweden in January 2005, it left around 100,000 people isolated and without electricity. Deep snow, fallen trees and severe temperatures meant several people died before help could reach them. Flying over Småland photographing the devastation, Jocke—who specializes in aerial photography—saw this 'remarkable oak tree print'. It was formed partly by the storm brush of nature and partly by the impact on the soil of the forestry machines retrieving logs. 'It's as if the heavens had sent a message to the forest industry reminding them that, in this area, deciduous trees would have withstood the winds much better than pine. It's also another stark reminder that global warming will lead to regular and stronger storm winds.'
Granted: not that elucidating. - mlostracco, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6I miss the Digg of Old.
- RST1123, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8I unintentionally voted for Ron Paul
- GrendelT, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5it's unintentionally down at the moment.
- carbonetc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5And the median IQ of Digg drops another point.
- Lister169, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4If a tree stands in the forest and there is no one unintentionally flying over to unintentionally take a picture, does it cast a shadow?
- SirDivineGod, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3omg.
You do not live in a 2 dimensional world do you?
When you take a picture of anything there is a thing called perspective, it makes parallel lines seems to meet each other. Thus the shadows look that way. They run in the same direction away from the sun and they are therefore parallel.
I hope this will clarify a bit. - MelodySparks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yes because 27 years is ancient.
- LegendarySock, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Oops, I uninten--- C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER
- skankyBacon, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Not that I'm saying this picture is ironic (it isn't), but there are different types of irony, some not requiring words.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Because of something called perspective. Since the shadows all run the same way away from the sun and the perspective of the image it only appears they tilt different directions.
Those that say we never landed on the moon use the same "shadow" reasoning. - mikesbaker, on 10/10/2007, -7/+9WORKING mirror
http://cgi.sfu.ca.nyud.net:8080/~cyrille/news/loggedtree.jpg - RJNavarrete, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2This comment was unintentional. Move along.
- SimonGray, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The text below the photo says in German that it was taken above Sweden.
- wifirewire2, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5Wow, thanks for clearing that up....whew
- GawtMilk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Someone call in Alanis Morissette to set these fools right.
- Egoist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Quick! Get this submitter a thesaurus before he unintentionally creates another unintentional story description!
- kablammo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3FUNHOUSE mirror:
http://www.georgeglazer.com/decarts/objects/funhousegeorge.JPG - jon3k, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2dictionary.com
"8. an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc."
Maybe you could try and learn all the meanings of a word before correcting others on it's use next time. - davidrools, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Then there's another level of irony wherein the large tree they created is actually useless other than to provide something interesting to look at. This tree does not function as a normal tree would (to provide shade/elevated animal habitats/oxygen).
Ironic yes. Definition of irony? No. - Fr4nk2012, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Those damn swedes had better return that ***** text
- ToadLeg, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view
- notthatnoise, on 01/03/2009, -0/+1no, the first one implies he was unintentionally flying. the second says he didn't mean to be flying in that area.
- WillHutch5, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is not new.
- wendelgee2, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3It absolutely IS visual irony. The meaning of the image is the opposite of what it literally depicts.
- bjs3171, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH....burn.
- motorgrator, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Not all of us are as old as the internet.
- cindylauper, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2One...it doesn't have to be a "word" Irony is anything, whose actual result or "meaning" is the opposite of what one would expect its literal meaning to be. A picture, art, behavior, lots of things can fall under the category of irony.
Two...this in particular is ironic because Loggers (destroyers of trees) accidentally created a beautiful tree. Really simple...surprised an Irony buff such as yourself would miss that. - ekrabs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It may be, but the picture is still stunning.
- OMKMary, on 01/25/2008, -0/+1Wow, thanks for the link to the image laserone, it wasn't working for me either. What a picture that is. I know of a forest trying to sell trees so that it doesn't get logged in the Daniel Boone Forest. http://www.spiritrocktrees.com and I think their are more pictures at http://www.spiritridgefarm.com
- qw3r7yju4n, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1genius, dood i think you need your eyes checked. i wont go as far to say that it is real, but i will say all the shadows point in the same direction
- InternetRules, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The storm was in 2005 so the photo can't be that old...
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