The COVID-19 lockdown in Armenia and sudden drop in air pollution has led to some stunningly clear views of Mount Ararat4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Stunning orange lichen on this stone carving from a ruined fifth century Armenian mausoleum3yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The owner claims this is a Soviet-era encrypted phone designed to thwart KGB wiretaps (more info in comments)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
What do you want on your gate, sir? Giant spiders. I'm sorry, did you... GIANT SPIDERS5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/evilbuildings
🔥 The spiny flower mantis is a good enough mimic of flowering plants that it lies in wait for an insect to attempt to pollinate it...and strikes5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
The old, Soviet-built terminal at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Guarded by a sole septuagenarian, Armenia's Herouni Radio Observatory Telescope was once part of the USSR's effort to seek extraterrestrial intelligence. It has been inactive since 1987 and slowly decaying since 2012. (OC)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Another abandoned house construction in Armenia - I call it the evil Cheesecake Factory5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
🔥 The walking palm (socratea exorrhiza) can slowly move across the forest floor by producing new stilt-like roots and gradually righting itself over them 🔥5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
The walking palm can move across the rainforest floor by producing new, stilt-like roots and righting itself over them, while allowing the old ones to rot.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The fake McDonald's in a basement in Gyumri, Armenia, is not at all ominous...4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/crappyoffbrands
Just walked by this beauty today - the old airport in Yerevan, Armenia5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
More fun Armenia stuff for you: The abandoned Soviet Writer's House Canteen, overlooking Lake Sevan5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Is this a thing now? Boat blasting televised ads at beachgoers in coastal Florida5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/trashy
Thought you all would enjoy this: The 54-meter Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope in central Armenia, part of the USSR's answer to SETI. Inactive since 1987. This is the companion observatory to Byurakan, which discovered thousands of galaxies, quasars, and other celestial objects. (OC)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/Astronomy
Once envisioned to ferry passengers across the manmade lake, this craft in urban Yerevan now sits disused in front of a dilapidated boathouse5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The abandoned 1980s Soviet control room for Armenia's Herouni Mirror Telescope (OC)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
Animal Protection Police in Alexandria, Virginia, received a call about a large turtle in a local pond. When they arrived, they found this 65-pound monster of an alligator snapping turtle.4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/natureismetal
Shout out to all those who love Indian Street Dogs! Our Prithvi, adopted from Chennai, is now 10 years old and has lived in four countries.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/india
The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai is this year observing its 50th anniversary in this brutalist building5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/brutalism
How this 2007 Slovak advertisement for The Queen and Hannibal Rising lines up5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/Perfectfit
The Witch's Tower near Dayton, Ohio, in autumn. Rumor has it a teenager died there years back and it's been abandoned ever since.3yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
A small bar in Armenia offers a view of towering mountains inside the Islamic Republic of Iran. Though just a few meters away, such an establishment is expressly forbidden in Iran.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/Borderporn
Look familiar? This is an old pic of the control room of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia, less than 20 km from the country's capital5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/chernobyl
🔥 Lord Fairfax, the 65-pound alligator snapping turtle found last week in an Alexandria, Virginia, neighborhood4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
1978 Soviet GAZ Over-Snow/Amphibious Carrier repurposed by Armenian emergency services [4048x3036]4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
We found Ani emaciated and weak walking the street in our neighborhood in Armenia. Started feeding her, then found out how sweet she is. She's a house dog now!3yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/aww
Part of the Soviets' search for extraterrestrial intelligence included this now-abandoned radio telescope on a mountainside in Armenia5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Abandoned for nearly two decades, guards still keep curious visitors out of the decaying Armenian Ministry of Defense building outside Yerevan5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
This male lion, ostracized by his pride, is forced to chew on the face of a recently slain cape buffalo5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/natureismetal
Thought you all would appreciate this Babylonian map, especially the Urartu reference in the center right4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/armenia
My Armenian street dog has recently discovered squirrels, now that she's in the States3yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/aww
No snow yet in Yerevan and temps over 10C last week. This family imported snow from Aragats for their New Year's party.4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/armenia
The Tomb of Daniel in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, claims to hold the biblical prophet's leg bone. Local lore says it has grown consistently since his death and is now 18m/59ft long.3yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The building's owner intentionally drew these designs and erected the henge. No idea why. It's supposed to be a hotel, when finished.4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/evilbuildings
I mean, I guess it's better than transporting your pipe horizontally...5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/IdiotsInCars
Armenia's Herrouni radio telescope was part of a Soviet array responsible for identifying hundreds of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulas. Though it hasn't been used for years, a small team of minders still keeps it looking shiny and new. (OC)4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An impala hangs from a sausage tree, stored for safe keeping and a later meal by a nearby leopard (Zambia)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/natureismetal
The FINDECO House skyscraper in downtown Lusaka, Zambia, looks (and feels) off balance.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/brutalism
Don't see many bugs here, so I wanted to share this cute, hairy beetle who landed on my shoulder today4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/aww
Got a closer look at the unused Soviet-era jump tower. Folks here (Armenia) say it was used by their equivalent of the Boy Scouts to train for short parachute jumps.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
An inscription from the Armenian church in Chennai, India. The church was built in 1712 and is one of the oldest Christian churches on the subcontinent.5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/armenia
A pic I took of Yerevan's Blue Mosque - the only Islamic place of worship in Armenia5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/armenia
My favorite knives - perfectly balanced chust blades from Uzbekistan. Bottom one has a deer horn handle5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/knives
Not one but two people in my neighborhood locked up share bikes for their own personal use5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/mildlyinfuriating
Heard you all might like this very real piece of furniture I've come across in Armenia5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/freefolk
Friend's pic of an abandoned building (possibly municipal center) in Pripyat, Ukraine5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The cover for the 1993 single The Rhythm of the Night has aged remarkably poorly4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/agedlikemilk
The long-inactive Herouni Radio Observatory Telescope near Orgov, Armenia, was part of the Soviet Union's own search for extraterrestrial intelligence, but now lies virtually abandoned (6783x1660) (OC)5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
It has been so warm in Yerevan, Armenia, this winter that this family had snow brought in from the mountains for their New Year's party.4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Hundreds of people over the years have stacked stones in neat piles in front of this cave near Geghard Monastery in Armenia4yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Abandoned structure in Yerevan, Armenia - jump tower for paratroopers?5yr ⋅ mahlerific ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
