Tetris Challenge from the Russian traffic police. Complete with arrested person4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/ANormalDayInRussia
🔥 Glass amphipod. This transparency keeps it from being seen by predators in the open ocean, where there is no place to hide 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Did you know the black swallower can gulp down a fish 10x its own weight & up to 4x its length? Two rows of large, pointed teeth on each jaw can collapse to make room as prey ratchets down the gullet, to be slowly digested in a stomach with expandable walls4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/natureismetal
🔥 Colourised footage of Benjamin, the last know Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) 🔥5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
This photo, captured by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in a explosion test, gives an unusually clear look at the shock wave that accompanies the deflagration4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/shockwaveporn
SPG ISU-122S We Are Russians, We are Victorious, Glory to Soviet artillery3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
ALL HELP FOR RUSSIA NOW British & Soviet solidarity at a tank factory in Smethwick, England, 19413yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
OTD in 1945, Uedem area, Germany. Operation Veritable. A Sherman Firefly tank3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The only armed conflict in which participated the T-44, had the operation Whirlwind. Budapest 19564yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
🔥 The cave was carved out of the glacier by an underground river that is sourced in a hot spring gushing from the Mutnovsky volcano itself, as this volcano is the heart of Kamchatka 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 The bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep’s vertebrae whole. The bird’s stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours 🔥5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Designed as a means to disable incoming missiles, the 1K17 was, and is, one of the only working laser armed tanks5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Object 775 Rocket Tank. In the early 1960s, with accelerated development of missile weapons, engineers of tank builders turned their eyes to the possibility of installing a tank of missile weapons2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Infanticide among hippos is rare but not unknown. It usually occurs when hippos travel beyond their territory and mix with new groups. By killing the young that are not his, it is believed that a male can increase his reproductive success by bringing females into oestrus, ready to mate with him1yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/HardcoreNature
Blast testing the Swedish S-tank. The blast tunnel is supposed to recreate the effect of a 5 kiloton warhead detonating approximately 500 meters away4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Operation Varsity began OTD in 1945. M22 Locust airborne tanks were dropped via glider. This was the first and last time the British used Locust tanks3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Ferdinand tank destroyer displayed at an exhibition of captured vehicles in Gorky Park, Moscow3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
A Lone car passing Soviet tanks during the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia during Prague Spring, August 21, 19682yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The T-62 tank armed with a 115 mm smoothbore cannon was accepted into service OTD in 1961. 19,064 tanks were built until 1974 when it was taken out of production4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Photo from the exercises and trainings of the Lithuanian army [800x1199]2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Incredible moment zebra sinks its teeth into a crocodile’s throat after the predator lay in wait to attack herd crossing a river in Kenya. But one of the predators got more than it bargained for when a zebra clamped its teeth down on its neck1yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/HardcoreNature
🔥 The incredible moment an elephant throws a 500 kg buffalo into the air like a rag doll 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Hellbenders are the largest salamanders in the USA and are among the most endangered. Usually they hunt for small prey, such as crayfish, insects and eggs, so a northern water snake is an unexpected choice. These amphibians use suction to secure their prey before using their teeth1yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/HardcoreNature
The Soviet 420 mm self-propelled nuclear heavy artillery in preparation for the parade in Moscow, 19624yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Commander of the T-80BV firing 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun NSVT in Chechnya's first war4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
My, what long “eyebrows” you have, Crested Owl! This sage-looking avian is described as having a deep, undulating call, similar to a toad’s. It lives in forests in parts of Central & South America, including Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, & Brazil4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/Superbowl
Electrolysis of copper. Electrolytic reduction of copper from a solution4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/chemicalreactiongifs
An SU-152 and a Valentine tank driving down a forest road in Latvia. 2nd Baltic Front, 19443yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
T-34-85 tanks with riders driving towards Berlin, April 22nd, 1945. Note that the external fuel tanks are removed. These were not normally carried into battle and only installed on long marches3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Raymond J. Wielgus, Mauser Model 1896 Semi-Automatic Pistol, 19102yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Soviet artillerymen gathered near a Panther tank that they used for target practice, May 19443yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
I have never heard that EE-9 Cascavel will participate in indoor battles, but it did happen in history4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The M1296 Dragoon is an upgraded version of the M1126 Stryker with significantly increased lethality. Its official designation is Infantry Carrier Vehicle - Dragoon, or ICVD. The M1296 Dragoon is fitted with unmanned turret, armed with a 30 mm cannon2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The Landstad revolver was an automatic revolver of Norwegian origin. The weapon had an unusual feeding device that used both a 2 round cylinder and a grip inserted magazine. It was chambered for the 7.5mm Nagant cartridge3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
The metal gallium has a melting point of 30°C (86°F) and will melt quickly when exposed to tea temperature hot water - or melt in one’s hand if handled too long. As a result, this spoon disappears (but can be molded into its original shape)4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/chemicalreactiongifs
🔥 Ocean sponges are multi-cellular animals that don’t walk or swim. They eat by filter-feeding. How powerful are their filters? With the help of non-toxic fluorescein dye, we can see how highly effective ocean sponges are as filters of ocean water 🔥5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
A Type 69 medium tank of the Iraqi army, which overturned on a BMW in the vicinity of the city of Kirkuk. February 20162yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Aerial view of an exhibition of captured German vehicles in Gorky Park, Moscow. The exhibition opened in 1943 and stayed open until 19483yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Le Protector revolver designed by Jacques E. Turbiaux, France, 18823yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
A German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen (No504 Schnuck) of Abteilung 2. Captured by the New Zealand Division at Fremicourt, Nord-Pas-de-Calais on the 31 August 1918 (photo taken 18/9/18)3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
A T-34-85 tank crossing a river in East Prussia, 1945. Note the split ventilation fan domes. Only very late production tanks from the Krasnoye Sormovo factory had this feature. There is some debate as to whether or not tanks of this type saw battle in Europe3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Gallium metal expands by 3.1% when it solidifies, and therefore storage in either glass or metal containers are avoided, due to the possibility of container rupture with freezing4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/chemicalreactiongifs
You might be surprised to find out that this feather-like structure — dubbed a sea pen — is actually a colony of polyps that work together to survive in the ocean. About 300 species of sea pens can be found swaying on the ocean floor around the world4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TheDepthsBelow
Rocket tank based on the T-10 and object 770. It is armed with Bur rockets and Rubin ATGM, both fired from 125mm D-126s launcher. Project was closed after tests in 1960, probably because of problems with ATGM like in case of other rocket tanks from that time4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
TR-77-580 tanks in front of a burned government building in Bucharest's central square during the Romanian Revolution of 19893yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Nature spoiled. Plankton-sized plastic at the base of the marine food chain. You can see easily how it can be mistaken for food4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/sciences
An aerial view of an Egyptian (Soviet built) Tu-16 Badger aircraft parked on a ramp, 01/12/1981 [1600x1070]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
52 years ago today, Pete Knight set a speed record for winged vehicles flying an X-15 at 7,274 km/h (4,520 mph): record still stands [680x441]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Air Force Maj. Paul Lopez, commander of the F-22 Demonstration Team, performs a maneuver called a power loop during the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show, Sept. 7, 2019 [2496x1666]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
The anti-surface destroyer Bystry, which means 'fastest' in Russian [1280x853]2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The Super Guppy aircraft dropped off a spaceship today in Ohio. Just another regular day at NASA [video]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
A good view of the different turrets used on the M3 Grant and M3 Lee Medium tanks. The Grant, bringing up the rear, was modified for British requirements. The small machine gun turret was removed and the turret bustle extended to accommodate the radio4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
F-51 Mustang, close air support asset during Korean War, with napalm, rockets and machine guns [652x408]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Canadian M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman tanks completing a tour of frontline duty in Korea (16th July, 1952)4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Watch the F-35 and F/A-18 do their thing (2016 Miramar Air Show) [4088x2725]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
🔥 See this? It's a spider that pretends to be an ant and mimics the antennae with its front legs. The phenomenon is called myrmecomorphy and there are two reasons why a spider would want to mimic an ant: to eat them, and to avoid being eaten by them 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
T-34-85 tanks on parade, July 1947. Even though better tank designs were available even before the end of WWII, the T-34-85 remained in service until the mid-1950s3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
V. Nikolayeva, a hull gunner/radio operator, seen here in a captured German Pz.Kpfw.III tank. She received the For Battle Merit medal for her valor on the battlefield3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Japanese researchers develop ultrathin, highly elastic skin display. Breakthrough in healthcare?4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/sciences
A U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division M1/A1 Abrams tank rolls deeper into Iraqi territory March 23, 2003 south of the city of An Najaf, Iraq. U.S. and British forces continue to assault Iraq from land, sea and air as part of the ongoing Operation Iraqi Freedom2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
This 2-millimeter creature is an Aeolosoma — a genus of annelid worm. You can find these darling organisms in fresh-water, often living on and consuming decaying material4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/sciences
This is where planes go to die. Welcome to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, often called the Boneyard — a US Air Force aircraft storage facility in Tucson, Arizona4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/aviation
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eielson Air Force Base flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex [2048x1935]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fly in formation over Arizona [2048x2048]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the Black Knights of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154) launches of the USS Kitty Hawk. U.S. Navy [1635x1145]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
The KV-1 tank was a mystery even to the USSR's allies, but it didn't remain this way forever. Both the US and UK received a sample to study3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
OTD in 1944 the ML-20SM gun was completed. It was a simplified and improved variant of the 152 mm ML-20S gun-howitzer, with the most notable upgrade being the removal of the muzzle brake. Despite its advantages, it was never mass produced3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress flies at high altitude during a mission over the Baltic Sea, Oct. 23, 2019. The aircraft is part of a deployment aimed at improving bomber interoperability with joint partners and allied nations [3528x2352]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Delivery of KV-1 tanks sponsored by residents of the Dzerzhinskiy district of Moscow. The tanks bear the name Dzerzhinets3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches from the waist of the flight deck aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations [2048x1295]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in formation with the B-29 Superfortress “Doc” during the 2019 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento [3182x2119]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Ghost Phantom. An unmanned QF-4 drone flies over the over Gulf of Mexico on Jul. 17, 1998 [1500x1000]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Cruiser Aurora in Saint Petersburg — museum ship. Aurora is a Diana class I cruiser, a warship of the early twentieth century, which is a symbol of the October Revolution of 1917 and a unique monument to the history of Russia [1080x1350]2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
BT-5-IS was a modernization of the BT-5 light tank and stands for fast moving tank 5 Joseph Stalin in Russian4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The DNA molecule is based on the Golden section. It measures 34 angstroms long by 21 angstroms wide for each full cycle of its double helix spiral. 34 and 21 are numbers in the Fibonacci series and their ratio, 1.6190476 closely approximates Phi, 1.61803394yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/sciences
🔥 Climbing out of the primordial ooze is Charles, the Mudskipper — the fish that can survive both in and out of water. Charles is feeling rather dapper this time of year; it's mating season and with the season comes the bright blue spots across his body 🔥5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 This is the Inca Tern, the bird with a dashing white moustache 🔥5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Three of the Red Army's workhorses, the T-34 tank, a 76 mm ZIS-3 gun, and a 45 mm M-42 gun fording a river on the way to Lvov, 1944. These weapons can't boast exceptional characteristics, but they were all good enough for the job4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Porpita porpita, or blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids. Although it is superficially similar to a jellyfish, each apparent individual is actually a colony of hydrozoan polyps4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/marinebiology
The SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft throughout its career (1964-1998). In 1976, it set an absolute speed record of 1,905.81 knots (2,193.2 mph; 3,529.6 km/h), approximately Mach 3.34yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/aviation
Demonstrators driving a 1950s-era tank they had commandeered drive through other massed demonstrators on their way to charging a police cordon during violent street protests October 23, 2006 in Budapest, Hungary4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Uralvagonzavod has begun serial deliveries of the T-90M tank to the Russian Armed Forces3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
An F-15C Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft while conducting defensive operations in support of the Iraqi and coalition cease-fire following Operation Desert Storm. The Eagle is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles [1054×1600]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
🔥 Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota, is a 16 m waterfall whose name comes from a Dakota language word, simply meaning waterfall. During winter it generally becomes a frozen awesome spectacle 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Bulgarian army T-72 Main Battle Tank at a military parade. Bulgarian Government has approved a project to modernize its fleet of T-72 main battle tanks in service with the Bulgarian army2yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
F-14A Tomcats (VF-32 / CVW-1) embarked on USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) - 1974 [794x495]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
The French AMX-30 Main Battle Tank was introduced in 1963. At the time the French emphasised mobility and firepower over protection. As a result the 37 tonne AMX could reach 40mph. Over 3500 were built and sold to 12 nations4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
OTD in 1945 Soviet forces took Zossen and nearby Wunsdorf, where they discovered the Maus tank. This tank got stuck and was demolished by the Germans before they retreated, never having seen combat. It was later recovered for study3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
An F-14 Tomcat fighter assigned to the Black Knights of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154) banks left away from the USS Kitty Hawk after launching. U.S. Navy [1292x848]4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/WarplanePorn
Photo of 5.45 AK with a drum mag and handguard from Geksagon [1280×720]5yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
This day in 1943, Battle of Kasserine Pass. The battle was the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa. Inexperienced and poorly led American troops suffered many casualties and were quickly pushed back over 50 miles from their positions3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The standoff between US and Soviet tanks at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, 19613yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
🔥 Fun fact: Wombats are the only animals in the world that produce cube-shaped poop 🔥4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
New KV-1 tanks arrive on the front lines. Both older style welded turrets and later cast turrets can be seen. The inscriptions read For the Motherland! and For Stalin!3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Object 279 Kotin (Объект 279 Котин) was a Soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 19593yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The Panzer III was conceived in 1934 as the principle combat tank of the Panzer divisions. The Museum's Panzer III went into action in the North African during WW2 and is believed to have been captured at the Battle of Alam Halfa, in 19424yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
Destroyed Georgian T-72 tank after being hit by FGM-148 Javelin near Gori4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
The Pink Robin is pretty in pink, don’t you think? This Australian species inhabits forests; its small size & quiet nature makes it more difficult to spot than other robin species. Only males sport the bright pink plumage on their chests & stomachs4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/birding
Dendrobatidae are often called dart frogs due to the Amerindians' use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of blowdarts. The most poisonous, the golden poison frog, has enough toxin on average to kill ten to twenty men or about ten thousand mice4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/frogs
The falling green characters at the beginning of all of the Matrix films have become perhaps the most recognisable visual from the film. So what constitutes the code? An incredibly complex equation? Nope, it's just a load of recipes for sushi4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
T-34-85 crew commanded by Hero of the Soviet Union Guards Senior Lieutenant Shkel. His tank was one of the first to enter Berlin. In this photo Shkel shows off the Gold Star, Order of Lenin, and Order of the Red Banner, the three highest awards in the USSR3yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/TankPorn
While the Painted Bunting looks like it belongs in a water color, you can actually see this bird flying about in real life! It lives in scrub-forest or grassland habitats in parts of the southern United States, Mexico, & Central America4yr ⋅ PUTINKAAA ⋅ r/birding
