My Confined Space

Let’s hope not. Already I have to deal with assholes who can barely drive and are constantly trying to kill me on the highway, if only through their colossal stupidity. I’d hate to think those same people might also be able to take to the skies.

Comment by Phil Elmore — May 16, 2008 @ 12:10 pm

nice blind spot

Comment by Mr.Bungle — May 16, 2008 @ 1:22 pm

@Mr.Bungle

damn beat me to it

Comment by collegeboy — May 16, 2008 @ 1:46 pm

I would make a transformers reference, but it is just what it looks like.

Comment by Sarcastastic — May 16, 2008 @ 2:15 pm

It’s M.A.S.K.!!!

Comment by AlecDalek — May 16, 2008 @ 6:28 pm

Can you imagine some of these idiots trying to drive/fly in 3D?

Comment by nyoki — May 16, 2008 @ 6:37 pm

@nyoki

As opposed to them trying to drive fly in 2D?

Comment by hvymetal86 — May 17, 2008 @ 9:11 am

wouldn’t being that close create some kind of drag coefficient or destabilized vortex?

Comment by maxcw — May 7, 2008 @ 9:55 pm

I was in the united airlines plane while this happened.

Comment by banjo_picker — May 7, 2008 @ 10:00 pm

Thats impossible, two planes cant be that close without some sort of impact. This image must be altered

Comment by czanime — May 7, 2008 @ 10:05 pm

Or maybe they appear closer due to the vantage point of the photographer; ever heard of forced perspective? You don’t need to “alter” ( I am guessing you are referring to shopped but decided not to use that term.)an image in order to achieve a desired effect.

Comment by thelotuseater725 — May 7, 2008 @ 10:21 pm

most likely they are a good ways out so the photographer was using a large telephoto lens. Zooming in makes things look much closer together especially when they are that far away.

Comment by Darthmalt — May 7, 2008 @ 10:45 pm

they r making little planes

Comment by RoQ — May 7, 2008 @ 10:45 pm

The United plane is a Boeing 757, and the Lufthansa plane is a Boeing 747, the latter a plane which is approximately three times the size of the former. You are correct Darthmalt when you said that this photograph is indeed unaltered in digital form, however, appears as an illusion due to the perspective of the photographer and possibly the lens.

Comment by Bodero — May 7, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

If it was forced perspective, though, wouldn’t the smaller plane in front look bigger than the plane in back? Or wouldn’t the letters on the plane behind be less in-focus than the letters on the one up front?

Seriously, I’m askin’. The last time I got higher than a C in a science class I was in the second grade.

Also, considering the light source, wouldn’t there be a shadow on the Lufthansa plane if they really were that close?

Comment by rattybad — May 7, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

this is what a parallel approach looks like….now they could have been landing on runways in close proximity….but they are not all that close to each other…..the photography is distorting our perspective

Comment by boris89 — May 7, 2008 @ 11:28 pm

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/360923/a319_on_parallel_approach_with_a_737/

Comment by boris89 — May 7, 2008 @ 11:29 pm

Yeah, perspective folks, simply put, the actual size of the aircraft makes it easier to spot.

Comment by Wally — May 8, 2008 @ 1:37 am

Oh, and nothing quite that rare, i do parallel approaches fairly often, in smaller aircraft mind you but a LOT closer than this without anything really scary.

I dunno actually…just had another look…doesn’t seem to quite add up, even with the thought of different fancy lenses in mind. i can understand making a single object look a lot closer than it really is but two objects in the same frame…well, i ain’t no photographer but i am a pilot and they definitely wouldn’t have been as close as some people seem to think.

Comment by Wally — May 8, 2008 @ 1:42 am

Hey Wally, I remember seeing on Discovery Channel once about how the draft or whatever created by an airplane is not felt in an immediate proximity, and it actually only affects the pressure outside the area. So basically, if you were standing on the tip of the wing, you won’t feel as much … push as you would if you were like…20 ft outside of the wing. Is that true?
Can that be whats happening here?

Comment by SuperJay — May 8, 2008 @ 3:38 am

@ SuperJay: No. Air pressure doesn’t just “jump” 20 feet over “unpressurized” air.

Comment by unknown — May 8, 2008 @ 5:40 am

snopes has an article on this, and it basically boils down to the face that one of them is nearly 3 times larger then the other one. sadly I cannot find the exactly page on their site, but Here’s one that’s kinda like it and explains what’s going on

Comment by tiki god — May 8, 2008 @ 10:44 am

oh man, I loved the airshows at macdill, I went to a couple of them when I lived down there. got a sunburn from hell, but it was worth it to see the stealth fighters

Comment by tiki god — May 7, 2008 @ 7:54 am

^ LOL. I am soooooooooo crispy. Had forgotten to bring sunscreen, which they sell there but NEXT TO THE BEER TENT. No sunscreen availed.

Comment by Kylefor20 — May 7, 2008 @ 3:30 pm

I’m not giving you candy until you’ve eaten that child.

I mean, it’s just a waste of good food.

Comment by LukeV1-5 — May 2, 2008 @ 5:59 am

well, he can be a sweet little fucker.

so Om nom nom nom

now gimme some candy

Comment by natedog — May 3, 2008 @ 6:57 am

Bridges scare me. I crossed over the 35W bridge 5 minutes before it collapsed.

Comment by Timmay72 — April 26, 2008 @ 9:51 am

i wouldn’t try the 5 kilometer long zeelandbridge then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeland_Bridge

Comment by Betsy — April 26, 2008 @ 12:26 pm

I love bridges… The longer and the higher, the better… But then I love roller coasters too…

Comment by Phyreblade — April 26, 2008 @ 1:44 pm

Looks like Confederation Bridge, from Prince Edward Island, Canada. 12.9 Kilometers.

Comment by Wyvern — April 26, 2008 @ 4:18 pm

@Wyvern
You fail for not reading the caption directly below the picture.

Comment by reptilecobra13 — April 27, 2008 @ 3:15 am

er, I do believe that’s the eye of a hurricane.

Comment by ohmybob — March 31, 2008 @ 7:26 am

It’s a cyclone, it’s draining counter-clockwise…just like my toilet…which I just flushed…in Australia.

Comment by stalwart — March 31, 2008 @ 8:43 am

Sweet office views! I’m in an internal office, with no windows. I get bored. That’s why I’m here typing this comment.

Comment by banjo_picker — March 31, 2008 @ 6:11 pm

Is that Chicago? Just taking a wild guess.

Comment by Goldfinger — March 24, 2008 @ 6:02 pm

Dunno, but whoever built it had the imagination of a dead skunk.

Comment by JamesTuskGeorge — March 24, 2008 @ 6:17 pm

thats a roger goldfinger, and @jamestusk, chicago is laid out perfectly.

Comment by njch412 — March 24, 2008 @ 6:23 pm

Well I’d rather live in a city with a layout like this than in a city created by Hundertwasser

Comment by Goldfinger — March 24, 2008 @ 6:39 pm

boring as all hell though, no winding alleys

Comment by JamesTuskGeorge — March 24, 2008 @ 6:47 pm

Sweet home Chicago…

Comment by deutschlandia — March 24, 2008 @ 6:49 pm

Also, how could you possibly tell there aren’t winding alleys based on a picture from above cloud level?

Comment by deutschlandia — March 24, 2008 @ 6:50 pm

You want winding alleys? Come to Baltimore, we have alot of winding alleys and many colorful residents ready to assist you in those beautiful winding alleys. No promises on making it out of those windings alleys through.

Comment by gor — March 24, 2008 @ 7:02 pm

Its a waste.

Comment by Tardex — March 24, 2008 @ 7:16 pm

no winding alleys because 9 million people and traffic doesnt move well on winding streets.

Comment by njch412 — March 24, 2008 @ 7:19 pm

Right-o, gor, I’m a Baltimoron myself, lots of places you don’t want to be stuck in. MUCH easier to navigate versus the unholy Labyrinth that are DC streets… Ugh.

Comment by purple banana — March 24, 2008 @ 10:07 pm

I’m done driving in DC for that exact reason.

Comment by gor — March 25, 2008 @ 1:09 am

Nothing better than cruising LSD when the traffic is light and the lake is clear.

Comment by heywire — March 25, 2008 @ 4:47 am

That’s New York for sure.

Comment by metalhead2061 — March 25, 2008 @ 9:57 am

This is definitely Chicago from the south. You can see Washington and Jackson Park, Navy Pier, the river, Midway, and the highways.

Claims this is New York are retarded and/or trolls.

Comment by deutschlandia — March 25, 2008 @ 10:35 pm

New York is an island(s) there pal… this doesn’t look like an island… besides NYC looks a lot better than Shitcago…

Comment by Alfalfasprouts — March 26, 2008 @ 9:58 am

Mt. Beauty Australia… *I think*

Comment by Q-delta — March 12, 2008 @ 7:33 am

Reminds me of the movie Grave of the Fireflies.

Comment by unknown — March 10, 2008 @ 12:36 am

Bombardier’s view, mind.

Comment by Smedlorificus — March 11, 2008 @ 3:12 pm

i can see my house from here!

oh, shit.

Comment by redxblack — March 12, 2008 @ 12:36 am