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Virtual reality becomes reality in Sword Art Online, where a malfunction makes it impossible for players to leave the game unless they die in the game... which causes them to die in the real world. Players like Kirito must face each battle against monsters (like this dragon) as a life-and-death encounter.
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Created for this week's Toy Sunday theme, REALITY.
Explored on March 17, 2018. See bighugelabs.com/flickr/scout.php
An (approximately) life-sized mosaic of the Iron Sword from Minecraft. The colors aren't exactly right, but it's as close as I could get with LEGO's limited color palette.
I wanted to build a proper, fully wieldable, fully tiled version, but I don't want to spend a ton of money on BL orders right now. Maybe some day.
This female sword-billed hummingbird feels very superior to other hummers. And why shouldn't she? She has the longest beak of any hummer, longer than her own body. The beak is so big that she has to keep her head elevated when perched to keep from toppling over.
Sword-bills feed from long, deep flowers where the nectar is too far for traditional bills to reach. Often, these flowers hang downward, so that the hummingbirds hover beneath them and lap up nectar from below.
Male and female sword-bills have similar sized beaks but their feather pattern is different. The females have a primarily white chest while the males are mainly green.
These are South American hummers and are found in the higher elevations (mostly above 2500 meters) in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. This particular sword-billed was photographed in Ecuador.
Another writer's implement (see today's earlier picture post for the other one).
The pen truly is mightier than the sword.
Especially when you jab it in a dude's eye. Or when you have a pen that fires lasers!
Pyoo! Pyoo! *makes explosion noise*
Deep down the depths of the ice abyss: The Swords of Damocles, an underground gem packed with giant icicles. Some are 6 meters high weighing in at a couple of hundred kilos.
Dangerous place, I admit. The devastating noise of ice pillars crashing down in the tunnel sounded like it was some kind of mythical creature that roared from its nest, propelling its scavenging tentacles into the dank darkness.
Luckily we brought hard liquor. Disinfects, you know.
Aardvark presents Swashbuckler Sword made especially for all the peas at MadPea!
This was inspired by a younger time, when adventurers were made in the imagination. This oversize toy sword can still cause quite the damage! Click anywhere to unleash your swashbuckling power!
And if they are too fast. Take them down by throwing your sword at them!
May your adventures be neverending!
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⚔️ Click anywhere to animate and stabby stab!
⚔️ Throwable sword.
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The monument Sverd i stein (Swords in Stone).
This was where Harald Fairhair gathered Norway into one kingdom in 872. The monument consists of three swords that are fixed into the grown. They symbolise peace, unity and freedom. The hilts of the Viking swords are taken from swords found in different parts of the country. The monument is made by Fritz Røed (1928-2002), and was unveiled by King Olav in 1983.
The information is from this web site: www.regionstavanger-ryfylke.com/see-and-do/swords-in-rock...
One of five ex MK Metro Scania K340 Caetano Levantes operated by Eirebus in their Swords Express fleet in Dublin on 28th June, 2019. 09-D-124953 is the former FJ09 DXM.
Just static poses because I'm not an animatorrrrr, but they'll be included with the sword for people to use (the shoulder rest and behind the head holds are arms-only so you could walk around with those on if you wanted :D)
Battleground Teela, from Masters of the Universe Classics. Shot inspired by a scene from Conan the Barbarian (1982).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
Normandy (French: Normandie, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometres (11,825 sq mi), comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.
The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: Îles Anglo-Normandes) are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown dependencies over which Queen Elizabeth II reigns as Duke of Normandy.
Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly Danish and Norwegian Vikings ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and the Viking jarl Rollo. For a century and a half following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later Europe) from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal and the operation had to be delayed 24 hours; a further postponement would have meant a delay of at least two weeks as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days each month were deemed suitable. Adolf Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion.
The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 US, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The target 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Strong winds blew the landing craft east of their intended positions, particularly at Utah and Omaha. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult and dangerous. Casualties were heaviest at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled, using specialised tanks.
The Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day. Carentan, St. Lô, and Bayeux remained in German hands, and Caen, a major objective, was not captured until 21 July. Only two of the beaches (Juno and Gold) were linked on the first day, and all five beachheads were not connected until 12 June; however, the operation gained a foothold which the Allies gradually expanded over the coming months. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.
Museums, memorials, and war cemeteries in the area now host many visitors each year.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longues-sur-Mer_battery
The Longues-sur-Mer battery (in German: Marineküstenbatterie (MKB) Longues-sur-Mer) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. The battery was sited on a 60 m (200 ft) cliff overlooking the sea and formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. It was located between the Allied landing beaches of Gold and Omaha and shelled both beaches on D-Day (6 June 1944). The battery was captured on June 7 and played no further part in the Normandy campaign.
The battery is the only one in Normandy to retain all its original guns in situ and was listed an historical monument in October 2001. It remains in a good state of conservation.
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Taken in the evening, some 71 years after the landings had taken place, looking towards the other beaches of the first step in liberating Europe. Among the five beaches of D-Day, Sword is the nearest to Caen, being located around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the goal of the 3rd Infantry Division. The initial landings were achieved with low casualties, but the advance from the beach was slowed by traffic congestion and resistance in heavily defended areas behind the beachhead. Further progress towards Caen was halted by the only armoured counter-attack of the day, mounted by the 21st Panzer Division.