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As a six-year-old, this was the best book ever (i.imgur.com)

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[–]hookeslaw 224 points225 points ago

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Doc: Its worse than I feared. I'm afraid your son has the knack. It's a rare condition characterized by a extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical, coupled with a complete social ineptitude.

Mother: Will he be able to lead a normal life?

Doc: No... He'll be an engineer.

[–]wotan343 17 points18 points ago

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the conversation that went on over my head as I glared at the truss patterns in a cantilever bridge cross-section. GOOD

TIMES

[–]triggerhoppe 5 points6 points ago

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Ah, my old two buddies, Method of Joints and Method of Sections.

[–]cjpapetti 5 points6 points ago

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I've always heard that audio clip paired with a Dilbert comic. Was it originally from Dilbert? I've never found another source.

[–]blackmagic91 7 points8 points ago

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Yea, it is from the animated Dilbert show. It's available on Netflix streaming.

[–]resurrection 5 points6 points ago

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It's from the Dilbert's TV Series, actually - I think the episode was called "The Knack" or something.

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    [–]pyroman8813 5 points6 points ago*

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    source

    But yep! that was growing up. I remember watching that when it was first on TV back when I was in 5th grade laughing my ass off while quietly crying to myself because I knew it was true.

    Fast forward 12 years later and guess what degree I am finishing up?

    edit* spelling and grammar

    [–]rudetrooper 14 points15 points ago

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    English?

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        [–]je66b 1135 points1136 points ago*

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        dude, i fucking loved these books, i liked the one with the medieval castles and you could see people shitting and then there was like dudes in sewers who had to clean it up haha

        ** user cybrbeast found the page!!!** poop shaft!

        [–]Pyroshock 646 points647 points ago

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        I explicitly remember the dudes shitting!

        [–]HNW 242 points243 points ago

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        Almost every one of these pictures had someone in the bathroom. Empire State Building, Train etc. Not sure why I remember that.

        [–]Zhatt[S] 286 points287 points ago

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        It's the first time that I realized that sometimes you gata take poop seriously. Everybody poops and someone has to design a system to account for that.

        [–]garenzy 451 points452 points ago

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        A CHALLENGER APPEARS

        [–]Spoggerific 1508 points1509 points ago

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        A CHALLENGER DISAPPEARS

        [–]BraveSirRobin21 412 points413 points ago

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        Upvote for total inappropriateness

        [–]horacekent 140 points141 points ago

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        Ah yes, playground jokes.

        Q. What's NASA stand for?

        A. "Need Another Seven Astronauts."

        Good times...

        [–]CannedMango 67 points68 points ago

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        How is it that school children all around North America knew that joke before there was an internet?

        Someone needs to explain the scientific principle of how children's jokes travel, seemingly at the speed of light.

        [–]horacekent 58 points59 points ago

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        I believe the proper term is "sneakernet"

        [–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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        Sort of like how everyone knew how to blow on the cartridge of a broken Nintendo game? Word of mouth, I think.

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          [–]moonzilla 12 points13 points ago

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          The other one I remember hearing:

          Q: Why does NASA drink Coke?

          A: Because they couldn't get Seven-Up

          [–]poops_mcgee 13 points14 points ago

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          Did you hear that they found out Christa McAuliffe had dandruff?

          Yup, they found her head and shoulders washed up on the beach.

          [–]collinisballn 7 points8 points ago

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          oh my god

          [–]daren_sf 4 points5 points ago

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          Q: How many Challenger astronauts can you fit in a Volvo? A: 14; 3 in front, 4 in back and 7 in the ashtray.

          Q: Who was Christa McAuliffe? A: The first teacher 1/2 way to space.

          I'm here 'til Thursday! Try the veal.

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            [–]NitsujTPU 10 points11 points ago

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            I can't upvote it. When this happened, when I as a kid, everyone was completely devastated. As an adult, I look back on it with a certain cynicism. Adventuring is a dangerous business, and people die. It's expected. The space body count went up. I can't, however, really be that crass about it, and it's bigger than the deaths of the astronauts aboard (as unfortunate as that is).

            It's because, even though people will say that the slow-down of the space program is:

            A) Non-existent. It hasn't slowed down. Look at all the great stuff we're doing.

            B) A necessary consequence of the fact that the moon race was politically fueled.

            C) A good thing. Space should be a low priority.

            This was really a turning point, it felt, in the 80s. You see, when I was a kid, people were proud to be Americans, and we were especially proud of our space program. There were plans.. big plans, for next-generation space-shuttles, an American space station, and hints at permanent settlement on the moon and Mars missions just decades away.

            None of that happened. Don't get me wrong. What we have now is quite exciting. We've got a functional ISS. We got private space industry cropping up. It's a regular Wild West in space right now. It's a very interesting time to be alive. The USA, however, really lost something in the fallout of that disaster.

            [–]Willenium 8 points9 points ago

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            Comedy is the most human way of dealing with tragedy.

            [–]ent4rent 2 points3 points ago

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            damn captain buzzkill all up in this bitch

            [–][deleted] 130 points131 points ago

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            A challenger reapears

            [–]_dustinm_ 120 points121 points ago

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            Hey look, an exploded picture of the Challenger.

            [–][deleted] 64 points65 points ago

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            yeah it's blown up for you

            [–]RyanFap 4 points5 points ago

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            I feel bad upvoting you guys. I did anyway, though...

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              [–]Penguin_Inferno 11 points12 points ago

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              Why is the flag backwards?

              [–]djepik 26 points27 points ago

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              Good observation, but it's not. It's meant to appear as if the flag were hung appropriately and was then being blown in the wind as the shuttle travelled forward. (At least I think that's the case - I've just extrapolated from flags on the shoulders of military uniforms).

              [–]Benjaphar 4 points5 points ago

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              Because soldiers run into battle, never from it.

              [–]coldfu 56 points57 points ago*

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              Because the US is AT WAR!

              edit: actually because of this

              [–]raldi 11 points12 points ago

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              What about the Army crew team? On regatta days, do they wear their flag patches on the opposite shoulders?

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                [–]JRRTrollkein 5 points6 points ago

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                When displayed on vehicles, the stripes always fly towards the back.

                [–]sesse 6 points7 points ago

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                It's printed backwards, so when you see the shuttle in your rear-view mirror, the flag will look right. D'oh.

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                    [–]coolwebsitebro 4 points5 points ago

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                    Oh dude

                    [–]wkstar64 40 points41 points ago

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                    Need

                    Another

                    Seven

                    Astronaughts

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                      [–]livevil999 21 points22 points ago

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                      Total lack of dudes shitting. Does not compare.

                      [–]fuzzyfuzz 8 points9 points ago

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                      I wish I still had my library of a ton of those eyewitness books, the How Stuff Works books, and my cross-eyed 3D books. Children get all the best things.

                      [–]tf2fan 14 points15 points ago

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                      ANOTHER CHALLENGER APPEARS

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                        [–]StoryGopher 76 points77 points ago

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                        I bet it sucked trying to fit that into a submarine design.

                        [–]Zhatt[S] 237 points238 points ago*

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                        Apparently it just goes straight out the side of the ship...

                        [–]Vertigo666 147 points148 points ago

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                        You know some German engineer is squirming in his grave because iz not dis simple!

                        [–]mediapl0y 35 points36 points ago

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                        It could have been. U-boats spent little time fully submerged and when they did, they probably were too busy sinking ships for anyone to poop.

                        [–]brainburger 18 points19 points ago

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                        Even if the u-boat was at the surface, if the outflow was below the surface it would have positive pressure in the wrong direction. It`s a lot more likely that the toilet flowed into a septic tank which was pumped out at intervals.

                        [–]mediapl0y 18 points19 points ago

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                        On first guess (and as one that has spent plenty of time on boats) I would totally agree with you. However, it doesn't appear that the U-boats were designed that way. Here is a brief excerpt of the info found on this page.

                        They didn’t have a storage system so the contents had to be pumped directly into the water when flushed and the water pressure at depth was too great to allow this. A storage tank that could have been pumped out later would have been a better idea but that’s not how the boats were designed.

                        [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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                        No shit. U-1206 (Type VIIC U-Boat ) sank because of toilet malfunction.

                        U-1206 was one of the late war boats fitted with the new deepwater high-pressure toilets which allowed them to be used while running at depth. Flushing these toilets was extremely complicated and special technicians were trained to operate them.

                        On April 14, 1945, 8 miles off Peterhead, Scotland, while cruising at a depth of 200 feet, misuse of the new head caused large amounts of water to flood the boat. According to the Commander's official report, while in the engine room helping to repair one of the diesel engines, he was informed that a malfunction involving the toilet caused a leak in the forward section. The leak flooded the submarine's batteries (located beneath the toilet) causing them to release chlorine gas, leaving him with no alternative than to surface. Once surfaced, U-1206 was discovered and bombed by British patrols, forcing Schlitt to scuttle the submarine. One man died in the attack, three men drowned in the heavy seas after abandoning the vessel and 46 were captured.[2] Schlitt recorded the location as 57°24′N 01°37′W / 57.4°N 1.617°W / 57.4; -1.617 but the wreck could not be relocated.

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-1206

                        [–]blargn 2 points3 points ago*

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                        It really wasn't that simple: U-1206 was lost partly due to problems with its high pressure toilet system.

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                          [–]gentlebot 31 points32 points ago

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                          Another badass submarine diagram.

                          [–]kngroo 77 points78 points ago

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                          pretty cool except, lacks dudes taking shits.

                          [–]Kurorei 18 points19 points ago

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                          We must go deeper!

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                            [–]oceanrudeness 5 points6 points ago

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                            They sleep right above the torpedoes? Eeeeyeeesh.

                            [–]neoumlaut 2 points3 points ago

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                            If you're in a sub and the torpedoes explode you're fucked, no matter where you're sleeping.

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                                  [–]T-rex_Impersonator 3 points4 points ago

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                                  As a nuclear submarine designer I can tell you that designing anything to fit into a submarine sucks.

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                                    [–]bloodandcuts 31 points32 points ago

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                                    Even with all the videos out there on the internet, I still have a difficult time believing girls poop.

                                    [–]freeballer 10 points11 points ago

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                                    Everybody poops.

                                    [–]rozap 14 points15 points ago

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                                    Except women.

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                                        [–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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                                        As soon as I saw the cover of the book an image of the castle shitter immediately came to my mind. It was sort of like Waldo except you scoured the page to see if someone was taking a deuce.

                                        [–]_ali_ 23 points24 points ago

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                                        And the exact path the shit took afterwords.

                                        [–]montrevux 16 points17 points ago

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                                        I fapped to that. In the little kid way. I'm not joking.

                                        [–]helpingfriendlybook 54 points55 points ago*

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                                        As a child, you masturbated to rudimentary illustrations of medieval men defecating in a castle? Pretty messed up, pal.

                                        [–]montrevux 28 points29 points ago

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                                        Actually I think it was the chick in the spaceship one. She was using the vacuum toilet.

                                        [–]helpingfriendlybook 41 points42 points ago

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                                        Man, call me crazy, but as a kid, I fapped to Clarissa, not cartoon ladies laying cable in space.

                                        [–]johnylaw 33 points34 points ago

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                                        Topanga

                                        [–]helpingfriendlybook 3 points4 points ago

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                                        Her too. And Allie Smith, host of Don't Just Sit There.

                                        [–]formdestroyer 10 points11 points ago

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                                        ALEX MACK

                                        [–]helpingfriendlybook 4 points5 points ago

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                                        Outgrew snick right as snick outgrew Clarissa. Moved on to better-endowed pastures, like Jenny McCarthy. Hey, don't judge: we were all there. When you're 15, there's something to be said for a woman who is indistinguishable from her own carnival caricature.

                                        [–]montrevux 32 points33 points ago

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                                        I was a weird kid.

                                        [–]MisterTito 11 points12 points ago

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                                        +1 for self-awareness.

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                                          [–]Condawg 2 points3 points ago

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                                          Sexy.

                                          [–]rhifooshwah 2 points3 points ago

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                                          I had that one.

                                          [–]sirus20x6 10 points11 points ago

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                                          i hope you have a reddit account just for confessions like this

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                                              [–]wiak1 56 points57 points ago

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                                              Saturn V cross section: http://i.imgur.com/cGd0J.jpg

                                              [–]Diettimboslice 64 points65 points ago

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                                              "The flight computer had 32k of memory - today's home computers have 100 times as much."

                                              [–]Tony_Snark 9 points10 points ago

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                                              Oh wow, I need to upgrade then.

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                                                [–]MrWeirdBeard 6 points7 points ago

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                                                This makes me want to watch "The Right Stuff" and "Apollo 13"!

                                                [–]carrotman424 7 points8 points ago

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                                                You should throw in "From the Earth to the Moon"

                                                [–]digitallimit 2 points3 points ago

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                                                Or the "When We Left Earth" series.

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                                                    [–]Zhatt[S] 109 points110 points ago

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                                                    The Cross-Sections Castles was the one I was going to post originally before remembering this one. I loved looking for the spy on each page. It's like Where's Waldo, but with people shitting off a wall!

                                                    [–]snoogansomg 24 points25 points ago

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                                                    That sneaky little fuck... Riding off on his horse at the end (with crossbow bolts following him, iirc...)!

                                                    [–]Zhatt[S] 18 points19 points ago

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                                                    I often debated with my friend if the bolt was going to hit him or not.

                                                    [–]snoogansomg 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    I hope it did! Otherwise all my hours of hunting are completely in vain!

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                                                        [–]nickmh 32 points33 points ago

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                                                        Yes! I remember the part where they showed how they would throw actual shit over the edge of the castle onto any attackers

                                                        [–]blueturtle00 18 points19 points ago

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                                                        Are you sure this wasn't in Where's Waldo?

                                                        [–]nocubir 13 points14 points ago

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                                                        Apparently the Tower of London used to be famous for the fact you could smell it for miles - the moat was an absolute festering blackened mess of shit and carcasses and all the most foul things imaginable - and that was done deliberabely. This was so even if you did intend to ford the moat during an attack, there would be a pretty good chance you'd die of some infection or disease, so it simply didn't happen.

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                                                          [–]revant54 24 points25 points ago

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                                                          Oh god that brings me back. Every time my class would go to the library, I'd always look through those books. I'd always think of awesome adventures I'd go on and then in an instant, it was time to leave. Awesome.

                                                          [–]Dr_Von_Spaceman 20 points21 points ago

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                                                          All of the cross sections have people shitting. My dad and I used to try and find them on each page. It was like "Where's Shitting Waldo?"

                                                          [–]let_me_gimp_that 18 points19 points ago

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                                                          Like this?

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                                                            [–][deleted] 19 points20 points ago

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                                                            I think there was a spy entering the castle through one of the shit pipes too.

                                                            [–]NLclothing 17 points18 points ago

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                                                            Damn right there was, the sneaky bastard was in every scene. Some say his blood was the beginning of the Waldo lineage.

                                                            [–]big_brutha_thunda 7 points8 points ago

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                                                            amen! my favorite was the pirate ship, or british war vessel.. something along those lines. the one image i have burned into my memory is the man getting his limb sawed off while biting some leather. guess who's going to a bookstore tomorrow!

                                                            [–]soapmactavish 2 points3 points ago

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                                                            yeah the british frigate was always my favorite, there was one scene where a support beam splintered and shredded like 8 sailors, I loved that as an 8 year old

                                                            [–]pigferret 23 points24 points ago

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                                                            midevil

                                                            Is that like Neutral Evil?

                                                            [–]cybrbeast 4 points5 points ago

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                                                            This is the one, right? Couldn't find higher resolution sadly.

                                                            [–]etiennep 12 points13 points ago

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                                                            I also remember the tank cross-section where you could see the guy's intestines.

                                                            Absolutely loved these books.

                                                            [–]RedBanner 4 points5 points ago

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                                                            I had a whole fucking collection of those!

                                                            [–]Zacatac 2 points3 points ago

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                                                            Yes, i remember this exactly, laughing with my brothers!

                                                            [–]LooneyLopez 3 points4 points ago

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                                                            What about the guys at the end of the long tube coming from the shitter, their whole day consisted of shoveling shit. I need to find my copy, I know its in the garage somewhere.

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                                                              [–]MechaNickzilla 31 points32 points ago

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                                                              Kowloon Cross Section

                                                              [–]TexSC 10 points11 points ago

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                                                              And if anyone was wondering that that was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City

                                                              [–]anyhow1020 4 points5 points ago

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                                                              i found a pair engaging in sexual intercourse

                                                              AHAHAHAHAHA

                                                              [–]anyhow1020 3 points4 points ago

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                                                              o and a guy pissing off the roof

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                                                                  [–]cranberrysaus 66 points67 points ago

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                                                                  Did someone say...scanned version? http://depositfiles.com/en/files/qndgpxmm0

                                                                  [–]cabba 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                  10/10 mbit unmetered, unshaped, unblocked fibre for 9 e/month...

                                                                  "We are sorry, but all downloading slots for your country are busy."

                                                                  Got Canada'd :(

                                                                  [–]cranberrysaus 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                  EasyShare link to the rescue! http://w14.easy-share.com/1702569344.html

                                                                  [–]lostmoke 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                  thank you for this. have any of the others as well? castles and man-of-war were especially awesome.

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                                                                    [–]LordXenu23 241 points242 points ago

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                                                                    This was a good one. I preferred The Way Things Work.

                                                                    [–]bakuretsu 27 points28 points ago

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                                                                    As a kid, The Way Things Work was definitely my favorite book. I learned so much about mammoths from it...

                                                                    [–]harrisonbeaker 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                    me too, i loved that mammoths were his point of reference for all things.

                                                                    though thinking back on it now, it was a little weird .....

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                                                                      [–][deleted] 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                      OH MY GOD. It's like all redditors lived the same childhood.

                                                                      [–]invisible_hombre 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                      I agree. Have an upvote. You might also like The Secret Life of Machines by Tim Hunkin.

                                                                      [–]bakuretsu 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                      I still watch The Secret Life of Machines on an almost weekly basis. I've probably seen each and every episode in excess of ten times.

                                                                      I love that Tim Hunkin advocated the spread of the DivX rips via BitTorrent. He always seemed to me like a genuinely great guy. Rex Garrod, too.

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                                                                        [–]cranberrysaus 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                        I had the book and the CD-ROM. Shit was legit, yo.

                                                                        [–]sparty123498 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                        They did a cartoon show for that for a while http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5OaNBE8ZVk

                                                                        [–]kg8484 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                        I came here to say this but you beat me to it. I like the parody as well.

                                                                        [–]ajocksch 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                        I heartily concur. Mammoths are awesome.

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                                                                          [–]Jordan117 18 points19 points ago

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                                                                          I liked his book Incredible Explosions better -- the title was a little misleading, but the illustrations were chaotic fun. I loved the exploded train showing the engineer with the individual layers of the sandwich under his hat separated along with all the nuts and bolts of the engine, as well as the exploded London metro station surrounded by unexploded Nazi blitzkrieg bombs.

                                                                          Also, IIRC, every exploded illustration in the book had little green aliens and a flying saucer hidden somewhere inside the drawing... even inside the human body. ಠ_ಠ

                                                                          [–]Zhatt[S] 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                          My friend had one of these. I remember the image of the exploded tank also had the driver cut in half, showing his intestines. I'm sure it was the illustrator's little rebellion against having to draw what the publishers thought would sell better.

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                                                                            [–]sunshinebuttress 54 points55 points ago

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                                                                            As a twenty-six-year-old, this is the best book evar.

                                                                            [–]blohkdu 42 points43 points ago

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                                                                            There were Star Wars editions, those consumed my young afternoons.

                                                                            [–]Damaband41 29 points30 points ago

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                                                                            And then after reading them you felt like an expert. So that's how a hyperdrive works...

                                                                            [–]disgruntledadmin 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                            I came here specifically to mention the Star Wars ones, I loved looking over every inch of detail of the ships when I was a kid

                                                                            [–]123not-it 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                            You have got to be kidding me. I was born too soon....

                                                                            [–]Yoshmaster 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                            The Star Wars ones were best.

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                                                                              [–]wcz1219 66 points67 points ago

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                                                                              i'd have to disagree

                                                                              [–]Tallanasty 27 points28 points ago

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                                                                              This is bringing back memories of the Scholastic book catalogues from elementary school.

                                                                              [–]southblvd 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                              Stinky Cheese Man! Definitely one of my favorite books as a kid. I was lucky enough to meet Jon Scieszka at a Parent/Teacher Meet & Greet where I got my picture taken with him (he also signed my book(s) and all that). Last year my mom was at the National Book Festival, saw Jon was doing signings and got him to sign my book again for me, probably 15 years later.

                                                                              Super nice guy!

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                                                                                [–]mbingo 13 points14 points ago

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                                                                                My vote goes to Explorabook.

                                                                                [–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                Followed closely by Man of War

                                                                                [–]relevant_rule34 73 points74 points ago

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                                                                                This is a cross-section of sexual intercourse - NSFW

                                                                                [–]JaySherman 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                                Does hentai work? WARNING: JAPAN VERY NSFW

                                                                                [–]triggerhoppe 23 points24 points ago

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                                                                                reaching into my own guts

                                                                                Aaaaand that does it for the night.

                                                                                [–]DarkyHelmety 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                that's... unseeable

                                                                                [–]HexAddict 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                By your warning tag I was afraid you posted some goru. And if you did I would never in a thousand moon cycles forgive you.

                                                                                [–]JaySherman 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                So, do you want extreme guro? Here it is! WARNING NSFW NSFL EXTREME UNDERAGE GURO

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                                                                                    [–]p_k 44 points45 points ago

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                                                                                    Okay, this is actually hard to fap to..

                                                                                    [–]Adrianpsy 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                    I disagree.

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                                                                                      [–]mindbleach 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                      Surprised you didn't go for the x-ray BJ.

                                                                                      [–]relevant_rule34 27 points28 points ago

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                                                                                      well, xray porn is surprisingly common, especially in hentai - NSFW

                                                                                      [–]thebellmaster1x 14 points15 points ago

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                                                                                      Fuck it.

                                                                                      I'll be in my bunk.

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                                                                                        [–]mass922 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                        Just in case anyone was curious what mindbleach was referring to... - NSFW

                                                                                        [–]mindbleach 17 points18 points ago

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                                                                                        Come on, that's clearly fake. Compare this and this.

                                                                                        [–]ReallyNiceGuy 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                                        The funnyjunk link doesn't work. I'm pretty sure they disallowed hotlinking.

                                                                                        [–]vwllss 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                        I have a whole album full of the second image if reddit wants it.

                                                                                        [–]The_Higgs_Boson 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                        For science!

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                                                                                              [–]johnyquest 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                                              hrmm.

                                                                                              I'd beg to differ.

                                                                                              Cars and Trucks...

                                                                                              [–]ender52 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                              I still remember where Goldbug is on every page.

                                                                                              [–]johnyquest 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                              jesus. you just reminded me why this was as awesome as it was. all I remembered was the book, and now ... haha. I still have it.

                                                                                              ...digging it up...

                                                                                              [–]FaeKade 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                              This was seriously my all time favorite book ever when I was a child! I would read it 7 times though and not get bored with it at all :')

                                                                                              [–]Stingray88 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                              FUCK YES RICHARD SCARRY!

                                                                                              [–]Eptesicus 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                              This was one of the things I learned to read with!

                                                                                              "Cahs ...and...t ...rucks..and....th-th...thhhhiiigggs...th--- ..... :("

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                                                                                                [–]shapedy 16 points17 points ago

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                                                                                                TIL I am not special or unique.

                                                                                                [–]Is1337Dead 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                6? If one of these or any "Eyewitness" series book was placed in front of me now, I'd spend hours looking through it.

                                                                                                [–]spitfire451 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                had it right next to my computer!!

                                                                                                http://i.imgur.com/Fonmt.jpg

                                                                                                [–]vahntitrio 50 points51 points ago*

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                                                                                                I can't be the only one:

                                                                                                [–]theSleeper 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                10/10. Would nostalgia again.

                                                                                                [–]123not-it 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                                Appearantly you are. What is this?

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                                                                                                  [–]Br3nd4n 78 points79 points ago

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                                                                                                  I beg to differ.

                                                                                                  [–]el_pie_eater 44 points45 points ago

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                                                                                                  Someone at work was giving away a bunch of books and I immediately took everything in the "children's Star Wars encyclopedia" genre, while the herd scrambled for the adult fiction.

                                                                                                  For the rest of the day every time a colleague would notice them sitting on my desk we'd have the exact same conversation:

                                                                                                  Them: I didn't know you had kids.
                                                                                                  Me: I don't.
                                                                                                  Them: Oh, a nephew perhaps?
                                                                                                  Me: No.
                                                                                                  Them: Maybe you should leave them for someone with kids.
                                                                                                  [long awkward silence while I clutch the books tightly]

                                                                                                  [–]Br3nd4n 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                  Some people just don't understand Star Wars, and that is sad. Star Wars is for everyone.

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                                                                                                    [–]unfriendlyfire 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                                    I cannot count the number of times I checked this book out from my library. Good times.

                                                                                                    [–]timetogo 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                    I specifically remember my dad getting mad at me for checking this out like 10 times.

                                                                                                    [–]MrWeirdBeard 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                                                    My brother and I still have these books (we're in our 20s). Can't wait to give them to my kids.

                                                                                                    [–]fingerguns 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Does your brother know his kids are getting fucked over?

                                                                                                    [–][deleted] 51 points52 points ago

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                                                                                                    Real cross-sections > Fictional fake-sections

                                                                                                    [–]Zhatt[S] 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                                                    I got bored of that book when I realized that none of the pipes and wires in the sections went anywhere or did anything. Then I rediscovered the book when I started making up purposes for all the gizmos and gadgets.

                                                                                                    [–]ASucculentLamb 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                    I cannot count the number of times I asked my mom for this specific book. Wow, the nostalgia... I really miss my mommy.

                                                                                                    [–]niftycake 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                    Tie perhaps? Luckily I had both so I didn't have to choose.

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                                                                                                      [–]Miserlou57 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                      As a twenty-six-year-old, this was the best book ever.

                                                                                                      FTFY

                                                                                                      [–]mvinformant 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                      This sparked my love for science.

                                                                                                      [–]033054 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                                      I have the Aircraft version of this, and the one for Star Wars Episode 1. I'd love to collect all of these.

                                                                                                      [–]Gravity13 28 points29 points ago

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                                                                                                      This is the book I got when I was 6. :(

                                                                                                      [–]Diettimboslice 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                      I like this version better than the bible I have now. More about how God wanted us to love one another, and less about mass extinction and people being damned to hell for eternity for sodomy.

                                                                                                      [–]MacEnvy 15 points16 points ago

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                                                                                                      Gotta hook 'em while they're young before they're smart enough to know better, just like tobacco companies.

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                                                                                                        [–]franklintheturtle 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                        i cannot like this enough!!!

                                                                                                        my parents used to get these books for me all the time because i would just sit there and stare at the cross-sections all day instead of being an annoying kid

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                                                                                                        For me it was The Way Things Work.

                                                                                                        [–]iamdeblas 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                        i just nostalgia'd all over the place

                                                                                                        [–]bmccutc 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                        As a modifier, yours is dangling.

                                                                                                        [–]andan 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                        Perhaps he read his copy of the book six years after it was published.

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                                                                                                          [–]CJSteves 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                          I think it still is.

                                                                                                          [–]Wasgood 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                          HOLY SHIT. I LOVED THESE.

                                                                                                          [–]toddsmash 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                          I loved the star wars ones the best...still have them at home.

                                                                                                          [–]Mr_robasaurus 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                          My younger self would sit there and memorize these and with the castle one id pretend it was under attack and tell the guys where to move, I had one hell of an imagination back then. Now adays my imagination is limited to what video game I am playing.

                                                                                                          [–]sepha 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                          Must...find..a...way...to...download and run this piece of my childhood. I never did catch him in that damn treasure room!

                                                                                                          http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Biestys-Incredible-Cross-Sections-STOWAWAY/dp/156458903X

                                                                                                          [–]terrifiedsleeptwitch 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                          I loved this book but I also really got into David Macaulay's work...

                                                                                                          [–]fluffygoomba 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                          ctrl-f David-Macaulay.... yessssss I loved those mammoths.

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                                                                                                            [–]nejdu 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                                            My vote.

                                                                                                            [–]sharkbaitoohaha 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            These books are the reason it took me 45 minutes to use the bathroom; 5 minutes for number 2 and 40 mins of reading.

                                                                                                            [–]osiris_papyrus 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            And Life Aquatic I always thought was inspired by these books, thats what it reminded me of anyways and was my favorite part of the movie

                                                                                                            [–]nicetry_corporatebot 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            Nice try, Stephen Biesty.

                                                                                                            [–]lostmoke 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            might as well ask...anyone have these in pdf form?

                                                                                                            [–]kminator 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            The sailing ship one (man-o-war, I think) was pretty dope. Used to read it a lot, and this sort of thing has definitely impacted my art and visual perception.

                                                                                                            [–]unfriendlyfire 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            The Man-of-War book convinced me not to pursue my dreams of being a pirate :( I've stuck with ninjas ever since, and don't regret it. Thank you, Stephen Biesty/Richard Platt.

                                                                                                            [–]evsjo 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            the one with the T-34 shows the tank commander's intestines

                                                                                                            [–]docmarty73 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            "How things work" was so much better…

                                                                                                            [–]aldt 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                            My favourite was this huge book-of-how-things-work themed tome. It had a wooly mammoth explaining everything. No idea what it was called, so now I can't find it.

                                                                                                            I have a couple of these cross-section books, but for Star Wars ships.

                                                                                                            [–]metarugia 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                            OMG I LOVE YOU... well actually i loved this book, but still. Thank you!

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