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The Grand Canyon... if the Grand Canyon were a microscopic photo of a fracture in a piece of steel. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]IMasturbateToMyself 59 points60 points ago

I just want to point out that this is photoshopped. Electronic microscopes can only take black and white pictures.

Great photo nonetheless.

[–]zeroone 20 points21 points ago

It's a false color image and the sky region is probably totally false.

[–]kaylakaylakayla 5 points6 points ago

It looks to be slightly more than just falsely coloured: The bands of colour on the steel were probably edited in afterwards.

Still, it's a pretty juxtaposition.

[–]ofmonster -1 points0 points ago

Steel, it's a pretty juxtaposition.

FTFY

[–]wellzor 2 points3 points ago

I took a metallurgy class during College and we took pictures of metal with this precise of an image. You don't need an electron microscope.

[–]Blacksburg 2 points3 points ago

If that is an optical micrograph, the feature is HUGE. The depth of field means that it is an electron micrograph.

[–]howerrd 1 point2 points ago

Also, this photo is not microscopic!

[–]br33p 0 points1 point ago

Electron microscopes can also take images which highlight differences in composition, crystal structure and crystal orientation. The only way to combine a nice looking topographical picture like the one above with other data (looks flatter) is to make the other picture a color channel.

[–]themarkofmarks 30 points31 points ago

This, my friends, is the Eiffel Tower... if the Eiffel Tower was an average photo of my cock in a bread bag.

[–]rabidfish91 18 points19 points ago

Repost with a shitty title...

[–]Hughcumber 0 points1 point ago

It sounds like it's being said by this guy.

[–]DarthContinent[S] -4 points-3 points ago

Your butthurt sustains me.

[–]notablack 4 points5 points ago

If it were a photo of a microscopic fracture.

Otherwise it makes it sound like the photo is microscopic. I can see it without any equipment so that's just wrong!

[–]hawkin712 1 point2 points ago

The photo isn't microscopic, the fracture is.

FTFY

[–]natelanz 1 point2 points ago

Griswold Family Vacation

[–]alexjuuhh 0 points1 point ago

Why did I think of Professor Grizwold, from the Yogscast Minecraft series?

[–]illuminati_by_nature 7 points8 points ago

Your title is bad and you should feel bad.

[–]DarthContinent[S] -3 points-2 points ago

Nah.

[–]BrohanGutenburg 3 points4 points ago

Every new poster should have to read the top posts of all time. That could eliminate some reposts

[–]alexjuuhh 0 points1 point ago

Except OP has been around for 3 years. In those 3 years, wouldn't you think he would've learned that reposting shit is bad around these parts?

[–]BrohanGutenburg 1 point2 points ago

That's the problem. It's not. The comments get filled with people crying repost, but it still gets voted up to the first page. Yeah if this gentleman's three years have taught him anything, it's that repost == karma

[–]DarthContinent[S] 0 points1 point ago

More often than not, this is the case! To be honest, I didn't do a detailed search, just a cursory glance at the front page for a thumbnail of this, and finding none, (apparently re)posted this.

All the complaints about reposts are perhaps a sign that the system should be enhanced to more aggressively find whether a submission is a repost and, if so, give the user the option of not posting it.

Reddit is (aside from a few tidbits the admins want to keep private) open source, meaning those with programming knowledge can crack open the code and submit suggested modifications. As part of the process that happens when one mashes the Save button for a new link, the system might link up with Karmadecay or Tineye or even Google search to see whether a link's content has been posted to Reddit already, and if so alert the user.

It may be that it's simply easier to mash that Save button on a comment crying out "repost" rather than get up from that La-Z-Boy with toilet attachment and actually do something about the "problem", particularly for those who will, for example, downvote this post without bothering to discuss the issue and then going to grab another Cheeto to shove into their waiting mouth. If so, then the cries of repost will continue indefinitely, because I'm certainly not the only one guilty of inadvertently, or purposefully, posting content that <GASP> already exists somewhere on the internet.

[–]BrohanGutenburg 0 points1 point ago

Well I think that's why most people go by a pretty simple rule of thumb, if you found it online, it's already been here. So just post OC. Simple fix

[–]DarthContinent[S] 0 points1 point ago

Ahh, but there's always that roll of the dice that it hasn't yet made it to Reddit. Damn Reddit and its inherent cleverly planned addiction potential!

[–]Dylan5019 -2 points-1 points ago

That is the first thing I do in a new sub. I see the most amazing content then receive continuous new content. It's like Christmas followed by Hanukkah!

[–]thelegacy73 4 points5 points ago

This is a repost.

[–]euroski 2 points3 points ago

Maybe it is..... Maybe it is....

[–]YouWantMyBacon 4 points5 points ago

Repost, but worth seeing again.

[–]DondeEstaLaDiscoteca 3 points4 points ago

The universe is a fractal.

[–]beigemore 0 points1 point ago

I think that's more like a regular canyon.

[–]DocOTaco 0 points1 point ago

it is, on gods steel.....

[–]green920 -1 points0 points ago

Is that why this bridge fell

[–]Poustman 0 points1 point ago

Took billions of years to form by gradual processes?

[–]woodenshjip 0 points1 point ago

Everything small is just a small version of something big! I understand EVERYTHING!

[–]CrabbyMonday 0 points1 point ago

what if the Grand Canyon IS just a microscopic fracture in a piece of steel .....

[–]ehlohel 0 points1 point ago

In addition to what others have said, it's also a repost.

[–]BATHULK -1 points0 points ago

Beautiful. But repost.

[–]THE_CENTURION 1 point2 points ago

ah shit, here we go again...

[–]40RTY 0 points1 point ago

I love how life, the universe, and everything shows so many similarities among the massive and the microscopic. It takes my breath away.

[–]I_FUCK_CHEETAHS -1 points0 points ago

Is that wher fruity pebbles come from?

[–]psYberspRe4Dd -1 points0 points ago

Amazing!

You're gonna love (the new) /r/MicroPorn

(aslo crosspost it there please)

[–]ravikarna27 0 points1 point ago

Repost, still cool though.

[–]zstone -4 points-3 points ago

Very cool. Reminds me of this Glitch Mob album cover.

Here's the music video for the titular track: Glitch Mob - We Can Make The World Stop [3:27]

[–]StewieBanana -2 points-1 points ago

Well that's not very grand at all then, is it? Unless it's a Starbucks canyon I guess? That sounds too stupid to be a real thing though...

[–]iamasociopath22 0 points1 point ago

If earth was shrunk down to the size of a squash ball it would be the smoothest ball in existence. source.

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[–]iamasociopath22 -1 points0 points ago

Basically if earth was shrinked down the deviation between mountains and the canyons/trenches would be so small earth would be smoother than the smoothest ball bearings created.

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