49 years ago today — May 25, 1977 — Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters and changed everything.
That same year, Burger Chef released these epic collector posters with a large Coke for just 49¢!
C-3PO & R2-D2 approved. Who still has theirs?
May the Force (and the Big Shef... if you know, you know) be with you! #StarWars
There is a lot of lighting on nuclear icebreakers, because they simply have nowhere to put their energy.
Itis necessary to maintain a certain level of load on the reactor ⚛️
As a result, nuclear icebreakers become real lighthouses in the world of endless night
An example of parallax. The yellow sphere is not moving, it's just hovering about 5,000 feet up. The camera filming it is moving in a straight line. So it looks like the sphere is moving in a straight line.
You can walk into almost any classroom and hear detailed timelines about Rome, Greece, or medieval Europe.
But ask how many people can name the major ancient centers of North America…. Cahokia, Poverty Point, Newark, Spiro and most can’t name even one.
This continent built massive ceremonial landscapes, ran long-distance trade across thousands of miles, and supported cities larger than many European capitals of the same eras.
The history was never missing.
It just wasn’t emphasized.
"Imperial City, Alderaan -- city floats in gray clouds." Ralph McQuarrie concept art for the original STAR WARS, a design later used for THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.