Link Banana

I doubt if I will ever tire of satellite pictures of Earth on the Big Picture. Your mileage may vary.

I only link to the Big Picture when I’m wowed at least three times while viewing the sequence. This passed.

There are too many cool photos in this Big Picture set not to share it. (Also, that sentence seems incorrect, but all the alternatives felt worse.)

Today’s Big Picture series is something that’s been banned for 18 years. And while it’s certainly somber, I’m not sure I understand what all the hubbub was about.

You’ve probably seen this set from The Big Picture by now, but that’s never stopped me before.

Just when I was beginning to wonder why I was still subscribed to The Big Picture, they drop a stunning compilation of satellite photos.

My two favorite errata to have resulted from last Tuesday:

• This headline.
• and this photo.

Is awsome. (Yes, this is another Big Picture post.)

Closer to home, today’s Daily Dose of Imagery is pretty awesome too.

We live in a beautiful world.

This made me cry.

Both awe and sadness seem like proper responses to this post from The Big Picture. These two really got me.

There are a couple pictures of the aforementioned 5-a-side, as well as a number of other sports new to me. Which leads me to the exactly-what-I-was-thinking first two comments on the post:

Awesome - is this being broadcast by anyone?

Sadly, no. And:

I think this is more human and fun, than the other one…

Photographed from above. On The Big Picture.

If those lines aren’t enough to make you view this one, nothing else I say will.

Another coincidence worth noting:

• The Big Picture has a great set of photos of life in Rio de Jinaro.
• While at Passport, Patrick Fitzgerald argues that the IOC should make Rio the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Though his argument is at times tepid, I find myself in agreement.

If this — the Large Hadron Collider that some on the fringe fear will create a black hole to swallow everything — is how the world ends, at least we’ll know we saw the truly amazing pictures.

I’m pretty sure this is at least the third time this week, but I can’t help myself. The Big Picture’s series on Jupiter is quite awesome.

If only to demonstrate how much a fan I am of The Big Picture, another link to another stunning series.

Though the theme and title of this Big Picture post is rather inelegant, the pictures are quite amazing.

The Big Picture has a great set about China’s recent “Great Wall 5” drills. Included is the already well-known snap of an armed SWAT team advancing on Segways.

The Big Picture really should try to do a post about this. Even Passport’s rather small picture is impressive.

More than 10,000 people have been mobilized to clean up green algae that has invaded the Olympic sailing venue in Qingdao, Shandong, China. The Qingdao Olympic Sailing Committee estimates that the area will be cleared before July 15.