Pinned thread of random cool stuff that I find important.

RT @0zmnds: Zvonimir Grbasic Cretan Archer

@pratiktwts Don’t you have Kumon packets to do?

@mhisamaya Very cute

@Micci_Doo I’m big boned…

The Armor of Götz von Berlichingen. Götz was a legendary 16th century German Knight. In 1504, fighting in the service of Albert IV, the Duke of Bavaria, his hand was severed by a cannon ball. Götz, inspired by seeing a one armed servant of his fighting, would have an iron prosthetic developed which would allow him to continue wielding his sword. This prosthesis did the job for von Berlichingen, though it must have been somewhat inflexible. Several years later, the knight decided that he would like to have a better model, and had a more complex prosthesis made. This second device extended to the end of the knight’s forearm, and was held in place with a leather strap. Unlike his old prosthesis, von Berlichingen’s new one had joints on its fingers, which offered him a better grip of his weapon. Furthermore, spring-loaded mechanisms were placed within the hand, which allowed the fingers to be locked into place. With this new hand, the knight was able not only to wield a weapon in battle, but also to hold the reins of his horse, and even pick up a quill to write. Götz would continue to fight in various engagements until the age of 64, including in the HRE’s war against the Ottomans, against the French and in the German Peasants war.

RT @ShivalikToto: A Maratha parade & Bedars on a hunting expedition. Murals at Sri Narasimha temple in Seebi, near Tumkur. They were commis…

@dtwattruser Yeah, no submissions allowed. Although there were older styles which did allow submissions. But those are discontinued

RT @ShivalikToto: Some of these Akhadas and Garadis had their own architectural styles. Below are a couple of them from Dharwad. https://t.…

Another competition, these matches end the moment one of guys has his back touch the ground. Other than that, there’s no points or time limit.

RT @AnemoiaAmerica: While battling the French and Indians alongside Braddock at Monongahela, Washington remained unscathed despite being no…

Comanches from the 1800s

RT @arts_of_war: "Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours, 732 A.D."  Oil on canvas  This moment defined the history of Western Civilization…

RT @LandsknechtPike: It's underrated how much genius was needed to improve carriages to reach the level of 19th century coaches, technology…

RT @KKriegeBlog: A thread on the battle scenes in Stanley Kubrick's 1975 Barry Lyndon. The film turns 50 this year. In many ways, I think…

@mhisamaya You rarely see beauty in Hollywood these days

During wild elephant rescue operations in Southern India, sometimes fights between the wild elephant and tamed elephants occur. This is because an elephant doesn’t typically take kindly to getting forcibly relocated, so usually they need to be made to submit, before they can be loaded on a transport.