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China photo of the day
The world in only seven pictures, via Jason Kottke. The first three are the best, after that they could have called it quits.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on September 25, 2007 at 10:11 AM in Current Affairs | Permalink
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I disagree, I thought the last picture was the best.
Posted by: PEG at Sep 25, 2007 11:30:34 AM
That Mexico photo is thought provoking.
Posted by: photographer at Sep 25, 2007 11:40:39 AM
The 'Only in Hawaii' photo is quite wrong, picnics *in* the water are one
of the more frequently promoted activities in French Polynesia, if anything
Bora Bora is far more known for this than Hawaii. So hardly an 'only in' commentary.
(Now, in Bora Bora there will likely be FEWER PEOPLE on the ocean picnic but I don't take it to be the point of the photo that there are say 4 tables instead of 2)
Posted by: Gary Leff at Sep 25, 2007 12:00:53 PM
Yeah, and is the first photo really China?
Regarding the escalator to gym canard, a number of pretty obvious points:
1) People aren't usually wearing gym clothes while traveling to the gym. Women in heels probably the most significant case.
2) Some people won't want to be seen exerting themselves in public (outside the gym context). If I were 300 pounds of flab trying to get it under control, I doubt I'd want people observing the spectacle of my stair climbing.
3) Some customers are injured or old, there to do controlled, physical-therapy-type workouts.
4) Maybe stair-climbing is just a dispreferred mode of exercise. I mean, not only are stairs significantly dangerous (especially after the exertion at the gym), they usually require awkwardly small (1-stepper) or large (2-stepper) movements, and, if you're trying to do it fast, you can easily slip and look like a damn fool.
BTW, this appears to be of Point Loma, hardly the #1 haven of the sedentary American.
Posted by: J. Goard at Sep 25, 2007 12:43:09 PM
In the fitness center photo the man on the escalator is not just standing there. He's walking. But he still takes the escalator.
Posted by: PJ at Sep 25, 2007 12:56:47 PM
I wonder how the Chinese picture would look like if everyone wears sombreros.
Posted by: Yan Li at Sep 25, 2007 1:14:11 PM
Is the "Only in America" gym photo fake? I haven't encountered too many outdoor escalators without some sort of cover. What happens when it rains? Makes me think it's a Photoshop job.
Posted by: J. at Sep 25, 2007 1:21:24 PM
The texas one is priceless, and very relevant.
Posted by: dave smith at Sep 25, 2007 2:44:35 PM
The irony is that the US picture is likely that way to comply with handicapped access laws. I've never seen an escalator to a gym, but I have seen elevators to them if they have underground parking, which were needed to comply with disabled-access laws.
Also, I also suspect it's photoshopped - escalators are always covered since they get shorted out in the rain.
Posted by: Foobarista at Sep 25, 2007 2:57:38 PM
In India during the 1960s and 1970s when they were importing very large quantiles of grain -- the world's largest grain importer for many years --
rats ate more grain then India imported.
Posted by: spencer at Sep 25, 2007 3:26:07 PM
The Chinese pool photo looks like a Massimo Vitali. Only moreso.
Is the "Only in America" gym photo fake? I haven't encountered too many outdoor escalators without some sort of cover. What happens when it rains? Makes me think it's a Photoshop job.
- "It is not a fake photo. As I said above, I go to this "gym." There are several places, at least in San Diego, that have outdoor escalators. Neither rain nor bugs are plentiful here, but what little we do have of both don't seem to bother the machinery at all."
- "yea, the place is REAL not shopped. I also live nearby."
- "... San Diego malls are mostly built as outdoor malls. You walk from storefront to storefront in an enclosed but outdoor place. And mall escalators are everywhere, as seen in this picture. Outdoor escalators are extremely common..."
Posted by: Jason Malloy at Sep 26, 2007 6:03:57 AM
That pool in China is nothing compared to this one in Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inA-36YRV0Y
Posted by: A. at Sep 26, 2007 9:05:00 AM
There are several outdoor escalators at the Olympic museum in Switzerland
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