WWI pic - amazing!

[TRAGChick]

Hey all...

This is just amazing...I got this in my email - check out the stats at the end

"I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa .

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!"



FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200 Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

[Ehwmatt]

Wow... amazing!

[WalkInMyShoes]

It's particularly hard to imagine since there were no cell phones to communicate between people or digital cameras to see if everyone was in place. This is spectacular!

[Blueskies]

Great find, Nora! That's a fantastic photo! They even have different color shirts on to show the folds in the robe, etc... which gives dimension to the picture. Cool!

[wednesday's child]

It's particularly hard to imagine since there were no cell phones to communicate between people or digital cameras to see if everyone was in place. This is spectacular!

Real men don't need no fucking cell-phones.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Well if this photo is genuine, they most likely did it by first drawing the image out on the ground and then filling it in with people, so they wouldn't need any cell phone communications in order to accomplish it. Just have everyone fall in and take the picture.

Drawing it on the ground wouldn't have been so easy though since it appears the photo was taken at an angle, the image would have had to be much larger at the other end for it to be in proportion to the end closest to the camera, in order for it to look right at that angle.

But then again, photoshop is a wonderful thing.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Well I did a little investigating and supposedly that picture is authentic, though I'm really disappointed I couldn't find any information of great details discussing the way they did this picture.

[Michigan Girl]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

[The Sushi Hunter]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Yep, it's all about timing and formation in a marching band. You get your instructions through word of mouth and/or the beats from the band.

[StevePerryHair]

Well I did a little investigating and supposedly that picture is authentic, though I'm really disappointed I couldn't find any information of great details discussing the way they did this picture.

Oh good, cause Im always a skeptic of these internet pictures too I agree with MG though. And my whole class spelled out a big "86" on the football field for our senior yearbook with our standing bodies and it worked great We even had people laying down for the quotation marks. With a lot of planning, patience, and work it could be done.

[Michigan Girl]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Yep, it's all about timing and formation in a marching band. You get your instructions through word of mouth and/or the beats from the band.

It's a simple eight count, like dance, cheering anything of that sort ...no word of mouth ~zero~none~zilch !!

[StevePerryHair]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Yep, it's all about timing and formation in a marching band. You get your instructions through word of mouth and/or the beats from the band.

It's a simple eight count, like dance, cheering anything of that sort ...no word of mouth ~zero~none~zilch !!

Yep, counting in your head really. We marched without music to practice formations. It's about counting.

[Behshad]

Hey all...

This is just amazing...I got this in my email - check out the stats at the end

"I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa .

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!"



FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200 Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

Very cool indeed! But Im not sure if I buy the 18000 number....
I zoomed in and counted it 3 times and I came up with 17998 every time ....

[AlteredDNA]

I played drums in our high school band. We started one half-time show as one of the aliens from Space Invaders (yeah, it was the 80s), and marched it from the endzone to midfield.

[StevePerryHair]

Hey all...

This is just amazing...I got this in my email - check out the stats at the end

"I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa .

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!"



FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200 Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

Very cool indeed! But Im not sure if I buy the 18000 number....
I zoomed in and counted it 3 times and I came up with 17998 every time ....

maybe a couple of them passed out and you just couldn't see them

[StevePerryHair]

I played drums in our high school band. We started one half-time show as one of the aliens from Space Invaders (yeah, it was the 80s), and marched it from the endzone to midfield.

[YoungJRNY]

Hey all...

This is just amazing...I got this in my email - check out the stats at the end

"I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists! And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa .

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!"



FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200 Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

That's possibly one of the coolest orchestrated photos I've ever seen. Awesome stuff right there.. wonder how long it took them do this compared to the normal man since soldiers were always strict to order, esp back in those days of war.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Very cool indeed! But Im not sure if I buy the 18000 number....
I zoomed in and counted it 3 times and I came up with 17998 every time ....

You should recount the people in the satellite images of the Million Man March? From what I understand, they were short about 600,000 people. You may be able to help them out and get that number closer to what they thought they had with a recount.

[Behshad]

Very cool indeed! But Im not sure if I buy the 18000 number....
I zoomed in and counted it 3 times and I came up with 17998 every time ....

You should recount the people in the satellite images of the Million Man March? From what I understand, they were short about 600,000 people. You may be able to help them out and get that number closer to what they thought they had with a recount.

Link please !?

[G.I.Jim]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

[StevePerryHair]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

[Behshad]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

Same closet you came out of !?

[Michigan Girl]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

Cheerleaders rode w/the band members ...that's where I learned about formations

[G.I.Jim]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

Nah... I was too busy trying to be a rock star during high school! I really used the fact that I played keyboards as an outlet to hook up with the ladies. I played in several garage bands from the age of 15 on, and girls LOVE a musician. I'm ashamed looking back now, because I was such a dog.

There was a cheeleader I hooked up with during high school, and I broke her heart. I went back home about 4 years ago for a visit (Some 15 years later), and I saw her working in a liquor store. When I went to check out, she just walked away and made the other guy there ring me up! I was with a buddy of mine and he was like "Damn dude... what did you DO to that girl???".

[Michigan Girl]

for shame ^^^^^

[StevePerryHair]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

Cheerleaders rode w/the band members ...that's where I learned about formations

Our cheerleaders got their own separate little van to transport them

[G.I.Jim]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

Cheerleaders rode w/the band members ...that's where I learned about formations

Our cheerleaders got their own separate little van to transport them

They rode the short bus?

[G.I.Jim]

for shame ^^^^^

My bad...

[Michigan Girl]

Very cool indeed! But Im not sure if I buy the 18000 number....
I zoomed in and counted it 3 times and I came up with 17998 every time ....

maybe a couple of them passed out and you just couldn't see them

lol...this is so ...YOU!!

[StevePerryHair]

Has anyone ever marched in a marching band?!!? They make shapes, march and play
instruments all at the same time ...and without cell phones and digital cameras.
We can function w/out these items!!
This is so cool and yes someone mapped this out in advance ... just like the shapes on the
football field!!

Nope... but I hooked up with a couple of girls that did! The band room in our school used to have a HUGE closet...

See you missed out! Should have joined band and then you would have had those long bus rides after the away games in the dark after friday night football games I was on the danceline, so we didn't get to ride on the co-ed bus Us and the flagline were stuck on our own bus.

Cheerleaders rode w/the band members ...that's where I learned about formations

Our cheerleaders got their own separate little van to transport them

They rode the short bus?