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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Allan31 on July 05, 2025, 01:33:44 AM

Title: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: Allan31 on July 05, 2025, 01:33:44 AM

I can "see" what this object is....

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/23369dca-5e69-4fb6-a612-7f1549985561/adbc912b-cc64-44f2-9882-664c13c56e58.png) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/23369dca-5e69-4fb6-a612-7f1549985561/adbc912b-cc64-44f2-9882-664c13c56e58.png)

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/23369dca-5e69-4fb6-a612-7f1549985561/0edecca7-7a8b-411c-975e-d8c58b497d08.png) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/23369dca-5e69-4fb6-a612-7f1549985561/0edecca7-7a8b-411c-975e-d8c58b497d08.png)

Any thoughts?...

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: macsporran on July 05, 2025, 02:08:38 AM

Vasectomy gone wrong?
Sandy

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: uncletony on July 05, 2025, 10:29:36 AM

My guess is some AI generated garbage. This book has been in the public domain since forever?.

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: Dirigible-Al on July 05, 2025, 03:59:57 PM

It is a very large calibre gun housed in a gun shield seen from the rear. If you look on the back cover where the picture continues it becomes clear. Unfortunately I am unable to post the image on the back cover but if you look up the book on Amazon you can see both front and back pictures.
Alan.

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: Allan31 on July 05, 2025, 11:43:17 PM

Thanks all, now I can sleep at night.
Alan, don't know how on earth you figured all that out but thanks you're exactly right !!!

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: Dirigible-Al on July 06, 2025, 04:57:51 AM

No problem, though I prefer Sandy's explanation of it being 'a vasectomy gone wrong'!
Alan.

Title: Re: What is this a picture of?..........
Post by: MoFo on July 06, 2025, 03:28:13 PM

Right click.
Search web for this image.
Several public domain books being sold online using some version of the same image.
Page two of the results turns up a few examples of the full image:
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edd4e39e451f275e3ba35c4/1740144756419-RD17LTBFI4CYUTWSDMRT/unsplash-image-udKsjyYNDnQ.jpg