Commons:Potd/2011-11 (nl)

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Purest zirconium 99.97%, two samples of crystal bar showing different surface textures, made by crystal bar process, as well as a highly pure (99,95 % = 3N5) 1 cm3 zirconium cube for comparison. The metal piece-photo was taken on a white glass plate.

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Amphianthus sp. (Colonial anemone).

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Ducati 748 with carbonparts. Exposed with 4 flash head and 2 electronic flashes

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Electric locomotive Škoda ChS8-075 in Vinnitsa railway station. This locomotive has been made in 1989. The Moscow — Kishinev train.

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Thecacera sp. (Polyceridae nudibranch)

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Purest Vanadium 99.9 %, three samples of a crystal bar showing different crystal textures and an on air greenish oxidized surface, made by crystal bar process, as well as a highly pure (99,95 % = 3N5) 1 cm3 vanadium cube for comparison.

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A rotating animation of the human brain showing the left frontal lobe in red within a semitransparent skull. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is sometimes also included in the frontal lobe. Other authors include the ACC as a part of limbic lobe.

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Three alleged saddhus (Hindu holy men) sitting on the Vishnu Temple of Kathmandu's Durbar Square, Nepal, performing the vitarka mudrā.

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Lake Vuoksa, at the Karelian Isthmus, which separates Russia and Finland.

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Male Agama sinaita, Jordan. This species is common in deserts around the shores of the Red Sea. While in heat, the male turns striking blue to attract females.

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Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)

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Orotava Valley on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, as seen from Humboldt's viewpoint (Mirador Humboldt) with Puerto de la Cruz and surrounding townships in the center, banana plantations in the foreground and Mount Teide in the background. This panorama was stitched from 36 single images.

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Busycon contrarium, Buccinidae, Lightning Whelk; Length 24 cm; Tertiary, Pliocene, La Belle, Florida, USA

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Rotkehlchen bird/European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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By night, the ruins of the choir of the church of the Virgin of the Burgh in the medieval city of Rhodes, Island of Rhodes, Greece. 14th century.

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Female Red-veined Dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa) in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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3-Ring release system animation. It allows a skydiver to cutaway a main parachute.

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Replica of the main compass rose of the Cantino planisphere (1502)

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Torre Mozza, Toscana, Italy. XVI century tuscan coastal tower. Now historical and touristic attraction in the Follonica gulf, in front of Elba island.

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Foundation nail dedicated by Gudea to Ningirsu for the building of his temple, the E-ninnu: "For Ningirsu, the powerful hero of Enlil, his king, Gudea, prince of Lagash, accomplished what had to be; his temple of E-innu, the shining thunder-bird, he built and restored."

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American crocodiles taking the sun at a swamp in La Manzanilla, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

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Layout of a roller chain:
1: Outer plate; 2: Inner plate; 3: Pin; 4: Bushing; 5: Roller

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Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Station IX.

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A ship's carpenter's workshop at the Altonaer Museum, Hamburg, Germany.

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19th century painting of Sphinx of Giza, partly under sand, with two pyramids in the background.

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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) female, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada.

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A SNCF TGV Duplex trainset is crossing the Cize - Bolozon viaduct over the Ain river. The viaduct is part of the Haut-Bugey line, which was reopened in December 2010 for TGV services between Geneva and Paris.

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Self-Portrait

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The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. To the left the male is shown, with the female on the right. Spotted in Dornbirn.

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Dreiländerbrücke (Three Countries Bridge) at Weil am Rhein (Germany).

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