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Title: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 24, 2017, 10:34:09 AM
A Fox News story on the supply & demand for military collectibles. It took me a bit to realize something was a little off about the lead photo. Specifically, the attribution. Eagle-eyed gamers will spot the error in short order.

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/02/20/in-military-collectibles-supply-often-falls-short-demand.html

Brad
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Fly320s on February 24, 2017, 10:53:09 AM
JamisJockey might notice that.
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: 230RN on February 24, 2017, 11:01:07 AM
No clue.
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Fly320s on February 24, 2017, 11:18:01 AM
Quote from: 230RN on February 24, 2017, 11:01:07 AM
No clue.

Image is from the game World of Tanks.
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: K Frame on February 24, 2017, 11:18:46 AM
Damn it, I was just coming in to say that it's an image from a game, NOT a picture of an actual tank.
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: 230RN on February 24, 2017, 11:35:20 AM
Quote from: Fly320s on February 24, 2017, 11:18:01 AM
Image is from the game World of Tanks.

Ah, thanks.  I thought maybe it was what looked like to this non-mil participant, reactive armor pasted around it.  A while ago I even had to ask what that bulge in the middle of tank cannon barrels was.  Answer was, of course, a fume evacuator.  Huh.  That was news to me, too.

Muy danke.

Terry

Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 24, 2017, 11:55:48 AM
In an attempt to be helpful I emailed Fox News with the error, Cc'ing both the Curator and Director of Marketing at the Tank Museum. The TM's Curator replied a few short minutes later to let me know he's seen the submission. I hesitate to copy it into an open forum but I can say his response was... spirited.

Brad
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: K Frame on February 24, 2017, 12:06:29 PM
Oh copy it in and redact his name.
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Brad Johnson on February 24, 2017, 12:08:17 PM
Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 24, 2017, 12:06:29 PM
Oh copy it in and redact his name.

"This story is just so full of inaccuracies and complete tosh its hard to know where to begin trying to correct it – but in a way I have answered the issue – so much fantasy it’s not worth trying to correct it all…."

Brad
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: K Frame on February 24, 2017, 12:55:18 PM
Sweet....
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 24, 2017, 01:36:53 PM
SOMEONE WAS WRONG ON THE INTERWEBS!!

 :P
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: Jamisjockey on February 24, 2017, 03:17:49 PM
Faux news recently had an article about Airbus aircraft, but used a picture of a 747 in it...brilliant...
Title: Re: At least it's a good pic
Post by: KD5NRH on February 24, 2017, 03:38:27 PM
Quote from: jamisjockey on February 24, 2017, 03:17:49 PM
Faux news recently had an article about Airbus aircraft, but used a picture of a 747 in it...brilliant...

Google Image Search is so hard to use...