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[Patrick A]

It seems like getting down (safely) would be even harder than going up.

[Arjan Dirkse]

Cool library pics.

Prague has nice libraries, this one is in the Clementinum building:



This one is in the Strahov monastery:



Another one from Strahov monastery:

Edited by Arjan Dirkse, 25 April 2012 - 07:53 PM.

[steveuk]

It seems like getting down (safely) would be even harder than going up.

Such is life.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

There are some pretty amazing librairies in the world. I would love to spend some time in them taking photos.

[craggy]

There are some pretty amazing librairies in the world. I would love to spend some time in them taking photos.

certainly, that is the primary function of libraries.

[Martin Smith]

They are nice libraries and while it'd be cool to visit them, I just know there'd be a part of me thinking 'yeah, but they haven't got anything you want to read.' especially in the foreign language ones.

[craggy]

it's all moot without any information on whether or not they have a little shop.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

certainly, that is the primary function of libraries.

Smartass.
I can get books from any old library. Architecture like that I cannot. That right there is practically porn.

[craggy]

Smartass.
I can get books from any old library. Architecture like that I cannot. That right there is practically porn.

yeah, I agree.
in fact, that looks a lot prettier than a lot of porn. and the lighting is better.

[Rory Abel]

Real, not something from a strange movie. http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/

Looks a lot like the library from the Arkham Asylum game actually.

[garjones]

[Ogul]

I dispute the logic of their Antarctica pitch, they may have 15 times as many strikes, but they have hundreds, maybe thousands less people per square foot than practically anywhere else, so it stands to reason that you'd be most likely to be actually hit in a place with highest populations per square foot, like Hong Kong or something.

[Sanjay]

Japan seems to have the best deal.


*books flight, lives in a cubicle for the rest of this life*

[Ogul]

Yeah, but they're constantly whining about an aging population. They have to import retirement home staffs from Indonesia. They're also building robots that can carry people around, and robot seals to keep them company.

[steveuk]

Japan seems to have the best deal.

*books flight, lives in a cubicle for the rest of this life*

With your gene pool that's likely to be a long time.

The map's funny, but I'm not sure how they worked out their conclusions?

Fore example; I was under the impression that Australia still has more of a skin cancer problem than an "eaten by sharks" problem?

[Steve Sensible]

My guess is it's probably just a bit of fun, Steve...

[steveuk]

Possibly I was doing the same thing too...

[Ogul]

The map's funny, but I'm not sure how they worked out their conclusions?

Fore example; I was under the impression that Australia still has more of a skin cancer problem than an "eaten by sharks" problem?

I think it's meant to be "if you're going to die to a shark, you'd probably be in Australia at the time," more than "if you're going to die in Australia, it'll probably be via shark."

[steveuk]

So if you want to get struck by lightning, go to Swaziland?

Now we know where the first superpowered person will appear!

[Sanjay]

Yeah, in the Dominican Republic.