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Fig. 1.—The decapitated mule.
— INSTANTANEOUS photography has indeed given us many scientific curiosities. Deeming the ordinary animal and other photographs of this description too well known to need special mention, I pass to the decapitated mule which is here depicted (Fig. 1), and which certainly is one of the most extraordinary photographs ever taken. The mule was an old and worthless one which was about to be destroyed; therefore it was decided to sacrifice the animal upon the altar of science, the high priest on this occasion being Mr. Van Sothen, photographer in charge at the United States School of Submarine Engineers, Willett’s Point, New York.
— The mule’s head was to be blown off with dynamite, and the wires that conveyed the electric current to the cartridge round the animal’s neck were also employed to produce a simultaneous action of a photographic shutter. A seen in the accompanying reproduction, the mule is just about to fall, and the rope by which it was tied to the stake has not had time to show the slightest movement.
Soll ein relativ bekanntes Foto sein, aber sehe ich irgendwie zum ersten Mal. Die Geschichte dahinter finde ich jedoch schon irgendwie sick…
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Edgirl &Ich dachte ja eigentlich das die Jungs Erwachsen sind, insbesondere Tobi aber nach der Aktion,... das ist Kindergartennivou. Als das heißt das die Jungs zu Kleinkindern Motieren oder was? ich blick echt nicht mehr durch...Ich auch nicht, Sina. Ich auch nicht.