Charlie Powell

I am whatever I want you to see!! So be a curl of smoke on the flashpoint. Aspiring writer Accomplished procrastinator. $chuckiv75

[Vintage Rock N’ Roll 🎸 @RockNRoLL_85]

War Pigs must be played loud!!!!

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

In Astronomy, Size Matters: Shelly Stoody's Mobile 9½-Inch Zeiss Refractor (1933)This iconic black-and-white photograph from 1933 captures a true golden-age gem of amateur astronomy: Charles "Shelly" Stoody of Whittier, California, posing proudly with his extraordinary mobile 9½-inch Zeiss refractor telescope mounted atop his car.Stoody—an innovative industrialist (he pioneered hardfacing processes for drill bits and founded the Stoody Company)—was also a passionate amateur astronomer. He commissioned this high-quality refractor from Carl Zeiss in Jena, Germany (likely built in the 1920s), featuring a 9.5-inch (240 mm) objective lens and a focal length around 141 inches (~3.6 meters), making it one of the largest amateur telescopes of its era. What set it apart? The entire 12-foot-long tube was rigidly mounted through the roof of his Ford coupe (a classic "Deuce" style from the early 1930s), turning the car into a rolling observatory.This setup allowed Stoody to drive to dark sites, parks, or even beaches for public stargazing sessions—delivering sharp, high-contrast views of planets, double stars, clusters, and nebulae that rivaled many professional instruments of the time. At ~$7,000 (a fortune in Depression-era dollars), it represented serious dedication to portable astronomy long before modern Dobsonians or GoTo mounts.The telescope's journey didn't end there: In 1954–1955, Stoody sold it to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, where it was repurposed. It was mounted piggyback on their famous 12-inch Zeiss refractor to aid precise guiding for photoelectric photometry research by astronomer Paul Roques—proving its optics remained top-tier decades later.This image symbolizes the ingenuity of early 20th-century amateurs: turning everyday vehicles into gateways to the cosmos, democratizing access to the stars before backyard astronomy exploded in the postwar era.
Image Credits: Historical photos from the Security Pacific National Bank Photograph Collection / Los Angeles Public Library, archived at Griffith Observatory exhibits, and shared widely on astronomy forums, social media, and vintage collections ...

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Darth Vader with a .50 cal might be one of the hardest things I’ve ever seen

[Planet Of Memes @PlanetOfMemes]

The real reason why the wheel and the axle were invented.

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

Dude shares his favorite snack after a long day

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[Charlie Powell @Chuckiv75]

@saminimuffin I don't see any cabbage!!😂😂😎😎

[VINCENT OSHANA @VincentOshana]

Weatherman Snaps LIVE During Winter Storm Report and Gets Dragged Off!

[Jaden Pappenheim @PappenheimWx]

The calm before the storm. I just witnessed a top-10 sunrise in southern Illinois along the Mississippi River this morning while en route to cover this potentially historic winter storm. Some of the most incredible colors I’ve ever seen.

[Jamie Kay @TheRealJamieKay]

Every year I get older, the more I can relate to this guy.

[Joe Rogan Podcast News @joeroganhq]

Gene Simmons on his political views: "Who the f*ck’s business is it? It’s none of your business… And you guys enflame the situation by asking ‘So, who are you for?’. Why do you care? I’m nobody…"

[Mads @europemaxxed]

Driving to my 9-5 job while drug dealers and 8 year old YouTubers are buying their third property

[naiive @naiivememe]

Day 9 of 2026

[Cartoon Fun Club @cartunfunn]

Bunker Hill Bunny (1950)
Directed by Friz Freleng.

[Cartoon Fun Club @cartunfunn]

Don't ask me to be normal I grew up watching cartoons like this😅

[Steve 🇺🇸 @SteveLovesAmmo]

This video gets funnier and funnier every time I share it. 😂😂

[𝙱𝚘𝚋𝚋𝚢’𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚎𝚕 @SalvadorDafti]

Tom Petty - Yer So Bad

Flying solo, on George Harrison’s acoustic, after his band failed to show. A witty look at bad relationships in a world gone mad from an album that was impossible to miss that year.

The Late Show. 1989.

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

Nobody has ever had as much fun at a party as these two are having at this party 😂❤️

[Jeff Nadu @JeffNadu]

Former alleged Philly mob boss Joey Merlino was not feeling the cheesesteak at Jersey Mikes. Do you agree?