Joel Sallinen

Sports. History. Arts & Crafts. Style. Nature. Extreme problem solver. Friendly communicator. Explorer. Oyster aficionado. Freelance daredevil.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This is what the internet was invented for.

In 1996, a King Penguin called Lala became a local celebrity in Shibushi, Japan. After being rescued from a fishing net by the Nishimoto family, he refused to return to the wild.

He lived in an air-conditioned room in their home and was famous for walking alone to the fish market wearing a tiny backpack.

The fishmonger would feed him a fresh fish and place another in his bag for the trip home.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

That's a very impressive talent.

[Joel Sallinen @SirJolle]

@ErkkoMeri Hyvää keskustelua. Ketkä on @ErkkoMeri sun top 5 parhaat asiantuntijat näissä skaboissa ja myös all-time? Peetu on kyllä isäntänä pirun kova ja pystyy vetämään muitakin lajeja kuin fudista, mutta on vain yksi Tapio Suominen ❤️

[I❤️Nostalgia '𝕏' @Ilovenostalgia]

RIP Bonnie Tyler 1951-2026

[History Nerd @_HistoryNerd]

Major Frank Prentice was 18 years old when he dropped over a hundred feet off the stern of the Titanic into a sea full of ice.

He survived. This is what he saw.

Prentice worked in the Purser's office.

He was in his cabin at midships when the collision happened. He describes no chaos, no impact, nothing dramatic:

"It was just like jamming your brakes on my car. There was no great impact you couldn't feel. Just a bit of a shudder and she stopped."

That quiet did not last.

As the ship began to sink, Prentice moved through it.

He helped stewardesses into lifeboats who did not know where to go. He helped a woman named Mrs. Clark with her lifejacket. She did not want to leave her husband. He told her the husband would follow on later.

He would not.

On his way back from the lifeboats, Prentice heard the band. They were playing "Nearer My God to Thee" and singing.

He kept walking.

When the end came, he made his way to the stern. He describes it as quiet up there.

By the time he let go, the ship was nearly vertical. He had been hanging onto a board that read "Keep Clear of Propeller Blades."

At the very last moment, he let go and fell.

"I just missed the propellers on the way down."

The drop was over a hundred feet. The water was packed with ice and chunks of berg.

His watch stopped at 2:20 am.

He was not alone in the water at first. Then he was.

"I gave it a long thought when I was on my own and everybody else seemed to be dead round me."

He had two life jackets and a cushion.

He paddled toward a light he could still see from the rockets the bridge had fired. He reached a lifeboat and climbed in.

Mrs. Clark was already there. She wrapped a blanket around him and tried to keep him warm.

Her husband had drowned.

When asked who was responsible for the disaster, Prentice did not hesitate.

He blamed the bridge. He blamed Bruce Ismay, chairman of the shipping line, for pushing Captain Smith to maintain speed through waters they had been warned were full of ice.

"We had warnings that there was ice. We had it from ships and shore, and we went straight ahead as if there was nothing there in our way."

His verdict was simple:

That ship was thrown away.

Prentice was interviewed decades later.

Asked if the memory still haunted him, he said:

"When I'm alone tonight, I still think a lot about it. Can't help it, can you?"

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Source: @BBCArchive – The Great Liners (1979)

[Joel Sallinen @SirJolle]

@rauli_virtanen Hieno muisto! Minkälainen herra Pele oli? Kävittekö Helsingin yössä?

[World Cup HQ @WorldCup26HQ]

This Congo fan sang his national anthem alone amongst Colombian supporters

They were all quiet until it finished then celebrated with him

Amazing video. ❤️🇨🇩🇨🇴

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This a carpenter bee seen up close (Xylocopa ruficornis). Despite their large size, these bees are generally docile and are unlikely to sting unless they feel threatened or are handled roughly.

[📹 jithesh_pai]

[Boxing News @BoxingNewsED]

Remembering two icons as the #WorldCup gets underway 🏆

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Charles Schultz and the original Snoopy, 1950s

[Joel Sallinen @SirJolle]

@theRealEnzoMac Thank you for your motivation @theRealEnzoMac and have a great weekend 🌞

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The insane phsyical preparation in sepak takraw

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

That is how you advertise watches…

[London Boxing History @LDNBOXHISTORY]

Battersea’s Don Cockell sports a top hat on Kentucky Derby day as he takes a break from his Bermuda Palms training camp in San Rafael, California where he was preparing to take on Rocky Marciano for the World Heavyweight Championship in May 1955.

[Joel Sallinen @SirJolle]

@theRealEnzoMac My condolences Enzo, sorry for your loss 💜

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

nature's bridge Pulkkilanharju in Lake Päijänne, Finland

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1978.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Swans have one off the coolest landing technique ever.. 😊

[G-PA @IndianaGPA]

Chuck Norris doing Chuck Norris Jokes! 😂😂