Vietnam deployment

The Vietnam war lasted for a good 20 years. It had a bunch of people involved but it was mainly a civil war between the Vietnamese, with added fuel to the fire by world superpowers... and others... I'm looking at you Best Korea. The war, like any other, had a huge casualty toll, mostly civilians. It all ended with the fall of Saigon in 1975.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8Y9lXyTNw

What we have pictured is a US helicopter dropping off troops on a search and destroy mission (you also had other missions like: headquarters, capture the flag, team deathmatch - WOW THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I USE THIS JOKE I FEEL SO CREATIVE). The Vietnam war, unlike the previous major conflict, WW2, used a lot of helicopters. Now we just fly our radio control helicopters from the comfort of our sofa.

Effects of nuclear weapons

So it's 1945 you're chilling and then all of a sudden you get vaporized. This picture shows what happened after Enola Gay took a trip to Japan. A person was allegedly sitting there near ground zero and this is what was left of them after the blast. If you were 'lucky' to survive you'd spent the rest of your life living like a freak of nature thanks to nuclear weapons. We as humans did and continue doing a lot of bad things, but this one wins the prize. Nuclear weapons not only offer immediate destruction but horrible aftermaths.

No witty caption, this gives me the chills.

Not only nuclear weapons pose a threat, but nuclear energy as well (see: Chernobyl, Fukushima). Despite the dangers of it, there are nuclear power plants being constructed across the world. Then again, some countries halted their nuclear energy programs and started investing more in renewable energy sources, like solar panels. Even though, we still consume a lot of energy and keep polluting our one and only rock.

Old mine workers

If you think that today we got it bad, take a look at this jolly bunch. During the first industrial period, people used to work way more hours and under tougher conditions. Then when that wasn't enough, capitalists got slaves to help out. Basically, what would happen is that you work your ass off and after a while you get cholera or syphilis from the local wench and die. My guess is that they didn't use work gloves.

HE SEES INTO MY SOUL.

Mining was the key industry back then. Upon closer inspection of this photo, you can see that it was a multiple generational business, meaning you had kids and very old people happily working together. They all had the right tools at disposal, well not really cordless power tools but you get the general idea, and the adequate life expectancy.