Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

A Barrel Burst, ca. 1916.

The word "Rohrkrepierer" in German means as much as "barrel-croaker", deceptively funny name for something that's in essence a giant pipe bomb.

The word “Rohrkrepierer” in German means as much as “barrel-croaker”, deceptively funny name for something that’s in essence a giant pipe bomb.

This entry was posted on January 29, 2014 by . It was filed under History, Photography, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction, Weird, World War One and was tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

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