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Shoot-out in a greenhouse (juxtaposes beauty with danger)
Shoot-out in a greenhouse (juxtaposes beauty with danger)


Parking garage, done right (see [https://www.turnerconstruction.com/experience/project/12AC/charlotte-douglas-international-airport-daily-parking-deck CLT])
An artistically designed airport and parking garage (see CLT: [http://web.archive.org/web/20240223070630/https://twgarchitects.com/clt-airport-parking-garage/], [https://www.turnerconstruction.com/projects/charlotte-douglas-international-airport-concourse-a-expansion-phase-i])


Anywhere open, like the western U.S. states, where you can see the sun set all the way down to the ground
Anywhere open, like the western U.S. states, where you can see the sun set all the way down to the ground
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Open-pit mine
Open-pit mine


A boat in the ocean; perhaps the [[wp:Dockwise_Vanguard|Dockwise Vanguard]]?
A boat in the ocean; perhaps the [[wp:BOKA Vanguard|Dockwise Vanguard]]?


Field with an inch of snow on the ground and tall grass poking through, with ground fog from the snow
Field with an inch of snow on the ground and tall grass poking through, with ground fog from the snow
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Artsy dance club (e.g. the [https://thenudge.com/london-restaurants/sketch-london-mayfair-restaurant-bar/ Sketch London], actually more of an art gallery/bar/restaurant complex)
Artsy dance club (e.g. the [https://thenudge.com/london-restaurants/sketch-london-mayfair-restaurant-bar/ Sketch London], actually more of an art gallery/bar/restaurant complex)


A [https://ethiopianorphanrelief.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/harar.jpg narrow street] in an old town (camera would be pulled in and constrained)
A [https://ethiopianorphanrelief.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/harar.jpg narrow street] in an old town (camera would be pulled in and constrained)


A mostly cloudy day, and when the clouds get thin over the sun, the sun shines hazily through the clouds as a sort of golden glow, and the clouds move quickly across the sky
A mostly cloudy day, and when the clouds get thin over the sun, the sun shines hazily through the clouds as a sort of golden glow, and the clouds move quickly across the sky
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A hotel with a fight on the roof and a pool that you can jump into
A hotel with a fight on the roof and a pool that you can jump into


The [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/hong-kong-rooftopping-video-german-teenager_n_6931756.html?cps=gravity_2429_7699976840523977588 top of a city]
The [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hong-kong-rooftopping-video-german-teenager_n_6931756?cps=gravity_2429_7699976840523977588 top of a city]


For great contemporary Japanese city references, see cat2525jp's [http://www.youtube.com/user/cat2525jp YouTube channel]
For great contemporary Japanese city references, see cat2525jp's [https://www.youtube.com/user/cat2525jp YouTube channel]


==Oni-specific==
==Oni-specific==
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==Unusual existing==
==Unusual existing==
[http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fphotos%2Ftokyo-s-gigantic-flood-prevention-system-1319761029-slideshow%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHrEgCCJi2h-l_QHP6zmxft2Lb0FA Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel]
[https://news.yahoo.com/photos/tokyo-s-gigantic-flood-prevention-system-1319761029-slideshow/ Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel]


[https://web.archive.org/web/20120109023407/http://news.yahoo.com/colombian-city-gets-giant-outdoor-escalator-003300654.html Giant Escalator, Medellin, Colombia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120109023407/http://news.yahoo.com/colombian-city-gets-giant-outdoor-escalator-003300654.html Giant Escalator, Medellin, Colombia]
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[https://www.cracked.com/article_19678_6-abandoned-places-that-will-make-awesome-supervillain-lairs.html 6 Abandoned Places That Will Make Awesome Supervillain Lairs]
[https://www.cracked.com/article_19678_6-abandoned-places-that-will-make-awesome-supervillain-lairs.html 6 Abandoned Places That Will Make Awesome Supervillain Lairs]


[[wp:File:Tokyo_sky_tree.jpg|Tokyo Sky Tree]]
[[wp:File:Tokyo_Sky_tree.jpg|Tokyo Sky Tree]]


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGCln17yUn0 Metalmorphosis sculpture]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGCln17yUn0 Metalmorphosis sculpture]


[https://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-bridge-that-suspends-belief-slideshow/ Aizhai Suspension Bridge, Hunan, China]
[https://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Aizhai_Bridge Aizhai Suspension Bridge, Hunan, China]


Here's some [https://khsuites.wordpress.com/tag/things-to-see-at-mexico-city/ Mexico City] stuff that looks like it has to be from the future
Here's some [https://khsuites.wordpress.com/tag/things-to-see-at-mexico-city/ Mexico City] stuff that looks like it has to be from the future


[https://willaustin.com/blog/ WillAustin.com] — A gold mine of architectural pics
[http://web.archive.org/web/20210118180059/https://willaustin.com/blog/ WillAustin.com] — A gold mine of architectural pics


[http://abandoned-places.com abandoned-places.com]
[http://abandoned-places.com abandoned-places.com]


[https://weburbanist.com Web Urbanist]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20250602035311/https://weburbanist.com/ Web Urbanist]


[https://www.atlasobscura.com Atlas Obscura]
[https://www.atlasobscura.com Atlas Obscura]
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Rifugio Torre Di Pisa, Cavignon, Italy
Rifugio Torre Di Pisa, Cavignon, Italy


[http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/66/59/11/whitepod.jpg Whitepod Hotel, Valais, Switzerland]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131222032350/http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/66/59/11/whitepod.jpg Whitepod Hotel, Valais, Switzerland]


Roden Crater, Arizona, USA
Roden Crater, Arizona, USA
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Nanyang Technological University Art School, Singapore
Nanyang Technological University Art School, Singapore


[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6616651.stm Seville Solar Power Station, Spain]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20211230075933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6616651.stm Seville Solar Power Station, Spain]


[https://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library, Missouri, USA]
[https://kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library, Missouri, USA]


[http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.containercity.com%2Fcontainer-city-two.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE8SNwTNT8KJRKruh1WM2keyFKHEA Container City II, London, England]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070729203122/http://www.containercity.com/container-city-two.html Container City II, London, England]


[https://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-Janeiro/Niteroi-City-Tour-and-Contemporary-Art-Museum-Admission/d712-8753P7 Museum of Contemporary Art], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[https://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-Janeiro/Niteroi-City-Tour-and-Contemporary-Art-Museum-Admission/d712-8753P7 Museum of Contemporary Art], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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[https://thatoregonlife.com/2016/06/oregon-vortex-one-strangest-places-earth/ Oregon Vortex], Gold Hill, Oregon, USA
[https://thatoregonlife.com/2016/06/oregon-vortex-one-strangest-places-earth/ Oregon Vortex], Gold Hill, Oregon, USA


[http://uzbek-travel.com/about-uzbekistan/monuments/ship-cemetery/ Muynak the Ship Graveyard, Uzbekistan]
[https://uzbek-travel.com/about-uzbekistan/monuments/ship-cemetery/ Muynak the Ship Graveyard, Uzbekistan]


Selfridges Birmingham, England
Selfridges Birmingham, England
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Matsuo Ghost Mine, Iwate, Japan
Matsuo Ghost Mine, Iwate, Japan


[https://youtu.be/dhOYRHt2cqM Osaka Station Water Display, Japan]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhOYRHt2cqM Osaka Station Water Display, Japan]


Bird Suicide Grounds, Assam, Jatinga, India
Bird Suicide Grounds, Assam, Jatinga, India


[https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081110-maya-road-to-hell.html Mayan Hell] / Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize
[https://web.archive.org/web/20171024184828/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081110-maya-road-to-hell.html Mayan Hell] / Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize


Gunkanjima, Nagasaki, Japan
Gunkanjima, Nagasaki, Japan
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[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078058/Worth-wait-Breath-taking-snaps-deep-blue-cave-created-centuries-old-ice-slopes-Icelands-tallest-volcano.html Ice caves, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland]
[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078058/Worth-wait-Breath-taking-snaps-deep-blue-cave-created-centuries-old-ice-slopes-Icelands-tallest-volcano.html Ice caves, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland]


[https://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_8/GEO_PLATE_E-7.shtml Tanezrouft Basin, Sahara Desert]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20160703015915/http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_8/GEO_PLATE_E-7.shtml Tanezrouft Basin, Sahara Desert]


Extraterrestrial stuff: [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solar/sataur.html Saturn's aurora], [https://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/martian_landscapes.html Martian landscapes]
Extraterrestrial stuff that hopefully we'll never see on Earth: [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solar/sataur.html Saturn's aurora], [http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/martian_landscapes.html Martian landscapes]


Mammatus and other weird clouds
Mammatus and other weird clouds
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[https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/viganella-the-italian-village-that-built-its-own-sun.html The Viganella Mirror, Italy]
[https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/viganella-the-italian-village-that-built-its-own-sun.html The Viganella Mirror, Italy]


[[wp:Lava_lakes|Lava lakes]]
[[wp:Lava_lake|Lava lakes]]


[http://web.archive.org/web/20160529151558/https://www.charismaticplanet.com/magical-spotted-lake-canada/ Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20160529151558/https://www.charismaticplanet.com/magical-spotted-lake-canada/ Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada]


[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3042 Lake Natron, Tanzania]
[https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/3042/lake-natron-tanzania Lake Natron, Tanzania]


[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/eaglehawk-neck-tessellated-pavement Tessellated Pavement]
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/eaglehawk-neck-tessellated-pavement Tessellated Pavement]
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[[wp:L%27Oceanogr%C3%A0fic|L'Oceanografic]]
[[wp:L%27Oceanogr%C3%A0fic|L'Oceanografic]]


Great general resource: [https://www.reddit.com/r/earthporn r/EarthPorn]
Great general resource: [https://www.reddit.com/r/EarthPorn/ r/EarthPorn]


Architecture site: [http://afasiaarq.blogspot.com/2014/01/john-pawson_4.html afasia]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150323093926/http://afasiaarq.blogspot.com/2014/01/john-pawson_4.html Cool hotel lobby]


[[wp:Door_to_Hell|Door to Hell]], Turkmenistan
[[wp:Darvaza gas crater|Door to Hell]], Turkmenistan


The Pantheon's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4rdTbomG5Y oculus in the rain]
The Pantheon's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4rdTbomG5Y oculus in the rain]
The floating circular island of [[wp:El Ojo|El Ojo]]


More weird stuff: [https://strangebuildings.com Strange Buildings]
More weird stuff: [https://strangebuildings.com Strange Buildings]
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[[wp:Sky_City_1000|Sky City 1000]]
[[wp:Sky_City_1000|Sky City 1000]]


[[wp:Immersive_virtual_reality|Immersive virtual reality]] — This is an opportunity to put an unusual twist or meta-commentary on top of the normal gameplay. Also, VR levels can be used for training. A truly immersive VR headset will probably engage the muscle atonia that is used in REM sleep to avoid dreamers physically acting out the movements they are making in their dreams. This means that if someone forcibly places a person in a VR space, without providing a soft exit within the space, they will be trapped. Perhaps at some point Konoko must escape a VR space by figuring out how to crash the level so that the headset shuts down and frees her from the physical restraint.
[[wp:Immersion (virtual reality)|Immersive virtual reality]] — This is an opportunity to put an unusual twist or meta-commentary on top of the normal gameplay. Also, VR levels can be used for training. A truly immersive VR headset will probably engage the muscle atonia that is used in REM sleep to avoid dreamers physically acting out the movements they are making in their dreams. This means that if someone forcibly places a person in a VR space without providing a soft exit within the space, they will be trapped. Perhaps at some point Konoko must escape a VR space by figuring out how to crash the level so that the headset shuts down and frees her from the physical restraint.


==Weird weather==
==Weird weather==
[[wp:Shelf_cloud#Shelf_cloud|Shelf cloud]] — it only ''looks'' like the end of the world!
[[wp:Arcus cloud#Shelf cloud|Shelf cloud]] — it only ''looks'' like the end of the world!


[[wp:File:Sarychev_Volcano_edit.jpg|Sarychev eruption]]
[[wp:File:Sarychev_Volcano_edit.jpg|Sarychev eruption]]


[https://www.francisconegroni.com/index/G00005m_dw9N9j9A Amazing volcano photo gallery from Chile]
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chile-volcano-erupts-9-images-that-show-the-raw-power-of-mother-nature-10082527.html Active volcano in Chile]<!--As a backup, since this URL keeps dying, here's a Wayback snapshot of the current link which actually has working pictures: https://web.archive.org/web/20150815230841/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chile-volcano-erupts-9-images-that-show-the-raw-power-of-mother-nature-10082527.html-->


Fire rainbow clouds
Fire rainbow clouds


[http://www.cracked.com/article_17562_5-horrifying-apocalyptic-scenarios-that-have-already-happened.html Cracked article] on apocalypses that have already happened (more in comments)
[https://www.cracked.com/article_17562_5-horrifying-apocalyptic-scenarios-that-have-already-happened.html Cracked article] on apocalypses that have already happened (more in comments)


[[wp:Shutdown_of_thermohaline_circulation|Shutdown of thermohaline circulation]] — one of the scarier potential effects of global warming
[[wp:Atlantic meridional overturning circulation|Shutdown of thermohaline circulation]] — one of the scarier potential effects of global warming


Exploding lakes like [[wp:Lake_Nyos|Lake Nyos]] are scary stuff, and Lake Kivu will cause a major disaster if it outgasses too
Exploding lakes like [[wp:Lake_Nyos|Lake Nyos]] are scary stuff, and Lake Kivu will cause a major disaster if it outgasses too


[http://vimeo.com/31305629 This exploding dam] is pretty cool
[https://vimeo.com/31305629 This exploding dam] is pretty cool


You know it must be the end of the world when you get [http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/firenado-caught-video-australian-filmmaker-143434451--abc-news-topstories.html firenadoes]
You know it must be the end of the world when you get [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Yte03B3Lo firenadoes]


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdSXxjLlkw Expanding sinkhole] in China
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdSXxjLlkw Expanding sinkhole] in China
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[[wp:Eutrophication|Eutrophication]] in response to pollution
[[wp:Eutrophication|Eutrophication]] in response to pollution


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUnE0tHcaI Dust devil] with fire and tumbleweeds
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUnE0tHcaI Dust devil] with fire and tumbleweeds


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVap5ogDgs Reverse-flowing waterfall], Kinder Downfall, Hayfield, England
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sud_NY_nrNg Reverse-flowing waterfall], Kinder Downfall, Hayfield, England


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