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A NYC police officer hanging over Times Square, 1920 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
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[–] 32 points 2 years ago (5 children)

... Why... How... I... What. I need some background. Why in the world would you put yourself in that kind of danger?

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    It’s most likely an optical illusion.

    Ex.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The first image is some Instagram photos and the second image is a different person bouldering

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It was 1920, they didn't give a shit about danger back then. Those fools ate lead and huffed asbestos 😂

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