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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And real quantum computers look like overdone sci fi props.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 169 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I always thought this one was more haunting.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That one will stick with me a for a long time. Something about it reminds me of some cosmic perspective of our cold, lonely universe, the vast, VAST fucking stretch of time those rocks and gravel have drifted through boggles the mind. Utter darkness, glittering stars, cold infinity in all directions for billions of years.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To that point, I think it's also unnerving how natural it is. This isn't some alien world. I could go to the Mojave and walk around for 5 minutes to find a photo identical to this. Earth is indistinguishable to one of these rocks hurtling through space, there's just something growing on it very briefly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, but I still think there is something more haunting about a landscape that you know hasn't been touched by anything since maybe before Earth existed, every dust-grain on that surface has sat there for millions and millions of years without being disturbed by so much as starlight. And it will continue to hurtle through space undisturbed long after we're all gone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I'm jealous of them

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Something beautifully haunting about seeing the endless abyss from another rock traveling the cosmos.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hey! The images of Ryugu that were taken from Hayabusa2. What a sad lonely rock that place is - a loose collection of boulders in an endless orbit, in which it will probably continue without further interaction from now until the end of time. You could sneak a few ghosts onto that place, right enough, and no-one would notice.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Somebody please draw this and give the space rock some ghost friends.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That shot is definitely creepy.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Shit I take photos better than this when I'm wasted. Stupid scientists

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

JJ Abrams aimed the camera.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look, in their defence, they're wasted too

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

If I'd managed to stick a robot landing on a rock hurtling through space, you bet I'd be celebrating hard too

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blown out whites and shadows, out of focus, disgusting vignetting, and lens flares on lens flares. Smh why even try, this is a horrible pfp. Not going to get any matches.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Sounds like freshman year of art school!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Didn't even use the cat ear filter. Amateurs....

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Well, have you asked them if they could send you there instead?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I mean, space also looks like this:

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Point being: the statement "space looks like X" doesn't make any sense because space looks like literally everything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tecnically, this photo is taken in space.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

All photos are

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I like your point, but to be pedantic, I think in this context "space" is short for outer space.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Most surfaces in space look like a quarry. So that's fair. You could also include the ones that are on fire and the ones inside of some sort of toxic cloud.

But the exceptions are the most interesting parts. There's a reason there's not much entertainment out there about people stranded in deserts, mountains, and open oceans that feature not a single encounter with life.

I've played Star Citizen, roaming dead space and lifeless planets gets old fast.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is most surface area on planets/asteroids, or on stars?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Walkable and filmable? It would be the rocky ones.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I mean, space doesn't look like anything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Then what are the lines on on my graph for huh!? Dummy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also true. Even truer, in fact. Still validates classic Dr. Who having trash production design.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

What do you mean "Dr. Who trash production design"? I really can't understand why you would say "Dr Who trash production design"! /s

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Banana for size?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

The Rock Yard at NASA Houston was used for for testing out the Mars rover - lots of volcanic rocks to model Mars. Looked really fucking cool to see a couple of interns drive around on a “fake” Mars.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

yo but it IS incredible though.

i can't describe the feeling i get when i see stuff like this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Suddenly a finger cramped on the shift key.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Next time I’m back in England I want to visit the Blake’s Seven/Doctor Who quarry.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Then go to ZipWorld. That way you get to zoom over the typical North Wales Quarrys used for Dr. Who.

Also whilst you're there, check out Bounce Below and Surf Snowdonia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

There’s a particular one, I think in Hampshire, I’ve never been to. Could always visit Snowdonia for a rainy weekend though!