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I’m going to need to see a picture of this tree because I have doubts.
There's a bunch of strange things. The logo on the VW up close looks strange, too many lines, too thin.
The Figo's that have trunks seem to put their logos on the left.
That VW has some strange gaps around the hood.
None of it is a sure thing, but enough to raise questions.
The flat tire looks sus
It does, But at the same time the ruined finish and bent up hood scan with it being left to rot.
Normally you'll get a belly on the bottom of the flat.
Either the front plate is cracked and peeling or the numbers are AI.
There's a lot in this picture that's sus. But it's also perfectly reasonable for a tree to be topped and have the sun at high noon.
Is the tree bald?
This is what I thought!
Looks like a bunch of trees groing on a teeny tiny itty bitty little planet.
cars really do ruin cities.
Sorta looks like a Lāhainā Noon.
Ha I thought of this picture too
They probably cut off the top of the tree so it wouldn't interfere with the power line above it. You can see the shadow of the power line.
Don't leave us hanging OP, show us the actual tree!
Neat.
takes pulls out camera and takes photo of my monitor
"takes pulls out camera"
Words hard, apparently.
Okay, Bender, time for another drink.
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Dunno why my first thought was the Psygnosis logo LOL.
Hello fellow old
Not a healthy tree, judging by the shadow
I think that's beyond minoxidil.
I bet it lost its top half.
Theres a straight line shadow that might be a power line directly overhead.
That’s a grout.
I think they meant the shadow line running parallel with the sidewalk, a few inches from the curb
Thanks for pointing that out. I was staring at this image for a long time looking for that shadow.
If it's any consolation, it took me an embarrassingly long time to find it after reading the comment explaining where it is in detail
That Volkswagen has air only in the top part of the tire.
Like most flat tires
But its mostly round
Looks like a flat to me, as a fine connoisseur of pieces of shit that sit out side of the drive with a flat for months on end.
Also lighting looks consistent.
Yeah it is flat, I was being silly.
And yeah, looks like its been sitting there for a long while. Also looks like the bonnet is open a bit, probably has some Volkswagen feature going on and as a result is now dead.
Oh don't let me stop you from being silly. I think these days it's more important than ever. Also, my hackles are perpetually raised for slop. And it makes enjoyment of cool things harder than ever.
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Share this around! I’d love to see this end up TOP OF ALL TIME on Lemmy.
And kudos to OP if he took this photo and shared it with us. It’s masterful… just noticing… we have to notice what we notice.
Did you notice the flat tire?
Here’s a weird truth… I actually may have so no, I did not actually notice that I noticed it. I think it felt “off” and tra la la, I mosied on.
It’s fine, it’s just got a tonsure.
An upvote for answering the first question that comes to mind and a comment for tonsure (appropriate username too)
shadow of the erdtree
Lahaina Noon
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