See, the thing is that that person normally lays on their stomach.

Japanese husband and wife CGI team create Saya:



They aren't satisfied with her hair yet.

She is VERY well done, BUT I think she is still inside uncanny valley.

of course it's a schoolgirl

splashes don't get smaller into the distance. Raindrops also need work.

TOS posted:

of course it's a schoolgirl

At least we aren't looking up her skirt.

user posted:

TOS posted:

of course it's a schoolgirl

At least we aren't looking up her skirt.

Oh c'mon...we will be soon.

DEyncourt posted:

Japanese husband and wife CGI team create Saya:



They aren't satisfied with her hair yet.

She is VERY well done, BUT I think she is still inside uncanny valley.

The problem with the uncanny valley is ALWAYS in animation and mostly with eyes. They never get the eyes right.

Challenger, August 30, 1983

::raises hand::

May I get off the plane?

user posted:

TOS posted:

of course it's a schoolgirl

At least we aren't looking up her skirt.

just waiting for the lady parts to render

Nice, uki.

Ah, a cloud chamber. I was first shown one of those in grade school. Its unfortunate that today's kids don't get to see that sort of thing anymore.

they don't use cloud chambers anymore? what a shame

they're the kind of thing that instills a sense of wonder for science

ukimalefu posted:

DukeofNuke posted:

stewardess communication center on a jumbo, I believe.

747

C-47

sturner posted:

ukimalefu posted:

DukeofNuke posted:

stewardess communication center on a jumbo, I believe.

747

C-47

c-17 dammit

TOS posted:

sturner posted:

ukimalefu posted:

DukeofNuke posted:

stewardess communication center on a jumbo, I believe.

747

C-47

c-17 dammit

F-35!

I did not know until yesterday that the F-89 was ever a thing, or that the F-82 ever made it past prototype stage.

Weird to think we could build a thousand planes, use them for ten years, and then scrap them.

dv posted:

I did not know until yesterday that the F-89 was ever a thing, or that the F-82 ever made it past prototype stage.

Weird to think we could build a thousand planes, use them for ten years, and then scrap them.

well hell, think of the many thousands of warplanes built since the early 40s up until the 80s or so ... how many remain? the bulk have been scrapped

TOS posted:

dv posted:

I did not know until yesterday that the F-89 was ever a thing, or that the F-82 ever made it past prototype stage.

Weird to think we could build a thousand planes, use them for ten years, and then scrap them.

well hell, think of the many thousands of warplanes built since the early 40s up until the 80s or so ... how many remain? the bulk have been scrapped

Well, yeah. But the number and diversity of models is what gets me.

Then again, they were basically an engine strapped to an airframe. Not nearly as complex.

This thing is still there. You could just go and take it for a ride.



In fact, the Moon is full of crap:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a ... n_the_Moon

ukimalefu posted:

omg is that firefox

that totally looks like the firefox ... i loved that movie, though really i only cared about the last 10-15 minutes of it

Nevermind the selfie stick bride, here's a priest with a gopro strapped to his chest

ukimalefu posted:

You have got to be kidding me. That is my new favorite car.

Geesie posted:

74MB for a ten second gif, good lord.

Pariah posted:

Geesie posted:

74MB for a ten second gif, good lord.

oh, that was a gif? oh yeah, I think I saw something move.

74MB? wtf, is it full HD resolution?

Groovy party.

^^from the early days of Doctor Who.