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What an Elephant Can Do at 18,000 KM from Earth [PIC]

flickr.com — Sculpture by Daniel Firman at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. "At a distance of 18,000 km from the earth, the elephant Wursa could balance on her trunk. The hyper-realist sculpture borrows from the skills of a taxidermist which gives us the opportunity to seesaw between a proven scientific phenomenon and the physical world in perspective"

Who dugg this? Made popular Aug 28, 2008

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  • jnorris441, on 08/28/2008, -4/+194rotate it 180 degrees and you have an awesome superglue ad
  • num3thod, on 08/28/2008, -2/+125MS Painted
  • nsbomb, on 08/28/2008, -8/+88wouldn't it just float?
  • itsradBrad, on 08/28/2008, -0/+77Suction.
  • hmphargh, on 08/28/2008, -3/+58I don't think PETA would agree with that. Or anything really.
  • BlueTunicLink, on 08/28/2008, -0/+53KidPix'd
  • Yookji, on 08/28/2008, -1/+51If it's orbiting the earth, it would float. If it's stationary (rel. to the earth) at 18,000km the elephant would feel an attraction to the earth ~1/15th as strong as it would feel at the surface.
  • joshcxa, on 08/28/2008, -0/+39notepad
  • inactive, on 08/28/2008, -1/+34Mario Painted

    /thread
  • chubbybubba, on 08/28/2008, -1/+31clearly this is photoshopped. No one would place a fire extinguisher that low beside a door.
  • Labyrinth336, on 08/28/2008, -1/+27Here is more on the actual exhibit and its ALL ON ONE PAGE!!!

    http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2008/05/danie ...
  • snareguy17, on 08/28/2008, -0/+22Game Boy camera'd.
  • danieldrehmer, on 08/28/2008, -1/+23Autodesk Animated (DOS edition)
  • cl2yp71c, on 08/28/2008, -6/+28Breakdance?
  • kiantech, on 08/28/2008, -0/+22dude that program made elementary school fun!! especially when you erased everything it made a bomb!!!
  • DoodleMaster, on 08/28/2008, -0/+22pastels on oil canvas
  • bmonet, on 08/28/2008, -0/+20etch a sketch'd
  • inactive, on 08/28/2008, -0/+19Commodore 64 G.E.O.S.
  • hfactor, on 08/28/2008, -0/+19Ah, the "I think" approach to science.
  • inactive, on 08/28/2008, -3/+22gimp (linux)
  • Meocross, on 08/28/2008, -1/+20Blender-3D
  • zulfy26, on 08/28/2008, -0/+18photoshop 5'd
  • vat0r, on 08/28/2008, -0/+17Print Shop Pro
  • neopherine, on 08/28/2008, -0/+17Imaginationland...
  • floridiot2, on 08/28/2008, -0/+13gimp (win32)
  • underStated, on 08/28/2008, -0/+13Commodore 64 Turtle
  • 4rp4n3t, on 08/28/2008, -0/+12About 2.5 inches for you I guess...
  • Pewpewpew, on 08/28/2008, -0/+11Uh oh!
  • fxu1989, on 08/28/2008, -1/+11Maya'd
  • zarrel40, on 08/28/2008, -1/+11Read the goddamn description before you say that its photoshop or faked, its a sculpture douchebags

    really cool though
  • OneLess, on 08/28/2008, -0/+9"Here's to the only four countries who have had the stones, as measured in stones, not to give in to the metric system. The four left are: the United States, Liberia, Myanmar, and Alaska. Who's the idiot, now?" -Stephen Colbert
  • ianthepetrock, on 08/28/2008, -0/+9drawn in the dirt with a stick
  • Trax91, on 08/28/2008, -0/+9Picnik'd
  • esfisher, on 08/28/2008, -2/+11So at what distance can I do ***** push-ups?
  • adcat, on 08/28/2008, -0/+9Crayola'd
  • mcsia, on 08/28/2008, -0/+8I don't see how any of those could be funny
  • MalTheObscure, on 08/28/2008, -0/+8That ***** is stationary, son.
  • dannydyer1000, on 08/28/2008, -0/+8pissed in the snow with a dick
  • OGKHAX, on 08/28/2008, -0/+7clarisworks actually.
  • j0etb, on 08/28/2008, -0/+7Sculpted, ha ha

    Wait...
  • Conway, on 08/28/2008, -0/+7Stop ***** up this thread. Next time, just say "Fractal Painter"
  • Hybred1234, on 08/28/2008, -0/+6Adobe Premiere'd
  • indorock, on 08/28/2008, -0/+6Slightly ignorant, seeing as how Cirque du Soleil specifically avoids using animals in their show!
  • fuwath, on 08/28/2008, -6/+12ASCII
  • btschul, on 08/28/2008, -1/+7They probably threw fake blood on the artist that made this. Just because.
  • RefriedBeams, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5I would guess they are both mounted on a steel post cemented into the ground?
  • OneLess, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5They still have quite a bit of mass.
  • bkvideography, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5How did they get it through that door?
  • cubeomatic, on 08/28/2008, -2/+7"What if I sneeze ?"
  • Johnagain, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5Don't totally rip on PETA, they do have ONE redeeming factor... They protest the circus... with HOT NAKED CHICKS! You heard me. Check the schedule for Barnum and Bailey circus. Two weeks before they arrive, PETA sends a team of hot chicks with a cage, and body paint. One gets naked, gets painted to look like a tiger and gets in the cage in a very public place, while the other talks to onlookers about how bad the circus is. WOOOOOOT!
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