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Motoki
11/24/08

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Y'all are really hellbent on NYC being flooded lately. Can we add this to list of other IO9 fetishes like dystopias, steampunk and Knight Rider?
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Annalee Newitz
11/24/08

@Motoki: Is this New York? I thought it was just a generic city by the sea.
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tetracycloide
11/24/08

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action semantic bastard is here to save this post

"A surreal tidal wave as massive as a skyscraper"

should be

"A surreal tidal wave as tall as a skyscraper"

a tidal wave as massive as a skyscraper would not be very impressive because the mass of the skyscraper would have to be spread out through the entire length of the wave. the tidal wave pictured is most certainly more massive than any skyscraper pictured by on order of magnitude or more.

my work here if finished. action semantic bastard away!
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bluewyvern
11/24/08

@tetracycloide: *fangirl squeal*

Oh, THANK you, Action Semantic Bastard! Ooh!

*faints into arms of fellow squealing fangirls*
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crashedpc - Haifisch
11/24/08

@bluewyvern: Obviously ASB only appeals to the tweens. I'll be over there, wondering why ASB is so damn popular with the kids these days.
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Annalee Newitz
11/24/08

@tetracycloide: Fixed. Though I would point out that "massive" has been used figuratively just to mean "big" for at least a century.
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choptop
11/24/08

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What's with all of the art from the conceptart.org forums being posted on here lately? That John Carter image was an entry in a CHOW (character of the week) contest a few months ago. The theme of the week was John Carter of Mars. I recall seeing a lot of other images plucked from CA.org posted on here in the recent past.
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choptop
11/24/08

Exhibit B: [io9.com]
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Annalee Newitz
11/24/08

@choptop: I love CA.org, but I actually found this artist's work through Gorilla Art Fare [[gorillaartfare.com]].
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twDarkflame
11/24/08

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*Very* cool artwork, but the tiddle-wave-going-towards-buildings image is getting cliche now.
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Pope John Peeps II
11/24/08

@twDarkflame: "tiddle" wave? really?
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crashedpc - Haifisch
11/24/08

@Pope John Peeps II: Sounds naughty...
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Pope John Peeps II
11/24/08

@crashedpc: True. It's hard to believe the apocalypse could get worse, but to be wiped out by the sickly warm tangy smell of urine seems just too cruel.
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