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Accidental Renaissance

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AccidentalRenaissance is for photos that look like Renaissance paintings.

This means that they look like Renaissance art in their composition, their coloring, their saturation, the angle of the scene, the types of settings, etc.

πŸ‘‰ Must be a photo. Not a meme, drawing, art, ai-generated or ai-enhanced image, screenshot, low-effort post, meta posts, video, or anything else but a photo.

πŸ‘‰ Must be SFW. No gore, porn, extreme violence, blood, corpses, or similarly disturbing content. Absolutely no pornography, even if it's "tasteful".

πŸ‘‰ Comments must be civil. No slurs of any kind or using words to insult, demean, harass, or abuse other individuals or groups.

πŸ‘‰ The Renaissance part (not the photo itself) must be accidental to the photograph. In other words, no photos of Renaissance fairs, people dressed in medieval/Renaissance clothes, etc.

πŸ‘‰ NO influencer selfies, professional photoshoots with watermarks, any type of OnlyFans-like content. We are not the place to work your side-hustle.

πŸ“Έ If you know who the photographer is, give them credit in the comment section. This is the only type of self-promotion we allow.

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[–] disguy_ovahea 284 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

Here’s the original photo before the low-quality noise reduction and oversaturation, in case anyone else is interested.

2025

Edit: Here’s the video https://youtu.be/YnO6RBOs6oA

[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The sad thing is I thought this wasn't real.

but apparently it is

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not entirely sure I accept reality anymore

[–] Anticorp 10 points 2 weeks ago

It's just too perfect to be real, and yet it is.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] disguy_ovahea 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Now that you mention it, that photo definitely has a Dark Knight vibe.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are different photos. The framing is different, the flames are different. Im not saying the posted one isnt altered, but the difference in appearance could just be from different cameras (quality, settings, etc).

[–] disguy_ovahea 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You’re right. Someone pointed out in another post that it’s just another frame from the same video, but without editing.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The OP's image looks like one of those "ye olde deep fried memes" that grandpas like to talk about

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

2020: The longest Decade.

2021: 2020 Part II

2022: Several Steps Backward

2023: Return of the Financial Crisis

2024: Fuck Around and Find Out

2025: Just how bad can it get?

[–] dance_ninja 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

2026: Wait, it gets worse!

[–] atomicorange 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

0: Well that was a mistake.

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[–] CheeseNoodle 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

2023: Return of the Financial Crisis

Did it ever really leave? as far as I can tell the funny numbers went back up but for most real people things have been pretty consistently downhill since 2008.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you really want to have a migraine, read Hunter Thompson's "Hell's Angels."

There's a passage where he talks about the economics of being a biker/hippie/artist circa 1970.

An Angel could work six months as a Union stevedore and earn enough to hit the road for two years. A part time waitress could make enough to support herself and her musician boy freind.

Then a guy named Nixon got to work...

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

2026: :) -> >:)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

We got GTA 6 in real life before consoles

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[–] sanguinepar 78 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

One dead, seven injured according to the BBC.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

The person who died was inside the vehicle, not that this makes it any better if it was an accident.

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

It’s so weird that they’re unsure whether to call it a terrorist attack:

  • Luigi shot one guy = 100% terrorist.
  • Someone commits a car bombing outside of a presidential elects business = better find out what color his skin was before making snap judgments.
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

it is not a terrorist attack because no rich people were hurt, obviously

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's a bit of a weird terrorist attack though. The whole thing about car bombs is that It's supposed to be a portable bomb. The idea is you get out before setting it off.

Also what's the point of blowing up the outside of one of his businesses, it wasn't like he was in there.

So it doesn't immediately feel like a terrorist attack.

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[–] latenightnoir 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wellp! Time for another recall!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can’t recall vehicles if all have exploded

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[–] fox2263 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Set the bar so high we can all log off till next year.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nov. 5, 2024 has been officially identified as the cause of the fire.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago

Nov. 5, 2024 could not be reached for comment.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Dumpster fire.

(Sad that someone died)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Or was killed by the awful design decision of AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING THE DOORS in the case of an accident. WITHOUT AN EASY TO REACH RELEASE MECHANISM INSIDE.

This type of design should be illegal. Several people have already died because of this idiocy.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Was the person who died a bystander or a Musk fanboy? That'll affect my level of sympathy for them

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 26 points 2 weeks ago

Supposedly the person was inside the vehicle. The vehicle was a rental.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My first thought was "this is the timeline where biff got the almanac" Doesn't even look that similar to the movie(yet?), must be a similar feeling i suppose

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

Were this a painting, I'd accuse the artist of being lazy and not knowing how to paint a car.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This Cybertruck and the F150 from the attack in New Orleans were both rented from Turo. Also the explosion was insanely large. I'm thinking this is likely not a coincidence and the two may even be related.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

lmao if it was a terrorist attack, but cybertrucks explode so often nobody noticed.

[–] Agent641 16 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine if it was planned as a terrorist attack, but the cybertruck just did that on its own.

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[–] sanguinepar 22 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Is there a source for them being rented from the same place? Seems like the kind of detail that probably wouldn't be out there at the moment, even if true.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The same app. Which means very little. It's like trying to connect people because they both used Uber.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"same place"

Turo is the Airbnb of cars.

[–] Lennny 9 points 2 weeks ago

They both came from car factories. Invade Volvo now!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

CNN mentions Turo - A ride rental service where you can put your personal vehicle up for daily rental.

I haven't seen it mentioned in relation to this incident though.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/shamsud-din-jabbar-suspect-new-orleans-attack/index.html

If they were used for both vehicles; it's probably just because it was a convenient way to get a vehicle. They probably have less hurdles than a typical rental service. I haven't actually used or really looked into that service though, so I may be wrong there.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

CNN is reporting that the truck was carrying a large amount of fireworks, gasoline and camping fuel. These appear to have been intentionally ignited. The truck drove past the site of the explosion an hour before returning. The truck exploded shortly after stopping.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/cybertruck-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas/index.html

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[–] LordWiggle 29 points 2 weeks ago

This is basically your life now for the coming 4 years America!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

It's poetic, not so sure about renaissance.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Seen somewhere else: it's really impressive that Tesla designed a "truck" so bad that when one explodes you can't be sure whether it was a car bomb or just yet another design flaw.

[–] MehBlah 14 points 2 weeks ago

The new dumpster fire.

[–] Sanctus 14 points 2 weeks ago

Just a ol' fashioned bad omen.

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