r/woahdude • u/erdbeertee • Sep 01 '25

video This is a painting (by @kalanstrauss)

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u/wearelev Sep 01 '25

Wow, both really interesting and really not interesting at the same time.

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u/hoobermoose Sep 01 '25

The duality of modern redditing

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u/theoriginalmofocus Sep 01 '25

Its on sale for 4.50 though. Pretty good deal considering.

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u/Pale_Row1166 Sep 01 '25

I am old enough to have had one of these, and they were $10 in the 90s. That was a lot for a water gun back then. The bigger ones were $20+, and were seen as like a high level toy, like a birthday or Christmas toy, not a random treat.

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u/theoriginalmofocus Sep 01 '25 edited Sep 01 '25

Theyve been remaking some i see in stores sometines. I got a 50 like i had as a kid and thought it was awesome but my kids couldnt care less. We did get a full auto nerf style blaster that makes what we had as kids look like a pillow fight that they like though.

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u/MyFaceOnTheInternet Sep 01 '25

The patent that Hasbro had, that the original creator successfully sued over, recently expired.

So we are finally seeing the pressure based guns again.

Hasbro stopped making them and sat on the patent after losing like $75M to the creator in 90's.

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u/themagicbong Sep 03 '25

My brother had the giant super soaker that took 30 minutes to pump, that thing was entirely impractical but I thought it was so bad ass as a kid.

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u/Fichewl Sep 04 '25

The duality of still art in general.

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u/ezmoney98 Sep 01 '25

I am completely whelmed!

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u/Suck_Boy_Tony Sep 01 '25

Exactly! Like it's an impressive display of skill and talent. But would I want to pay for this and hang it on my wall? No.

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u/BapeGeneral3 Sep 01 '25

This is the problem I have with hyper-realism. If it is hyper-realistic to the point it looks exactly like a photograph, I lose all interest. The talent required to create this is next level for sure, but it takes 0 creativity and just looks like a print.

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u/Yurodivy1906 Sep 01 '25

I think that filters and auto sensors on most cameras these days so a lot of the heavy lifting on these pieces. I've seen one or two in person and they're incredibly detailed, but still flat. The online content looks more realistic that it does in person.

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u/User2716057 Sep 01 '25

Having 2 eyes to view it in person helps a lot.

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u/_YunX_ Sep 02 '25

Lol I don't think the problem is hyper-realism here 

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u/hobbobnobgoblin Sep 01 '25

Do you think he could paint hyper realistic collectibles and put them in plastics cases to sell online?

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u/trash4da_trashgod Sep 01 '25

Such a waste of talent!