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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I’m not sure why but this fills me with such inconsolable dread. Something about a dead cold rock floating through such vast nothingness.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago

No, no, no. It actually isn't lifeless. It contains some small microbes that are virtually undetectable. Their only effect on the human psyche is to create paranoia, delusions of grandeur, and remove all traces of empathy.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

It kind of reminds me of the comet from Outer Wilds, which was kinda spooky, in terms of having to land on this tiny object traveling very fast through space and navigate it

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 days ago

It rather gives me comfort.

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, and knowing the only reason you can see it is because of the lighting from the robot taking the photo. Otherwise it's just this thing shrouded in darkness flying through space at whatever ridiculously fast speed only to eventually run into something.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You get it. Scary ain’t it.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 days ago

Not at all. Perhaps I'm weirder than I thought.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This image is ripe for an SCP to be written up based on it.

Imagine being one of the first humans to try to mine one of these, and you feel like you saw something moving in the corner of your eye, just where the light meets the shadow of one of the sharp lumps, but you can't be sure.

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

So a regular day, just add the vacuum of space, for me then. Good to know

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks, I hate it. No chance of any sleep tonight.

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

You're welcome friend <3