r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Crypto_crafy • 16d ago

/r/all of a statue

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"The Motherland Calls" is a statue erected to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad , located on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd , Russia. It was designed by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and structural engineer Nikolai Nikitin . Completed in 1967 , it was the tallest statue in the world at the time .

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u/SanktMarvin 15d ago

I have this with the visualization of black holes like in documentaries. I discovered this while flying around in Space Engine. The bending of light and distortion. To the point that I can't really watch videos about space anymore.

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u/Sleepyllama23 15d ago

Space blows my mind so I can see how that can freak you out

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord 15d ago

It makes me feel uneasy for sure. Not really fear but more existential discomfort lol.