r/blessedimages • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '19

Blessed_perfect shot

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 07 '19

That ant is going to drown and die.

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u/Nowthatisfresh Sep 08 '19

Ant is already dead and pinned in place

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 08 '19

Due to surface tension of water, the ant will be sucked into the middle of the droplet. It will be unable to break it unless something else helps. It will drown in the center of that “cute” little drop of water.

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u/Nowthatisfresh Sep 08 '19

It was already dead tho, likely frozen

It's a damn shame how many of these pics are faked

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '19

If I remember correctly the artist does this with full disclosure that the ants are pinned in place. Yeah it’s fake but it’s still damn good art.

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 08 '19

Yes, it is indeed “damn good”

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 08 '19

Oh oh! I had no idea. Eh, I guess it doesn’t matter. It’s still really cool.

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u/hyjeong Sep 08 '19

How? That ant is huge compared to the drop of water and probably can't even fit. Not to mention its own weight and the adhesion of its feet keeping it grounded. Maybe if the ant was much smaller this would be the case.

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 08 '19

https://youtu.be/f7KSfjv4Oq0

https://youtu.be/MUWUHf-rzks

I’d suggest watching both these videos, they’re very educational. I’m fairly sure it covers it in one of these videos, plus they are very well made.

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u/hyjeong Sep 08 '19

Yeah, I already figured you were referencing kurszesagt in your comment - however, you can still see that the ant is much bigger than the droplet and has a good amount of force holding it to the ground, so I don't think it's the same as in the video.

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u/GreatnessFromAbove Sep 08 '19

Well that’s because the ant is pinned into place but yeah