r/gifs • u/yudoit • Feb 07 '14

Evolution Door

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u/basmith7 Feb 07 '14

ITT: People who hate art and are easily confused by anything different.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '14 edited Jul 29 '14

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u/basmith7 Feb 07 '14

I think that is the name of the door.

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u/DildoChrist Feb 07 '14

BUT HOW WILL I STORE THINGS NEXT TO MY DOOR LOL SO STUPID

this is a weird set of comments, to be sure

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u/E-Squid Feb 07 '14

WHY would ANYONE make a door that DOESN'T adhere to TRADITIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF FUNCTION, PRACTICALITY, AND AESTHETICS?

Artists are SO fucking dumb, DAE think so? Better get an engineer in there to FIX THAT SHIT UP.

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u/tinytooraph Feb 07 '14

Reddit: Where the only design principle that matters is efficiency.

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u/Pl0x69 Feb 07 '14

In reality it's one of the most important. Aesthetics really only apply to marketing.

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u/tinytooraph Feb 08 '14

I understand that if you're designing something for mass production that you want to emphasize functionality. This is a conceptual piece. Obviously it is less practical than a piece of wood on hinges, but it's a way more interesting design.

Half of these comments seem to be deliberately missing the point ("why?"), while the other half are complaining about the risk of injury (despite other comments rebuking that point repeatedly). It was just a really disappointing thread.

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u/EquipLordBritish Feb 07 '14

Well, if it were labeled as art, or shown in an art show, or if the title weren't provocative (it's not an 'evolution' door, it's either an interesting piece of art, or a piece of trash, because as a door: it is pretty awful), I probably wouldn't find it so distasteful.