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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a nice fucking photo

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's certainly up there with the swasticar burning in front of trump tower

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago

That's nice one for symbolism, but this one on OP is just plain beautiful as a photo

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If RATM were still making music, this would be a candidate for an album cover for sure.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

Tom Morello was at the protest, hopefully he's had the same thought

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I really hope this is real and not AI

Edit: It's real!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow I never knew cars could burn so completely. I guess I've only ever seen ones where the skeleton is still left standing.

Interesting pictures though, thank you for sharing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Waymo uses Jaguar I-Pace CUVs that are built primarily out of aluminum and powered by lithium ion batteries. Aluminum melts at about 660°C, and Li-ion battery fires can easily reach 1000°C

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Doesn't look like AI, the bike and rider seem too accurate for AI

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

AI is pretty shit at accurately recreating bikes. Harder than fingers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

OP provided a source, so it's real, but don't forget that Photoshop is still a thing as well

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Early winner of "Hardest image of 2025” contest

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Idk, this year has a lot of potential

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Goddamn that's beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Fucking radical.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This takes "one less car" to a whole new level!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Edit: I retract my statement. Apparently Waymo footage might get used in police/ICE investigations, so fuck 'em.

~~"Fuck ICE so let's burn some Waymos"

I support the protests and the general movement away from cars but I don't think this is helping anybody or the environment~~. Pretty sick picture tho.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've read that police (I'm not sure if that includes LAPD) have started using video from Waymo cameras in their investigations, same as they use CCTV from shops etc.

So that might be one reason to burn them, especially if they were seen to have been sent into the protest area not for passengers but for reconnaissance.

Or maybe it's just because they don't fight back.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh shit, well if that's the case then I'm cool with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I hope those are government cars, and not random people's cars. Because that would be way more radical

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

They're Waymos.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Community banner image right there.