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[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 20 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

the blue in the background is netting covering a scaffold so likely a construction site. that's a bunch of similar lengths and sizes of what looks like HSS (hollow structural steel).

probably a poorly rigged load fell from a tower crane and decided to fuck this one car in particular.

that being said I'm pretty baked and am starting to think it could be ai

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

There's no smeared looking symbols or letters.

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 5 points 8 hours ago

Yeah it looks fine now. I've been cutting back so when I hit the shatter pen it turns the world I'd into ai

[–] supdawg813@hexbear.net 12 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

HSS (hollow structural steel)

You can just say steel tubes

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 5 points 7 hours ago

Tube is round hss is rectangular

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

what, like the things the internet is made out of?

[–] supdawg813@hexbear.net 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

precisely. I'm using one right now.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Are you sure that one's yours?

[–] supdawg813@hexbear.net 10 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

HSSTTP (hollow structural steel tube transfer protocol) is a resource and infrastructure that is owned by the public, of which I am a member. It's just as much mine as it is yours.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Technically tubes are specifically cylindrical

nerd

[–] supdawg813@hexbear.net 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Technically yer ma is specifically cylidrical

nerd

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 11 hours ago

the car does have the correct number of hands and fingers