actually there was a post from someone who claimed to work with the author of the original, and he said that it had nothing to do with maslenitsa or spring whatsoever, it was just a winter day.

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

December 03 2006 12:19 GMT

#183

guys lemme break it down.

k the crazy guy "Copy's" a painting

professor puts the painting online saying that there is sign of the painters insanity in the picture and he tells us that the crazy guy suffers delusional fantasy's (implying that this picture is one of his fantasy's) and you can find a detail that proves his insanity.
he announces that he will come online on a specific date and let people know the answer (don't remember the date)

after being on the internet -- The original Picture Surfaces

professor then realizes that his theory is broken due to the fact that this isn't an original piece of work.

professor doesn't show up for the scheduled web meeting to announce the truth cause he made a mistake.

Seraphim

United States4467 Posts

December 03 2006 12:20 GMT

#184

this is actually driving me crazy. And it's seriously freaking me out. Am i alone on this?

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

December 03 2006 12:34 GMT

#185

the idea of an element in a picture that "proves" insanity of the artist

its impossible. and you all know it.

thats why its creepy.

mel_ee

2448 Posts

December 03 2006 13:16 GMT

#186

ok i agree with coagulation. theres no answer.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

December 03 2006 13:17 GMT

#187

remembe that he presented this in a lecture, which is to say he never considered it to be very mysterious or nonintuitive. so the clue basically says that the picture is colder than usual(the holiday celebrating spring) and casts a lingering winter, and that's basically it. Even without the knowledge of the painting being a reproduction, that explanation still works, although the clues are now void and all we have are general impression suggestions. Very difficult to draw such a specific conclusion from just "it seems really cold"

stuthedog

Burundi262 Posts

December 03 2006 13:21 GMT

#188

the kids look scared and nervous in the copy, happy in the original. so i'll conclude that its the fear of adults/parents

Chill

Calgary25990 Posts

December 03 2006 14:08 GMT

#189

Any of these "In X amount of years only Y people have gotten it" generally turn out to be bullshit. That's why I haven't given this much thought at all.

Sfydjklm

United States9218 Posts

December 03 2006 19:51 GMT

#190

the OP(of this meme) says that "this is over" because of "threats and phone calls" "professor" recieved.

Here's his(OP's) face:

feel free to beat him up if you meet him=D

fanta[Rn]

Japan2465 Posts

December 03 2006 21:00 GMT

#191

SMACK THA SHIT OUTA HIM

bearnet2001

Argentina335 Posts

December 03 2006 21:10 GMT

#192

Either this is a hoax or the professor figured out, from all the new info that people have found about previous paintings etc, that his 'diagnosis' is bullshit and doesn't want to be embarrassed.

Sean.G

Spain889 Posts

December 03 2006 21:57 GMT

#193

I agree that this has become pointless.. I mean, we have no guarantee the professor will come and give us the right answer.. and even if one of us does guess it, no one will know if it is correct or not.

Sewi

Germany1697 Posts

December 03 2006 22:05 GMT

#194

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=efc7375a9f81397edbb13db3eeb39016&threadid=2204525&perpage=40&pagenumber=14

read through it. It´s all over.
We will never know the answer. If there ever was an answer

Kacas

Brazil3143 Posts

December 04 2006 00:54 GMT

#195

dont read the topic...but
its 2 pictures..
1 first and the second is after a 90º turn.

u can see that because of the position of the houses.
now look at the horses
they're inverted...

that's it

NewbSaibot

3849 Posts

December 04 2006 00:58 GMT

#196

This is exactly the way it should have ended. No shitty phony answer made up which ruins the hoax, just a mystery that lives on in the ages. Just know that whenever this discussion is mentioned on forums in the future, you can warmly remember how stupid you were to be a part of it.

Sewi

Germany1697 Posts

December 04 2006 01:05 GMT

#197

I don´t think it´s stupid to think about something like that.
For me it was fun and I liked the picture as well. For me the result doesn´t matter that much. It´s just to think about something you don´t do every day.
Just interesting not stupid.

Dantak

Czech Republic648 Posts

December 04 2006 01:18 GMT

#198

On December 04 2006 10:05 Sewi wrote:
I don´t think it´s stupid to think about something like that.
For me it was fun and I liked the picture as well. For me the result doesn´t matter that much. It´s just to think about something you don´t do every day.
Just interesting not stupid.

Exactly, I'm bit sad that it was hoax but come on, it was damn fun