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[–]CharlieBitMyDick 10 points11 points ago

The thumbnail led me to think Jesus was going to be hanging on a phone pole.

[–]beachjustice 0 points1 point ago

i didn't even see the wires. i just thought there was another cross in the background

[–]PabstSmear 1 point2 points ago

For those saying this is shopped just google broken telephone pole. I've personally seen broken telephone poles where just the top is still connected and it was way off the ground without that much slack.

[–]abeVgoda 3 points4 points ago

My mind saw Jesus but as we all know he's more of a wireless guy.

[–]mattroxlol -1 points0 points ago

that would be cool if it wasnt shopped

[–]DishwasherTwig 1 point2 points ago

It's not, if I remember correctly, this was the result of a wildfire coming through the area. It burned down the whole bottom half of the pole while leaving the top (relatively) in tact.

[–]Fagel88 -2 points-1 points ago

You apparently have no observation skills whatsoever. Just because someone said that one time when this was posted before doesn't make it true.

[–]TacoPi 2 points3 points ago

In soviet Russia, image source finds you!

[–]DishwasherTwig 1 point2 points ago

That's not a lack of observational skills.

Also, I've looked through the multitude of times this has been posted and find that wildfire is the most plausible. One other claim was termite damage, which wouldn't explain the scorch marks.

And as for the argument whether or not it's photoshopped, I see no reason to believe this, especially with the explanation of the lower half being burned away.

[–]Fagel88 -2 points-1 points ago

Just look at the picture... If this was real then the wires would be resting at their lowest point right where they were being weighed down by the post. If you look at the center lower wire and the two most right wires you can see them sag from their own weight then curve up again before meeting the burnt out post. There is no way this could be real.

[–]kiefstone 0 points1 point ago

It's a pretty cool 'shop though. But yeah, I gotta imagine there would be some slack in the wires had this photo been legit.

[–]DishwasherTwig -4 points-3 points ago

Why would there be some slack if the thing is being suspended by them? That doesn't make any sense at all.

[–]kiefstone 0 points1 point ago

I mean that the pole would be pulling down on the wires, causing them to dip down. No?

[–]DishwasherTwig 0 points1 point ago

It's all perspective. I see a dip in them, just from the angle of the shot, it doesn't look like it's very much of one.

And that might have been between two poles that are particularly taught, there might not have been much slack in the first place.

[–]remember_cassettes 1 point2 points ago

thats fake, the amount of weight on those cables would definitely cause that to sag way more

[–]winnar72 0 points1 point ago*

All of the answers can be found in comments here

[–]ScarfacedTyrant 0 points1 point ago

Get a new graphics card, should work