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They still have the hockey stick around as a reminder to Atlas.

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Wow...that thing is straight up nightmare fuel as it turns to walk back to get another whatever it's moving.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Normal, if stiff, human range of motion. Until it rotates completely around the waist!

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

So much uncanny valley creepy vibes when it does that. Like you're anthropomorphizing and suddenly it snaps you out of it haha.

[–] pixeled@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Haha, totally, especially combined with the sounds of its evenly paced steps. I can see myself shuddering at that sound while hiding from them, crawling behind destroyed cars and other debris through dark and grey streets in a dystopian future...

/me snaps out of the daydream

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

When it stands up, it made me think that RoboCop and the Pixar Lamp had a baby 😱