Feedman
08-06-2009, 11:00 PM
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/08/The_Uncanny_Valley.jpgThe "Uncanny Valley" is the point where animation or androids begin to look almost but not quite human, which causes a negative reaction in most humans. A great example of this is the film Polar Express, which is just a little too realistic for comfort. We also had this scenario in the Ten Cars That Won't Snag You A Man (http://jalopnik.com/5331550/ten-cars-that-wont-snag-you-a-man/gallery/) post, with an image on top of Brooke Shields that's either a photo so retouched it becomes a portrait or a photo realistic portrait. Either way, the Raphealistic image is strange. But not as strange as how FuzzyPlushroom (http://jalopnik.com/people/FuzzyPlushroom/) has been picking up men.
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/12/2009/08/504x_Volvo_240.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/08/Volvo_240.jpg)Huh, that's why we've been getting such strange looks lately.
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/jalopnik/full/~3/E8jrJZxlYtY/commenter-of-the-day-uncanny-valley-edition)
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/12/2009/08/504x_Volvo_240.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/08/Volvo_240.jpg)Huh, that's why we've been getting such strange looks lately.
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?a=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?a=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?i=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:D7DqB2pKExk (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?a=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?i=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/jalopnik/full?a=E8jrJZxlYtY:3Mk39d-mcEw:V_sGLiPBpWU)
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/jalopnik/full/~3/E8jrJZxlYtY/commenter-of-the-day-uncanny-valley-edition)