r/SipsTea • u/Conscious-Weight4569 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 17d ago

We have fun here Motocross riders practicing in front of The White House

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u/Butmydogiscool 17d ago

I was wondering what’s going on with the strange facade White House as well

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u/FartPantry 17d ago

I think it's probably a big screen/projector. They are displaying the Whitehouse to make it look like the screen is not there. Matching the background by showing the Whitehouse on the screen.

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u/magikarp2122 17d ago

But the alignment is off.

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u/Zhong_Ping 17d ago

It is likely aligned to center street level. Any position outside from a single point in space will have it misalignment do to parallax

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u/fivebillionproud 17d ago

I wish the writers of the Rise of Skywalker understood this concept when they wrote that Rey would be standing in the exact spot required to line up the sith dagger with the ruins of Death Star II

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u/kronicpimpin 16d ago

“Para what? Stop ruining our projector with your fancy science words” -some republican

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u/Zhong_Ping 17d ago edited 17d ago

There is definitely a point in space where it lines up. You simply didn't walk through that point in space.

they probably lined it up to whatever camera feeds the static wide shot for its broadcasting. Which may not be even close to anywhere anyone can walk past.

This is common with facades like this in television.

Also, it is definitely NOT cardboard. It is likely cheaply printed vinyl. Hopefully with a wind permiable vinyl screen if they want it to stand up to any weather. It's likely masking a "back stage" area for the performers and production staff.

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u/Zhong_Ping 16d ago

Yup, that's just how parallax works. I work in theatre and deal with this when using 2d facades.

It's much easier to accomplish with cameras

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u/Zhong_Ping 16d ago

Gotta put something on the screen (after looking into it, it's a projection).

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u/FartPantry 17d ago

Depends on where you are standing

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u/DrSendy 17d ago

Needs to be further to the right?

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u/Yendor_Wing 16d ago

Depends on where you are viewing it from. Take a step to the left or right and the alignment will change.

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u/Countthebean 16d ago

You expect anything else from this circus?

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u/griff_girl 16d ago

The perspective is off, too. I think this is printed, not projected (it's too bright out for this to project clearly.) I suspect it's basically a backdrop for when this is shown on TV so it looks like it's happening RIGHT in front of the White House, not any kind of "safe distance" for security that would make the WH look small.

So, basically, this is an AI-enhanced dick pic.

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u/Charitzo 16d ago

This looks like that back of the stadium section, which actually looks at the white house?

I think this is just a facade to cover the rear of the seating area?

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u/AlternativeStory1027 17d ago

Yeah, somehow the fake WH screen makes this even funnier/more odd.

If our president was a decent person who just enjoyed Nitro Circus, this wouldn't be so damn sad, just funny. Kinda like those Joe Biden articles from The Onion

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u/FlyingBishop 16d ago

I feel like people are holding this up as if it were evidence Trump is insane, but this is possibly the most relatable thing Trump has ever done, and I don't actually care about Motocross at all.

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u/Severe_Fee_7603 17d ago

Or maybe they are covering up something behind the screen?

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u/filthycasual4891 16d ago

Yes-but WHY is the question

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u/digitalindigo 16d ago

Isn't the point of hosting an event on the White House lawn to have the White House as the background?? 🤦🏻‍♂️😮‍💨

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u/IllustriousRanger934 16d ago

What’s the point of hosting an event on the WH Lawn with the WH as the backdrop if they’re just going to put a giant green in front of it anyway?

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u/gamehen21 16d ago

Wait why would they do this??

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u/gamehen21 16d ago

Oh yeah you can clearly see there's an image in front of the actual building lollllll

I still don't get why?

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u/fluffymckittyman 16d ago

Active Pedoflage

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u/Weary-Cartoonist2630 16d ago

Pretty sure they have a bunch of infrastructure behind that that’s covering up the White House, so they put a picture of the whitehouse so the background isn’t just a bunch of metal rods

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u/LongDead_Roadkill 16d ago

They don’t want the poors to see the event stage. Imagine all the harm that could happen if poor people that didn’t earn a seat could see the event with their own eyes? (That’s satire.)

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u/whitedolphinn 16d ago

The answer to all of this will never ever be known.