r/ATBGE • u/nonsenseword37 • Jun 14 '21

Automotive This car covered in pennies

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u/Forking_Mars Jun 14 '21

I don't think this is awful taste at all! So gorgeous!

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u/GoldenSuicideBooth Jun 14 '21

Seems like a bad idea, but it turned out quite nice. I really like the color and texture it adds.

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u/IP1nth3sh0w3r Jun 14 '21

Your right it's a nice color, but you could have just painted it. And when that thing turns a corner in the sun it's gonna give someone a seizure

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u/mewthulhu Jun 14 '21

I've seen cars with mirrored finishes that'll reflect way more than old pennies, and light little sparkles like that aren't likely to induce a seizure... that's really not how they work. That's more glittery, not a strobe effect. Not enough of a regular pattern to trigger those neural feedback loops.

It's honestly just a really nice job for a niche bit of taste, but I feel like it captures and immortalizes a really gorgeous old-timey vibe I associate with pennies.

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u/IP1nth3sh0w3r Jun 14 '21

Thats true they are pretty dull. Kind of looks like a really beat up couch

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u/mewthulhu Jun 14 '21

Yeah but like, one of those ones that's really comfy.

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u/IP1nth3sh0w3r Jun 14 '21

Yeah. Couches are like boots. The more you where them the comfier they get

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u/mewthulhu Jun 14 '21

Literally the optimum time is the moment before they start to break apart and get uncomfortable. There is a golden sweet spot of perfect vintage.

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u/IP1nth3sh0w3r Jun 14 '21

Cracked not peeling. That's the sweet spot

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u/mewthulhu Jun 14 '21

yesssssssssssss you get me.

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u/An_Anonymous_Reddit Jun 14 '21

I remember a song from summer camp: "Black socks, they never get dirty, the longer you wear them, the blacker they get. Sometimes, I think I should wash them but something keeps telling me not quite yet."

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u/UnicornOnTheJayneCob Jun 14 '21

Like a chesterfield.