Turnip legs. : mildlyinteresting

[+] Mr_Wobble@lemm.ee 57 points 6 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 6 months ago

Looking it up, it turns out it's an actual turnip, carved to look like this.

https://www.keeplaughingforever.com/post/turnips-grown-into-legs-and-feet

[-] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not trying to downplay how cool the piece is, but the artists website says it's ~~acrylic~~ urethane with real Daikon leaves:

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago

Well now I'm sad. Thanks for looking deeper than me!

[-] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

It's still a really cool piece of art! Their other works are really fascinating and well-executed too - I especially like the kiwi with the hairy butthole and the.. uh.. scrotumfruit?

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

That's what I was hoping! That's genuinely impressive

[-] mugthol 18 points 6 months ago

This looks like AI, too many details in the toes, rest of the foot, legs and knees. It would be a wonder to find one such turnip, let alone a matching one

[-] Funkytom467@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

It's too good for AI, but photoshop, maybe AI in photoshop idk...

[-] mugthol 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, photoshop is also possible, but I think a human would have tried to make it at least believable (no nails on the toes for example)

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I wonder if this an evolution of the square watermelons known in Japan.

[-] mugthol 2 points 6 months ago

I doubt you could make it have this level of details and I think that technique cannot be used for stuff that is grown in the soil

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

You're probably right, and this in particular seems to be a sculpture with a turnip plant glued on top, per @Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de

[-] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That def makes the most sense aside from Photoshop or AI.

I don't know much about growing produce, but I'd think making a mold for something that grows underground would be more difficult than something that grows on top of the soil.

*My bad- should have read previous comments closer. Good convo yall

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

It has the correct number of toes so not AI.

[-] Shadowedcross@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Crazy how nature do dat.

[+] Assman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

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Mildly Interesting