Comments on: Geostationary Banana Over Texas

By: david

david — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:25:10 +0000

wow what was the "artist" thinking who would want a giant banana in the sky.

this is one Texan who wont be looking up for a while.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:19:00 +0000

It's concept art, not a photo. Sheesh.

Not only that, but Neatorama reported this last December.

By: The CyberSlug

The CyberSlug — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:29:15 +0000

Fake photos are easier and cheaper than spacecraft, and of equal value when the point is performance art.

This has been around for nearly 2 years but boingboing can make anything "new" again.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:59:12 +0000

Well, I like the idea of messing with Texas. How do
you like that big banana in your sky, Tex?

I'm concerned, however, that when the banana falls it
may hurt someone.

By: Stephoid

Stephoid — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:05:08 +0000

That's the worst photoshopping I've seen in aaaaaaaaaaaages!

By: paul

paul — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:44:55 +0000

there's definitely something wrong with that photo, its not right at all.

and the whole thing sounds like a waste of time, although relatively spectacular with they actually do it

By: cb

cb — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:01:27 +0000

Agreed. Fake photos all around!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:55:38 +0000

From the website, in the team presentation section : "Various individuals that preferred to remain anonymous"

Yeah, you understand why: a lot of them forgot their foil hat.

Anyway, looks like a fun hoax to me.

By: when's lunch?

when's lunch? — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:43:13 +0000

BANANA HINDENBURG!!!!

By: wheat

wheat — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:36:44 +0000

Dudes that is the fakest faked photo I've ever faked. Christ there is so much many shadow and perspective issues it makes my stomach churn. Oh GOD... blarg

By: billy

billy — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:56:16 +0000

let art art itself
let $$$ for the needy be taken off bogus military spending
let's all in the first world remember the third world that grows and ships alot of our foodstuffs.

By: Johnzy

Johnzy — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:57:16 +0000

Hey, I remerber that, in the biginning of the year people were shocked because a gouvernemental organism for art promotion here in Canada give 65 000$ to this ass hole for is giant banana. I never thought he'll do it for real... I wonder who give the rest of the million?

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:51:28 +0000

Sounds to me like it's just going to be be a fancy balloon.

Actually a geostationary orbit is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the equator at a altitude of 36,000 km.

Neither of which this project will be able to do.

I'm calling BS on the whole project. It'll never do what they say.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:38:18 +0000

Art is a lovely thing. The concept is neat. But at a price of a million dollars, it's a shame. They could spend that same million dollars on helping people that really need it and that would be a lot nicer than a fake banana in the sky.

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:33:27 +0000

Huge waste of money - I'm sure history will sniff once and then promptly ignore them.

By: Tempscire

Tempscire — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:11:31 +0000

I thought this was fake...?

By: kerozene

kerozene — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:10:43 +0000

How bout I just kick them in the nuts, and they give me the million. Seems much more productive (and a lot less reproductive, thank gawd).

By: Denita TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:10:30 +0000

I'm one of those Texans who is NOT thrilled at having my beautiful blue sky marred by an obnoxious oversized fruit. Yeah, it might be funny for a DAY. But after a few weeks I'm gonna be sick of the thing.

--TwoDragons

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:09:34 +0000

But after a week or so it'll turn black and attract gnats. Giant gnats.

By: Nora

Nora — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:08:39 +0000

Omg... they're actually doing the big ugly banana in the sky? >_