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Monday 25 November, 2024

Believe it or not, this is not actually a real person

Stop technology, we’re in too deep.

LOOK AT THIS gif and tell us what you see.

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A man? A real, living, breathing man?

Wrong.

It’s a hyper realistic animation by Australian designer Chris Jones.

Jones is on a mission to build the human body, digitally, and if this is anything to go by, he’s fast succeeding.

Chris Jones / YouTube

Here’s a hand, digitally wriggling around, independent of a body. Sweet dreams.

Chris Jones / YouTube

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