#cycle 8

[topmodelcentral]

Dajana Bogojevic for Pageone Magazine

~ Australia (8) ~

by Natasha Killeen

#Dajana Bogojevic #ANTM #AusNTM #Australia's Next Top Model #cycle 8 #model #fashion #Pageone Magazine #editorial #Natasha Killeen #legs #stockings #high fashion #dress #dramatic #earrings #grey #stunning #beautiful #gorgeous #fierce

[pumpkinscissors]

Ring 4 - Patrol lyric analysis / Goggle theory

May as well call this post Habitual Overthinking: Episode 2...

The popular interpretation of “Three days straight seeing monochrome”  is a literal one: That the Patrolmen’s goggles render the wearer’s vision in greyscale.

If the line is meant literally, then what is the (perceived) advantage of monochromatic vision? Why bother forcing the Patrolmen to see that way?

--- Their goggles are confirmed to require power (POWEEEER)...

(If the image doesn’t load: Cave and Canary’s official YouTube account commented under Cycle 8, saying “...the people of this region live off of less energy, generally, than it takes to power one of the Patrolmen’s goggles.”)

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Requiring power as they do, evidently, monochrome vision would have to be a very deliberate choice by the creators of the goggles. (I assume Ring 7′s Industry workers are tasked with the production of the Patrol’s tools and weapons, under orders from much higher up.)

At least when it comes to monitors and cameras, monochrome doesn’t use less power and they aren’t any easier to make than full-color. I assume the same would be said of a visor. So why?

I couldn’t find any real-world studies claiming any benefit to black-and-white vision (such as altering one’s psyche/worldview, making one feel disconnected from the world, or anything like that which might benefit their brutality). In fact, monochrome would only be a detriment in low-light settings -- such as Ring 8, where they presumably frequent for Retrievals.

I’ll just say, the most credence is in the metaphorical interpretation that conveys a lack of nuance; black-and-white mental perception.

However, for the fun of theorizing... there is one thing that monochromatic displays are better for: Medical imaging. What if, to further dehumanize the subjects that the Patrolmen are forced to terrorize, they see in a type of X-ray vision? (C’mon: It’s sci-fi! That can exist, right??)

Surely that, in itself, would be haunting enough to cause deep unrest and ill psychological effects. There’s nothing more unnatural, to see everyone as their bare essentials, where every face is that of death itself. And like a mirror, each person would be a constant reminder of the Patrolmen’s own mortality and promise of execution (if they ever “try to disobey”). Anyone would lose days of sleep...

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Alternatively, maybe the Patrolmen undergo “integration” like the Industry workers/Meka-Niks. (Remember, when the Patrolmen in Cycle 8 speak, their voices are altered. And there’s no external indication of voice-altering technology.)

The lyric, “I can’t tell when I last slept” might support this notion: That they are, in some sense, cyborgs whose bodies and minds are pushed to their limits by invasive, corrupting hardware, and they see in monochrome to avoid mental overload (or for the sake of X-ray vision! No? Still not catching on? :c)

And if the cyborg theory tracks, then I wonder if they mean to say that the Patrolmen can have their memory wiped at will? (“And though my conscience is a bit unkempt / Well, it's no bother, I can just forget / And never bother with a bit of it again”)

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It really could be as a simple as B&W “lacking emotion” or “seeming less real”, though (which are both things that are routinely said of historical photographs).

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EDIT: Confirmation from Casey himself! The lyric is a double entendre; the goggles are literally in monochrome and the Patrol are encouraged to view situations as black-and-white. (Still no word on *why* they’re monochrome, though.)

#The Dear Hunter #Antimai #Cycle 8 #The Indigo Child #txt #it should be noted that I am very stupid and don't know how visors work #especially in a sci-fi setting where belief may have to be suspended to begin with

[ellicottlibrary]

2nd Grade - Cycle 8 (November 3-November 13)

Continued reading Pinocchio and Giants Beware. Completed alphabetical order worksheet #2. We cut out letters and glued them down in ABC order.

#2nd grade #cycle 8

[lupitalover]

#lupitalover #kathleen #antm #antm 8 #cycle 8

[mari-cherri]

Here guys this is my biyearly dedication to the stupid stupid bugcat show. 8 years can you fucking BELIEVE. literally there is nothing to say that I haven’t said before except. Still here. Still brainrotting over this show. It changed my life . Yada Yada. I hope we continue to have just as much fun together as we always have!

#miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #chat noir #love square #ladybug #ladynoir #ml season 5 #8 years miraculous #this was extremely lazy and that is becaus I am in that cycle of being creative in which making anything is pulling teeth #however I didn’t do one last year so I HAD to make one #I’m still here guys #STILL KICKIN

[topmodelcentral]

Sarah Kildevaeld-Madsen

~ Denmark (8) ~

#Sarah Kildevaeld-Madsen #DNTM #Denmark's Next Top Model #cycle 8 #winner #model #fashion #simple #grey #blonde #beige #edgy #cool #attitude #laid back #slim #stunning #beautiful #gorgeous #fierce

[frodolives]

How can a person be normal about the lord of the rings how can you experience that whole story with that ending and then just go on with your life

#since i was 8 years old i’ve been trapped in an endless time loop #of experiencing lotr -> trying to move on -> finding other stories i like -> realizing the other stories are not quite as good as lotr -> #being reminded of lotr so much that i have to reexperience it -> repeat cycle about once a year #tolkien

[antmrankingskd]

the “kd” in your username stands for Kathlen DuJour cause she’s an iconic legend me thinks 😍😍

I wish I was Kathleen lmao

#question #antm #cycle 8

[tomatoart]

to stay the same sad, sorry mother

#resident evil 7 #resident evil 8 #mia winters #rosemary winters #eveline re7 #rose winters #resident evil #resident evil fanart #blood #do u guys ever think abt how insane the mia development is in such a good way. like being an alone single(ish) mother w a bioweapon baby #who just wants a family. then they kill that kid and they escape just to be doomed to the same life again. i dont think shed EVER view her #life w rose as punishment dont take it like that. but more so her life is a punishment to pay for her sins via the cycle of being given #everything back. just to end up with the same isolating issues she had in re7 #her motherhood is so interesting!!! i think shed have a lot of complexities w it.. a balance of unconditional love out of fear of how badly #she messed up the first time. oh my goddd #i love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr shes my fav re chara ever and like. all time top faves in general. i love her so much GRRRRRRRRRR #idc if this looks kinda ass n rushed but i had to put it down ^.^ #a childs loving grip too LOL *goes insane*

[hellsite-hall-of-fame]

wonderful, thank you for sending this image to me literally 8 times lmaooo

#the life cycle of a turtle is quite interesting tho thank you #but 8 times?!? lmaoo #ask #the hellsite answers #hellsite hall of fame curator’s bullshit #hellsite hall of fame curators bullshit

[ellicottlibrary]

1st Grade - Cycle 8 (November 3-November 13)

Read Bee-Wigged by Cece Bell and continued reading Dragon Masters. Completed alphabetical order worksheet #2. We cut out letters and glued them down in ABC order.

#1st grade #cycle 8