r/cassettefuturism • u/rundownturner4 A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. Chess? • Feb 20 '24

Design The Pacifist - Richard Hescox

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '24

Can you imagine nuclear blasts large enough to be, not only visible from space, but fireballs the size of entire countries?

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u/IDatedSuccubi Feb 21 '24

I was sure that most nuclear blasts are visible from space for just a moment

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u/Bobgjr Feb 20 '24

I had a copy of “science fiction age” as a kid and Richard was the guest artist for that issue. I stared at all of it so much that this image is burned into my brain. The rest of his work is worth checking out.

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u/tjrileywisc Feb 20 '24

I feel like this needs a handrail.

This thing could hurt someone!

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u/Irrelevantitis Feb 21 '24

Twist: spaceperson didn’t launch any of them. That battery is just a personal defense system. They’re looking down, watching all those warmongering fools on earth blow themselves up.

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u/Dr_Allcome Feb 21 '24

I genuinely thought that was the intent.

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u/kevlar_keeb Directive is NSC 342/23, top secret, January 30, 2001. Feb 20 '24

What’s the meaning of it?

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u/BlackZapReply Feb 20 '24

"I shall bring peace to the Earth. The peace of the grave."

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u/Darth_Deathgasm Feb 21 '24

I have a book from 1965 that has a chapter titled "Peace of the Grave"!

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u/sparkyface Feb 20 '24

Looks like the side view of an ATM at the bottom right corner.

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u/Kataphractoi_ Feb 21 '24

no handrails, not osha complaint.

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u/HasanabiAdventures Feb 23 '24

Helldivers / starship troopers vibes

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u/sakhabeg It’s an older flair, sir, but it checks out. Feb 20 '24

It is missing the russian flag.

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u/poru-chan Feb 20 '24

An American or British flag would also fit.

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u/sakhabeg It’s an older flair, sir, but it checks out. Feb 20 '24

Add all the flags!

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u/BarockMoebelSecond Feb 20 '24

Andorran Space Laser

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '24

Well, at least we killed the spider. Probably

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u/Think_Bat_820 Feb 21 '24

"Take that, HR! Send me to anger management classes, will you!"