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We've all seen 3-D stereograms whereby a two dimensional image of visual "noise" creates the illusion of a three dimensional picture or message.
The texture of a common garden hedge has just the sort of structure which could lend itself to being trimmed in such a way so as to replicate this effect
in three dimensions.
While it would require the mind of an artist and the trimming skill of a mad genius to be able to produce stereogrammatical shrubbery unaided, by sight, a helpful computer program (similar to the numerous 3-D stereogram image generators that already exist all over the interweb) could plot and map out trimming instructions for amateurs. Simply upload an image of your hedge with the dimensions and select your desired "embedded" message, and the application constructs your plan of attack.
"Keep off grass" is just one potentially useful subliminal message suggestion that comes to mind, but the options are positively finite.
2-D hedges
http://www.amblesid...b/stereograms/8.htm
Just add depth! [nihilo, May 22 2006]
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A never-ending artistic work of love for your garden and neighbours that will only be appreciated by a few lucky ones. Pointless, beautiful, [+]. |
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I'm not sure how this is going to work.
Random dot stereograms work by a
repetition of an exact pattern, and
distortions in that pattern to clue the eye
into depth. Is this just a word cut into a
hedge or something else? |
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I concur with [st3f] - this would require precise positioning of every leaf, and a gentle breeze would ruin the effect forever. You could implement it with a rigid plastic hedge though. |
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But leaves grow in directions uncontrollable. How would this be controlled? |
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They won't - you can't control uncontrollable things |
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cool - especially when it gets a virus and
makes monstrous growths... I see a mad
hedge roving out of control with a horrible
blinking eye + |
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Ever see "Labyrith" with David Bowie? That movie was freaky, and had one very memorable instance of sterogramed rocks making a face at me. |
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If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be worthwhile. |
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But if worse comes to worst, we could install synthetic shrubbiesque cubes on the lawn with 3-D hedges printed on their faces.
Subliminal AND ironic. |
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This would be wonderful for scaring the hell out of passing air pilots by incorporating it into Astroturf fields. |
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genius, it's the only word to describe this idea. |
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except perhaps visionary. |
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