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Seriously though, I approve of this. Circus' are the cruelest industries for helpless animals, and this seems like an amazing alternative!
FP edit: woo thanks y'all. Take care of your animals, and that includes your kids!
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
I wOnDEr HoW tHE elEPHant disappeAREd
DickPicEnthusiast
To be fair, a circus with a budget for this, could probably afford to not be cruel to real animals too.
podiulta
So sad technology is taking the jobs away from those poor animals! What's next holographic Hispanics jumping the border? Where does it end?
CactusMassage
That sounds like a skit you'd see on Futurama.
nonCanadianGoose
Give it time, PETA will find something to bitch about
spacemagemari
PETA is the last group that can speak out against mistreatment of animals; A few dumpsters full of corpses of animals they rescue shows this
romansfury
Hate what you want you judgmental hairless apes, I've seen Circus animals that have a better life than most others. Including some of you.
Manchez
"Holy shit! That guy just put his head in the holographic lion's head! This circus is lit as fuck" -nobody
harbqll
I love hearing how cruel circuses are to their animals...from people who have never worked at a circus.
thedevil
While I support the movement, it’s a little sad to be part of the last generation to get the last genuine circus experience.
Waskom
couldnt they just not be cruel to the animals?
spacemagemari
A lot are, but when it's shown, people just change the meaning of cruel and start to complain again.
TootersMcgooters
This is amazing, but you guys don’t want any part of this
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pareidoliaperson
Sony does.
BallsToYouMyGoodSir
and by that you mean disney wants MORE money and sony was like FUCK YOU!!!
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
They both deserve bankruptcy so they can make way for people who care about the product and the consumer, not the "revenue."
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
For those about to say "aren't they the same thing?" You're missing a vital part of the picture which English has no exact word for.
Chimichanga007
give it up dude we willingly embrace media monopolies.
BrohthorNature
So what are we gonna do with all those domesticated animals?
DontCommentWhenDrunk
Seems like a lost opportunity. Why is it not a circus for unicorns, gryphons & dragons?!
spacemagemari
I mean, if you're not going to show anything real, you might as well, right?
GibletNibbler
Pfft. Nothing new. According to the new dumbo movie they were doing that like 100 years ago
TurtleMyGirdle
Pink elephants! That would be a great hologram show!
Btint11
Idk kinda seems like it defeats the whole purpose
clovershappen
Soon, it may be all we have left of some animals. Holograms and old footage
ScrapyardCosmonaut
You sound fun at parties
FrenziiTheIMP
Yay295
it already is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbmvwieuKrU
Rifneno
I have high hopes for cloning. May not see it in my lifetime, but it warms my heart that we may be able to bring back recent extinctions.
carrot1sie
They have started cloning and breeding white rhinos in the hopes of restoring the species
actionmaxon87
Can't clone a viable ecosystem
FeroKaktus
Or socially learned behaviors
CraicFiend87
The destruction of the current animals on the planet does the opposite of warm my heart.
newsguycraigevans
Not as cool as a Blue Oyster Cult laser light show back in the day, but still pretty cool
amop
Is it even a circus if it doesnt stink like elephant piss?
2fligh2high
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Or... real animals but we treat them KINDLY?
gumbootsinthepuddle
It's Circus Roncalli
highstream
Circuses that travelled with animals used to be cool before color photos and videos and every large city having a zoo.
DrewSf29
It is NOT cool. It's lame as hell
Canidbeast
As much as I do not like animal cruelty, I would go just to see holograms.
SithElephant
Some of us have fun there.
pdxenburg
As much as I do like animal cruelty, I would go just to see holograms.
iamthisguy247
We could recreate animal cruelty by abusing the holograms. Then everyone wins.
NoUseYourName9000
CityYeti
I'd hate to sound racist but, your sentence made no sense
ztygs
I'm confused what that'd have to do with racism?
CityYeti
pilotperson
“As much as” means “despite the fact that”, so maybe you mean something else?
SakuraSunsets
I think they’re trying to say that this is something cool they would like to see, and it’s a bonus that it helps fight animal cruelty.
pilotperson
That sentiment makes sense to me, which is why I think they meant something other than “as much as”.
keyserv
My buddy used to work on the Ringling Bros. circus train. The animals were very well taken care of.
FsImgur
Like what? Did they get hookers and blow? I think not.
EnJnY
This! Because they closed down, there are no baby elephants being born in America and it’s hurting the population. :(
DickRogers
"NA NA NANA I DONT WANT TO HEAR THAT NANANA NA NA" - collective internet outrage
keyserv
I mean, I wouldn't call it cruelty. But they're probably better off on a reserve, anyway.
Billis75
Are they actually Holograms? Something that size would be super high tech. I'm guessing they're maybe simple Pepper's Ghost effects.
JaromirAzarov
Of course not, it's a high tech Pepper's Ghost, nothing more...
anotherhumanhiding
Having viewed several videos on YouTube, this is high resolution projection on translucent screens. Impressive, but far from truly 3D.
RenaissanceFaireMan
If it looks like a duck...
realargonwolf
I have to wonder, is it impossible to have a circus WITH live animals AND treat them well? You'd think at least someone would try it.
Nize426
I guess the idea is that forcing them to do circus tricks isn't exactly treating them well.
realargonwolf
As long as they're not dangerous or excessively strenuous tricks, I can't imagine them being worse off performing than in the wild.
jaguar36
Ringling Bros did this for the last few decades, didnt matter they still were put out of buisness by activists.
Ornatenut
I saw a little family circus that had two dogs that performed. I'm hopeful that was humane
ClearBlue
Do they have a hologram of an infinite number of clowns getting out of a Volkswagen?
IOwnTheSpire
Sir Wide Bottom!
katimius
That should be the teaser/entertainment in the lobby.
hugemuffin
"She's stuck on an infinite loop and he's an idiot. That's love for you."
tdmc167
Me and my alternate personalities getting out of my car after a long day at work should suffice
BurntRamen
Aside from people trying to stay until the show is over, that sounds pretty cool.
houtaku
vagubra.
DoublevBomb
Holographic clown horror movie.
MidgetRacer8192
MrPoopStick
Because of unconcenting VW's
AtlasMorrow
Why go to a circuit when I see that every time I dream now that I read this damn comment
Paksennarionisabadass
No, no. Nobody is worried about cruelty to clowns.
CyrilConnolly
No, but they do have a shower with a certain amount of people getting in but not getting out.
FsImgur
Yumm...that smells like shea butter bath lotion...wait...
Dobster
Ooh edgy.
Flowerlady0
Pizza cutter
ClearCoatedNutz
nobodyreadsusernamesanyway
TellTheGodsToGatherTheirClouds
This dude made a circular saw-blade launcher 5-6 years ago... just saying.
fescamilla89
ST3RBEN
Honestly took me longer than I'm proud to admit, I thought it was something wildly different at first
dasoffendor
Grim1337
DJ18888
Holographic doors
ClearBlue
You obviously know nothing about modern Germany.
myhousesmellsliketuna
I don’t think they were digging at modern Germany tbf.
CyrilConnolly
I know enough to point out that you're German, anyone else would have a big hearty chuckle about my joke.
ClearBlue
I’m American, not of German extraction. Anything else you want to take a wild guess at?
Rifneno
Can I guess that you don't have a sense of humor?
CyrilConnolly
I don't need to take a guess anymore, you're American. I would be surprised if you even managed to find Germany on a map.
ItsAmaliaB
Honestly as a person with German parents, who speaks German, and knows about Germany, l m f a o
bigfloppydonkydong
I hear Germans make the best pizzas cuz they're good at using ovens.
steve77777777
as...as a German?
ItsAmaliaB
I was born in America, so technically no
steve77777777
no you're still German buddy. that doesn't change your race.
Junktrunkjunkie
As person who took one German language class in high school and can't speak a lick of it today... please explain.
killerjerick
Jew to unforeseen circumstances, I cannot explain this herr joke
CPTWildBillKelso
And here I was thinking it was some kinky European sex thing...
MilkSlice
Gas chambers, it's not really that funny overall
OutcastbyChoice
One hundred and eight people as of this moment would happen to disagree. I, for one, am of the mindset AH HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! Hilarious! xD
MommysBaby
Google "holocaust". Pretty crazy shit!
PointyHornsMcGirk
Gas chambers
Shamwowser
Gas chambers; people go in, people don't come out.
KalteKartoffeln
Technically they do come back out....
Junktrunkjunkie
Well crap.
FishstickPizza
I mean. I am against animal cruelty as well. But if I am not going to see the real thing, I'd rather just watch on tv.
LazySpider
The holograms would be a wonderful sight, if the technology is as great as I’d hope,
Ohio
It would be a great sight but not for the same audience haha. I think different people go to this than the real animal one
LazySpider
If I’m not mistaken the circus was also meant to be a sight no one had ever seen in person before, zoos have animals (maybe not dancing)
LazySpider
Zoos don’t have multi-billion dollar hologram machines
Ohio
I deleted my first reply because I misread your comment haha. The circus has been around awhile now though so I don't think the circus crowd
LazySpider
It’d be a little cooler to see it in person, because you could be half an inch from it and not risk being killed by an elephant
orixandcrak
You'd rather see animal cruelty on TV?
Mack1986
Smells better. Bonus
JaromirAzarov
As a German: If they don't want to show animals, they'd just go artists only like others did. I'm not going to the circus to watch a movie.
helloitsmethechonkyboylol
A hologram is not a movie. Maybe unless you are a person from the 22th century.
JaromirAzarov
This isn't even a real hologram. It's a movie projected on a semi-translucent, cylindrical screen. A glorified "Pepper's Ghost" if you will.
PlayThatGeorgeMichaelSong9000
22nd
helloitsmethechonkyboylol
Thank you, my dog messed up the keybart.
imjustsomerandomdude
Isn’t the whole appeal of live circus animals the chance that a lion or tiger can go crazy and eat a guy? Holograms don’t give you that
eetsumkaus
You've obviously never seen Macross Plus
llloyd04
It's why some of us watch Nascar, to see glorious car wrecks at over 100 mph. :D
OneUpperSteve
Crazy holograms might
XgradedXcheese
Tigers don't go crazy, they go Tiger. (Chappelle)
RagnaroktopusInk
Well, not with THAT attitude.
54r4h
Not really appealing though to know the animal would be put down for that.
TurtleMyGirdle
If they could guarantee that the cruel people would get eaten/stomped to death by the animal, I think ur on to something!
Monkeyofdoom44
That’s why they have Bob.
puddin151
until the holodeck goes on the fritz and all the projections become real and have a blood lust
DickPicEnthusiast
Or maybe just 'lust' lust, that could work.
jebascho
Well, that probably won't happen this time.
GiantSizeManThing
morphoyle
Only if the safeties also fail at the same time.
GiantSizeManThing
The ringmaster
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DickPicEnthusiast
Why would a circus have an hologram of 30-50 feral hogs? Or kids on the playground for that matter?