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Effects Of Fire On Granite Walls, Pearl Street [1872] (Great Boston Fire of 1872) (quokk.au)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
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Or is this an artifact because it's a photo of a physical item...

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[–] gadfly1999@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are these before and after? If so that looks like what I would expect fire to do to granite.

[–] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It's a stereoscopic photo; if you cross your eyes when looking at it so that the two images overlap, it will appears 3D

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I tried it cross-eyed but the perspective is wrong. I think it's wide-eyed like a viewmaster

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It’s tough but doable without the guide dots.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Did they melt, or crack in the heat?