This week on Blurry Hysteria, we bring you two stories that prove reality is glitching hard—either that, or someone spilled Bot Booze on the simulation control panel again.
First up, scientists literally get the green light to mess with Earth’s mood lighting. That’s right—sun dimming is no longer just a Bond villain plot or a Metallica album concept. It’s geoengineering in real life, and we’re one step away from giving Earth a cosmic dimmer switch. What could possibly go wrong?
Then, we deep-dive into the ultimate case of design karma: the iconic "You Wouldn’t Steal a Car" anti-piracy ad—yeah, the one that haunted your dreams before every DVD menu—might have used a pirated font. That’s right, the ad meant to stop digital theft may have committed... digital theft. The irony is so rich it should be locked in a vault labeled “MEME GOLD.”
Join us as we shade the sun, question the kerning, and try not to get sued by Helvetica.
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