cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31300820
Not exactly scientific, but it didn't look fake to me.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
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Looks fake to me, the way the caps and stems are aligned doesn't make sense with how mushrooms grow and there's no way they could have an inrolled cap that flat without gills/pores running down the stem. There's no space for the cap to have unrolled into that shape.
Not really a fan, but it's pretty clear still. The "Star Trek ship" (Starship Enterprise?) isn't exactly an obscure reference. 😄
It's engagement bait
Yeah that caption was about as bad as they come. Cool mushrooms though.
Yeah that caption was about as bad as they come. Cool mushrooms though.
Very "dad makes memes" 👍
Discovery's propulsion system is really getting out of hand.
Spore drive goes BRRRRR
It sucks that potentially neat real pictures will never be trusted as authentic with AI generation.
Photoshop made it somewhat questionable over the years, but there were still some signs and levels of difficulty.
Now? next to impossible to know.
I just see a log? Is it like a captains log?
"Science officer's personal log. The spore drive keeps bearing fruits."
Beef Wellingtons on the Starboard Bow!
Oh shoot I sees it, does that mean I'm subconsciously a nerd
A nerd? On my science forum?
... It's more likely than you think!
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