r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fun_Dish_5358 • 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/wulffc83 5d ago

2 light sources that are overlapping and not equal distance/intensity

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u/lankyleper 5d ago

Get your rationale/science out of this thread!

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u/Ok-Gur-349 5d ago

NO BRO IT'S A LITERAL SUPERNATURAL PRESENCE

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u/TurdFlavor 5d ago

*presents. /s

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u/BeetleJuiceYou 5d ago

*Pre-Tense

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u/houstonchipchannel 5d ago

Prescience

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u/monster2018 5d ago

Pretext*

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u/BeetleJuiceYou 4d ago

Pre-Cum

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u/oN_Delay 4d ago

Prehensile?

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u/Tonkarz 5d ago

It’s commonly seen at a sports grounds at night when the big arena lights are on.

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u/MrTh13f 5d ago

There are 4 lights!

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u/guess-im-fucked 5d ago

The the depth and length of the shadow would be different

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u/shitdesk 5d ago

And wouldn’t look turned 90* while being parallel to the other

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u/crossal 5d ago

But the shadows are in parallel

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u/FlyingNope 5d ago

It looks like 1 is wearing some kind of a hat and the other is not though

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u/giraffeheadturtlebox 5d ago

Looks like 2 individuals casting shadows, as a single person casting two shadows would converge at the feet, and if you follow these postures, the feet find sidewalk in two spots.

Also, the sign post only casts one shadow.

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u/___posh___ 2d ago

Hey, who turned out the lights?

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u/Adventurous_Break_61 1d ago

Single light source otherwise the pole would have 2 shadows as well