Is This It album covers

hotdensestate · 09-01-2011, 08:13 PM

Which do you all prefer? Bubble tracks or creepy leather glove on unidentified ass?

Personally I love the bubble tracks, not only because of what a beautiful picture it is, but because of where they came from, plus there are FIBONACCI SPIRALS in the way bubbles go, which is just fucking awesome <3. I can't decide which fits the album itself better, though.

For reference:

Bubble tracks:

Leather glove:

Also, don't give me that bullshit about how "it's an arm, not an ass!". Hands are not that tiny when compared with shoulders. Case closed.

Black Rose · 09-01-2011, 08:18 PM

Bubble tracks

It makes the album a hell lot more interesting, godfathers of landfill indie

The Escapist · 09-01-2011, 08:58 PM

Black Rose · 09-01-2011, 09:02 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Escapist;4658049

Blankly blank for me

Destrokk · 09-01-2011, 09:09 PM

I read This is It, I like the first one.
The second one is creepy.

Lore · 09-01-2011, 09:10 PM

bubble tracks, I have that edition

an angel · 09-01-2011, 09:21 PM

I like the first one, the second one grosses me out.

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Quote:
because of where they came from

Where did they come from?

Megalomania · 09-01-2011, 09:50 PM

^That.

bjaiken · 09-01-2011, 10:03 PM

The second one. Enough said.

hotdensestate · 10-01-2011, 12:11 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by ceolsige;4658073
Where did they come from?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Showbiz;4658102
^That.

Physics lesson!!

I'll make it simple cuz it's kind of complicated (plus I don't understand all the complicated bits anyway

)

These bubble tracks come from a bubble chamber, which is basically a big sphere filled with liquid hydrogen that's heated very specially and then pressurized very specially so that it becomes slightly magic, and then ions are fired through the liquid, and because of the magic properties of the heated and compressed liquid, the ions vaporize the liquid as they pass, leaving bubble tracks behind them. The tracks can be used to study all sorts of stuff about the ions and etc. There's a magnetic field in the chamber, which makes the bubbles form the patterns they do like on the album cover, in cute little helical paths.

Most importantly/famously, bubble tracks have provided evidence for the electroweak theory, which unifies the electromagnetic force with the weak nuclear force and also made it possible to discover two kinds of particles (W and Z bosons, they are really important). Besides the good science they've done, though, most physicists like them also because they produce really really beautiful images, like the one on the album cover (that's a particularly nice one) and others like these:

Aren't they pretty? I think they're a reasonably common tattoo design as well.

bjaiken · 10-01-2011, 01:10 AM

^ That's why I like the hot girl with the leather glove. It's far less complicated.

Italian Plastic · 10-01-2011, 01:14 AM

the bubble tracks are pretty ugly actually
I voted ass. Because there is no neither option.

Keddie · 10-01-2011, 02:28 AM

I prefer the second (technically first) one. I think it better emphasizes the tone of the entire album. The bubble track doesn't relate to anything.

ApproximatelyInfinite · 10-01-2011, 02:33 AM

I know a lot of people regard the ass cover as the "true" cover or whatever because it was first, but I just never thought it fit the album. I don't think the particle collisions do either, but I think it comes a hell of a lot closer to being appropriate for the music than the ass/glove. I also just think they're pretty

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Agh, this is tied with A Rush of Blood to the Head as my favorite album of all time

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hotdensestate · 10-01-2011, 02:54 AM

^I don't know why but I'm fucking obsessed with it right now.

09-01-2011, 08:13 PM	#1
hotdensestate shakeyourheadit'sempty Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,613 Location: In Limbo Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is This It album covers Which do you all prefer? Bubble tracks or creepy leather glove on unidentified ass? Personally I love the bubble tracks, not only because of what a beautiful picture it is, but because of where they came from, plus there are FIBONACCI SPIRALS in the way bubbles go, which is just fucking awesome <3. I can't decide which fits the album itself better, though. For reference: Bubble tracks: Leather glove: Also, don't give me that bullshit about how "it's an arm, not an ass!". Hands are not that tiny when compared with shoulders. Case closed. __________________ and everybody here is a cloud, and everybody here will evaporate

09-01-2011, 08:18 PM	#2
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,545 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	Bubble tracks It makes the album a hell lot more interesting, godfathers of landfill indie __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

09-01-2011, 08:58 PM	#3
The Escapist Lindisfarne Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,574 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	__________________ "The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless"- Tolstoy

09-01-2011, 09:02 PM	#4
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,545 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 107 Times in 85 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by The Escapist;4658049 Blankly blank for me __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

09-01-2011, 09:09 PM	#5
Destrokk jef jefpoop Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18,866 Location: Behind you. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 181 Thanked 408 Times in 222 Posts	I read This is It, I like the first one. The second one is creepy. __________________ no this is real

09-01-2011, 09:10 PM	#6
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	bubble tracks, I have that edition

09-01-2011, 09:21 PM	#7
an angel still broken Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 49,553 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 20 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	I like the first one, the second one grosses me out. : Quote: because of where they came from Where did they come from? __________________ ♫♪ Serve me the sky with a big slice of lemon.

09-01-2011, 09:50 PM	#8
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09-01-2011, 10:03 PM	#9
bjaiken Stay Classy Coldplaying Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,600 Location: Southern California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The second one. Enough said. __________________ I'm kind of a BIG DEAL

10-01-2011, 12:11 AM	#10
hotdensestate shakeyourheadit'sempty Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,613 Location: In Limbo Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by ceolsige;4658073 Where did they come from? Quote: Originally Posted by Showbiz;4658102 ^That. Physics lesson!! I'll make it simple cuz it's kind of complicated (plus I don't understand all the complicated bits anyway ) These bubble tracks come from a bubble chamber, which is basically a big sphere filled with liquid hydrogen that's heated very specially and then pressurized very specially so that it becomes slightly magic, and then ions are fired through the liquid, and because of the magic properties of the heated and compressed liquid, the ions vaporize the liquid as they pass, leaving bubble tracks behind them. The tracks can be used to study all sorts of stuff about the ions and etc. There's a magnetic field in the chamber, which makes the bubbles form the patterns they do like on the album cover, in cute little helical paths. Most importantly/famously, bubble tracks have provided evidence for the electroweak theory, which unifies the electromagnetic force with the weak nuclear force and also made it possible to discover two kinds of particles (W and Z bosons, they are really important). Besides the good science they've done, though, most physicists like them also because they produce really really beautiful images, like the one on the album cover (that's a particularly nice one) and others like these: Aren't they pretty? I think they're a reasonably common tattoo design as well. __________________ and everybody here is a cloud, and everybody here will evaporate

10-01-2011, 01:10 AM	#11
bjaiken Stay Classy Coldplaying Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,600 Location: Southern California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^ That's why I like the hot girl with the leather glove. It's far less complicated. __________________ I'm kind of a BIG DEAL

10-01-2011, 01:14 AM	#12
Italian Plastic 'til infinity Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 11,166 Country: Chat posts: 2 Thanks given: 360 Thanked 208 Times in 113 Posts	the bubble tracks are pretty ugly actually I voted ass. Because there is no neither option. __________________ .

10-01-2011, 02:28 AM	#13
Keddie Mills! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9,273 My Mood: Location: Just outside of Buffalo, NY(Depew) Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I prefer the second (technically first) one. I think it better emphasizes the tone of the entire album. The bubble track doesn't relate to anything. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Briggins;4813666 Fun fact, you can love chocolate but not like every chocolate in a box of chocolate. Lastfm \| tumblr \| twitter

10-01-2011, 02:33 AM	#14
ApproximatelyInfinite a thousand houses long Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,715 My Mood: Location: Norfolk, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I know a lot of people regard the ass cover as the "true" cover or whatever because it was first, but I just never thought it fit the album. I don't think the particle collisions do either, but I think it comes a hell of a lot closer to being appropriate for the music than the ass/glove. I also just think they're pretty . Agh, this is tied with A Rush of Blood to the Head as my favorite album of all time . __________________ But I know one day, good things are coming our way M A L C J Tumblr\|Twitter\|Last.fm\|Listography

10-01-2011, 02:54 AM	#15
hotdensestate shakeyourheadit'sempty Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,613 Location: In Limbo Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^I don't know why but I'm fucking obsessed with it right now. __________________ and everybody here is a cloud, and everybody here will evaporate

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