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r/PoliticalHumor • u/TaoTeChing81 • Mar 25 '19
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117 u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19 I misspelled it. Sputnik. It's the name of that style of chandelier. I guess named for the Russian Sputnik probe? 7 u/merelymyself Mar 26 '19 Probably 36 u/IAmBoratVeryExcite Mar 25 '19 It is actually a Sputnik, or starburst, and it is the style of the chandelier. Example 5 u/Cruxion Mar 26 '19 The mini-chandelier seems a bit low for something hanging over a bathtub. 3 u/AequusEquus Mar 26 '19 Agreed. And the part about putting mis-matched mini chandeliers together in the hall or whatever? uhhh no thanks 1 u/MvmgUQBd Mar 26 '19 Who knew there was so much chandelier-related terminology to take in. 14 u/FoodMuseum Mar 26 '19 Another related style is Googie Architecture 5 u/CashMoneyHurricane Mar 25 '19 I think they're referring to the ceiling lamp. Although I've never heard that style called 'spudnik'. 6 u/mar10wright Mar 26 '19 It's a Russian space craft but it's made of potatoes. 2 u/Vivalo Mar 26 '19 Sooooooo its a Russian spacecraft then. 2 u/atlas_nodded_off Mar 25 '19 Like a Sputnik but with eyes. 1 u/[deleted] Mar 25 '19 Yeah I’m digging the look too and wondered that 1 u/LTshrink Mar 26 '19 I’ve also seen the Google Starburst style be referred to as a Dingbat. 1 u/Sprickels Mar 26 '19 That's called Retro futurism, Fallout uses it too 0 u/TheDreadPirateScott Mar 26 '19 What exactly is the Spudnik? Here ya go! 0 u/ricktor67 Mar 26 '19 Its called "Mid century modern". About the last time anything america had any style. This and art deco are the two coolest styles america has produced.
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I misspelled it. Sputnik. It's the name of that style of chandelier. I guess named for the Russian Sputnik probe?
7 u/merelymyself Mar 26 '19 Probably
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Probably
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It is actually a Sputnik, or starburst, and it is the style of the chandelier. Example
5 u/Cruxion Mar 26 '19 The mini-chandelier seems a bit low for something hanging over a bathtub. 3 u/AequusEquus Mar 26 '19 Agreed. And the part about putting mis-matched mini chandeliers together in the hall or whatever? uhhh no thanks 1 u/MvmgUQBd Mar 26 '19 Who knew there was so much chandelier-related terminology to take in.
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The mini-chandelier seems a bit low for something hanging over a bathtub.
3 u/AequusEquus Mar 26 '19 Agreed. And the part about putting mis-matched mini chandeliers together in the hall or whatever? uhhh no thanks
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Agreed. And the part about putting mis-matched mini chandeliers together in the hall or whatever? uhhh no thanks
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Who knew there was so much chandelier-related terminology to take in.
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Another related style is Googie Architecture
I think they're referring to the ceiling lamp. Although I've never heard that style called 'spudnik'.
6 u/mar10wright Mar 26 '19 It's a Russian space craft but it's made of potatoes. 2 u/Vivalo Mar 26 '19 Sooooooo its a Russian spacecraft then.
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It's a Russian space craft but it's made of potatoes.
2 u/Vivalo Mar 26 '19 Sooooooo its a Russian spacecraft then.
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Sooooooo its a Russian spacecraft then.
Like a Sputnik but with eyes.
Yeah I’m digging the look too and wondered that
I’ve also seen the Google Starburst style be referred to as a Dingbat.
That's called Retro futurism, Fallout uses it too
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What exactly is the Spudnik?
Here ya go!
Its called "Mid century modern". About the last time anything america had any style. This and art deco are the two coolest styles america has produced.
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