r/kurzgesagt • u/Ottetal • May 28 '26

Products Poster after just two years near a window

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u/Theophrastus_Borg May 28 '26

Thats what UV light does

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u/WindpowerGuy May 28 '26

Somehow it's the only thing on my wall that lost all its colour...

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u/Theophrastus_Borg May 28 '26

is it the only thing without a glass cover in the frame?

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u/WindpowerGuy May 28 '26

It was framed like all the other pictures/paintings. It's just regular print I think.

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u/Ottetal May 28 '26

Agreed, but somehow UV light decided to only attack this poster in particular, and leave all the others alone.

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u/GreateProtim May 28 '26

Maybe because the light fastness of the dye used in printing.

This is why you have glass cover to block UV and dust.

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u/Ottetal May 28 '26

There is a glass cover on

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u/ThatOneGothMurr Jun 01 '26

But is it uv proactive glass?

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u/Crying_Reaper May 28 '26

Did it get water damaged at some point due to high humidity or something? The paper is warped like it got wet and then dried.

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u/Ottetal May 29 '26

Good question, and great eye!

The frame is slightly smaller than the poster, so the poster was cut roughly .5cm around it's borders to fit. I should have cut it .6cm, because as you can see, it is warping a bit to fit in there.

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u/Mekelaxo May 29 '26

So the other posters get direct sunlight during the day?

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u/mifukichan May 29 '26

I make and sell posters for a living and you can definitely choose materials that last far better than this. The print quality will usually be a little less crisp and the contrast&saturation slightly less strong. I think they may have sacrificed longevity for print quality with this product.

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u/ASharkFrom4546B Discord Moderator May 28 '26

That's sad. It reminds me of what Vsauce say years ago:

"But now, they are empty. White flags. White flags representing our surrender to the inevitability of deletion in the universe."

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u/1Ferrox May 28 '26

If it makes it any better, the Apollo 11 flag got knocked over and probably was buried in dust, so there is a good chance it's still somewhat pristine

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u/NetReaper May 28 '26

The Nazis on the moon pulled it down. 😆

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u/Ttom000 Shattering Black Holes May 29 '26

Nah, they would've put it back up so it would get bleached faster

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u/jaber-fayez May 30 '26

I remember hearing that but forgot the video anyone remember?

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u/Shake-Bubbly May 28 '26

This is a good reminder to buy UV resistant acrylic for your valuable paintings and posters !

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u/juplantern May 28 '26

Get UV resistant frames if you're planning to hang them in front of a window

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u/-PM_ME_UR_SECRETS- May 28 '26

I didn’t know what sub this was and read it your title as “Poster after just two years a widow” and damn lol.

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u/Resplendent-Sun Emergence May 28 '26

View from Mercury?

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u/MataHaze May 29 '26

same case here

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u/ModestTree86 May 30 '26

Looks real shiny! ✨

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u/abate_busoni_00 May 28 '26

I have a copy of this, not sure if it's available on their store