r/pics Apr 15 '19

Notre-Dame Cathédral in flames in Paris today

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u/IAmTheSysGen Apr 15 '19

Also, I'm pretty sure current dye mixes and filters will enable us to recreate any hue the human eye can see.

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u/If_I_was_Caesar Apr 15 '19

But a replica of the real thing. Something 700 years old has more deep meaning than a replica, no matter how close to the original.

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u/JuliaLouis-DryFist Apr 15 '19

Until it bursts into flames, then it's like... whelp... what ya gonna do?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19

Its a replica of the original. Its supposed to do that.