Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is traditionally interpreted as a depiction of the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (known as Saturn in Roman mythology) eating one of his offspring. Fearing a prophecy foretold by Gaea that predicted he would be overthrown by one of his children, Saturn ate each one upon their birth. The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823. It was transferred to canvas after Goya's death and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Goya depicts a large figure feasting on a human form. The figure's head and part of the left arm have already been consumed. The right arm has probably been eaten too, though it could be folded in front of the body and held in place by the larger figure's thumbs. The larger figure is on the point of taking another bite from the left arm; as he looms from the darkness, his mouth gapes and his eyes bulge widely. The only other brightness in the picture comes from the white flesh, the red blood of the corpse, and the white knuckles of the larger figure as he digs his fingers into the back of the body.

Various interpretations of the meaning of the picture have been offered: the conflict between youth and old age, time as the devourer of all things, the wrath of God and an allegory of the situation in Spain, where the fatherland consumed its own children in wars and revolution.

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  • Wheaties [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Is it possible to make an electric car without putting any computers in it?

    • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I hate new cars so much because of those touch screens. Just let me use a knob

      • Hoyt [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I can feel buttons and keep my eyes on the road! I can't feel buttons on a screen!

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Touchscreens are slightly, slightly cheaper than knobs and buttons, so you get the shitty user-hostile experience and they pocket the difference! Isn't capitalism wonderful?

    • BigFuckingTurd [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      When you ask a question like that to an engineer, the answer will always be “yes”. Better question is “how difficult is it to make an electric car without putting any computers in it?”

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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        2 years ago

        Electric vehicles have existed since the 1930s, it's super easy to do. Moder cars just all have crap shoved into them.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Yeah it's not that complicated. You're just hooking up some circuitry try adjust the output from the battery to the motor. Electrics have even less need for computers than ICEs because you don't need the computer to control the engine to minimize emissions.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Not a car, but while reading about motorcycles yesterday I found an instruction book from the 1970s on how to convert a motorcycle (with a sidecar since batteries were bigger) to electric. I'm sure the same principle could be applied to a car, although having a simple computer controlling voltages and monitoring everything is probably better than a more analogue alternative.