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Indian's building a prius out of twigs and mud.

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by NoMoShocks, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. NoMoShocks

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    I couldn't believe my eyes when I suddenly saw this Toyota environmental commercial where some Indians out on the tundra build a prius out of twigs and mud, and then it deteriorates and returns to the soil from which it came. I tried to find the video to post here, but I couldn't find any more than this still image.
    TwigPrius.jpg
    and an article about it here.
     
    #1 NoMoShocks, Feb 27, 2008
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    awesome commercial. i've seen it on tv twice.. it's been a while though.
     
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    That's an interesting spin on the "dust-to-dust" meme. ^_^
     
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    Was that CGI? The commercial was cool, but it would be really cool if it was actually done with sticks and twigs.
     
    #6 Steamboatsig, Feb 27, 2008
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    I've only seen it once. Thanks for posting!
     
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    I posted this comercial about a month or 2 ago. I don't see it much on TV. It's great..
     
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    As great as we can see it, I can easily see how others could get a completely different impression from it, "HA! It's made out of twigs and berries" or "Look at it just fall apart in the wind..." etc.

    Sometimes messages need to be a tad more clear with no change for ambiguity
     
    #9 MikeSF, Feb 29, 2008
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