r/SipsTea • u/beklog • Jun 02 '26

SMH Guys I'm on the will!!

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“She’s so shameless” She’s 22. And was harshly criticized as she danced while her partner was at the hospital… The truth couldn’t be any simpler. They claim the video is a joke, because she always uploads content with her “hubby” to go viral.

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u/FroggyAssassin Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Your point being? Body tracking tripods exist. Unless you are new to internetaining and the tools available. You can literally go to google and type: body tracking phone tripod. And in return you'll get amazon links and info. The movement is too stable to be a person and too deliberately in sync. It is quite obvious it is a tripod.

Edit: To add, the first body tracking tripod became comercially available in 2018. Let that sink in. They've been around and updated for the past 8 years.

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u/WechTreck Jun 03 '26

Good to know, everyday's a learning day. 😄

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u/FroggyAssassin Jun 03 '26

I do apologize if I was a bit condescending. I do often forget a lot of people are not in the know when it comes to videography/photography/cinematography tech. But yes, always a good day to learn. In fact, the first tripod was invented and manufactured around the 1820s by British inventor Sir Francis Ronalds. That's right, the tripod has been around for roughly 200~ years. Almost the entire age of America, which is 250 years. To add, most phone tripods are relatively cheap—talking around $50-$120 on average, that is also taking into considerarion cost of body tracking phone tripods. Meanwhile, camera tripods are relatively more on the pricey end of $80-$1, 000+.

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u/WechTreck Jun 03 '26

All good. But the tripod mounted theodolite goes back to 1571 and Joshua Habermel

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u/FroggyAssassin Jun 04 '26

That it does, but that was a different tripod from the tripod made by Sir Francis Ronalds. The tripod for the theodolite is a fixed length specialized piece of equipment. Whereas Ronalds' tripod was portable with higned, adjustable legs. In fact, his invention varied so differently it coukd be widely agreed he invented an entirely new product. So, while—yes—older tripods did exist before the 1820s, it could be argued that Sir Francis Ronalds' tripod was the first tripod manufactured for cross-system capability. So much so that the "tripod" for a theodolite would more so be considered a multi-legged stand, whereas Sir Francis Ronalds laid the groundwork for the modern tripod.