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My friend and I saw a texture fail to render IRL.
>walking down trail next to a lake with my friend
>the sun is starting to set, it's late evening but not dark yet
>come upon a tree that was half normal and half pitch black, split vertically down the middle (see pic)
>we both immediately stop and have a discussion about why it's like that
>take out my phone flashlight and step closer to inspect the tree
>under the light of the flashlight, there's no seam, the whole tree looks completely normal
>"huh, it was just a shadow making it look like that?"
>turn flashlight off
>tree is now completely normal
There were no streetlights or lights around of any kind that could've been casting a shadow on it. The sun was already hidden and casting no shadows. The whole thing happened in like 30 seconds. I still don't know what the fuck happened but I'm so glad there was a second witness.