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| name = The Great Whiteout | | name = The Great Whiteout | ||
| description = The | | description = The canvas at approximately 82:30, 26 minutes after the start of the whiteout | ||
| location = Entire canvas | | location = Entire canvas | ||
| area = 4000000 | | area = 4000000 | ||
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Starting at 82:04, players were only able to place white [[r/place 2022#r/place 2022 colors|pixels]], thus forcing the canvas to return to the blank state from which it started. All artwork was gradually destroyed over the course of an hour, until the canvas was turned completely to white at 83:19. r/place officially ended thereafter. | Starting at 82:04, players were only able to place white [[r/place 2022#r/place 2022 colors|pixels]], thus forcing the canvas to return to the blank state from which it started. All artwork was gradually destroyed over the course of an hour, until the canvas was turned completely to white at 83:19. r/place officially ended thereafter. | ||
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At the beginning of Day 3, the final expansion of the canvas was announced, along with a statement saying that r/place will end the next day at an unknown time. At the beginning of Day 4, it was announced that r/place will end on that day, with the simple line: ''"Nothing lasts forever"'', directly foreshadowing the whiteout that would occur. | At the beginning of Day 3, the final expansion of the canvas was announced, along with a statement saying that r/place will end the next day at an unknown time. At the beginning of Day 4, it was announced that r/place will end on that day, with the simple line: ''"Nothing lasts forever"'', directly foreshadowing the whiteout that would occur. | ||
= Progression = | |||
At 82:04, all colors were removed from the palette with the sole exception of the color white. Immediately after the change, white pixels were placed randomly at contested points, much to the confusion of streamers and players alike. Not long after, the true destruction of the whiteout would take hold: at 82:09, the French flag was completely destroyed, and the osu! logo was also completely wiped out at 82:11. | At 82:04, all colors were removed from the palette with the sole exception of the color white. Immediately after the change, white pixels were placed randomly at contested points, much to the confusion of streamers and players alike. Not long after, the true destruction of the whiteout would take hold: at 82:09, the French flag was completely destroyed, and the osu! logo was also completely wiped out at 82:11. | ||