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Heffalump Trap

posted by martyb on Friday November 17 2017, @10:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the engineers-need-artists-to-keep-them-honest dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

A very clever (imo) artist has developed a simple trap for autonomous cars --
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thuN2HD6m2s
Less than 90 seconds of video, no sound. If you get it right away it's only a minute.

Oh, and if you didn't get the title, there is this,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heffalump

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:41AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:41AM (#598516)

    A robot car, even one with AI, can be stopped by simply walking in front of it on a narrow road. Another guy behind, and hijacking is complete. What will a human do in this case? Many will just floor it. They know that twelve is better than six.

    You lost me. What does comparing 12 and six have to do with a carjacking?

    If the 12 vs 6 thing is a non sequitur and is meant to stand on its own, its lack of context is also confusing. Twelve what is better than six? Cookies? Kisses? Kicks in the nads? Lashes? Minutes standing naked in boiling/freezing temperatures?

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by Farkus888 on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:47AM

    by Farkus888 (5159) on Saturday November 18 2017, @02:47AM (#598520)

    It is a play on the line "it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6". 12 being jurors and 6 being the number of people carrying a casket.