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An art exhibit consisting of a warning sign, a large red
button, an an unpleasant consequence that happens to the
presser such as an electric shock, a painfully loud noise, or
the sound of a screeching baby.
(?) I would say essentially baked.
http://www.independ...outrage-724729.html
[daseva, Oct 12 2010]
do not click this link!
http://www.i-am-bor...nk.cfm?link_id=9644
[jutta, Oct 13 2010]
TV tropes.com: Schmuck Bait
http://tvtropes.org...hp/Main/SchmuckBait
[jutta, Oct 13 2010]
XKCD #242
http://xkcd.com/242/
I think this is what baconbrain remembered. Slightly different in that the button isn't labelled at the outset. [jutta, Oct 13 2010]
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The meds, [voice], the meds... |
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I've been subject to the little 'don't forget to take your
meds' comment many a time. It's unoriginal but the
statement is trying to prove a point, nonetheless. I
propose an acronym: DFTTYM. |
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hello child, would you like a sweet? would you just press that button... |
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Somewhere, there was an art installation which consisted of a door with a big sign saying "Choose Art" and an arrow pointing to the door. |
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When the visitor to the gallery went through the door, nothing happened until they let the door close behind them. Then a light came on. They found themselves in a short, black-painted corridor with another door at the end, and another sign saying "Choose Art" with an arrow pointing to the door. |
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When they went through the second door, they found themselves in the street outside the gallery, and unable to get back in. |
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//I propose an acronym: DFTTYM.// |
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I propose another, useful for getting yourself out of
almost anything: IFTTMM*. |
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*obvious, I hope, but "I forgot...." |
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There was an xkcd comic about peoples's reactions to something like this idea, but I couldn't locate it. |
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[Later] Yes, I did, finally--I got distracted by xkcd--but [jutta] got it first. Thank you. |
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It has the alt-text "How could you choose avoiding a little pain over understanding a magic lightning machine?" |
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[jutta]'s other link, to TV Tropes, has this under Real Life: "The Science Museum in London currently (since 2007) has an exhibit called "DO NOT TOUCH". A large pole with a barred-off bare metal waist is surrounded by brain-searing yellow warning signs, proximity-sensor klaxons, and screens telling patrons that the pole will give them an electric shock. You can't not touch it. Yes, you do get an electric shock." |
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This would make a fun scam, like the 3-card-Monte setups. The onlookers would watch as random people press the button and repeatedly get candy and money popping out. But it turns out that they work for the art gallery. Anyone else who pushes the button gets an electric shock. It's controlled through video cameras or something. |
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Arthur: "I wonder what happens if I press this button..."
Ford: "Don't!"
(Arthur presses the button - it makes a "Ping!" noise)
Ford: "What happened?"
Arthur: "A sign lit up, saying 'Do not push thus button again'"
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I read an anecdote about an Italian restaurant with a statue of David near the women's washroom. Covering his genitals was a metal fig leaf attached to an obvious hinge mechanism. Whenever a passing woman lifted the fig leaf for a surreptitious peek it would set off a buzzer and flashing light to alert the entire room. |
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