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I am talking about the little green man that indicates stop and go at traffic lights.
there could be:
a running man to show you when your time for walking is nearly up (who gauges this stuff anyway? I walk at a moderate pace and only just reach the pavement before the lights change and my life
expectancy odds shorten considerably.)
a finger-wagging character for those “can I? can’t I?” moments for the pedestrian weighing up his chances for a late road dash.
a foot-stomping and back-clapping bluish-green man for cold days
an athletic looking green man touching his toes to encourage some simple exercises to keep you fit while waiting for the go-ahead to cross.
perhaps a beaming smiley face for when the green cross code has been executed perfectly.
(?) Taipei Traffic Lights
http://publish.gio..../past/04052842.html
[spacemoggy, Oct 05 2004]
Baked? Kinda...
http://www.trafficlightwars.co.uk/
Reminds me of that bit in Superman 3... WTCTTISIA... whatever... [Jinbish, Oct 05 2004]
rock /don't rock
http://tinyurl.com/6yfwn
[po, Feb 13 2005]
not too sure I approve of this, Boris
http://www.timesonl.../article5883358.ece
little green man speeds up... [po, Mar 11 2009]
Animated Pedestrian Traffic Light
http://www.inewidea...388.html#more-33388
concept only [xaviergisz, Sep 07 2010]
The Green Man
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050456/
Not really anything to do with this idea but a good film nevertheless. [DrBob, Sep 07 2010]
The Dancing Traffic Light
https://www.youtube...watch?v=SB_0vRnkeOk
[xaviergisz, Oct 06 2014]
[link]
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Blinking not good enough for you? |
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A green hulk man for those who go when they should stop? |
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this is good. sounds like something you'd see in tokyo where they can make even the most prosaic things into an entertaining, useful distraction. (+) |
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I like the countdown idea. |
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He could be a running green man which
turns into a red man who gets squashed
by traffic. Showing you how much time
you have and hitting home about not
crossing at the wrong time. Cars could
then run over him like a timer as he
leeks blood all over the street in the
screen until it's safe to cross again and
the animation starts all over. + |
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oh sartep, <covers eyes> what about the children? oh wait, you are right, they would love that! |
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leeks? oh yes that would appeal to the vegetarians. thats good. |
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What about those waiting for the distracted pedestrians making their way? Red light slowly morphs to green -- appears fleetingly as an ambulance, a wheelchair, a turtle ... |
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dipsy is notoriously slow... thats why I love him dearly... |
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How about adding some sound? Have the green man shout things (with some emotion). Things like "Ohhh my God!!!!! You move like a freakin slug" |
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Howabout a whole crowd of animated traffic people with
varying opinions? One could could encourage you to hurry
across the street, another could discourage you from
running and scraping your knee, a third could agree with
the first two, another could be paying attention to
something else, and so on. Wouldn't that be more
democratic? |
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A long time ago (well, a few years) in Camden, London, I came across a standard red and green man system that some bright spark had opened up and 'improved'. Though still static, both were now wearing flares and a wide-brimmed hat and smoking a pipe. I would be concerned about one aspect of animated men. Great if they stay as animated men, but how long until the red man is allowed to advertise stuff while waiting around? |
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How about a little yellow man between the two? He could be the work experience lad.
The red man would say "go on, let the pedestrians across, it's only a bit of fun", and the green man would sternly warn the yellow man not to listen to everything that the red man says. |
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Can anyone remember the bit in Superman, where the red man and the green man are fighting? |
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Yep. Richard Pryor's handiwork, I seem to recall. |
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I'll + this, but only if it'd play baseball organ music when people try to beat it and show an animation of someone sliding into base just as they make it. Also, if there's an auto/pedestrian accident, it should flash **Instant Replay** and be followed by the green man getting hit by a car and exploding. |
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I like this, been looking for a new job. + |
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So if we have little animated green men on Earth telling us when to go, do they have animated little peach-colored men in hawaiin shorts on Mars? |
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I keep looking at these *men* now and they are coming to life - I need help! |
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//So if we have little animated green
men on Earth telling us when to go, do
they have animated little peach-colored
men in hawaiin shorts on Mars?// |
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Zeta Reticuli not Mars. Bermuda shorts,
but that's being nitpicky. |
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what about little green women. now Shatner would be all over them! You could have an animated lap dance while you wait. |
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I'd like to see the little green man climb onto the little green bicycle and pedal off. The red man could stand there with his hands on his hips as if to say "Now what...?" |
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Why did the red man blush? |
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Because the green man was flashing. |
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Baked in Taiwan - animated Green Men are everywhere (and include a count-down timer indicating how long you have to wait on either red or green). Any given green man starts walking faster once time gets short. |
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The Green Men there are rumoured to 'fall over' occasionally, but I'm pretty sure that's just an urban myth. |
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Well, excuse us. Maybe we need little green men to tell us when to enjoy ourselves and when to be deadly serious. |
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//This post is a glaring example of ignorant voters voting for something they have no idea of.// there really should be a syn tax. (I'm a fine one to talk!) |
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Am I allowed to vote for it just to irk someone? I hope I'm not allowed (smiles naughtily and votes +) |
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It's only just about dinner time here! Do I have to go to bed already? |
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I guess that's what I get for being naughty... |
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I'm surprised no one's suggested an animated green women (I'm also surprised no one's suggested animated green porn while you're waiting to cross the road - but I didn't want to sully [po]'s idea with such thoughts). |
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I see little green men...they tell me to burn things. |
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*bump* Because I like this so much. I wish I could bun it again. |
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both running green men and countdowns are baked in Malaysia too. |
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There are running baked green men in Malaysia? This I've gotta see <hastily runs out door>. |
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//I'm also surprised no one's suggested animated green porn while you're waiting to cross the road //
That would animated red porn, shirley? |
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"Blue" I would have thought. |
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I can confirm the existence of animated green men in
Malaysia, and I'm sure I've seen them elsewhere too. Maybe
Brazil (but maybe not - seems unlikely on reflection). |
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Actually, are they men or women? How can one tell? The
image is too low-res to be sure. |
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[MaxwellBuchanan]// Well, which
gender is more irresolute? |
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