Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

[Ichinisan]

I will admit that I don't understand 2/3 of the strips on that site, someone please explain this to us simpletons.

Talking about the colored bands on resistors (electronic components). It helps you determine that the resistance value of that particular resistor, measured in Ohms (the omega symbol you see in the comic).

 

[SSSnail]

Almost surely the typical old-person-confuses-gas-pedal-with-brake scenario.

Seeing that there were no brake lights at all, most likely a medical condition.

 

[DesiPower]

 

[Dr. Zaus]

sorry for submitting something as common as xkcd, but this makes me laugh every time i think about it...

NSFW:

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[mikeymikec]

Am I the only one thinking "faaaaaaaake"? I can't think of a plausible scenario for this at all.

 

[norseamd]

 

[DrDoug]

Wow, those are some, ummm... handsome women. Yeah, that's the ticket! Is that Jay Leno's sister on the right? :biggrin:

 

[keird]

I will admit that I don't understand 2/3 of the strips on that site, someone please explain this to us simpletons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake

In some regions, the order of the bands distinguishes between the non-venomous mimics and the venomous coral snakes, giving rise to quite a few mnemonics all along the lines of "Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Red and black, venom lack."

 

[Dr. Zaus]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_snake

and (NSFW) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_color_code_mnemonics

 

[Dr. Zaus]

do NOT click on this at work!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETUocqGqcHc

 

[Ichinisan]

Am I the only one thinking "faaaaaaaake"? I can't think of a plausible scenario for this at all.

This exact thing happens with elderly drivers ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME.

They confuse the gas pedal with the brake. I've witnessed it myself more than once in my life and read countless reports of the same scenario.

 

[mikeymikec]

This exact thing happens with elderly drivers ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME.

They confuse the gas pedal with the brake. I've witnessed it myself more than once in my life and read countless reports of the same scenario.

Perhaps the elderly in the UK... no, honestly, I don't know how to respond to this, except to say I've never seen anything even vaguely like this first-hand ever.

It's one thing to confuse pedals (which I'm sure does happen though again I'm not sure that I've witnessed it), it's another thing entirely to drive up steps (I would have thought that most people would feel a bump, think "hold on.." and stop), break an open door (ditto), then attempt to drive through a completely blocked area (wha?), and only stop driving after crashing and when one can't go forward any further (although to me it looks like they're still trying to go forward even after crashing into the car).

Are you honestly saying that you've seen someone do something very similar to that, first hand?

Out of curiosity, does the US have a similar law that the UK does, that someone over the age of (I think) 70 has to re-apply for their driving licence periodically (health/eye checks I think are part of the deal as well)?

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/renewing-your-driving-licence-at-70-plus

 

[CZroe]

Perhaps the elderly in the UK... no, honestly, I don't know how to respond to this, except to say I've never seen anything even vaguely like this first-hand ever.

It's one thing to confuse pedals (which I'm sure does happen though again I'm not sure that I've witnessed it), it's another thing entirely to drive up steps (I would have thought that most people would feel a bump, think "hold on.." and stop), break an open door (ditto), then attempt to drive through a completely blocked area (wha?), and only stop driving after crashing and when one can't go forward any further.

Are you honestly saying that you've seen someone do something very similar to that, first hand?

When they think they are pressing the brake pedal, their "'hold on..' and stop" response is to push what they think is the brake pedal harder. They also never attempted "to drive through a completely blocked area."

The response to unintended acceleration is almost never "hold on, let me take my foot off of what I think is the brake." 🙄 Their attempt to stop made the vehicle move forward faster specifically because they confused the pedals. Any desire to stop after that only made the vehicle move forward more. It happens all the time.

How you don't understand this simple concept explains your position on a few other issues.

 

[destrekor]

Perhaps the elderly in the UK... no, honestly, I don't know how to respond to this, except to say I've never seen anything even vaguely like this first-hand ever.

It's one thing to confuse pedals (which I'm sure does happen though again I'm not sure that I've witnessed it), it's another thing entirely to drive up steps (I would have thought that most people would feel a bump, think "hold on.." and stop), break an open door (ditto), then attempt to drive through a completely blocked area (wha?), and only stop driving after crashing and when one can't go forward any further (although to me it looks like they're still trying to go forward even after crashing into the car).

Are you honestly saying that you've seen someone do something very similar to that, first hand?

Out of curiosity, does the US have a similar law that the UK does, that someone over the age of (I think) 70 has to re-apply for their driving licence periodically (health/eye checks I think are part of the deal as well)?

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/renewing-your-driving-licence-at-70-plus

So, if you haven't seen it first hand, it can't be real?

If a tree falls in the woods, it can't make a sound if nobody was there to hear it, right?

🙄
It's not THAT common that we all witness it.

But it does happen (the confusing of the two pedals).

Also - it is still entirely possible that that instance was a medical condition, and not an example of someone confusing the pedals.

That also happens, a lot (relatively). Someone starts having a heart attack or a seizure or something and all of a sudden their foot stomps on the accelerator. This is especially more troublesome for those who happen to use both feet while driving an automatic car, which is to say they have a foot on the brake and a foot on the accelerator at the same time. Medical events can cause only one foot to extend, or both extend but one falls off the pedal.

 

[Ichinisan]

Perhaps the elderly in the UK... no, honestly, I don't know how to respond to this, except to say I've never seen anything even vaguely like this first-hand ever.

It's one thing to confuse pedals (which I'm sure does happen though again I'm not sure that I've witnessed it), it's another thing entirely to drive up steps (I would have thought that most people would feel a bump, think "hold on.." and stop), break an open door (ditto), then attempt to drive through a completely blocked area (wha?), and only stop driving after crashing and when one can't go forward any further (although to me it looks like they're still trying to go forward even after crashing into the car).

Are you honestly saying that you've seen someone do something very similar to that, first hand?

Out of curiosity, does the US have a similar law that the UK does, that someone over the age of (I think) 70 has to re-apply for their driving licence periodically (health/eye checks I think are part of the deal as well)?

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/renewing-your-driving-licence-at-70-plus

Look up almost any story of a vehicle crashing through a store front and it's either a smash-and-grab robbery or an elderly driver that was just trying to park in front.

I witnessed it most recently when I took my car in for service. Elderly couple came in a big SUV, pulled into a parking space and then drove right through a concrete pillar into multiple brand-new vehicles. There was another incident the next day, but I don't recall the details.

 

[CZroe]

Look up almost any story of a vehicle crashing through a store front and it's either a smash-and-grab robbery or an elderly driver that was just trying to park in front.



I witnessed it most recently when I took my car in for service. Elderly couple came in a big SUV, pulled into a parking space and then drove right through a concrete pillar into multiple brand-new vehicles. There was another incident the next day, but I don't recall the details.

Very first news result when I google for "vehicle through storefront:"
http://www.kshb.com/news/region-kan...h-storefront-at-overland-park-savers-location

No one was injured in the accident, which happened after the driver hit the wrong pedal and drove through the storefront

 

[mikeymikec]

So, if you haven't seen it first hand, it can't be real?

Dude, I never said that. My first impression was that it seemed very unlikely to me so I thought that it was a more plausible explanation that the pic is fake.

Also - it is still entirely possible that that instance was a medical condition, and not an example of someone confusing the pedals.

That's a good point that I hadn't considered. It explains why the whole manoeuvre seems devoid of any sudden acceleration (though perhaps there's some at the end).

 

[CZroe]

Dude, I never said that. My first impression was that it seemed very unlikely to me so I thought that it was a more plausible explanation that the pic is fake.

That's a good point that I hadn't considered.

Seriously?! LOL! Occam's Razor, dude.

Everything from the fixed angle to the bystander reactions to the difficult-to-fake/expensive-to-stage property damage to the frequency of this happening for real to the lack of incentive for a fake screams one thing: "REAL!"

It happens so often that it isn't noteworthy enough to fake.

 

[Thebobo]

Holy cow way to much chat in this thread.

()🙂

 

[KMFJD]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[SlowSpyder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlNEeYfHQIs&t=18m26s

Look at my fucking bicep!

His standup starts at 16:35, pretty good melt down all around.

 

[Jodell88]

 

[Ichinisan]

Dude, I never said that. My first impression was that it seemed very unlikely to me so I thought that it was a more plausible explanation that the pic is fake.

LOL...there's NO good reason to believe it's fake.

It wouldn't be cheap to fake this. Damage real vehicles and buildings or have SERIOUSLY good CGI. How would faking this benefit anyone?

 

[runzwithsizorz]

LOL...there's NO good reason to believe it's fake.

It wouldn't be cheap to fake this. Damage real vehicles and buildings or have SERIOUSLY good CGI. How would faking this benefit anyone?

Judging how fast the guy in the black car approached the driver, which you would not do, if you just wanted to see if they were alright. I'm guessing the white car was trying to get away, and turned into a dead end. With no way to do a turnabout, (note how fast the black car pulled forward to block), he tried to make good his only alternative.