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ACME Trolly Problem (lemmy.nz)
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Alt TextA comic depicting the classic trolley problem in 2 panels

Panel 1: a trolley sits on the tracks with a switch off to an alternate track. On the main track, there is nothing to impede the trolley. On the switch off track stands The Roadrunner (see Warner Bros). At the track’s lever stands Wile E. Coyote who has thrown the lever switching the trolley’s path of travel.

Panel 2: The trolley drifts sideways off the track to run over Wile E. Coyote.

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

[-] joyjoy@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

It's Buddy!

[-] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 month ago

Coyote vs Acme at 95% rotten tomatoes, 92% audience! LFG!

[-] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Oh nice. I should watch it.

[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean... one must imagine ~~Sisyphus~~ Wile E. happy, no?

[-] Ghoelian@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

For a second i was thinking, what does this have to do with tls certificates?

[-] arti@mk.absturztau.be 5 points 1 month ago

@cannedtuna@lemmy.world reposted for #alttext [ACME Trolly Problem]

The trolly problem with road runner on the alternative track and coyote on the lever. Second panel below shows coyote smashed by sidewards to the tracks sliding trolly.

[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A comic depicting the classic trolley problem in 2 panels

Panel 1: a trolley sits on the tracks with a switch off to an alternate track. On the main track, there is nothing to impede the trolley. On the switch off track stands The Roadrunner (see: Warner Bros). At the track’s lever stands Wile E. Coyote who has thrown the lever switching the trolley’s path of travel.

Panel 2: The trolley drifts sideways off the track to run over Wile E. Coyote.

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Roadrunner was always a Warner Brothers property, I think. Hannah-Barbera had some great stuff, but WB is in a league of its own.

Also, while I'm here, "the classic trolley problem" would imply there are more people on one track than the other, and I think it's funny that, in this context, it's just the Roadrunner.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

It had to be. Were there people on either side, Wile E. would be posed with a situational dilemma to solve. But since the Roadrunner is on the track where the lever needs to be pulled, there is no question of that. Only the question of how physics is going to fail Wile E. once again.

[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Whoops! Fixing that

[-] arti@mk.absturztau.be -5 points 1 month ago

@cannedtuna@lemmy.world wall of texty thow. Important for the non visual reader is the intention rather the detail. If you made a meme tell it how you made it in steps from picture to top and bottom text (actually add that or meta info like the text is shifted to not overlapp part of the image). If you made a photo tell where you put the focus plane and if you used aperture or other specific additional metadata to the photo. That also helps for the stunned not knowing what seeing visual reader.
Also none of this was ever seen by somepwny visually impaired, as they do not go diving into the comments in the hope someone adds alttext there.
So pl0x edit your inital post and add an alttext to it, so it can be seen non visual. #alttext

[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I added it when I posted the comment

[-] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I am illegally blind and disregard alt text because it is not widely standardized.

[-] Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sure you just made a typo, but I am chuckling to myself at the thought that you are walking around being blind specifically because it's against the law and not because of any biological problems. Like "fuck the police, I'm throwing away my glasses!"

[-] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Love using that phrase! It describes me perfectly. Lots of retinopathy, eyes have no lens, can't have IOLs, vision is like better than one point\step away from 1\200 (the big E on the Snellen eye chart). Thus cannot legally apply for any disability pay. 😎

[-] Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Damn. My sympathies, friend. Life dealt you a bad hand and society said "get wrecked" instead of helping you fix it. Hope I didn't offend. 🫂 🫶

[-] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

No worries. Gotta live carefree. It's the illegal life for me.

[-] arti@mk.absturztau.be 1 points 1 month ago

@VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works i only boost stuff with alt cuz blind followys and asked for edit with above, because the post was tooooo good, to not be seen on a screen reader.

[-] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Cool. Much appreciated.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

But that's my default nihilistic solution: can it run me over instead?

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I'd prefer if the trolley fell over rather than moved laterally. The cartoon defies the laws of physics but in a fun cartoony way that makes internal sense.

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