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Uttaradit school comes up with novel idea to slow down motorists
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Not novel at all.
As usual, plagiarism and copying of other's ideas, and claiming as Thai.
I suppose the wheel was a Thai invention too.
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Having said that, good on them for caring and actually doing it.
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Mortuary slabs floating above the road. Novel!
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But to put it to use is really something...Well done...I'd trip over that, for sure...
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And having said THAT, enforcement of the rules and consistent punishment for rule-breakers would help too.
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Originally Posted by
thailazer
Mortuary slabs floating above the road. Novel!
Nope. Copied....maybe from India where they do it, or maybe from Europe, where they also do it.
Can't paste a pic....google "optical illusion painted on road" Plenty of examples.
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Thats all good until Somchai comes flying down there at 80 mph, sees that 3d art at the last second, then takes evasive action and drives up those steps into the school
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Originally Posted by
Maanaam
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Originally Posted by
thailazer
Mortuary slabs floating above the road. Novel!
Nope. Copied....maybe from India where they do it, or maybe from Europe, where they also do it.
Can't paste a pic....google "optical illusion painted on road" Plenty of examples.
If it slows down motorists and makes the kids safer who really cares.
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It is a silly gimmick that will do nothing to reduce the speed of cars.
Only when viewed from a certain angle will it give the desired impression of floating, and even then it will just cause confusion in the chickenhead brain as it slowly tries to process the conflicting inputs that are overloading his neuronal and optical circuitry. He will just drive straight on as if he has been hypnotised by the illusion.
Big speedbumps combined with chicanes are the only way to slow down traffic and keep somchai awake.
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On first glance, I thought it a clever idea. Never mind, Somchai, even Dick (with his chicken brain) and shiny new car, would stop alright... maybe try to reverse out of that soi...lol
As someone said, the illusion would freak people out and may cause more accidents than it prevents.
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No mention in link of novel. Admits done before in India.
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Novel concept but it will wear out if not maintained and become a blur.
Simpler to add another red barrier or a concrete chicane.
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A mounted machine gun with a wild zebra on the trigger...
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Carnage as the 5 neck n neck motosais all try to dodge the floating ghost slabs.
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If only they'd draw a line on the window, then erase it every time a child gets in and out of the school van they might stop cooking them to death as fokwit somchai locks up the van and foks off back to bed after doing the school van run.
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stop having school gates directly to main roads
though that soi looks like it is actually in the school grounds
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Originally Posted by
AntRobertson
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Originally Posted by
Maanaam
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Originally Posted by
thailazer
Mortuary slabs floating above the road. Novel!
Nope. Copied....maybe from India where they do it, or maybe from Europe, where they also do it.
Can't paste a pic....google "optical illusion painted on road" Plenty of examples.
If it slows down motorists and makes the kids safer who really cares.
I take your point and agree completely.
My comment is the "novel" aspect in the headline that we see so often with Thai institutions claiming to have invented something that they've copied.
Same goes for plagiarism in university dissertations etc.
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I don't think you understand what the term novel means.
In fact, it's pretty clear that you don't.
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everything is novel when you have alzheimers :)
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Originally Posted by
Maanaam
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Originally Posted by
AntRobertson
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Originally Posted by
Maanaam
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Originally Posted by
thailazer
Mortuary slabs floating above the road. Novel!
Nope. Copied....maybe from India where they do it, or maybe from Europe, where they also do it.
Can't paste a pic....google "optical illusion painted on road" Plenty of examples.
If it slows down motorists and makes the kids safer who really cares.
I take your point and agree completely.
My comment is the "novel" aspect in the headline that we see so often with Thai institutions claiming to have invented something that they've copied.
Same goes for plagiarism in university dissertations etc.
If you bother reading the article, you'll see that it says very clearly that this type of thing is not new and that it is used in other countries already. The 'novel aspect' seems to be an addition made by the OP
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Maybe it's just "novel" in Thailand? Doing anything to stop needless death and destruction in Thailand is "novel".
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^ But it's not novel, unlike following links or reading other posts, which is clearly a completely fucking revolutionary concept.
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Originally Posted by beazalbob69
Maybe it's just "novel" in Thailand? Doing anything to stop needless death and destruction in Thailand is "novel".
Indeed...Well said...
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Originally Posted by
Passing Through
^ But it's not novel, unlike following links or reading other posts, which is clearly a completely fucking revolutionary concept.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
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Originally Posted by Passing Through
unlike following links or reading other posts, which is clearly a completely fucking revolutionary concept.
that would be very unusual
you must be new here
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^^ Yes, I know what novel means, thanks (though you fucked up the IPA so perhaps not quite the display of linguistic mastery that you had hoped).
Is this novel in the Thai context? Perhaps, yes but that's not the point. My post was in response to the tedious dicks who hover around looking for any excuse for a moan. The article doesn't say that this is novel. In fact what it says is ไม่ใช่มีที่ไทยที่แรก เพราะก่อนหน้านี้ที่อินเดียก็ได้มีแนวคิดเนรมิตรทางม ้าลายแบบเดิมให้เป็นทางม้าลาย 3 มิติมาแล้วเช่นกัน, which is pretty much the opposite claim.
Is that clear now? Good.
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Passing Through
Is this novel in the Thai context? Perhaps, yes
There is no perhaps about it.
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I've not engaged in a national survey of zebra crossings so I'll defer to your expertise in that fascinating area of research. But congratulations on avoiding admitting that you neither read the link nor understood the context of my post. Impressive stuff.
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Being shown to be incorrect has strange effects on some people. :(
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Clearly so, Luigi. Best stick to posting up pictures of your dog food. Much less room for error there.
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I sense butthurt.
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Fascinating. :)
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Introspection is the first step to self-knowledge, so congratulations, I guess.
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Definitely butt-hurt, like a big dose of being incorrect is trying to pass through.
Perhaps see a doctor about it.
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I have a novel idea, never tried out before in Thailand, it's so novel , place on a pedestrian school crossing, dressed in Pommie garb a
Lollipop Lady
Novel eh
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Originally Posted by
Luigi
I don't think you understand what the term novel means.
In fact, it's pretty clear that you don't.
Really?
You think it means a work of fiction in this context?
Merrian Webster:
1: new and not resembling something formerly known or used
2: original
I'll take the "novel for Thailand" response and leave it at that.
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Since it's not the first one of these in the country, it's not even particularly novel for Thailand, though it might yet win the much coveted Uttaradit innovative street marking of the year award.
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Originally Posted by baldrick
though that soi looks like it is actually in the school grounds
It is .
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Attention please, all you patent attorneys and learned proof-readers:
Let me settle the issue for you here.....it was "novel" for me.
Have a good nights sleep.
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