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CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American (2017)

92 points · 90 comments · theanonymousone

  1. swiftcoder · · focus · HN ↗
    Even as someone who lived a long time in the US, I've failed a bunch of these on unclear definitions.

    When you say "stoplights", is that just the lights themselves, or also the poles that support them? Is a tile that contains 1/3 of a bike wheel "bicycle" or "not bicycle"? Is a coach also considered a bus?

    1. lemagedurage · · focus · HN ↗
      Being pedantic about the captcha is the less-human thing to do here.
      1. kruffalon · · focus · HN ↗
        Ha! I guess I'm less human than expected, and finally I understand why I've failed sooooo many CAPTCHAs over the years :)

        Thanks, I really never knew!

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