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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. bmacho · · focus · HN ↗
      I think you are supposed to click on all tiles that contain any part of said object (and pole is part of the stoplight object).

      They certainly could've been more clear about what they want.

      1. pixel_popping · · focus · HN ↗
        I feel that's actually the whole point of the system, to know how humans respond when it's vaguely defined.
        1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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