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[–]SoggyCheez 33 points34 points ago

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So in theory if I understand Spanish, turn around, and I look at it with a mirror, I will be unable to give a fuck and will continue on my merry way.

[–]dontlemmedown 33 points34 points ago

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I think by looking at a mirror you would have your attention directed at that specific point in the universe, therefore "looking." So the sign would remain in English. I'm a sign, I know these things.

[–]minecraftian48 3 points4 points ago

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Take a picture of it with a camera. You are not directly paying attention to that point, you are paying attention to the camera which you look at later.

[–]Buttered_Penis 12 points13 points ago

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Then the picture only shows it in Spanish when you're not looking at it.

[–]cakeLiesRfun 5 points6 points ago

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Just beat the sign until it talks. Everybody talks.

[–]Aldaris456 2 points3 points ago

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Cake lies are never ever fun.

[–]silenc3x 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Aldaris456 1 point2 points ago

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[–]Goron40 1 point2 points ago

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I think you missed the part where he stopped giving a fuck whether he reads the sign in Spanish or not.

[–]Gnippots 0 points1 point ago

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AMA please

[–]Tasty_Bag -1 points0 points ago

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Yes

[–]swordinthesound 0 points1 point ago

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Just like the tree-falling-in-a-forest question, humans are so egotistic that they think the laws of physics don't apply when they aren't around.

[–]spongeyjew 13 points14 points ago

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according to superposition, it technically is in spanish but also every other language out there. But when you observe it, it collapses into one reality which is english

[–]D3von1 7 points8 points ago

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schrödinger's sign?

[–]AtomicAustin 2 points3 points ago

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Not really.

[–]widespreaddead 1 point2 points ago

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it is possible in an parallel universe they are talking about how the sign appears to be in spanish but reads in english when you are not looking at it 0_o

[–]Brett42 0 points1 point ago

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Superpositions are only stable at extremely small scales, on a large scale like this, they collapse even without you looking.

[–]Mattonaise 10 points11 points ago

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cough Print Screen cough

[–]Siethron 1 point2 points ago

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But when you look at the print screen, you're looking a the sign.

[–]MrBojangles528 7 points8 points ago

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False.

image is in jpg; it will not change...

[–]Buttered_Penis 11 points12 points ago

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It's only a jpg when you're checking the file type.

[–]MuteSecurity 2 points3 points ago

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hahah buttered penis. that's a quality name right there.

[–]Buttered_Penis 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you kind sir. I used to use KY.

[–]OhYouDidntThinkOfIt 1 point2 points ago

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Do you churn it yourself?

[–]Buttered_Penis 0 points1 point ago

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As much as possible. My Facebook status is "In a relationship with ****'s left hand" and my left hand even has it's own Facebook account.

[–]MuteSecurity 0 points1 point ago

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well that's just foolish. although i knew a girl named ky (short for kylie) and she had plenty a ky'd penis in her D:

[–]Ashton42 5 points6 points ago

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TARDIS nearby?

[–]haalhorn -1 points0 points ago

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I was just thinking that this belonged on the TARDIS.

[–]wescotte 4 points5 points ago

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Or just ask somebody else to look at it. It says when "you" aren't looking but never say anything about other people.

[–]8Dface 2 points3 points ago

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But then once they read it they will become the 'you'

[–]Tokestra420 3 points4 points ago

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What if I take a picture of it while looking away?

[–]NurseJoy93 1 point2 points ago

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When you look at it on your camera, you're still looking at the picture.

[–]Tokestra420 0 points1 point ago

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You can point the camera at the sign, look away while taking the picture. Then when you look at the picture, the sign should be in English since you are looking at a picture, not the sign itself.

[–]seanmorgan 2 points3 points ago

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Did this come from 9gag or something. Utter rubbish.

[–]cheeze2005 1 point2 points ago

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Damn you Schrodinger!

[–]Memphis_Marxist 0 points1 point ago

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clever

[–]jonnygc8 0 points1 point ago

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mirrors.

[–]iowaboy12 1 point2 points ago

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It is for Mexican weeping angels.

[–]poiklers 0 points1 point ago

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This is the best kind of trolling :D

[–]Buttered_Penis 0 points1 point ago

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Schrodinger's sign.

[–]eliaspowers 0 points1 point ago

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Hume's sign.

[–]MrBokbagok 0 points1 point ago

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This is how I percieve quantum mechanics.

[–]_ShyGuy_ 0 points1 point ago

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Ah, schrodinger's cat. The fun never ceases with that one.

[–]themistersir 0 points1 point ago

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Holy shit, that's fucking amazing!

[–]fizzrate 0 points1 point ago

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[–]jeanifurr 0 points1 point ago

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Goddamn tricky Spaniards

[–]EthicalReasoning -1 points0 points ago

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arizona has arrested that sign

[–]SiestaTaco 0 points1 point ago

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Looked away, took a screen shot, saw picture of it, still not Spanish...

[–]Scorpion_23 0 points1 point ago

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Haha. The jokes on you. I already know Spanish.

[–]JennaLicous11 0 points1 point ago

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Take a picture of it while facing away from the sign then look at the picture. Problem solved.

[–]korven2012 0 points1 point ago

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[–]LwrncD1 0 points1 point ago

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idiot test

[–]Henos 0 points1 point ago

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FALSE

Didn't look, took a photo, was still in English.

[–]PariahArtsLtd7 0 points1 point ago

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why does that sign say "This sign is in English when you're not looking" in Spanish?

[–]bassboat1 0 points1 point ago

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so what is the sound of one hand fapping?

[–]Grimbonur 0 points1 point ago

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If it is paint or decals you could probably feel the letters.

[–]eeks12 0 points1 point ago

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i looked away

[–]animalocity 0 points1 point ago

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Schrodinger's sign

[–]rottenseed 0 points1 point ago

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What if it's already in spanish but the sign imbues the knowledge of spanish on anyone that looks at it?

[–]mrjonesandmehello 0 points1 point ago

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Just have someone who only understands Spanish beside you and ask him while you're back is turned if he can read what the sign says.

[–]Phoenix930 0 points1 point ago

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1) Place finger on print screen 2) Turn around 3) ... 4) Profit!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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If I have a friend also look at the sign, and I look away, he should see it in Spanish because I am not looking. Otherwise, the sign is inaccurate.

[–]Dudewitbow 0 points1 point ago

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have an extremely sensitive heat monitor on the sign. create a heat chart. the electronic chart would mean you aren't looking at the sign, rather the heat emitted from the material. the color blue absorbs heat better than white. a tiny pattern would be created if the heat monitor is sensitive enough.

[–]BossOfTheGame 0 points1 point ago

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Hey Jim, come here. You see this sign. It's in Spanish when I'm not looking. turns around Hey, Jim is it in Spanish or English? Oh, it's in English. Thanks Jim.

Truth = known.

Alternative for nitpickers: Jim is a camera. Look at picture.

Alternative for pedants: Don't look at the image on the camera and write a piece of software that can recognize characters. It shouldn't be too hard in this specific case. Have it output what it thinks each character is.

Why did I think so long about this?

[–]korven2012 1 point2 points ago

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Now we all now the truth! http://imgur.com/WUlr0

[–]theshryock 0 points1 point ago

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r-r-r-r-REPOST

was at the top of /r/trees last week

[–]r_nothing_link 0 points1 point ago

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Don't blink.

[–]Mistatic 0 points1 point ago

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There is no way to ever know if the sign is in Spanish. The person who made the sign must have looked at it at one point, so it must have always been in English. If every time you look at it, it turns to Spanish he couldn't have wrote it in Spanish because it would would turn into English.

Science

[–]sdfxop 0 points1 point ago

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Position your camera on sign, look away, click, look at pic

[–]Echelons 0 points1 point ago

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Could you not use a mirror?

[–]adarkwindblows 1 point2 points ago

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upload this to r/philosophy. It will blow their minds.

[–]domasin 1 point2 points ago

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Really, this is pretty weak for a philosophy subreddit

[–]adarkwindblows 1 point2 points ago

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Really? The new riddle of induction - the problem of grue - is pretty contemporary. This is a good example of how it is impossible to differentiate between bent and correct predicates.

[–]QuillJS 0 points1 point ago

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Took a picture while I was looking the other direction. Nope, it's not in spanish

[–]yomomma56 -1 points0 points ago

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i caught a glimpse of it for a split second, it said "este signo es en espanol, cuando no estas buscando" damn sneaky sign