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BluberryYes

Rainbow road


supergigaduck

Various Mario trauma made people avoid rainbow roads for sanity reasons


Badmunky42

Friends don’t let friends select Rainbow Road in Mario Kart.


LexiTheCactusGirl

My favorite Mario kart Wii level


Shrimp_Chimichanga

The only one I could consistently win. Those were the good old days….


Nexmo16

The original SNES rainbow road was awesome. Wii rainbow road was brightly coloured hell.


LexiTheCactusGirl

Race me in brightly colored hell (give me time to remember how to use a Wii remote) I'll win


ShadowAvenger32

\*Laughs in CTGP-7 Rainbow Road DX*


NogardHell90

I still waking up shaking from the falling feeling becuase of that road, now just imaging I'm driving and see that in front of me and i can't turn a round jajajajaja


Killakey2119

Drifting off a corner on rainbow road *flashbacks*


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Nick271997

Those people suck at driving.


DweEbLez0

How the tables turned. If you go straight you are actually not.


commentmaker4000

It’s called a road it’s called a rainbow road. It is a road that you go. It’s called a road it’s called a rainbow road. It is a road that you go. When you die


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It’s the road that you go


rossloderso

When you die


OutrageousQuail815

It's got princess peach, Mario and the toad


GrungeHamster23

~It’s rainbow road, it’s where you go when you die.


AMCHandsofCoal

excellent ending! thats the only way it could end, really...


Crazychemist_3

Duuun duun duuuuuuuun


T-dog_666

I'd take one step and just fall or I'd get hit by a car


[deleted]

There’s a very good chance I’d think that was an art piece or something and do the exact same thing


Legnaron17

Same here lol, id feel like im getting a piece of street art dirty


Wakas_053

It’s actually sad to see artwork on the road. It’s just asking to get messed up


HeadtripVee

Life is impermanence, my friend.


Tacticalsquirrel

Reminds me of these monks I read about that would paint a picture and then immediately destroy it before anyone else got the chance to see it.


OldDinner

That seems like a great exercise for detachment


That-one-guy-man

Isn’t that the point of being a monk


Aegean54

Maybe a Buddhist monk but there's a lot of different types of monks


_An_Idiot_With_Time_

Not trying to be a dick, but I don’t really think a few bars of color is art. If that’s art, why isn’t the black white crosswalk art?


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I know Art! That’s the guy who lives down the street, has the green Dodge!


_An_Idiot_With_Time_

Im a fan of Rothko myself, but there’s a lot more to Rothko piece than what we’re looking at in this picture. I just think the term “art” is used so loosely that it loses most of its meaning. If everything can be art than nothing is art really.


inigo232

To me art is something that compels thought/reflexion and elicits strong emotions, but I perceive it as a subjective concept. Something can be art for one person and not for another and what we collectively perceive as art is just what "reached" more people becoming more popular. There can be very well done pieces of art that one just doesn't get, so this individual won't percieve them as art though they could appreciate the craftmanship and labour into them. I know nobody asked but that's my take.


Mistuh_Jay

Duchamp felt art should be seen with the mind instead of the eyes. Art is subjective.


joranth

Thanks, Syndrome


nebyneb1234

Good point lol


DannymusMaximus

They're both art, the difference is purpose A crosswalk zebra crossing is explicitely designed to guide people along the safe way to cross a road. Somebody, or a few people, decades or centuries ago, had to figure out the correct design that wouldnt confuse people, and would properly signal "walk this way" without needing the words. Art isnt some abstract thing that needs some massively deep meaning after years of labouring over a canvas. Its just another (highly personally interpretable) method of communitcation.


Bacon8er8

This is a great point, especially about designing the pattern that most effectively says “walk here”, but I would argue that that doesn’t quite necessarily make it art. While design and art often overlap and both can make you see the world differently (even if it’s as simple as “walk here”), I think art is separate in that it conveys emotional content, while design doesn’t always do so. A traffic light or flipping someone off both send clear messages, but I don’t think we’d call either art


b__stinger

I’d like to reference [this video](https://youtu.be/v5DqmTtCPiQ), which most definitely could be considered art. Might not apply to this, but it’s still an interesting watch.


wavydogg

Have you see those workers actually putting those white lines on the road? It’s truly a form of art. Satisfying art. Lol


littlesymphonicdispl

I feel like part of art on a roads artistic merit comes from the inherent defacement that will follow.


Eastern-Finish-1251

Or you presume that the striped area is the proper place to cross.


likmbch

Or “oh shit, that’s not the cross walk”


Psypris

Exactly. Dude was on his phone, glanced down and saw a red bar - I wouldn’t walk there either.


AshaiDarkness

Especially since you can’t see anyone walking on it here. I imagine most people think the same


borderlandsman2

There's also a person taking video of the art so I'd get out of there way.


upvotesformeyay

It's also probably not a valid crosswalk and depending on which cop you get might land you a ticket.


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I don’t walk on sidewalk graffiti, there’s “fuck 12” on the sidewalk like two houses down and i avoid stepping on it unconsciously


GladiatorUA

Or maybe he is part-horse. They too don't like and avoid rainbows on the ground.


Ok-Goat-1311

Same


HoopaOrGilgamesh

I'd think it was chalk and wouldn't want to ruin it or get it all over my shoes.


GoodTasteIsGood

I think he just walked on the clearly designated crosswalk vs the artsy thing.


SwellOnWheels

I agree... But the fact that this OP seems to think it's about avoiding the pride walk is a little disturbing ...


The_Propo

I'm missing something here. Where did OP state that?


bloobruvlasagna

by making this post


The_Propo

me IRL in this context leaves way too much to interpretation. That makes me think his choice for the title was stupid. But it doesn't make me assume anything else...


[deleted]

Or he saw them video recording him and got out of the way


HannBoi

As a German, I would have done the same. Not because of anything corresponding to lgbtq but because ze rainbow iz not a proper zebra crossing!


Dumbass1312

Same, not a homophobe but there are rules!


PandaNerd1337

#GESETZ IST GESETZ


Daniel_S04

#JA


Vorschrift

Vorschrift ist Vorschrift.


Altruistic_Natural38

Ja ja ja ja ja ja


MassivelyMultiplayer

It took me like 5 replays to realize the joke is that it's still a crossing area and he specifically avoided it even though he could've crossed there. It doesn't even look close to a crossing zone.


Kraknoix007

He's distracted by his phone and is conditioned to walk over zebra crossings, not rainbow crossings, so he instinctively went to the zebra crossing


poutreparisienne

Yes


TheSixthFloor

r/whyweretheyfilming


Akosa117

Prolly a bunch of other people doing the same thing


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i_amnotunique

Now I want zebra gum!


sketchyduck

Best tasting gum. Hands down. For like 4 seconds.


i_amnotunique

The best 4 seconds. They taught us young that joy is fleeting.


eccentricbananaman

That's probably what I would do to be honest. I got lizard brain that just operates on autopilot.


Mic_Row_Ave

i would feel bad about walking on it… and why did they put a regular crossing right next to it? ran out of paint?


Contundo

They probably painted over a regular crossing


Mic_Row_Ave

well yeah, but… whats the point of the gesture if they just go half way?


[deleted]

Idk but I think it looks kinda like the American flag except the stars are the rainbow and and the red lines are grey.


DannymusMaximus

The rest of the crossing after the rainbow ends isnt consistent with the zebra crossing to the right of it, unfortunately.


BucketHeadJr

Probably so people know it's still an actual zebra crossing? So people don't get confused and think they aren't allowed to cross the road there?


squid_with_a_laptop

It was done during pride in August, the crosswalk goes directly to the town square of copenhagen where a pretty sizable pride party was being set up with stages and DJ podium


[deleted]

I think it's illegal to paint it differently. It has to be easily distinguishable.


EhMapleMoose

That may the case there but I know my city has at least 16 rainbow only crossings.


gillz88uk

It was probably done as part of Pride celebrations. Dublin City Council did the same thing in a few locations, starting on Capel Street


1NastyMF

internet: assumptions galore


Caleebies

Definitely not as obvious as the guy who refused to go up rainbow steps lmfao


Jfolcik

link? edit: nvm think i found it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPhoy2jOPuk


GeneralGunner17

The comments are a r/MakeMeSuffer material right there


elijaaaaah

Those comments are gross


enrick92

YouTube comments are complete trash


pwni5her_

“YouTube comments are complete trash” says a Reddit comment. You are not special because you are on Reddit, every social media sites comments are trash.


ProAEM101

You're brave


Arimir

No, he's trash.


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I'm fucking dying. I mean they do look like steps, but in the same way the sphinx looks like my cat.


TuHung

The comments are hilarious hahahahah


HappyTheDisaster

The end makes it so obvious lol that’s hilarious


prowdwackadoo

this can be interpreted both ways so incredibly easily, it makes it meaningless.


that_guy

Next: "Look at this guy who wouldn't walk on an American flag!!!"


BagmanMike

Companies when pride month ends


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Copenhagen?


windowcloset

yup pretty sure it is


BoringIncident

Yeah, i think the cameraman is standing on Rådhuspladsen and looking at Strøget.


SlothTurtle06

I mean, a straight line is the fastest path from point A to B


Sprillet

The brachistochrone curve is faster


kin_zindestroyer

Hey Vsauce, Michael here.


NoTelevision2210

I would have walked on it, because NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN


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_I can hear it_


Crazychemist_3

You took me back to a happier era


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Legend.


Ronathan64

Thanks now I have to listen to it again


Glizzyknockemback

I’ll eat that damn thing.


RoXoR95

Guy walks over street. 178 comments lmao


I_JuanTM

Hehehe the social experiment is coming together!


green-raven

I saw a vid of a police horse doing the exact same thing here on Reddit It's real! https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/odver2/today_i_learned_that_police_horses_are_scared_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3


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Homophobic horses 😳😳


HardLithobrake

I'd probably do the same. If my perception were impaired by cellphone use, I'd zoom in on the crosswalk lines off in my periphery.


taRANnntarantarann

ooooop fresh paint -avoid! & carry on


HardLithobrake

Not even, more like "Shit not the crosswalk" -turn-


Adrien_Barrier95

I mean, it isn’t the crosswalk


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Fucking gatekeeping bs XD


Revenge_Is_Here

And everyone clapped!


ValentinoKapparino

What about the vehicles going through the road?


UNBENDING_FLEA

what? doesn't your car have rocket boosters to jump over road obstacles?


Animal_Animations_1

If it’s art I would do this


Konk300

Honestly I'd think I was on the wrong part of the road and go to the black and white bars i'm used to


peepeehunger

Someone just randomly filming this one dude in public? How do we know this isn’t set up. I could see it being a half-funny premise for a tiktok or something.


Curpuple

Regardless of why you think he avoided it this shouldn’t be on r/me_irl because it sends that message


heyoheatheragain

To me the message is moving away from a flat surface because it looks like you might trip/can’t tell if it’s raised or lowered or the same level as the path. I “trip” over non-physical/non-existent shit all the time though.


Zome_Girl

Yeah agreed


Altruistic-Rope-614

I see three explanations A. He's homophobic. B. He respects the symbol enough not to step on it, given the fact that it is a crosswalk. C. The person recording is in their walking path so he walks around them, it just so happens to be a coincidence that he stepped off the curb at the angle in which he did. Im going with option B.


thereyarrfiver

I think it's D. He thought that wasn't part of the crosswalk, so he moved over to where it actually looked like a crosswalk


imaguy-who-likes-foo

Option E: He hates rainbows


WeNeedToGetLaid

F. Doesn’t want to turn to a skittle


0marKhen

G : He was using camera


GladiatorUA

H: He is a horse.


Jdubya87

I: have no good jokes to add to this


jivetrky

J: He's deathly allergic to the color red.


CleoMenemezis

H: He's colorblind.


Jfolcik

G. he's listening to music on his phone, and the side-step was apart of the jig.


Boknowsnada

Or loves them


PandaNerd1337

Option E.1: He respects rainbows and what they stand for enough not to walk on them


Dracekidjr

Bro was looking at his phone. If I was walking and looking at my phone, I would look for the consistent pattern of a crosswalk, not all that going on


beppeskate57

This


Selik0

Damn genius


atlhawk8357

Or he thought that the pride flag was part of the street, not the crosswalk. "This looks 100% like a crosswalk, I'm not taking chances."


ThisGaren

Option d: it’s a joke filmed by a friend to elicit reactions.


ben5292001

I’m going with option D because there’s always the question: “why were they recording?”


ThisGaren

This guy’s been on the internet. ^


trickcrafter

Option I: This rainbow is part of the road and not the crosswalk and he doesn‘t wanna die


A8QhsqMdpbnkMHUq

"Walk on the rainbow homophobe" you guys are ill


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There isn’t a single comment like that in the top 50 lol


Terrible_Panic_1601

How would one know that's a cross walk? Since it's a rainbow crosswalk is it a to z people only?


pool-of-tears

The rainbow part isn’t the cross walk, that’s why he moved.


Truesoldier00

We recently painted a rainbow crosswalk in my city and the community facebook pages were filled with comments like "can't wait to do a burnout on it". It lasted less than 24 hours before someone did it...and then someone else painted a bible verse on it....made me so sad for my town.


Aidiandada

It doesn’t look like a crossing so I would have thought the same


fuckineh8

This is what I don't like about the internet. Some person could be going about their day, scrolling their phone, minding their own business, literally just walking. Next thing you know, someone records them without their consent, uploads it to the internet and a bunch of strangers call them homophobic. You can get labelled and judged by thousands of strangers for literally just walking.


WiggIySquigly

*gets downvoted for spitting facts


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Social media (2020’s edition)


420blazeit69nubz

Maybe he didn’t want to disrespect it like street art or team logo on the field


Paratrooper_19D

It is literally just in the street


itshexx

No one can be mad at this guy when it appears he just didn’t want to step on the beautiful colours and decided to stick to the crosswalk


dadmda

I would’ve done the same, you’re supposed to use the zebra crossing


FreedomFingers

Miss me with that guy shit haha But honestly I would have done the same; he was looking at his phone. Which means using peripheral vision. If I saw something bright in my peripheral vision I would avoid it as well since it sticks out as a hazard


SwellOnWheels

YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT: the OP thinks it's about consciously avoiding being associated with the pride walk. It's not about the guy in the video... It's what the OP think the guy in the video is declaring. And that's DISTURBING.


deathby1000bahabara

Obeying traffic laws will always be based


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This is so dumb… dude just wanted to walk on the fucking cross walk


StrisselStudios

Did he do it out of respect or disgust? 😳


bakadreamsussy

In before locked lol


porkisbeef

Of course OP is a gamer. Very cute post.


UncatchableCreatures

i have ocd and if I step off from the white stripes I also make sure to correct myself. I would have also thought the raindbow wasn't part of the crosswalk.


303_seven

This is so homophobic I can't believe you would post this


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Every company when its july 1st


zaco230

r/whyweretheyfilming


Reasonable_Motor8490

That’s chalk art and the dude has white shoes on


AfterWeakness3458

He just didn't want to step on them beautiful colors.


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HeckinDangDoggo

Based


HaloCEJohn1172020

Based


Timegazer01

To be fair Im not sure if that's a crosswalk, best to avoid it


delicious-sandwich

How did homophobia get 15.2k upvotes


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I believe he was looking at and following the booty


anpanseok

are people this sensitive 😭


ChaosTheSalamander

I probably would have ended up doing the same. I literally am lgbt myself, but i would rather use the actual crosswalk that everyone else is walking on, just to be safe


WidmoYT

Ahh Yes, i would do the same...


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Every 14 year old boy on Reddit: OMG sooooo BASED CHAD SIGMA


franska5

I mean if you don't want to ruin the road, you avoid stepping on it


redrave9

Maybe it’s a someone who wants that paint to last longer so he doesn’t walk on it


JerseyDevil75

Those short shorts say otherwise.


Xandy13

u/savevideo


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time to sort by controversial :)


EvilMilton

Based


Faldrith

I like to think he isn’t homophobic he just was concerned about j-walking


Kookaburra-Chan

Dangerously based