September 17, 2006: Fallen woman is hurt! No she isn't

Undertoad · 09-17-2006, 10:50 AM

OMG a woman has fallen down the stairs and is seriously hurt!

That's what you're supposed to think anyway, but it's really a life-size DECAL of a person who's fallen. If you come at the decal from above, via the stairs, it looks real; if you come at it from ground level it won't make any sense.

It's really an ad. It's to raise awareness of World First Aid Day. This is in Toronto; the placard there sends you to www.redcross.ca for First Aid training courses.

I like the detail of the keys and cell phone.

via The Cool Hunter.

ajaccio · 09-17-2006, 10:53 AM

I would be worried about the effect this might have on some viewers. Panic or some other extreme response might cause someone else to really fall down the stairs...

xoxoxoBruce · 09-17-2006, 11:09 AM

Agreed, or be calling 911(Canadian equivalent) from the top of the stairs.
Personally I'd be disappointed to rush down the stairs and find the unconscious blond with her skirt up around her.......ah, nevermind.

The 42 · 09-17-2006, 11:56 AM

That is cruel...

9th Engineer · 09-17-2006, 12:07 PM

I wonder if they make decals like these with other images...

Tomtheman5 · 09-17-2006, 01:08 PM

Are we sure she's life-sized? She looks pretty dwarvish compared to the size of the escalators... She looks like she could almost lay sideways on the escalator steps. Don't know too many full-sized people who can do that

SeanAhern · 09-17-2006, 07:52 PM

So where's the picture of the decal from ground level? I can't seem to find one.

Ubergeek · 09-17-2006, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Agreed, or be calling 911(Canadian equivalent) from the top of the stairs.

Actually it is still 911 up these parts Bruce

However it was good to know I wasn't the only one thinking those thoughts about being a bit disapointed...

Acroyear

Crimson Ghost · 09-20-2006, 04:34 AM

Why didn't the makers of this decal add a "Life Alert" pendant?
Then the decal EMS could help her...

TropicFever · 09-20-2006, 06:55 AM

My thought would be that she's just laying there taking a nap. So my first instinct would not be to call 911 but to cover her with a blanket in case she's chilly.

09-20-2006, 10:18 AM

In the US this would spark a lawsuit.

I think this is dangerous and thoughtless. I could think of a dozen more productive and effective methods of raising awareness that would not be possibly dangerous &/or traumatic to someone.

lumberjim · 09-20-2006, 11:34 AM

really? name one. reminds me of this:

Shawnee123 · 09-20-2006, 11:41 AM

Whoa. Is that real?

09-17-2006, 10:50 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	September 17, 2006: Fallen woman is hurt! No she isn't OMG a woman has fallen down the stairs and is seriously hurt! That's what you're supposed to think anyway, but it's really a life-size DECAL of a person who's fallen. If you come at the decal from above, via the stairs, it looks real; if you come at it from ground level it won't make any sense. It's really an ad. It's to raise awareness of World First Aid Day. This is in Toronto; the placard there sends you to www.redcross.ca for First Aid training courses. I like the detail of the keys and cell phone. via The Cool Hunter.

09-17-2006, 11:09 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Agreed, or be calling 911(Canadian equivalent) from the top of the stairs. Personally I'd be disappointed to rush down the stairs and find the unconscious blond with her skirt up around her.......ah, nevermind. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-17-2006, 12:07 PM	#5
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	I wonder if they make decals like these with other images... __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

09-20-2006, 04:34 AM	#9
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Why didn't the makers of this decal add a "Life Alert" pendant? Then the decal EMS could help her... __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

09-20-2006, 11:34 AM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	really? name one. reminds me of this: __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-17-2006, 10:53 AM	#2
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	I would be worried about the effect this might have on some viewers. Panic or some other extreme response might cause someone else to really fall down the stairs...

09-17-2006, 11:56 AM	#4
The 42 I'm not lurking, I'm stalking YOU! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somwhere over the rainbow Posts: 70	That is cruel...

09-17-2006, 01:08 PM	#6
Tomtheman5 Antagonistic Antagonist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 22	Are we sure she's life-sized? She looks pretty dwarvish compared to the size of the escalators... She looks like she could almost lay sideways on the escalator steps. Don't know too many full-sized people who can do that

09-17-2006, 07:52 PM	#7
SeanAhern Sentimental Sentient Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 38	So where's the picture of the decal from ground level? I can't seem to find one.

09-20-2006, 06:55 AM	#10
TropicFever Jotter of Notes Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 11	My thought would be that she's just laying there taking a nap. So my first instinct would not be to call 911 but to cover her with a blanket in case she's chilly.

09-20-2006, 10:18 AM	#11
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	In the US this would spark a lawsuit. I think this is dangerous and thoughtless. I could think of a dozen more productive and effective methods of raising awareness that would not be possibly dangerous &/or traumatic to someone.

09-20-2006, 11:41 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Whoa. Is that real? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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