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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Oct 24, 2009 10:48:38 GMT
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Oct 24, 2009 12:14:47 GMT
Erm - and don't watch if you don't want to see realistic scenarios of traffic accidents, and the rescue attempts that follow (also, this is only the 1st 4 minutes of the whole thing)
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Post by kitty on Oct 24, 2009 12:28:52 GMT
Ok honestly, before watching I expected much much worse than that. It's not gorey, it's a simple educational video with red colored paint.
I encourage such learning videos, no other visualisation will do anything. If you want people to see the dangers of smoking - show them black lungs and ambutated legs. If you want them to see what happens if one takes meth or heroine, show them infected wounds from dirty needles and hair that falls out.
When I was in six grade, they showed us a video of real (!) STD infected genitals.
At this time I was 12 and I can tell you after that NOONE went and had unprotected sex or came on the dumb idea to not shower for a day.
Painting realistic pictures is always the way to go if you are actually serious about educating people. I don't like to say it... but fear, at least by life threatening topics, is the way to go.
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Post by Hand-E-Food on Oct 24, 2009 13:08:34 GMT
Wow, it's impressive. How is it being distributed, on TV or just as a viral? I think it's a very accurate depiction of what can happen, but it was so long I'd forgotten the cause of the accident by the end of the clip and was feeling sorry for the culprit.
There are a lot of ads like that in Australia, but they only run for 30 seconds. They're quite effective.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Oct 25, 2009 10:21:23 GMT
Well, the Indonesian people are just about the only people in the World I know of who don't care for videos like this, it's almost funny how ingrained they are to not heed the warnings... For example, people will will be smoking right underneath a NO SMOKING sign. It's quite pitiful if you really think about it.
One of the many purposes of our organization, to educate the people we come across in our daily lives.
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Post by kitty on Oct 25, 2009 14:19:53 GMT
^ But that is the point two, signs are just rules and rules are there for breaking.
Pictures and especially moving ones are what might persuade people to re-think.
Some people of course, I just idiots. The father of my sister's husband lost a leg because of smoking and - keeps smoking.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 25, 2009 14:24:38 GMT
I agree with Kit. Sometimes it can take a lot to really get through to people. Too much 'it'll never happen to me' or 'it can't be that bad'.
If people really THOUGHT about what they did, a lot of human behaviour would be very, very, different...
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Post by twoheadedragon on Oct 25, 2009 18:08:49 GMT
Yes. Well, I guess the people here tend to act more on impulse, they don't seem to really think about the future... ;D
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Post by janggut on Oct 27, 2009 9:49:56 GMT
in Malaysia, pix of black lungs & weird fugly growths due to ciggies are put on cigarette boxes. yet smokers aren't deterred by any of them. maybe such visual don't work on some, especially addicts.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Oct 27, 2009 10:54:58 GMT
Sometimes pics and things don't work too well. Or can be turned to advantage by tobacco companies. I remember a while ago Britain had a brand called 'Death Cigarettes' that came in a black packet with a white skull and crossbones on the front. Not sure if they're still around, but definitely funny!
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Oct 27, 2009 13:22:29 GMT
Nah... they should have that Singapore commercial where they had the black heart being "DISSECTED" and you could see and hear all those yucky stuff and sounds.  I reckon that most would lose their appetite after. ;D Death cigs? Ewww....   |
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Post by killerzzz on Oct 28, 2009 21:14:37 GMT
That's weird. Someone just told me about seeing this commercial in a presentation, around the time you posted it. You wouldn't happen to secretly be from Canada, would you? ;D Definitely a powerful and brutal commercial, but I'm also for that stuff. It's just sad that we need to tell people not to. I mean... come on... texting while driving? That has "dumb idea" written all over it, no offense to those who might do it of course.  Killerzzz |
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Also... do not watch if you're unused to gore. 
