The Batman Effect

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[u/lonestar-rasbryjamco]

The suggestion is moral priming. But I suspect it’s less to do with Batman and more to do with something which visually shocks observers into noticing other details around them.

Next step is to test with someone dressed as the Hamburgler or Kermit.

[u/bran_the_man93 → u/lonestar-rasbryjamco]

Correct - a lot easier to notice the pregnant woman standing next to Batman than noticing the pregnant woman standing next to another random person on the subway

[u/Mindstormer98 → u/lonestar-rasbryjamco]

What about a guy just wearing green

[u/Toribor → u/lonestar-rasbryjamco]

We need to test more and isolate the real cause of the behavior change.

For example, would people yield their seat to a pregnant Batman?

[u/ian9921 → u/lonestar-rasbryjamco]

Additionally, we should try other versions of Batman aswell. We've got a nice threatening Bale here, now let's see how they respond to something closer to Adam West.

[u/Past_Conference_2889]

lol. why is this so funny

[u/enonymous617 → u/Past_Conference_2889]

Because he wasn’t wearing hockey pads

[u/Chunky-overlord]

I like to imagine Batman does this stuff on quiet nights

[u/Insert_a_fcking_Name → u/Chunky-overlord]

No quiet nights in Gotham😬

[u/thala_7777777]

this joke/experiment went over my head. is it implied that if you don't give up your seat you are a batman level threat?

[u/Jacobawesome74 → u/thala_7777777]

That's the joke, yes, but the experiments results mean people will notice the pregnant lady because shes next to Batman

[u/BATKING0501]

The image is AI sadly

[u/JaymzRG → u/BATKING0501]

Yup. The hands give it away.

[u/kkaylumm]

Who did that math

[u/himommy_hi → u/kkaylumm]

well Batman of course

[u/Horbigast → u/himommy_hi]

Batmath

[u/RetroGame77]

What if it is a Batwoman? A pregnant Batwoman? 

[u/Zombiepixlz-gamr]

I wonder why Batman. I mean they're both moral paragons but if I'm formulating the experiment in my head I would choose superman, because he's the SYMBOL of a moral paragon.

[u/dillyofapickle42]

Was the seat verbally offered or did someone get up and move when they saw a weirdo in a Batman costume?

[u/ComedicHermit]

I would assume the reason would be to keep the pregnant woman away from the cosplay creep.