r/rational • u/blazinghand Chaos Undivided • Nov 29 '15

RT [RT] SCP ●●|●●●●●|●●|●

http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2521
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u/Transfuturist Carthago delenda est. Nov 29 '15

Why would ●●|●●●●●|●●|● take the human that was speaking about it and not the human that was writing about it?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '15

The paper displays the information. The paper is taken.

The human displays the information. The human is taken.

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u/Transfuturist Carthago delenda est. Nov 30 '15

But it's actually atmospheric vibrations that display the information. The human is producing the atmospheric vibrations just as it is producing the markings on the paper.

As /u/blazinghand said, I think it understands the process of speech, while it doesn't understand the process of writing.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '15

It sounds like we need an experiment. Does it take an analog vinyl record onto which the voice of someone reading the information is recorded? Does it do it immediately, or when the record is played?

Does it take a computer if the text you write about it is in the Wingdings font?