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It is linked in threads on pointing-and-calling and error prevention as a light illustration of the practice.
A short social experiment video in which people mimic the New York subway practice of workers pointing at signs and signals. It makes the point cheerfully.
“Here's a video of people having a bit of fun with it.” (HN, 2019)
A NYC-via-Japan subway practice is another nice example: [link] which led to this delightful friendly prank: [this video] More examples of the narrow and broader meaning: [link] But these aren't great examples because they don't capture the important aspect of an automated system detecting and reacting to an operator violating the process protocol.
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