MrBeasts IRL Squid Game shows that people ignore the red light

YouTuber James Steven “MrBeast” Donaldsons Squid game Recovery is so popular on the video sharing platform that the number of views almost mirrors that of the hit Korean survival drama that inspired it. While it’s easy to convince yourself how accurate the non-fatal set was, it’s even easier to miss some of the gimmicks in the nearly 26-minute video. A particularly fun moment is at the beginning where the participants didn’t seem to know how to play red light, green light.

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For the uninitiated, does this ordinary kid’s game really need an introduction? – the rules were simple for the participants of MrBeast. When he shouted “the green light”, they had leeway to run onto a red line as quickly as possible. When he shouted “red light”, the participants, regardless of their position, had to stop without a trace. Participants had 30 minutes to reach the line that took them to the next round. Move anytime after shouting “red light” and eliminating them. They also got the ax if they didn’t make it in time.

Of course, according to New tons, it is difficult to stop for a dime First law of motion

: Objects in motion remain in motion unless they are acted upon by an opposing force. So if you are running at full speed on the green light and then prompted to stop immediately when the red light is on, it is possible that your momentum is still propelling you, resulting in you being eliminated and the cash prize of $ 456,000 lose . That makes sense. But there were some contestants who didn’t care who just walked the red light as if MrBeast said nothing at all.

I mean, check out the video above and go to the 1:18 mark. MrBeast clearly said “red light” and even though everyone else stopped, Candidate 134 continued to shuffle her legs like she was walking the streets of town or whatever. Something similar happens around the 3:08 mark, at which several people – especially someone whose number appears to be 023 – with just a few steps … came to a red light. This was an obvious ploy, as MrBeast was shouting a “red light” while the players were already standing still to see who was gullible enough to fall for the plot. Still, the last time I checked, you’re not getting in the red, folks.

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I will not blame the participants for how awful some of them played. Red light, green light is a tough physics-based game! It doesn’t help that so much adrenaline rushes through your veins while playing that hearing and internalizing “red light” or “green light” is a task in itself. So I understand: you hear “red light” and still move instinctively, the body probably registers it as “green light” before the brain has a chance to process information. But that’s why we practice active listening, right?