Pokemon Go Players: The Next "Crazy Ivans"?

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  • July 12, 2016 at 5:19 pm #918387
    Drewdane
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    I figure it’s only a matter of time ’til someone posts up in “Missed Connections” about a near-miss involving someone cutting across the ROW while hunting digital critters. :D

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  • July 12, 2016 at 8:42 pm #1055180
    ursus
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    @Drewdane 142966 wrote:

    I figure it’s only a matter of time ’til someone posts up in “Missed Connections” about a near-miss involving someone cutting across the ROW while hunting digital critters. :D

    I avoided a group of four or five young, overweight Pokémon players today on the W&OD, east of the Custis cutoff at mile 4.

    July 12, 2016 at 9:32 pm #1055184
    KLizotte
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    Oh lordy, Pokemon on the MUTs now. Hopefully this fad will die out as quickly as it became popular.

    July 12, 2016 at 11:40 pm #1055187
    dkel
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    @ursus 142978 wrote:

    I avoided a group of four or five young, overweight Pokémon players today on the W&OD, east of the Custis cutoff at mile 4.

    Maybe a benefit of this is that it will get some people to get outside for a change. Hopefully, it won’t get them killed.

    July 12, 2016 at 11:59 pm #1055188
    trailrunner
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    I came across two boys lost in their phone on the path on my way home today. My loud warning that I was passing them surprised them. I presume they were playing this game.

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    July 13, 2016 at 12:36 am #1055189
    OneEighth
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    I wonder what kind of liability the creators of the app could have…

    July 13, 2016 at 1:52 am #1055191
    vern
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    @dkel 142986 wrote:

    Maybe a benefit of this is that it will get some people to get outside for a change. Hopefully, it won’t get them killed.

    I kept saying this to myself as I encountered packs of aimless kids, staring intently at their phones, otherwise unaware of their environment and who/what was in it. Most were on foot, but a couple groups were on skateboards, which to me, isn’t a good thing to be on whilst staring at the phone. But I’m old…

    July 13, 2016 at 2:10 am #1055192
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @OneEighth 142988 wrote:

    I wonder what kind of liability the creators of the app could have…

    My understanding is that they have a robust disclaimer when the app launches.

    July 13, 2016 at 11:50 am #1055193
    Drewdane
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    @KLizotte 142982 wrote:

    Oh lordy, Pokemon on the MUTs now. Hopefully this fad will die out as quickly as it became popular.

    I don’t. I’m having a lot of fun with it, and it’s actually getting me out from in front of my computer during lunch. However, I’m also looking up from the phone on a regular basis to make sure I’m not about to step off a cliff or onto a busy freeway or whatnot.

    July 13, 2016 at 4:50 pm #1055223
    Henry
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    Yep. Evening commute yesterday, approaching bridge over Rt 50 near TJMS, young lady right in the middle of the trail, complete with large ear-muff sized head phones to block out all external noises like my warning bell, going “DING-DING-DING-DING!”. She looked up when I was about three feet from her and at a near stop by that point. Judging from the smile on her face, she looked to be having a good time. Glad one of us was.

    July 13, 2016 at 5:05 pm #1055227
    rcannon100
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    Okay, clearly we need to add to the forum lexicon. This is going to require some serious collaboration and creativity as we move to a consensus definition.

    I’ll start with a strawman

    Crazy Ivysaur :: Crazy Ivysaur is a biped human similar in mental capacity to a dinosaur. Crazy Ivysaurs have begun to spend more time in sunlight as the virtual reality game PokemonGo has forced them to relearn how to walk. Crazy Ivasaur’s nautral habitat is in the middle of a MUT or traffic staring at a smart phone. Cracy Ivysaur’s are rare as their life spans are so short.

    250px-002Ivysaur.png

    July 13, 2016 at 5:37 pm #1055232
    americancyclo
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    @rcannon100 143029 wrote:

    Crazy Ivysaur

    Crashmander?

    July 13, 2016 at 7:17 pm #1055241
    Vicegrip
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    Ohmygodlookoutasaur. Darwindeadalops. Fallinhole. Hitsatree. Walkunderbus.

    The possibilities are almost endless.

    July 14, 2016 at 5:48 pm #1055302
    GovernorSilver
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    Fairfax County weighs in

    July 14, 2016 at 5:57 pm #1055303
    KLizotte
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    Perhaps I’m too old to appreciate Pokemon, but wouldn’t old fashioned geocaching and scavenger hunts be more fun? More challenging plus you can actually look around (as opposed to a screen)?

    July 14, 2016 at 10:10 pm #1055322
    rcannon100
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    Yeah I am sitting here laughing. The is so much like the geocaching craze. Attracting people into dangerous locations. People so desperate to earn FTF that they are reckess. Utter disregard for private property. Oh and lets not forget you know geocaching in cemeteries.

    I loved geocaching but it was filled with morons.

    Geocaching handle: TheLostDogs

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