Perfect example of how ridiculous CAPTCHAs have become [Image]

Ashraf February 20, 2013 9

As I am sure most dotTechies know, a ‘CAPTCHA’ is a method used to verify that person logging in, posting, etc. is really a person and not a robot. There are various different types of CAPTCHAs but the most common is being given a picture and told to type the words shown in the picture.

Originally CAPTCHAs started as simple words. Overtime, the words got more complex… and harder to read. Now they have gotten to the point where they are so ridiculous, only a machine could possibly read them. Like the following, check it out:

Seriously Facebook (and/or third-party app on Facebook)? What the bloody hell is that supposed to be?

[via Reddit]

TAGS » CAPTCHA, Facebook, images, WTF

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AFPhy6 February 20, 2013 at 2:44 AM (comment permalink) -

I just hope that someone finds them useful, for all the time I have put into interpreting the fool things…

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Peter February 20, 2013 at 3:50 AM (comment permalink) -

Try: “gallimaufry” ;)

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Bruce February 20, 2013 at 6:51 AM (comment permalink) -

I wonder what the audio had to say.

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Coyote February 20, 2013 at 8:54 AM (comment permalink) -

[@AFPhy6] Supposedly, some capchas are using the human inputs to translate OCR data. So at least 1/2 the words you’re typing in are going to use in translating hand written documents.

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Seamus McSeamus February 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM (comment permalink) -

Is that real? I’ve never encountered one that bad. To me, it looks like a badly drawn map of Massachusetts more than anything else.

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Zapped Sparky February 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM (comment permalink) -

Looks like my doctors handwriting :)

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Merlin February 20, 2013 at 11:18 AM (comment permalink) -

This captcha says “Pablo Picasso”

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Frobie February 21, 2013 at 1:28 AM (comment permalink) -

Don’t ya just hate those Chinese CAPTCHA’s

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Ashraf February 21, 2013 at 2:08 AM (comment permalink) -
Mr. Boss

[@Coyote] What a genius way to do OCR research…

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