That Mitchell And Webb Sound - No-One Drowned
Why Hacker News recommends it
It is used as a joke or shorthand for the prevention paradox, where successful safety work looks unnecessary because nothing bad happens.
What it is
A short sketch from That Mitchell and Webb Sound, the BBC radio comedy, about a safety measure that works perfectly and so gets no credit for the lack of disasters.
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What Hacker News said
Cites orthoxerox · 2024-05 · on “Bollards: Why and What”
Yes, we've all heard [0] and probably agreed with the person Mitchell plays, but the cost of bollards is actually really low. I can buy concrete hemispherical bollards for less that $20 a piece. Let's make the total installation cost $50 per bollard. How many bollards does a 7/11 parking need? [0] - [this video]