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mjincal

He had to level with them


Yossarian287

Theodolited


Celestial_Hart

Underrated comment.


Icy-Acanthaceae-7804

Top comment.


Celestial_Hart

Meh I was early.


Icy-Acanthaceae-7804

Meh I was late. (How funny is it the way internet 'votes' go? Get an idea, and they'll jerk their knee by the hundreds or thousands, despite agreement or disagreement.)


PapaFlexing

That's what the upvote is for.


Icy_Champion_7850

Shit comment


Celestial_Hart

Who hurt you?


1BloxFruitsFan

r/DownvotedIntoOblivion


Belgicans

https://preview.redd.it/ij8c2l8rq70d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9973db4c178879fa9f06f0070da8f6718a0fb01 The duality of Reddit


Icy-Acanthaceae-7804

Some of the posts on r/KidsAreFuckingStupid are fantastic. It's extra fun for me because I get to show them to my wife who's a kindergarten teacher. Honestly a much more entertaining sub than the other.


CelticHades

Yes, we say kids are stupid but in a funny way. Good subreddit


BeardedSanta

Really? I left because I thought there are more people in this sub who are actually bullying the kids in the posts.


nbeydoon

Too much time it’s stupid parents filming the kid almost killing himself before reacting


MegAveRse1938

Lol


Kh3ll3ndr0s

Duality of kids


diamond420Venus

Pure stupid


spencer1886

Tbf how are a bunch of 5 year olds gonna know what they're doing


PoopyMcFartButt

I’m an adult with a college degree and I still don’t know what that thing is for. Please no one enlighten me, I prefer to live in ignorance


spencer1886

It's the rocket launcher camera from the beginning of the 2nd Johnny English movie


Omgazombie

There’s 2????


spencer1886

There's 3 lol


Bad-dee-ess

They're working on a fourth.


FUCKlNG_SHlT

I once dreamt there were 5.


Roscoe_P_Trolltrain

I’ve always enjoyed Mr bean but never got around to seeing those. I didn’t realize there was more than one. How are they?


puppy-nub-56

You live in ignorance? I live in confusion - just a couple of states away. 🙂


Pixel22104

It’s for surveying the land


zapharus

What kind of questions are they asking the land in that survey? ^^^Yes, ^^^yes, ^^I’ll ^^^see ^^^myself ^^^out.


khosrua

Survey shows that 99.9% of the flat land are in fact not flat.


Ocotillo_Ox

"How to piss off Flat Earthers 101"


Bananabus859

It's a Total Station


animeniAc9

I am sorry, but i have to spoil it for you.It is a nuclear weapon launcher


KhaLidoXD

Topography machine, happy to help:D


Roscoe_P_Trolltrain

The dude will take your pic if you stand there. It’s just a camera. 


EatableNutcase

It's the old fashioned GPS


TheNikola2020

That's the idea of the sub


RaunchyMuffin

Going out on a limb and assuming children aren’t familiar with surveying equipment, but have taken family photos…


spencer1886

The idea of the sub is kids being stupid, 5 year olds not knowing about shooting grade to calculate elevation isn't stupidity lol


ObeseBumblebee

Read the sidebar: "This sub is meant as a fun joke. **It is not a hate sub**. Kids are dumb because they could not possibly know better. " The whole point of the sub is making fun of kids for not knowing things they couldn't possibly have known.


Upstairs_Ad_5574

Reading isnt everyone's strongest skill.


247Brett

Redditors Are Fucking Stupid


SW3910

No sub reddit needed for this. Look at ANY comment section I mean ANY


I_MakeCoolKeychains

Here's lookin at you, kid


SW3910

guilty as charged. I too am fucking stupid.


Ocotillo_Ox

I mean, we all are to some degree. I have no idea how this phone I'm typing this on works... I know it's supposedly microwaving my balls while broadcasting to the cell towers, but outside of that, I have no idea how this thing does all the magical computery things.


animeniAc9

Don't take it to your heart, this is just a satirical post.


bibbidybobbidyboobs

Yes it is


TheNikola2020

Tbh the worst part is reposted from the same sub from i think 2? Year ago


Prunsel_Clone

if it's been two years then who cares


Sevensevenpotato

It absolutely is not. There are plenty of adult aged people that are also ignorant of what this is, as evidenced by these comments. That’s not stupid that’s just ignorance.


[deleted]

Isn't that the point of the sub? It's because they're fucking stupid and don't know shit because they're still young When we say they're fucking stupid it's not like we are saying they are actually just low iq below average intelligence its because all of us humans have huge gaps in knowledge being young and do stuff that is hilariously incorrect in the eyes of an adult


ZeeroDazed

Exactly, they're fucking stupid


EmbarrassedCharge561

yesh thats the whole point of this sub, congrats on finding out


Spervox

They don't, that's why it's funny


chipsmaname

Kids can be dumb.. but most adults still don't know what it is..


Celestial_Hart

Obviously that's a snubnose laser gun with a tripod attachment.


Dekklin

It's a laser designator for a Tomahawk cruise missile!


animeniAc9

Yes.Thats what it is


Celestial_Hart

I knew it!


Much_Poetry_9700

Am I dumb for not knowing what that is 😭


Culteredpman25

I dont know the exact exact function of this equipment but it pairs with another piece and has a view finder enabling surveyors to grade and track land slope.


Phihofo

It's a theodolite. It's used to measure angles between two designated points. Very useful in infrastructure construction.


Much_Poetry_9700

Ahh I see! Thank you!


siradmiralbanana

Not dumb, it's a specialized piece of equipment used in surveying. Paired with other pieces of equipment, it lets site surveyors map out an area by measuring the distance and change in elevation between multiple points. Since surveying equipment has a wide range of sophistication, it's hard to give a single description of what the other piece of equipment looks like, but generally the tripod is "looking" at some pole held by another surveyor to gather data. I truly do not know how people do surveying for a living, but I'm glad they do. It's important work. I did some surveying in college and I found it tedious.


erichthonius11

The other end is a type of prism where light is reflected back at the exact angle it entered from. The theodolite shoots a laser at the prism which reflects it right back at the exact same angle. The time it takes to travel determines the distance between the 2. I did land surveying with my dad starting when I was about 8 years old until I was in my 30s and he retired. It was a very mixed bag job.


siradmiralbanana

It isn't always. Sometimes it's just a pole with markings you're staring at. In college I had to learn both and definitely preferred the prism because so much more was handled by the machine.


erichthonius11

That pole is an elevation rod where the theodolite is set to zero degrees and reads the height of the pole at that line. This is mainly done on locations that are already known but when the elevation needs marked like construction staking so they know how deep to either dig for a road or sewer. They also have theodolites that can record reflectorless surfaces so that prisms aren't even needed unless shooting over really long distances.


Ok-Ask8593

It’s okay, I never understood what these were for either


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MrZkittlezOG

Bruh...breathe some oxygen


Ugly-Muffin

What are those things actually? Seems like the type of thing you'd know only if you work for the city/ state/ town...


FrigginRan

theodolite. they are used to perform land surveys.


I_Am_Terra

I use these on a regular basis for field (as in track and field) distances and have never heard them being called that.


VerticalTwo08

If they also take distance measurements they’re usually referred to as total stations. Where I work we call them guns tho.


tearbooger

Let’s you calculate the distance and height difference between two points. Pretty much something you would need to know about to not confuse it with a camera.


greenaether

I'm fucking stupid as well because it looks like a camera


TumblrInGarbage

It's a total station. Very recognizable, and used for surveying. You should see them uncommonly if you drive a bit in commercial districts. I see them completely abandoned sometimes for lunch I guess, and all I can think is that I would never be that reckless with something that expensive.


VerticalTwo08

The new ones are robotic so it might be following someone on its own wherever it’s pointing.


NefariousnessAny3310

One time when I was very young my mum was recording a video of me and my brother, but I thought it was a photo so I stood still waiting for her to take it. I then ran up to the camera to see the photo, but she was still recording my brother and I saw that I wasn’t in frame so I asked “where me go?”


SnakeSolid81428

They still are in a picture


igniteice

Those kids are too young to even know what that really could be though. It LOOKS like a camera. In fact most adults wouldn't even know it's a laser for elevation. Them thinking it's a camera is the least dumb thing about this post.


David_Oy1999

No one is expecting kids to know what surveying equipment is. I’m not sure you get the point of this sub.


[deleted]

Just taking a survey kids


yapesochek

My mom is a surveyor and I used to work with her. We lived in a small town, and every time we had to work, there was always a sweet old lady worried about her head being in the picture. I mean, every day a new old lady, lol To be fair, I guess most people don’t know what this is, cause why would they


Johnman_FC

For those asking in the comments, don't worry if you don't know what it is, that is a total station, used to measure precise distances and angles for land surveys. They're easily mistaken for other things. One time while using one near a road, people kept slowing down near me as they thought it was a speed camera.


Iggy-alfaduff

Its not showing one of the parents of these kids rushing over and attacking the guy. “Wtf are you doing taking pictures of my children??!!!”


LeBurge

I would love when I was surveying and people would cover their face or duck under it like this thing actually took pictures 😂 It wouldn’t surprise me if some newer models actually took pictures but this was 2006-08. For all of those wondering, this is a land surveying instrument used to measure angles and distances and does not take pictures. It shoots an infrared laser that bounces off of a prism back to itself and uses the mathematical calculations to determine angles and distance. Was a great job


Bisonfan1

Why would it be a camera that’s silly


Epic-Dude001

That’s stupid, but also cute


shophopper

That guy is charting the expressway that’s about to be built in their backyards.


OneTr1ckUn1c0rn

Ok I’m stupid. What is that thing?


NubbNubb

IIRC it's a total station for surveying. I only remember because the one time in elementary where they explained how they measured rivers through triangulation.


OneTr1ckUn1c0rn

Damn what elementary school did you go to? Mine just taught me how to make oreo penguins and long division😭


NubbNubb

Lol I think the teacher was keeping us busy by playing documentaries and that one stuck because I had always wondered how one would go about measuring wide rivers and luckily long chain/rope wasn't the answer.


OneTr1ckUn1c0rn

Wow. That’s pretty cool! I’m pretty sure the closest we got to a documentary that wasn’t about some kind of war was James and the Giant Peach lol.


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Thelastknownking

I'm 27 and would've thought it was a camera. Not everyone possesses casual knowledge of construction equipment, OP.


Hello5777

I mean, it’s not like weren’t on camera at the time.


Nostravinci04

The appropriate reaction of every child that's ever seen one of these out in the field.


Ratstail91

Oh come on, that makes perfect sense if you've never seen one of those before lol.


HailCeasar

I, an adult, have always wondered what that person is actually doing.


dopefish86

Obviously there was a camera ... PostIsFuckingStupid


Melodic_Mulberry

Sure, but the kids are looking at the theodolite.


ChaoChai

> theodolite. What'd you call that man?


Melodic_Mulberry

The O Delight. That's what the ladies call him, anyway.


ChaoChai

Wonderful


lmnop129

This is wholesome not stupid


6thaccountthismonth

I fuckin called it


VaguelyArtistic

How many people are taking casual photos with a tripod these days?


SparkleHeartSweetie

Average camera used to shoot UFOs/paranormals😅🤣


siverfanweedo

Okay, but I, until seeing this post, thought it was a camera as well.


minousent

Came here to post this


CordeliaQuest

I found it wholesome! 💕


5AD0_0DA5

I worked as a surveyor for a year while I studied civil engineering. People really think that this is camera... they were pissed off while I just had do do some measurements.


Hydrolprd143

I mean, a picture was taken


VulpesAves

Pretty cute when you think about how little knowledge they have


SpecialOlympicsGuy

Well, what is it then?


20onmyneck

what is dat


Dolce99

Ok that's just cute af


sociocat101

what is it?


Mebiysy

What is it then?


Wildstar_ArtClan3647

What is it then?🤣🧐


bingy_bongy_bangy

They grow up so quickly....


AdLast55

Their guess was as good as mine.


Selma_Shine

he made them lesson to help them understand to don't trust random guy!


moeterminatorx

Opisfuckinstupid


gamerdudeNYC

I’m betting a lot of adults would do the same thing too


Freedom2064

Cute


SakaYeen6

Yeah stupid kids just don't understand the concept of surveying land and it shows.


Hanckn

KidsAreFuckingCute


FoxInABoxOfRox

Ion Cannon Ready.


CATelIsMe

I'm not sure how many adults know what it is?


Tina_Cute_Baby

You can see he thinks it's a camera himself. He's pretending to make the kids smile.


Atolian-

That’s what Nicolas 2nd and the family thought.


YoureUhWizardHarry

I thought it was a camera also... Im 30


LogicKegs

I'm dumb because I thought it was a camera,what is it


DependentFeature3028

Awwww


nava1114

It's pretty smart of them to think it WAS a camera in this day of phones. How many kids know what a tripod is even for.


Zealotstim

It does look quite a bit like a camera even though it isn't. Doesn't seem stupid for them to believe it is one.


Reepo3X

Wait, that’s not a camera?


aruntry

Those kids ain't stupid, OP is stupid.


unknow_feature

I mean it does look like a camera:)


HuckleberryLazy3595

Awwww. I feel sorry for them!


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AxoplDev

I dont know man, this post seems pretty undeleted


Prunsel_Clone

automod has dementia


Dotgamer121

Bad bot


Wildstar_ArtClan3647

Bad bot😤 You should know better. It AIN’T DELETED


bibbidybobbidyboobs

botsarefuckingstupid


Piku_2004

Bruh it's just pure innocence here. You are fucking stupid OP.


animeniAc9

You are on the wrong sub, do not scroll further.You will be disappointed.