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New CAPTCHA (not complaining), why chimneys?

I get why an algorithm would be created to identify crosswalks, storefronts, streetlights, cars, and bikes, but why chimneys? Clearly they are trying to map roads (and bike lanes), but what is up with wanting to know who has fireplaces?

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  • 2 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Silly... It's for Santa to know which houses he can drop down the chimney & which ones to enter by the back door.

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  • Ben
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    Because thay is what reCAPTCHA wants us to select for the pictures.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Yahoo picks Different things to Test Users Minds to see if they could Guess it Correctly

    To prove that they are not a Bot or a Spammer

  • 2 years ago

    Statues too. It's just another set of images

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    i hate the fecking zebra crossings and the bridges : ))

    no, the worse captchas are the lame a55 buses.

    traffic lights : ))

    they're all lame actualy.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    Maybe you should learn to use a computer better. You posted in the Cycling section where questions are answered about bicycles. You relied on YA to post the question for you instead of doing it yourself. Use the Edit icon to move your question to the Computers & Internet>>Programs & Design section.

    Source(s): Motorized bicycle owner and builder.
  • 2 years ago

    How about a captcha that you can actually see the pictures well enough to identify anything. Many are too dark and way too small.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    The same can be said for palm trees. Maybe it's because they're trying to keep things interesting?????

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