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IOL News
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- IOL News
Road Runner prank goes viral: driver mistakes graffiti for real road
A car has been damaged after a driver drove into a "hyper-realistic" picture of a tunnel with the Looney Tunes character, Road Runner, standing on the side. Image: Instagram When it comes to driving, vigilant eyes are usually trained on road signs and the rules of the open road. But nowadays, drivers are being urged to take an additional precaution: checking if the roads they navigate are genuinely real. Yes, you read that right! Thanks to an audacious prank that has gone viral, reality took a whimsical turn after a graffiti artist decided to paint the iconic "Looney Tunes" character, the Road Runner, right next to a tunnel on the side of a bridge. This stroke of artistic genius - complete with impressive shadow work - was so convincingly realistic that a driver, late at night, crashed into the wall, mistaking it for an actual road! Can you say 'beep-beep?' Images from the scene reveal the aftermath of this unfortunate collision, showing the ill-fated driver's vehicle and igniting a social media firestorm. Now, local authorities are on the hunt for this anonymous artist, whose prank has caused a ruckus online, stirring both mirth and ire in equal parts. The divisive opinions amongst locals have labelled the prank as 'dangerous' and 'genius', drawing comparisons to a scene that could have jumped out of a classic "Looney Tunes" episode. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading While the damage to the car appears to be minor - thank goodness - the authorities are treating this act as vandalism, a public safety risk that could lead to potential slapstick shenanigans. But wait! On the internet, the unknown painter has been rising in popularity like a true folk hero among some circles. The search is ongoing, as is the heated debate about whether this is art, comedy or simply criminal mischief. As the discussions heated up online, netizens took to social media to voice their thoughts. Here's a glimpse at what the Instaverse had to say: @scrubl0r.d wrote: 'That's definitely your fault for hitting that.' @themaxlevan added: 'Imagine explaining this to your insurance.' @hometeam870 said: 'Straight outta Looney Tunes 😂😂😂.' While @j_tix said: 'Honestly, that person who ran into the wall doesn't deserve a licence 😂 like seriously.' This whole episode rekindles the age-old debate about the thin line between creative expression and public safety. While some folks argue it's a reckless act that could've ended far worse, others celebrate it as an immaculate satire of the cartoon world's logic. At this rate, it seems like the Road Runner may have some serious competition - on the roads, at least.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Lee Curtis Shames Mark Zuckerberg Into Taking Down 'Totally AI Fake' Ad Featuring Her Likeness
Jamie Lee Curtis has succeeded in having Meta remove an AI-generated ad featuring her likeness. The Oscar winner took to Instagram on Monday to publicly 'shame' Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into taking down a 'totally AI fake commercial' on his social media platform. More from Deadline Jamie Lee Curtis Expresses Support For SAG-AFTRA Strike: 'I Support The Leadership And Support Our Demands' Scarlett Johansson Calls On Legislators To Limit AI After Viral Video Shows Fake Image Of Her Condemning Kanye West Chaos At The Copyright Office: Trump's Firing Of Register Shira Perlmutter Came After AI Report's Release, Leaving Industry Wondering What's Next 'It's come to this @zuck,' she started in the caption. 'Hi. We have never met. My name is Jamie Lee Curtis and I have gone through every proper channel to ask you and your team to take down this totally AI fake commercial for some bull— that I didn't authorize, agree to or endorse. I tried to DM you and slide on in, but you don't follow me so I've had to take to the public Instaverse to try to reach you.' Curtis continued, 'If I have a brand, besides being an actor and author and advocate, it is that I am known for telling the truth and saying it like it is and for having integrity and this (MIS)use of my images (taken from an interview I did with @stephruhle during the fires) with new, fake words put in my mouth, diminishes my opportunities to actually speak my truth. I've been told that if I ask you directly, maybe you will encourage your team to police it and remove it. I long ago deleted Twitter, so this is the only way I can think of reaching you. Thank you in advance, JLC' A couple hours later, Curtis shared an update with her 6.1 million followers in the comments section. 'IT WORKED! YAY INTERNET! SHAME HAS IT'S VALUE! THANKS ALL WHO CHIMED IN AND HELPED RECTIFY!' she wrote. Other actors like Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson have also called out AI-generated ads featuring their likenesses. Curtis previously expressed her wariness of AI as she showed her support for SAG-AFTRA during the Hollywood strikes in 2023. 'I don't like the them vs. us. The fact that there's a them and an us bothers me,' wrote Curtis at the time. 'It's one industry and I hope that all of the sides can recognize the oneness of our industry, and that we are interdependent, and that AI is not interdependent, that human beings are and at the end of the day our interdependency with each other will prevail.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Ari Aster's 'Eddington' So Far Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More
