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I've never heard the tunnel analogy. Seems odd, since tunnels generally only have one entrance and one exit... In a lot of fields where the stakes are high and
by JshWright 9y ago
I've never heard the tunnel analogy. Seems odd, since tunnels generally only have one entrance and one exit...
In a lot of fields where the stakes are high and mistakes are costly (aviation and emergency services are the two I'm most familiar with) the analogy used is a chain. Break any link in the chain and you prevent the event.
https://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/inst_reports2.cfm?article=4401 https://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/inst_reports2.cfm?arti...
- csours 9y agoIt's the perception tunnel. There are many branches, but only one route is followed. In hindsight, you can see all the branches and call out everything that went wrong.
- tantalor 9y agoNormally that is called "tunnel vision". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tunnel_vision https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tunnel_vision (figuratively) The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else; a one-track mind.
- mustacheemperor 9y agoI think the idea is that if you are stuck in a dark train tunnel and there's a train coming towards you, there may be doorways, recesses, etc in the walls that are invisible without the proper tools (flashlight, etc).
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- blattimwind 9y ago> I've never heard the tunnel analogy. Seems odd, since tunnels generally only have one entrance and one exit... Road and train tunnels have many emergency exits...
- JshWright 9y agoGenerally they have a parallel tunnel (either for traffic in the other direction, or specifically for emergency egress), and connections between them. They still take you to the same general place.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoUrban tunnels have many regular entries and exits, as well as emergency exits, not to speak of emergency crossovers.