Pinocchio's nose as a lie detector

[Jimbo_McDumbo]

I was discussing this with some of my buddies at work. Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies, but how does it determine what a lie is? Does Pinocchio's nose determine the truth by what is Objective truth or what Pinocchio believes to be true. And could his sniffer be used to answer philosophical or scientific questions?

 

[DrunkGecko]

when he tells the truth, his prolapse grows

 

[Yousef]

I was discussing this with some of my buddies at work. Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies, but how does it determine what a lie is? Does Pinocchio's nose determine the truth by what is Objective truth or what Pinocchio believes to be true. And could his sniffer be used to answer philosophical or scientific questions?

I would say the answer is no. It seems implied (in most stories) that it is only based on what he knows.
If he ate a burger, but said it was a pizza, it grows.
If he says he sleeps at 8:00 pm, but wasn’t aware that his clock was broken, it wouldn’t grow.

 

[trickybus]

My knowledge is based off the Disney film, so feel free to correct me if I get the lore wrong.

Pinocchio's lie-detecting nose is a product of the Blue Fairy's magic. Her motive for placing that restriction on him is to test whether or not he's worthy of her gift of life as a real boy. As such, his nose grows when Pinocchio intentionally lies about things when he knows the truth. In other words, his nose is a measure of his character more than his grasp of philosophical or scientific truths.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

This makes me want to see what happens to Pinocchio when he is faced with the liars paradox

 

[Deleted member 612095]

It would be worth a try

 

[Bonkers225]

Oh I thought that was only a thing so the old man could get his rockers off.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

What if the Blue Fairy Determines it if not him regardless? Since it's here power that animated him to begin with. kinda sinister if you think about it.

 

[MemeAlert]

His nose growing is just a metaphor of the consequences of telling little white lies until it grows into something that can affect things. Don't know why this is just a discussion? Making interpretations of something so simple.

 

[Octopus]

Is there a limit to how long his nose could grow? Could it get to the point where it's like a mile long? Forget about work as professional lie detector, he could create endless wood and end deforestation.

 

[Yousef]

Is there a limit to how long his nose could grow?

watch as his nose reaches the end of the cosmos.

 

[Cosmiken]

If his nose gets too long can he saw it off? Does that hurt? He doesn't have to worry about blood loss right?

the cover of this box creeped me the hell out as a kid

 

[Yousef]

If his nose gets too long can he saw it off? Does that hurt? He doesn't have to worry about blood loss right?

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the cover of this box creeped me the hell out as a kid

In Shrek it goes back to normal off screen.

 

[trickybus]

he could create endless wood

Teenagers, amiright?

He can also clothesline an entire country if it gets long enough. One moment, you're a peasant sweeping the cobblestone and the next, RKO out of nowhere.