32 Alternate Interpretations of Common Warning Signs
Normal people rely on warning signs to convey urgent information through simple imagery -- this is how everyone else sees them.
We rely on warning signs to convey urgent information through simple imagery, so that the illiterate can go on living lives free from massive head trauma. With people's well-being at stake, it seems strange that the symbols they employ so often range from mysteriously vague to outright baffling. We asked you to show us some of the ways they might be misinterpreted. The winner is below, but first the runners up ...