The International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Organization for Standardization want you to know when it's time to panic by adding a person running and a skull and crossbones to its radiation warning symbol.
The new symbol is a result of a five-year study in 11 countries around the world to develop a symbol that will scare people of all ages, nationalities and education levels. The test group included 1,650 people.
The symbol is to be used to identify dangerous sources of radiation such as food irradiators, teletherapy machines for cancer treatment and industrial radiography units. It will not be visible under normal use but will be seen if someone tries to disassemble a unit containing radioactive materials. So the next time you see this symbol--RUN.
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- .. five-year study in 11 countries, develop a symbol that will scare people of all ages ..
true, it scares me .. well, the brain power hidden behind this
"development" .. would be really interesting to know what a total cost of this "Top of Warning Sign" was .. geeeez... (Read the rest) - Posted by: toxxte Posted on: 02/26/07 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
Re: Run for your life
none none | 02/23/07
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I have no idea what this sign is supposed to mean
stevey_d | 02/24/07
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I Agree with the sun part
John Zern | 02/24/07
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Radiation
bhartman33@... | 02/25/07
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what kind of sign one could expect ..
toxxte | 02/26/07
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