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I can easily see someone making, for example, three giant triangles or circles for a variety of reasons—fun, art, or engineering—without the intent to alarm any
by anyfoo 6y ago
I can easily see someone making, for example, three giant triangles or circles for a variety of reasons—fun, art, or engineering—without the intent to alarm anyone. If someone were to visibly write out SOS or HELP, though, they are either in need of help, or extraordinarily careless (or even malicious) in their deceit. But that’s unlikely enough to still warrant checking in.
- waheoo 6y agoMorse code for SOS was literally based on on this idea of threes. ...---... I for one, would investigate three triangles in the sand in a remote area. It might be a fun art project for that back country woodsman, but it's much, much, more likely a distress signal, whatever form it takes.
- anyfoo 6y agoSure, but if I were in a situation where I needed help, I'd choose the unambiguous signal, that even people who have never heard of "the idea of threes" grasp immediately. "HELP" or "SOS" ist just very, very obvious.