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Once I saw a TV show about the challenges of constructing a deposit for nuclear waste that is expected to operate for thousands of years. In this show, they me
by 29athrowaway 6y ago
Once I saw a TV show about the challenges of constructing a deposit for nuclear waste that is expected to operate for thousands of years.
In this show, they mentioned that they did not want to use skulls to represent danger, because skulls are not seen as dangerous in some cultures (with "Dia de los muertos" as an specific example).
- dredmorbius 6y agoA real problem and challenge. Notions of language and culture are unstable over such periods, let alone organisations, institutions, and governments. https://wipp.info https://wipp.info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-time_nuclear_waste_warning_messages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-time_nuclear_waste_warnin... https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/1/29/16932718/biohazard-design-nuclear-waste https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/1/29/16932718/biohazard-desi...
- r00fus 6y agoThis was discussed extensively on a previous HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11851871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11851871 Major takeaway - you also can't say it's a place of death because an unscrupulous/desperate warlord might view symbols of death as ways to achieve power.