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Regrettably, the actual markers at the WIPP burial site are far more boring and government-y: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP_Large_Surface_Marker_

Regrettably, the actual markers at the WIPP burial site are far more boring and government-y: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP_Large_Surface_Marker_-_Repository_Footprint.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP_Large_Surface_M...

p1mrx 5y ago
<o><o>! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP-09.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP-09.jpeg
Y_Y 5y ago
The deliberately use simple language, and then go and use "berm" in a way that makes it pretty hard to understand without knowing what a "berm" is. I know a lot of English words, but I'd have to look that one up.
- HPsquared 5y ago
  It also optimistically assumes the intended readers, living in the future, will have finally adopted the metric system.
  - sbierwagen 5y ago
    If you're fancy, make the signs exactly 1m by 1m, and say "a meter is the width of this sign". Or make the sign oversized and mark out a meter box within the perimeter, to account for edge damage.
1_player 5y ago
The Wikipedia page for WIPP still mentions that "[warning information] will be recorded in the six official languages of the United Nations (English, Spanish, Russian, French, Chinese, Arabic) as well as the Native American Navajo language native to the region, with additional space for translation into future languages. Pictograms are also being considered, such as stick figure images and the iconic The Scream from Edvard Munch's painting." A great video about Fear of Depths briefly talks about this: https://youtu.be/7MOKTU9tCbw?t=1299 https://youtu.be/7MOKTU9tCbw?t=1299 (timestamped at 21:39 when they mention WIPP, but I highly recommend the whole video)
- snypher 5y ago
  Thinking of The Scream reminded me of the man from the 'Supa Hot Fire' meme. Very similar expressions with different intentions highlight how difficult this problem is.

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Regrettably, the actual markers at the WIPP burial site are far more boring and government-y: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP_Large_Surface_Marker_

by sbierwagen 5y ago

p1mrx 5y ago
<o><o>! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP-09.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WIPP-09.jpeg
Y_Y 5y ago
The deliberately use simple language, and then go and use "berm" in a way that makes it pretty hard to understand without knowing what a "berm" is. I know a lot of English words, but I'd have to look that one up.
- HPsquared 5y ago
  It also optimistically assumes the intended readers, living in the future, will have finally adopted the metric system.
  - sbierwagen 5y ago
    If you're fancy, make the signs exactly 1m by 1m, and say "a meter is the width of this sign". Or make the sign oversized and mark out a meter box within the perimeter, to account for edge damage.
1_player 5y ago
The Wikipedia page for WIPP still mentions that "[warning information] will be recorded in the six official languages of the United Nations (English, Spanish, Russian, French, Chinese, Arabic) as well as the Native American Navajo language native to the region, with additional space for translation into future languages. Pictograms are also being considered, such as stick figure images and the iconic The Scream from Edvard Munch's painting." A great video about Fear of Depths briefly talks about this: https://youtu.be/7MOKTU9tCbw?t=1299 https://youtu.be/7MOKTU9tCbw?t=1299 (timestamped at 21:39 when they mention WIPP, but I highly recommend the whole video)
- snypher 5y ago
  Thinking of The Scream reminded me of the man from the 'Supa Hot Fire' meme. Very similar expressions with different intentions highlight how difficult this problem is.