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We learn that symbol and others before we learn to read.

• mynameisvlad 3y ago
  You get exposed to the symbol for a fire extinguisher that much as a child? I would expect encountering it at some point not before reading.
  • Symbiote 3y ago
    I took it to be a joke, but the symbol will be shown in several places around a nursery/kindergarten. It's also designed to be noticed, and printed on a reflective (often glow-in-the-dark) material. https://www.holytrinity.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7220-1024x683.jpg https://www.holytrinity.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020... (primary school corridor). https://www.building-blocks-nurseries.co.uk/uploads/rucV7eaP/HWCorridor.PNG https://www.building-blocks-nurseries.co.uk/uploads/rucV7eaP... (nursery corridor).
    • seabass-labrax 3y ago
      There is some truth to this. I can distinctly remember attempting to memorise the classes of fire extinguisher listed next to this symbol (some types are suitable for electrical fires, others are not etc.) not long after learning to read.
  • cess11 3y ago
    Yes. It's in grocery stores, on buses, in kindergarten, in hospitals and health centres, pretty much everywhere. There's roughly two years of chatting between 2 and 4 years old, and it would be kind of weird to not talk about fire, fire fighters, extinguishers, during those years.