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Because it's funny? Life would be pretty boring if everything were explicit. Also, sometimes explaining the rationale for a warning can backfire. An "absolut
by jappgar 2y ago
Because it's funny?
Life would be pretty boring if everything were explicit.
Also, sometimes explaining the rationale for a warning can backfire.
An "absolutely no smoking" sign at a fuel depot doesnt tell you _why_ you shouldn't smoke there... If it did, dumb people might think "We'll I'm not refueling at the moment so it will be fine."
"Here be dragons" is vague for a reason.
- martinflack 2y agoI've lived in the US and UK and noticed what I think is a tiny cultural difference -- that signs giving instructions in the US tend to be brief and contain the instruction only; whereas in the UK I thought I saw more that add some text for a brief explanation or reason, if it wasn't obvious.
- Gud 2y agoIn the UK they love their safety labels. Only country where I’ve been where there’s a safety label on everything. It’s ridiculous.