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Best Warning Sign Ever Doesn't Mess With Idle 'High Voltage' Threats
Posted by Kit Eaton at 2:00 AM on September 20, 2008
High voltage electrics plus risk of sparky, smoky death plus humorous engineer equals excellent warning sign. I'd keep well away, after reading that. Though I do remember an old girlfriend's dad once pinned a freakishly similar note (substituting the odd "I will" into the text) to his daughter's bedroom door, and pointedly drew my attention to it. [Voltagecreative via Neatorama]
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lilaliendog
Posted 2:44 AM 20/9/08
They should use this type of warning for those watch your kids around water warnings.
lilaliendog
im_back
Posted 2:40 AM 20/9/08
"My friends call me whiskers, cause Im curious. Like a cat"
im_back
zenpoet
Posted 2:37 AM 20/9/08
@92BuickLeSabre: hey, how do I post a pic in comments? On the rare occasion that I find a picture I want to put up, I have no idea how you and abnormal do it. Any clues? you can leave a personal message on my page if you don't want the secret out to everyone that would post pictures of random crap and turn this into fark.
zenpoet
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 2:31 AM 20/9/08
@chumleyex: [electricfencewhiz.ytmnd.com]
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
DeadWriter
Posted 2:30 AM 20/9/08
No number of clearly posted warning signs will dissuade stupid people from doing stupid things. There is evidence that stupid people will, in fact, be attracted to the signs and ignore them.
DeadWriter
kingofmars
Posted 2:30 AM 20/9/08
That looks like a Bay Distribution Fuse Bay (BDFB) we have those in the Verizon central offices. That plastic is there for a very good reason. Don't mess with stuff that has fuses that blow only AFTER they reach 30 real amps.
kingofmars
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 2:29 AM 20/9/08
What's this? "Do Not Touch! It will hurt!"? Well, I don't need to wear safety gloves, because I'm Homer Sim-BZZZZZZTTT
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lankysob
Posted 2:23 AM 20/9/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Oh alright. Hold my beer. Watch this.
lankysob
IphtashuFitz
Posted 2:23 AM 20/9/08
$20 says some future Darwin Award contender will decide to test the sign for its validity.
IphtashuFitz
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:20 AM 20/9/08
@lankysob: No, no. You go first. I insist.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 2:20 AM 20/9/08
I mean, what if I just...barely...touch it?
Really quickly?
Just super-fast-touch-it?
Ooooh, I want to touch it!
92BuickLeSabre
zenpoet
Posted 2:18 AM 20/9/08
My favorite warning sign:
[i.somethingawful.com]
Other great signs over at something awful:
[www.somethingawful.com]
zenpoet
Rabid Penguin
Posted 2:17 AM 20/9/08
@chumleyex: You'll walk funny for awhile, but you should be okay... Give it a shot champ.
Rabid Penguin
lankysob
Posted 2:17 AM 20/9/08
@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: But how much? Have you tried it out to know? You go first, I'll watch.
lankysob
SigmundTheSeaMonster
Posted 2:17 AM 20/9/08
People usually don't read the instructions, so what makes you think curiosity won't get them?
SigmundTheSeaMonster
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:15 AM 20/9/08
@chumleyex: Oh, it's gonna hurt when you pee.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Rabid Penguin
Posted 2:11 AM 20/9/08
@Margatron: Maybe the guy who put the sign up is in charge of shooting foreigners on site, so they don't have to worry about the high voltage.
Rabid Penguin
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 2:11 AM 20/9/08
And You'll lose control of your bowels & bladder as well..
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
chumleyex
Posted 2:10 AM 20/9/08
what happens if I pee on it?
chumleyex
yogibimbi
Posted 2:10 AM 20/9/08
mmm, looks like a simple server setup to me. On second thought, maybe it's not;-)
yogibimbi
G-Ram
Posted 2:09 AM 20/9/08
Saw it 3 days ago on Digg. After recently going through a bad break up (last week), I have concluded that my ex needs to wear this on a t-shirt on her next date. Just as a heads up for the next poor schmuck that gets to deal with her.
G-Ram
Phenostar
Posted 2:08 AM 20/9/08
@TideGuy: You forgot the obligatory "Hold my beer" before "watch this".
Phenostar
Whirl
Posted 2:06 AM 20/9/08
I love the Ending!
Whirl
Margatron
Posted 2:06 AM 20/9/08
Too bad it isn't in a whole bunch of languages. I guess only english speaking curious cats will be forewarned of their impending doom.
Margatron
Rabid Penguin
Posted 2:05 AM 20/9/08
It almost makes me want to touch it.
Rabid Penguin
TideGuy
Posted 2:05 AM 20/9/08
@lldsandsll:
It would probably just make them more curious to touch it. As in "Watch this"
TideGuy
Lestat
Posted 2:02 AM 20/9/08
AWESOME!
Lestat
lldsandsll
Posted 2:01 AM 20/9/08
I can see how this would be more effective on the average dummy, u know, the guy who would have touched it if it was your typical high voltage sign.
lldsandsll
zenpoet
Posted 3:21 AM 20/9/08
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: Thanks. 92BuickLeSabre hooked me up, but I knew that somewhere there was a page that told me how to do it. I must have searched for ten minutes looking for that very page. I even searched for "embed image" and nothing came up. Oh wells, thanks again for the great reference.
zenpoet
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Posted 3:13 AM 20/9/08
@zenpoet: Check out the power users guide: [lifehacker.com]
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Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 3:12 AM 20/9/08
@Curves: If they put something like "Your wife will leave you", they'd have to hire a cleaning service to sweep up the body that occasionally pops up there.
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Curves
Posted 3:07 AM 20/9/08
If they really want people not to touch it, they should warn something like "This will cancel your foodstamps and welfare check" or "You can never drink beer again" or "Touching this will cause your penis to shrink to 2" in length" etc. On second thought scratch that last one as that would be an improvement for some folks.
Curves
JEmlay
Posted 2:53 AM 20/9/08
That is HILARIOUS!!!!
JEmlay
Froggmann
Posted 3:54 AM 20/9/08
I've always liked this one:
but that one takes the cake.
Froggmann
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 3:28 AM 20/9/08
I like the top line:
"And remember this important safety tip regarding electricity".
Yeah, I was the kid who read the bottom line of the eye chart. It said "Refractionists must compensate for a 1/4 diopter of accommodation in the final prescription"
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
PsychoticLad
Posted 4:04 AM 20/9/08
You know this is like a shiny red button to someone out there. Can he hold out folks. Will he hold out! No I can't!
PsychoticLad
Galley
Posted 5:13 AM 20/9/08
The "Sharp Edges" sign is nearly as good.
[carcino.gen.nz]
Galley
Margatron
Posted 6:02 AM 20/9/08
@Rabid Penguin: Yes, maybe so.
It'd be sweet if we could get some translations here...
Margatron
Collins1
Posted 8:06 AM 20/9/08
This is like the not-lost dog sign. Lol.
Collins1
jkr's bold comment
Posted 11:33 AM 20/9/08
I thought this was already embroidered on the front of every catholic school boys underwear. That and also "it will make you blind" one too.
jkr's bold comment
smegz
Posted 7:57 AM 23/9/08
@Froggmann: They charge $200 for dying after touching wires? Must be hell to collect that fine.
smegz