• Barbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    7·
    14 days ago

    That is a really good question…

    I feel like radiation should have some sort of translatable element as a generic radiant danger, but for the rest… if it doesn’t make sense without context in the source language, does it make sense after ‘comprehend language’? Kinda feels like we need a ‘comprehend science’ or something if they wanted to grasp the idea of specific elements and units of measure.

    • F_State@midwest.social
      14·
      14 days ago

      Researchers came up with a warning symbol for this exact scenario

      “In the aftermath of repeated incidents where the public was exposed to radiation from orphan sources, a common factor reappeared: individuals who encountered the source were unfamiliar with the trefoil radiation warning symbol, and were in some cases not familiar with the concept of radiation. During a study in the early 2000s, it was found that only 6% of those surveyed in India, Brazil and Kenya could correctly identify the meaning of the trefoil symbol.”

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_21482

      • Dasus@lemmy.world
        1·
        13 days ago

        Lots of “stops” everywhere and and skulls in red triangles, yeah, that should be somewhat clear toa lot of people. But not everyone