• 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