Thu, 22 Feb 2007

The UN's new international radiation symbol

I've blogged about this kinda stuff before, as a problem in information science. And honestly, despite it's source, I think this particular symbol is pretty unambiguous...

Seriously, this is what the UN, the ISO, and the IAEA came up with. Should we take it to mean you can run but can't hide from deadly, deadly radiation? (Better start using that Geiger watch again.) Look for this emblem on a cellphone, CRT monitor, or gauss gun near you.

(link) [Engadget]

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