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The main purpose of a sign is to communicate a message or convey information. Most are useful. But others are just plain stupid. Then there are super funny signs. And those that make no sense at all. But have you ever come across a sign that gave you goosebumps? And not in a good way.
r/ScarySigns is a spot on the internet dedicated to terrifying signs. The community has 434k members, and they’re obsessed with “signs found in the world that you don’t want to be near!” Keep scrolling for our top picks from the page, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that would stop you in your tracks. If you’re interested in finding out why some people enjoy watching or looking at things that scare them, like horror movies or these scary sign pics, read on to hear what the experts have to say.
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#1
"For More Information On Lung Cancer, Keep Smoking."
Slowdown 1 year ago
I think it's a good deterrent from starting smoking, but once folks are addicted, they won't care. There are countries where they show pictures of people actually dying on cigarette packages and folks still buy them.
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The Deadly Bells
Robert Benson 1 year ago
Even the ogres know enough to stay away from this place.
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Terran 1 year ago
This should be at any path up any mountain. So many people don't understand that slippers aren't meant for hiking and then are surprised when they need rescuing.
The Scout 1 year ago
Probably not, as Mount Everest has become more of a kick for the wealthy. You can have some sherpas carry all of your luggage there, and, if you pay extra, probably carry you up there, too. Which does not make it safe, there are enough fatalities. But one would think that the dead bodys littering the way there (it is too dangerous to recover them, so they keep lying along the way, sometimes serving as landmarks) would be enough of a waring.
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Oerff On Tour 1 year ago
Now let me get up there in my sexy outfit and high heels as content for my Social Media likes
pocwaddler 1 year ago
There's a scary sign at the top of the Bright Angel Trail, that starts from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It shows pictures of people who've died of dehydration and heat stroke because they tried to hike the trail in the summer, when temperatures are well over 100 degrees F. The warnings are very explicit.
María Hermida 1 year ago
Even so, I bet you anything several totally unqualified and ill equipped idiots attempt to climb these peaks every year...
#3
Don’t Forget Your Life Jacket
Parmeisan 1 year ago
Life jackets don't require intelligence to operate; they were probably unlucky. I'd say 146 of those people were definitely idiots, though.
Load More Replies...Fear is a necessary human emotion. It alerts us to possible trouble so that we can react, which in turn helps us survive potentially deadly situations. When encountering danger, fear triggers us into fight-or-flight mode. We can either choose to go up against the perceived threat, or we can run away as fast as possible.
But there is another response… Freeze. When something just stops us in our tracks, and we make like Elsa in Frozen. Some of the signs pictured here have elicited that very response from the people who encountered them. Until they became unstuck enough to take a photograph and share it with the r/ScarySigns community.
#4
Tsunami Marker "Remember The Calamity Of The Great Tsunamis. Do Not Build Any Homes Below This Point"
JJKeene 1 year ago
They realized what they were for after the Fukushima tsunami...because they'd ignored the stones and built in the valley. Effing tragic on all levels.
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Lila Allen 1 year ago
Always listen to ancient stone tablets. Every time we don't...we are sorry
Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago
They checked a lot of these in 2011 after the big earthquake. Everyone above them was safe
John Dilligaf 1 year ago
There are many "Tsunami Stones" all over Japan, some are centuries old. This particular stone, from what I was able to find out, is in Aneyoshi, a small village on Japan’s northeastern coast. It was erected in 1896.
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#5
Do Not Allow Water To Enter Your Nose
Angela C 1 year ago
I know quite a few people who wouldn't need to worry about that
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Beak Hookage 1 year ago
Like that guy who lost a huge chunk of his face including his nose and both eyes. It was so horrible that the doctor initially asked if he would rather just be allowed to die.
BitchinintheBurgh' 1 year ago
I think I am just gonna skip the entire "getting in the water" experience.
Palo Sulek 1 year ago
maybe there were attempts to just write "do not swim in the lake" but was not working so they decided to not restrain anything, just advise...this one would work perfectly for me..... humans :)
#6
Become Soup
Definitely not a catnapper 1 year ago (edited)
You will know exactly how a tea bag feels
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The Scout 1 year ago
And yet surely some tourist will try that out... (or already has - hence the sign?)
Angela C 1 year ago
Behind every warning sign is a dumbáss who fücked around and found out
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StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
They also need a barrier that doesn't have child-size gaps (not that I'd take kids there, lol).
H Cef 1 year ago
I think you just invented a totally different kind of serial killer...
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Rocket Surgeon 1 year ago
Why ever would they pull you from this pond and go boil you! That's just mean.
If fear is a negative emotion and a state that many of us don't necessarily like being in, why do we enjoy watching horror movies, or scrolling through photos of terrifying signs? According to experts, it has something to do with the chemicals our body releases after being scared.
#7
Turn Back Now!
Khavrinen 1 year ago
There may be one just outside the frame of this picture. Besides, people are stupid enough that it's pretty likely someone will think they "know better" and go around/move the barrier, so putting up the sign is just an additional precaution. ( Not that the ones dumb enough to go past the barrier will read the sign, either. )
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pocwaddler 1 year ago
Southwestern Wyoming. Lots of dead end roads, and a lot of drifting snow.
Some guy 12 months ago
The snow drifts before it ever hits the ground. They say the snow never falls vertically in Wyoming.
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Tom Brincefield 1 year ago
The bodies of the people who ignored the sign.
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Some Good Advice On The Big Island Of Hawai'i
Paula MV 1 year ago
Seems obvious, but the last time we were on the Big Island during an eruption, a guide at the volcano told us every year someone touches the lava with their foot... only to pull their leg back and find that their foot is gone.
The Scout 1 year ago
When it comes to people in general, there is no such thing as "obvious". But putting up signs does at least reduce the risk of ligitation.
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Mjskywalk 1 year ago
I visited the Big Island in1994. Kilauea had erupted the week before, so I got to walk on still warm, solidified lava. The ranger had to go out and chase a guy for being beyond the safe zone. When lava cools (obviously) the top cools first and forms a thin crust that looks like solid lava, but when you step on it you break through and vaporize.
#9
When You Perfectly Capture The Mood Of A Generation
Nikole 1 year ago
And this week, with who he wants to appoint to various positions
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Forrest Hobbs 1 year ago
“It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.” - so said some bloke: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/762589-it-is-the-business-of-the-future-to-be-dangerous
Margee Kerr has dedicated her career to learning as much about fear as she can. She’s a sociologist and the author of SCREAM: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear. She says fear floods our bodies with "feel-good" hormones. "Our arousal system is activated and triggers a cascade of 'feel good' neurotransmitters and hormones like endorphins, dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline that influence our brains and our bodies," Kerr told The Huffington Post.
#10
Highway 16, Canada. Over 80+ Confirmed Murders. Whose Got More Insight To This?
Jenn Anderson 1 year ago
Google MMIW and Highway of Tears.. its all there and horrific that the RCMP willingly ignore when a certain group of women keep going missing
G Bono 1 year ago
No More Stolen Sisters - google it. It’s bad enough that so many (indigenous) women go missing, but the lack of investigation is horrifying. What surprised me is Canada is one of the worst about ignoring the disappearance of women -
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Beak Hookage 1 year ago (edited)
As I understand it, most of the victims were First Nations women. :( [Edited]
CanadianDimes 1 year ago
First Nations women, not Native American (as they are Canadian).
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Lyone Fein 1 year ago
All over North America Indigenous women are trafficked, murdered and disappeared and law enforcement considers the investigation of these crimes to be low priority.
Carol Farrington 1 year ago
There is a book titled Highway of Tears: a true story of racism, indifference and the pursuit of justice for missing and murdered indigenous women by Jessica McDiarmid that goes in depth about it.
Seán Hannan 1 year ago
This is horrible, but the missing comma on this sign is really bugging me. Because there is no comma between "GIRLS" and "DON'T" it is a statement that hitchhikers on the highway of tears are not girls, instead of an instruction to girls that they should not hitchhike there.
JB 1 year ago
Look, the sign was sponsored by the families of victims, not the local pedants society. If it makes you pay more attention to it, good.
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#11
At My Local Park
The Scout 1 year ago
What were the athletics teacher's last words? - Ok, end for today, all javelins to me, please...
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
There was a local park where I'd often go to eat lunch and a guy would regularly be there practicing lassoing. Like, he had a ye olde tyme looking rope lasso he'd practice throwing. Always in the same spot, didn't seem to bother anyone. Not making fun of him, just saying...it was unusual.
ArchangelLoki 1 year ago
My uncle got a javelin to the foot once, when he was a teenager. Pinned his foot to the astroturf.
Tabitha 1 year ago
But only if thrown at the javelin thrower, and your aim is perfect.
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Rebecca McManus 1 year ago
I think telling people to call the police is a bit extreme, unless he starts throwing his javelin at people
#12
Inside The Boy’s Bathroom At School
Linda van A. 1 year ago
This didn't make any sense to me because I thought it had something to do with Corona. I'm from the Netherlands and school shootings never crossed my mind.
Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
I was half-way in reading, when it occured me, that's from USA and it's about school shootings, not Covid.
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The Scout 1 year ago
How very... American of you... There is only one single country where shool shootings are a significant problem. The overwhelming mayority of Americans even support rigorous gun control (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_on_gun_control_in_the_United_States#:~:text=75%25%20of%20American%20adults%20supported,of%20error%20of%20%2B%2F%2D%204%25.), yet no politician dares to address this, as too much lobby money is involved. Even Fox News 2019 polls showed a 90% support for universal background checks, and 67% favored banning assault weapons.
OneWithRatsAndKefir 1 year ago
You know, this just makes me think of horror games that have ‘quick, the killer’s after you and there’s no human-sized vent, hide in the bathroom stall’ moments; how do Americans feel watching those moments in horror games if it’s a reality for some during school shootings? Genuine question. Does it take you out of the ‘reality’ of the game because it’s too real? Is it a darkly ‘funny’ ‘ah, yeah, same’ moment?
Beau Nonya 8 months ago
its genuinely very disrespectful to say that. ive been in two lockdowns and ive had a friend that was in a shooting where someone died and your out here like oh haha tell me your American without telling me your American like actually stfu
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Dragons Exist 1 year ago
All but the 5th are general lockdown things, #5 is the one for shooters
Parmeisan 1 year ago
Feet raised is specifically for shooters too, I think
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You’d most likely be watching a horror movie or scrolling through these pics in a place where you feel safe. Not while you’re in immediate, real danger. And that makes a big difference. “To really enjoy a scary situation, we have to know we’re in a safe environment,” Kerr told The Atlantic. “It’s all about triggering the amazing fight-or-flight response to experience the flood of adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine, but in a completely safe space.”
#13
In Barbados
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Now I get the bit about rain, but who just eats small fruit off a tree that is clearly unknown.
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
... Have ya *met* the idiots wandering around these days without a keeper?
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#14
Sign Says "Beware Of Rock Throwing Monkeys"
Alex Kennedy 1 year ago
If the monkeys are so dangerous, WHY ARE WE LEAVING BICYCLES AROUND FOR THEM TO TAKE?!?!
#15
In Chicago Near The Former Site Of The Argonne National Laboratory, An Early Site Used For The Manhattan Project
Terran 1 year ago
It's not too hard to prove them right. All you need is a geiger counter.
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BSellen 1 year ago
Am I the only one here that immediately thought this would be the perfect place to bury a dead body?
Ovata Acronicta 1 year ago
Waterfall Glen - preserve, walking, biking, hiking trail with many off-trail opportunities - is a around the current Argonne Natl Lab. It is an excellent place to walk. Or bike. Hike. Go off trail and find the ponds and waterfalls. If you feel like walking approximately 'around' Argonne, you still can. But if you want something fancy, go a lil northwest to Fermilab. That building is a villain's lair (and amazing).
Karl der Große 1 year ago
My father helped with the RaLa experiments in Bayo Canyon, Los Alamos, NM. The canyon is still radioactive, particularly if you were to cut down a tree and burn it. The radiation eventually killed him, too.
Kerr says humans have been intentionally scaring themselves, and each other, since the dawn of time. "Through all kinds of methods like storytelling, jumping off cliffs, and popping out to startle each other from the recesses of some dark cave," she said.
The expert adds that there are various reasons for this. "To build group unity, to prepare kids for life in the scary world, and of course, to control behavior. But it's only really in the last few centuries that scaring ourselves for fun (and profit) has become a highly sought-after experience."
#16
Came To A Family Dollar In A Pretty Ghetto Area, The Restrooms Are Right Next To The Employee Break Area, And I Saw This Sign On The Way Out
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Good company as in they don't expect the employees to try and fight the robbers or something. Also having clear instructions is helpful if something happens. Small one or two people working locations are at risk of something happening even in better neighborhoods.
Roxy222uk 1 year ago
Standard advice I think. Apart from anything else, I would imagine that insurance would look dimly on companies telling people to fight the robbers
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Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
I worked retail in a very nice area and we had signs like this in the employee area. It's pretty common, not just a "ghetto" thing.
The Scout 1 year ago
A friend of mine worked at a gas station - he said they had a very similar policy. Even like "ask him if he needs anything. Make him a coffee if if he wants. Do not antagonize him in any way." The money is usually insured, and the clearance rate of gas station robberies is at nearly 90% due to the numerous cameras - at least in Europe, but I would guess the American numbers might be similar. So no use risking anything.
Lsai Aeon 1 year ago
I know a lot of companies that will then fire all personnel who were on the clock when the store was robbed. Doesn't matter if they followed these instructions or not
Gracie Jay 1 year ago
That’d be incredibly financially irresponsible for the companies to do a turnover like that after any robbery, that’s not even including the liability of civil suits they’d chance by doing that.
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DC 1 year ago
A friend used to work in a gas station. They were robbed, and she peed her pants due to being frightened. The masked robber, then, said "Just like in 3rd grade, whenever you're scared, you wet yourself!", giving away who he was. He left before he got to know that he revealed himself. So, remember: making fun of people for that reason will make you go to jail.
Eunice Bentley 1 year ago
People who have fought back have lost their jobs for not following instructions.
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
This is standard protocol for pretty much all retail establishments.
#17
Found In A Small Rural Nz Town
Victor 1 year ago (edited)
Did they really censor his name ? This is going too far BP.
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Pyla 1 year ago
Hunters can just shoot each other. Real Sport. Instead of Deer who are fed salt licks and feed blocks.
Verena 1 year ago
Even though gun ownership is very restricted, it even happens frequently in Europe during hunting season that helpers, hikers, horses, cattle and other livestock out on pasture are "mistaken for a boar". Despite reflective vests and/or the shape and size of the victim absolutely not matching with a boar. Culprits are 95% elderly hunters with poor eyesight, often drunk, with a certain status, who nobody in the family or hunting club dares to tell off or the authorities, in fear of consequences. This is one of the many reasons why weapon ownership is highly restricted. There are enough nutters already, we don't need more. Adding to the problem is the right of free access for hunters to all areas, including private ones, in some regions. I don't know the particular rules in my area of the Netherlands, but if I see a hunter on the horses pasture, or shooting in that direction, I unpack my longbow and shoot back.
Lux (they/them) 1 year ago
I think it's saying that sometimes other hunters are sometimes mistaken for deer, so identify your target before you shoot it.
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Random User 1 year ago
This is in New Zealand. See the bottom right of the sign.
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These Have Always Been The Scariest Signs To Me. Those Markers Aren’t Even Close To The River. Great Falls, Va
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
If you disregard any flood control measures taken in the meantime, maybe.
Load More Replies...Sometimes we put ourselves into a state of fear purely just to "feel." "For many people everyday life can feel overly routinized and even boring," said Dr. David Zald, director of the Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at Vanderbilt University. "By contrast, when scared we are fully aware, conscious and in the moment. We are not preoccupied thinking about what happened yesterday or what we have to do tomorrow." Have you ever noticed how you feel wide awake after getting a fright? Now you know why.
#19
"If You Talk Too Much, This Man May Die" - Written Around A Mirror (World War II)
Joe Reaves 1 year ago
One of the ones we had in the UK was - Be like dad; keep mum.
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Maggie Fulton 1 year ago
Doomed these days. Before you know it, some goon would have secret info on TikTok.
Sparky4 1 year ago
If a soldier, anyone looking in the mirror, talks about war plans or locations or anything military related, someone else may over hear it. That someone could be an enemy spy and use the information to harm soldiers, etc.
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Pretty Chilling
Pedantic Panda 1 year ago (edited)
Another climate change denier! ( Obviously joking here pandas)
Verena 1 year ago
Climate change, not "getting hotter everywhere on the rock circling the sun". If due to the change in water temperature the gulf stream will stop, Europe will be freezing cold.
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Calamity Camp, Co USA
Louise B 1 year ago
Sounds perfect for a family day out, or there's always Cape Fear, New Horror field, Scream Ville...
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Btw at least in Finland having ground radon seeping into basements is a fairly common problem. If you buy a house here or any other ground radon area, remember to check if the levels have been measured
Kim Kermes 1 year ago
Common in Minnesota, too. Bedrock instead of sandstone.
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pocwaddler 1 year ago
Western Colorado. Amazing how many of these are in the Intermountain West states.
Not everyone enjoys fear. Some actually have a fear of fear. According to VeryWellMind, “Whereas most people experience fear only during a situation that is perceived as scary or threatening, those who live with anxiety disorders may become afraid that they will experience a fear response. They perceive their fear responses as negative and go out of their way to avoid those responses.”
#22
The Rocky Mountains Are No Joke
WindySwede 1 year ago
And why do they always put up the deer crossing signs right in the busiest places...?
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Wolf Creek Pass (on Hwy 160) in Colorado, US. Not too far from here is also Million Dollar Highway (on Hwy 550). Not as many road guards as you'd think, and pretty sure there are none on Million Dollar Hwy. I wouldn't drive either in a blizzard. I wouldn't travel either without resources in case of inclement weather.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
The Poconos aren’t nearly as bad as far as steep and long but boy was I happy to be driving a 4WD truck during a snowstorm from NYC to Niagara Falls. This picture is the common view in the Great Lakes area. Or I should say was. It’s not as bad now with climate change. It doesn’t snow like that anymore. We got AWD and beefy tires for nothing.
Heather Talma 1 year ago
I only saw the sign, thought it was pretty normal, then scrolled down and saw the scene.
#23
Wildfire Is Just Over The Hill
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago (edited)
That looks like a fire protection blanket used by wilderness fire fighters as a last resort when being overtaken by wildfire.
Owen 1 year ago
Thank you. I didn't know that. Bloody hell, it must be terrifying to be in that kind of situation. Hats off to the firefighters.
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Manic Mama 1 year ago
They also have "Catastrophic" as the highest level.
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Menacing Sign Over I-70 — Denver, Colorado
Still Going 1 year ago
How about the song "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" by Harry Chapin? 🎶
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Andrew Cowles 1 year ago
Yeah. I think you're right. I used to visit friends in Vail and instantly thought it was the road to Denver. I only barely got through the tunnel as it was a snowstorm and they were closing the road behind us.
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Heather Menard 1 year ago
A trucker not to long ago didn't know how to use a truck ramp ended up killing a lot of people
Philly Bob 1 year ago
True story - happened not far from me on March 18, 1965 on Moosic St in Scranton, PA. The driver was Gene Sesky. He died preventing others (and the bananas) from being hurt when the brakes on his truck gave out causing the truck to speed down the hill.
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LeighAnne Brown-Pedersen 1 year ago
Right before C470 exit. Between evergreen and C470. It’s reeeely fun when it’s snowing.
Kim Kermes 1 year ago
My mum saw a truck take an emergency ramp. They're loose gravel. The truck threw up rooster tails before stopping with gravel up to the wheel wells.
Verena 1 year ago
Yes, this is the general design in many countries to stop trucks fast
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I've passed that sign with 80,000# behind me. Truckers who rely on their air brakes instead of their engine brakes sometimes don't get to pass that sign twice.
Socks Thecate 1 year ago
I 70 east has a lot of trucker warning signs and that's the last one before getting down the eastern slope.
Public Citizen 1 year ago
I've passed that sign with 80,000 lbs under me. The ones who rely on their air brakes instead of their engine brakes don't get to see that sign twice in too many cases.
#25
Well? Do You?
Mike F 1 year ago
Exactly what I was thinking, lol. Toss them a Pic-a-nic basket and it's all good.
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Cath Brooksbank 1 year ago
This is at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. The enclosure is for Polar Bears and, if you've never seen one up close, they are HUUUUUGE!
#26
Outside Of A Haunted House Attraction
Justanotherpanda 1 year ago
Sounds lik McKamey manor...... No thanks. Not even without a necklace...
Casey Payne 1 year ago
I totally glossed over the title and just read the sign. In my mind, the only possible thing this sign could be referencing would be a casual late night safari with performing monkeys. The monkeys perform for the sheer enjoyment and occasional snacks. But glow necklaces make them CRAZY and they tend to kidnap the wearer and tear them limb from limb. I'm thinking to myself, that is an incredibly laid back sign for a situation involving horrific dismemberment by nocturnal monkeys, resulting in the legal verdict of "You asked for it". Where is this hellish place? Oh, it's a haunted house attraction. No monkey murder sprees, just clean fun. Goodness, the places my mind goes.
#27
On A Commercial Waste Bin
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 1 year ago
"See because of me they had to put a warning on it" Homer Simpson
Sian E 1 year ago
This is probably after the case of the young man who went missing in the UK. It's suspected that he drunkenly climbed into a bin to sleep it off and then the bin lorry came a few hours later. They never actually found the body, but evidence suggested that is what happened as he'd slept in a bin before after a night out.
#28
Don't Get Trapped Under Hidden Rock Ledges
Jason Vollers 1 year ago
Oh, this is here in Ithaca, NY at Ithaca Falls. Cool spot, but dangerous for sure.
#29
Freezing Gases And Small Objects
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I just sent this pic to my husband telling him it’s what the tag in his pants say 😂
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
It's apparently an MRI room vent, so I assume it's on a roof. Probably doesn't have much foot traffic other than hospital staff (who hopefully know better.)
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Glix Drap 1 year ago
Someone should change the word freezing to noxious. Probably would get people's attention more.
Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago
That would be a lie, though. Helium isn't noxious.
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Terri Rowland 1 year ago
Would be nice to know what this place was so I could avoid it completely..
#30
What Is The Meaning Of This Sign? It's Been On The Sub A Few Times But I Couldn't Find A Concise Answer
Kabuki Kitsune 1 year ago
Usually see these around emergency spillways for dams. In the event the dam has to use that spillway, you don't want to be anywhere near it.
Casey Payne 1 year ago
It's the stomping grounds for Zombie Amelia Earhart. You see, when she crashed her plane, she was rescued by none other then Howard Hughes himself. She was barely alive. But HH had a plan, and said "We can rebuild her. We have the technology. We can make her better than she was. Better... stronger...faster." Sadly, he was wrong. She didn't survive the technique, but they certainly made her stronger and faster, but as the undead. Undead is not better by most peoples standards. So she roams the back country as a half robot, half rotting corpse. Your only chance is run up the stairs at least 200 steps which trips the circuitry and resets ZAE.
Michael Davison 1 year ago
Likely discharge over a dam from a reservoir.... The siren would be from an automatic overspill system warning you too get to high ground asap
Upstaged75 1 year ago
No, it means they're opening the flood gates of a dam and there's about to be a whole lot of water heading your way. That's what the alarm is for.
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#31
Found On An Abandoned Building 20+ Miles From The Closest Town
#32
You Can't Win
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
WILD MONKEY wants to battle! WILD MONKEY used BITE. It's super-effective!
#33
If It's White, Say Goodnight
H Cef 1 year ago
That is a great question that now I must watch who has the answers, whether silly or serious or in between... why the second sign?
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If it's white say goodnight If its brown it's still not alright You won't win the fight With any bear brown or white Day or night
#34
Found This In Texas
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 1 year ago
I don't understand the first rule "pull vehicle inside fence". I'd be effed
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
It's for the safety of the power company employees there is work in that substatiion
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#35
Seen In Japan Skiing…the Fact That They Took The Time To Draw The Blood…
#36
The Trees In Question Hung Right Over The Path
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
I've been hit in the head by a falling acorn and that FREAKING HURTS. These would probably kill you.
#37
Katahdin Region
Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago
100 mile wilderness - part of the AT. Experienced through-hikers have disappeared here.
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
Middle of the Great North Woods. Some of the last great wilderness left.
#38
A What???
#39
Area 51 Front Gate
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
Your car has been crushed into a cube. You have thirty minutes to move your cube.
brandyy17 1 year ago
a friend of mine tried but it got shot down or something made it fall. he did in fact get arrested wen he was found even tho he was no longer on the property. he also got a fine of $2500 bc of tresspassing and use of a drone over military property. apparently its a fairly common thing bc he was let go once he paid his fine. he told me on his way out he heard a cop say "damn kids and their alien thoeries". he has debated trying again but i dont think hes going to. it was 7 years ago wen he tried. me and my friends all tried talking him out of it but he ignored us and booked a flight. we all called him an idiot wen he got back and nothing to show for it. all the data recorded from the drone was completely erased along with his phone being complete reset to factory settings.
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From Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park In Felton, California
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
"Destroying Angels" is the coolest plant name I have ever heard.
Kristiina Männiste 1 year ago
Destroying Angels grow in my favorite mushroom forest - they are quite distinct and not tasty looking. The easiest way is to check any white "agaric looking" mushrooms for gill color - champignons have pinkish or greyish gills. Just leave the white gilled mushrooms. For advanced mushroomers - the delicious Agaricus silvicola looks like a "beefier" version of the Destroying Angel but has a distinct aroma and bruises yellow. I learned that the hard way - once left 3 plump and fresh Agaricus silvicolas in the forest because the gills where too light colored. Only learned about the yellow bruising sign after I got home.
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago (edited)
Another reason - especially amateurs - not to forage mushrooms in the wild ...
Nolgoth 1 year ago
All mushrooms are edible. Some only once. Also they are not plants. They predate plants by hundreds of millions of years
#41
Powerful Mana
brandyy17 1 year ago
ive been near here before. they take it very seriously if someone tresspasses. a tourist that was in a group with me and my parents decided to b an idiot and ignore the sign. the local we had with us chased after him slammed him to the ground and dragged him off the property before calling police. alot of tourists dont care about hawaiin beliefs or beliefs of other cultures and they always get arrested. i hate tourists who ignore a places rules
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I'm relieved to not see pictures of influencers and other oblivious idiots all over the place.
Verena 1 year ago
Me too. Text is longer, it maybe is a last warning before the ancient traps shoot arrows. Which is totally okay.
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#42
I Wish This Sign Had 'Aaaaaaaa! ' Caption
#43
Seen Halfway Into An Abandoned Rail Tunnel
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Who'd want to walk through an abandoned tunnel? Not me, anyway. A world of Nopes.
#44
A Warning Sign Close To The Electric Fish Barrier In The Chicago Sanitary And Ship Canal To Prevent The Asian Carp From Reaching The Great Lakes
#45
Don't Rotate
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
The motion moves the firing pins for each barrel, everything else would be awfully complicated
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#46
“The Troops Are Under Orders To Shoot If The Warning To Stop Is Ignored.“
#47
Lake Mackintosh, Tasmania. Man-Made Lake For Hydroelectricity
H Cef 1 year ago
So the numeric values are fascinating and what do they represent? 0.7 is just white and chilling without a name, 0.6 is the same, 0.5 ALL CAPS PREPARE! DUDE and we killed 0.4 so you better listen! 0.3 is basically it could take days to get to the "EVACUATE" level or hours really, we don't know, it's just that 0.2 and 0.1 are missing or dead or I might have killed them, we don't know.
Lesley Thomas 1 year ago
It's measurements in metres, something we do in Australia where this sign is
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Multiple Carcasses In Area…
#49
Warning Sign In Canberra, Australia
Shark Lady 1 year ago
Try not to feed your in-laws beef Wellington that contains death cap mushrooms
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 1 year ago
People make meals with these when their "relatives" and um "friends" come around. We don't have guns, just harmless death recipes
Kristiina Männiste 1 year ago
Just check under the cap. White gills bad. Pink or grey gills delicious.
#50
Co2 Emissions Warning In The Sierra Nevada
Lisa Lee 1 year ago
your limbo comment really struck me as funny! thanks for the laugh today!
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Swimming Is Prohibited. Danger To Life. Water Containing Hydrogen Sulphide
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
In my part of Australia we have signs along some lakes & rivers that say something like "Danger: Do not swim, Do not camp. Crocodiles will kill you" written in german on them because we had a string of german tourists ignoring the many, many other warnings and getting eaten by crocs.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Trying to work out how hydrogen sulphide translated to to schwefelwasserstoffhaltignes.
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)
Schwefel = Sulphur. Wasserstoff = Hydrogen. Schwefelwasserstoff = Hydrogensulfide. Haltiges = Containing. Wasser = water.
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#52
Death Penalty For Drugs In Singapore
#53
Door At Calarts
Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
You would think they would bolt the door securely instead of hanging some flimsy chain in front
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Reminds me of W***y Wonka whispering: "no... stop..."
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Janissary35680 1 year ago
If you even touch the door it should play a pre-recorded Wilhelm scream.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
Also we had a door just like this at a workplace of mine! Turns out it opened into the service tunnels and could only be reached by a ladder from below.
#54
New Signs At School For Safety Against Shooters
Luke Branwen 1 year ago
There's only one group of people that'll be better off: rich white men.
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Leoninus Fate 1 year ago
the bathrooms were outside of the school, i was 15 or something {postedthis before} and the place went on lockdown, we got the announcement to stay in class and such.... where was i? out in the bathroom, I left an ran to the door and see a teacher at the door looking out, i slam into it and asks to be let in, she tells me, she cant open the door {yes this was real, there was a guy on the other side of the school hideing with a gun, so not a test} I'm pounding on it and telling her to let me in, and she instead locks it more? and runs the room closing it...... well the school was about 3 streets from my home, I looked at the parking lot and thought about it and darted out, I ran home, my mom was surprised I was home and I told her what happened, she kept me home, she called but they wouldn't answer and after it called her to tell her they hadn't seen me since earlier..... oh she was PI$$ED, I forget what happened after, but those bathrooms are connected to the school now
Shaggy 1 year ago
Frankly, I would rather be outside. Chances are the idiot with the boom stick is not trying to harm anyone outside (as they have not yet) and are concentrating on the school. Outside 100%
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Shaggy 1 year ago
Yea, they would get in their car and drive away. No way in hell would I be trying to GET INTO a school with an active shooter situation when I am already outside... (Saving people is obv the exception)
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This Sign On A Canadian Highway
RagDollLali 1 year ago
I love scary movies, any and all kinds, and usually laugh while I'm watching them. But this scene is one of the only ones that has ever actually got to me and stuck in my mind, so much so that to this day I will not drive behind or next to a truck carrying ANYTHING that is strapped down like that on its bed!
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Was that the documentary series which shows what happens if you don't heed premonitions? Good series, that!
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#56
This Sign Near The Top Of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
#57
USA’s Most Dangerous Climb
Biofish23 1 year ago
Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. There is also a train that can be taken to the top. The trail heads are easily accessible, the hike is only moderately difficult and short enough to be a day hike ,in good conditions. All of this lulls unprepared tourists into starting off underprepared. The problem is conditions change dramatically, it can easily be a beautiful summer day at the base, but have high winds and snow at the summit.
#58
Found This Out In The New Mexico Desert
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
This is actually life-saving but scary to imagine how many people die in need of something like this.
maggie spencer 1 year ago
And how many died because they pressed the button
Load More Replies... Glix Drap 1 year ago
So did you walk from safety to this point? If so could you not also walk back?
digitalin 1 year ago
This sign is targeted at people crossing the US/Mexico border illegally. They've probably given up everything to get as far as this sign-- there's no going back.
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I Felt Confident Getting Close To Take A Pic On Such A Clear Day!
#60
The Numbers Are Exaggerated, But The Warning Is Valid
ucp 1 year ago
Hey, that’s insulting the memory of my uncle who died mixing Christmas pudding batter. He was pulled under by a strong currant.
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Verena 1 year ago
I believe this. Every year at the not very dangerous Dutch coast about 10 tourists get killed due to ignore the warnings about currents. That includes people jumping in without safety devices, to save a dog or person - instead of immediately alerting the rescue staff present on several points on the beach.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
Been there. It is a beach along the Na Pali coast trail on Kauai. By the time you get there, you are hot and just want to jump in the water. But the undertow is insane and no one is coming to rescue you in time.
#61
Didn't Know I Had To Watch Out For Crows In My Local Park
#62
This Dog Is Doomed
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Maybe she's an Influencer in disguise? Poor dog having an idiot like that for an owner.
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Do Not Run. And We Did Run Into A Bear
#64
Hazardous Mines Will Kill You
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Yeah. It's a heavily mined state. Lots of tunnels and things that can collapse underneath you.
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Deep Sand, Make The Right Decision
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
OK, water, doctor and gas station we can do without, but no cell phone reception?? No internet games? No way!!
#66
On The Side Of Colorado State Route 103
#67
In Cape Town
G A 1 year ago
I know Elon Musk is a d1ckhead but calling all SA-ers Baboons is a tad churlish
Pandemonium 1 year ago
An insult to baboons. The Musk association, not the All SAers
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Cliff Jumping Warning At The Canyon
Mike F 1 year ago
Most people are smart enough to not jump off a random cliff/bridge or other point into a puddle of water.
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#69
Mom Just Had Hip Replacement Surgery Yesterday; This Sign Was On The Door Of The Behavioral Health Ward On My Way To Her Room
Gingersnap In Iowa 1 year ago
I was in the psych ward earlier this year. The doors are always locked you have to be buzzed in and out. Food service workers were very spooked bringing in meals.
Biofish23 1 year ago
Likely to wander off when they shouldn't, comes from a military acronym Absent WithOut Leave.
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A Beach In Okinawa, Japan
#71
I Laughed When I Saw This One
#72
Casual Belt Sander Fires
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
I think there are machines that make sure that doesn't happen in the first place, I have a company building those near me
#73
Interesting Choice Of Words
#74
Sign In Death Valley, California. Not Oc Shamelessly Stolen
Michael Fernandez 1 year ago
Salt field at Badwater Basin. I brought 2L of water and still got panicky 100 yards from my car & turned back.
#75
So People Normally Play With Bats?
Biofish23 1 year ago (edited)
Bats have very small sharp teeth, bites might not be particularly painful or leave a noticeable mark, but can still transmit rabies. Not to mention all the other diseases they can carry due to their freaky immune system. ANY contact with a bat warrants medical attention.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
My bestie found a wild bat hanging on a sign in broad daylight. So of course she starts petting it. She sent me a picture and I called her just to yell at her.
David Paterson 1 year ago
"Do people play with bats?". Yes, in countries without rabies they do.
Tiger 1 year ago
In countries with rabies, they do too. Dumb people see cute wild animals and want to pet them, this should not be surprising to anyone who has ever seen images of dumb tourists on the internet. In my neck of the global woods, tourists and dumb people are always trying to pet baby bears. “Do people play with bears?” Yes, yes they do, for dumb reasons.
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Psa Of Blasting Caps
#77
Seen Near The Ocoee Whitewater Center
Mike F 1 year ago
Off season times. There are lots curated trips (river rafting) during the regular season, but when it's over, it's AYOR. That water is no joke, and the boulders in it are huge.
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“There Is A High Probability You Will Be Stung If You Visit This Location”
#79
Every Time I Have To Ring Up Certain Gift Cards At Work This Thing Jumpscares Me
#80
Found In A Dead Mall In Livingston, Nj. There Are No Radioactive Sources Or Power Plants Around For Several Hundred Miles
Tiger 1 year ago (edited)
Yes. “Dead mall” doesn’t mean completely dead and abandoned, it means a mall with barely any stores open that few people visit. The “dead mall” in my town has a fish processing plant, the local court of law, a Chinese restaurant and the local cannabis shop, and that’s it 😅😂 Google’s AI thingy says “A dead mall is a shopping mall that is either deteriorating or has low consumer traffic. Other terms for a dead mall include ghost mall, zombie mall, or abandoned mall.“ (edit: I lied, there’s a self-serve dog wash station in the mall too lol, small town dead malls are hilarious)
Load More Replies... Kristiina Männiste 1 year ago
In soviet Estonia we had a lot of drills on how to react should the evil capitalists nuke us. There were posters on how to build nuclear shelters out of mud and logs in random offices. This produced this joke: What to do in case of a nuclear attack? Wrap yourself into a white sheet and start crawling towards the nearest cemetery, but slowly. Why slowly? So, that you do not cause a mass panic.
detective miller's hat 1 year ago
Not true, there was until pretty recently a nuclear power plant only 66 miles from Livingston. Not sure why the mall needs this sign tho....
#81
A Sign Near A Waterfall, In Virginia
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
If you die, you will also be fined and then buried at your own expense.
#82
Falkland Islands Warning
ucp 1 year ago
Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operations Centre
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Tourist “Trap.”
Matt 1 year ago
Clearly you can go down those passages but with staff guidance
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Flat Earth
Tiger 1 year ago
“2 for 1 Tuesdays! Two rescues for the low low price of one!”
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Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I've seen videos on tiktok of people going down this and trying to get back up. Takes a lot of energy to do so. Kinda funny watching them, but I feel bad for the kids cause their idiot parents take them down there.
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Maaan, I'd double the fine if morons ignored the sign and carried on walking.
#85
Found This Halfway Through A Nature Trail
#87
Sign At A Park In My Town By Our City Dam
#88
Many Things To Be Aware Of! This Sign Is At Castaway Key, An Island Owned By Disney
Myoviridae 1 year ago
They are just wee little copepods. When they get big enough, they enter their parasitic life stage, attach to a host and consume blood, etc. Mostly a problem in fish farms.
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#89
At Abrams Falls In The Smoky Mountains
#90
This Is A Pretty Ominous One At Hanging Rock State Park In North Carolina
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I think you're safe at the one in the US. Australia has the creepy one.
Load More Replies... Kurt Hartman 1 year ago
Well that's pretty vague. The entire rest of the world is past that point!
Kristiina Männiste 1 year ago
I am pretty sure serious injuries and deaths have occurred pretty much anywhere.
#91
I Knew The Us Wasn't The Most Cyclist Friendly But This Is Less Than Reassuring
S. E. in Indiana 1 year ago
You will be SPLAT on the road. Watch for those cars that are turning.
#92
On The Way To Askja Via F910, Deep In The Highlands Of Iceland [oc]
![On The Way To Askja Via F910, Deep In The Highlands Of Iceland [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/67331e003269f_k0nwbr6gfan91__700.jpg "On The Way To Askja Via F910, Deep In The Highlands Of Iceland [oc]")
#93
Whirlpools Form In The Water Above The Sluice Inlets
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Someone probably stuck a sticker on there. I imagine if it was something actually official/Apple, the logo would be center-justified along with the text.
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What do you think ?
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Some scary signs that I've seen while driving across North America included signs warning about rattlesnakes in the Badlands of Alberta, and signs very very plainly telling you that if you walked onto the black rocks at Peggy's cove, you probably would die. (The black ones are slippery with algae and wet, you fall into the ocean, that's it.)
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
I once visited a waterhole which had a sign saying "NO DIVING. If you dive into this pool, you WILL break your neck". A local park ranger confirmed that it had happened several times; being a kid at the time, I was terrified merely to just swim in there.
ThatBisexualB1tch 1 year ago
in australia, you'll often find signs saying things like "swooping birds in this area, protect your eyes, face and head. walk, do not run or ride your bike. avoid this area if possible" because of magpie season and honestly i'm surprised one of those signs aren't in this.
Millie Brown 1 year ago
I hate that we have to pay for BP premium just to do basic things like read the entire thing!
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 1 year ago
''Drop bears next 5km'' >.< Terrifying when walking through the bush.
Chich 1 year ago
We were working near a bridge once a little off the beaten track. Sign said no diving. One guy decided it did not apply to him and dove in. Guess there had been an old concrete bridge that collapsed at one point or sumsuch? He said he dove into a group of rebar, some pointing upwards and just missed impaling his head by a foot or so.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Some scary signs that I've seen while driving across North America included signs warning about rattlesnakes in the Badlands of Alberta, and signs very very plainly telling you that if you walked onto the black rocks at Peggy's cove, you probably would die. (The black ones are slippery with algae and wet, you fall into the ocean, that's it.)
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
I once visited a waterhole which had a sign saying "NO DIVING. If you dive into this pool, you WILL break your neck". A local park ranger confirmed that it had happened several times; being a kid at the time, I was terrified merely to just swim in there.
ThatBisexualB1tch 1 year ago
in australia, you'll often find signs saying things like "swooping birds in this area, protect your eyes, face and head. walk, do not run or ride your bike. avoid this area if possible" because of magpie season and honestly i'm surprised one of those signs aren't in this.
Millie Brown 1 year ago
I hate that we have to pay for BP premium just to do basic things like read the entire thing!
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 1 year ago
''Drop bears next 5km'' >.< Terrifying when walking through the bush.
Chich 1 year ago
We were working near a bridge once a little off the beaten track. Sign said no diving. One guy decided it did not apply to him and dove in. Guess there had been an old concrete bridge that collapsed at one point or sumsuch? He said he dove into a group of rebar, some pointing upwards and just missed impaling his head by a foot or so.
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