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The classic American emergency exit sign—the bold red letters spelling out E-X-I-T—seems at first glance like an unimpeachable bit of sign design. The contrast between the letters and the background renders it highly legible, the illumination stresses the importance of the message, and the color is evocative of both fire and fire-safety devices (fire extinguishers, fire engines, fire alarms, and the like). If you're reading this in a coffee shop, cubicle, or other public place, pause and look around you; it probably won't take long to find that glowing red beacon.
But people in the rest of the world—at least, the kind of people who spend time considering how to mark a means of emergency egress—think our simple red sign is completely nuts. Many other countries use some version of the ISO standard, a symbol developed the late 1970s by a Japanese designer named Yukio Ota and adopted for international use in 1985. This take on the exit sign goes by the informal name "the running man," and looks like this:
You wanna know the real stupidity in this?
We, here in America, know what EXIT means - you don't live here, so it understandable you think it's stupid.
But seriously, the fact still remains you are not the ones using it - we are. And by God, we damn well know what it means!
It's like the first thing you learn in grade school in case there is an emergency.
As for the whole not speaking the language thing... if you don't fucking know what fucking EXIT means, then get the hell out of the country or learn the language please.
Not to mention that if something happened and someone couldn't speak or read English... I would be willing to bet they'd follow the flock of screaming people out the exit, don't you?
And, I would also like to point out that not all of the signs are red, I've seen green many times before.
I like the red EXIT signs.
The stupidity of the people actually getting their undies in a bunch about this is very stupid.
Fucking retarded people blathering on about stupid pointless shit.
Oh, and personally, I dislike pictures instead of words. I mean, I've been to places with just pictures. I actually asked once "What in the world are those pictures doing?!"
I can't remember what it was actually for... but it looked like sex. Seriously.
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i agree with you, the exit sign has to say its so much more strait foreward than a green pictire of a guy, and honestly i like it red, red may mean danger but when you're following them normally you ARE IN DANGER and its wayyy more eye catching
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i love spring and the fact that there is no more snow, but i feel like I've been hibernating, i look outside during class on the 3rd floor and wish i had wings to fully enjoy the feel of the warmer air, the smell of life coming from the plants, the freedom of it all
Here in the good old UK, we have the little green man. But seriously, I think if a non-English speaking person were in America and everyone was running in one direction they would probably know to run in that direction too.
What the heck, i am so confused??
whats wrong with exit signs? we have exit signs, except they are green not red. but who the heck cares? I dont understand the problem.
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Nothing in the sky said run for cover,
There was no parade,
No lightsflashing,
No songs to sing along the way. ♥
Yes that with a fire extingusher or hose on the wall beside the sign (The sign hangs on the roof) with a poster saying Exit "A" or "B" etc... Our schools are so safe and we need to do atleast 5-10 alarms a year (depending on territory/province)! Man, if you went through a fire drill in Canada you'd be like "Holy Shit! Talk about complicating safety."
The sign is just a big bold fucking sign with red lighted letters saying EXIT that hangs on a ceiling and is still on during blackouts.
It's what makes Canada great. No green, red or other colours. It's a damn shade and it's grey. Talk about epic.
i dont think that the colors have to mean something.
if its red, green - who cares?
i dont believe that everyone could read the word when travelling to another country (some chinese people that travel to the us without having ever tried to understand some english, e.g.).
would you know what "Ausgang" or "Notausgang" means?
i think an international symbol is good and clear, and it cant hurt to print it on every sign. so wheres the problem?
In germany, it looks like this.
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is there anyone who would not know what these signs mean if they would see them in any building?
would you know what "Ausgang" or "Notausgang" means?
And I say again, if everyone is rushing out an exit, generally you'd want to follow them if you had absolutely no idea what the signs meant, right?
Because when alarms start going off, that's pretty obvious.
Also, look up all the important things before you leave.
If you are visiting another country then you should at least know enough to get around.
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And I say again, if everyone is rushing out an exit, generally you'd want to follow them if you had absolutely no idea what the signs meant, right?
Because when alarms start going off, that's pretty obvious.
And if you're alone in the room (not very probable, but possible)?
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Originally Posted by Marietta
Also, look up all the important things before you leave.
If you are visiting another country then you should at least know enough to get around.
I do not think that everyone would do it.
and y not making it easier?
the signs I showed could be in every country, and everyone would understand it.
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It's a fuggin' EXIT sign!
i love spring and the fact that there is no more snow, but i feel like I've been hibernating, i look outside during class on the 3rd floor and wish i had wings to fully enjoy the feel of the warmer air, the smell of life coming from the plants, the freedom of it all
