Comments on: Excellent high-voltage warning glyph

By: Rob Beschizza

Rob Beschizza — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:19:00 +0000

It could be a bad ad. I’ll block that domain in the ad platform just in case

By: TheOven

TheOven — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:55:00 +0000

If you should take the new sky-train out to the airport you’ll notice they mounted all the electrocuted men the wrong way. They appear to be jumping into the electric arc, rather than being blasted by it.

By: Robo-Design

Robo-Design — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:55:00 +0000

i also had this happen today.

By: ssiess

ssiess — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:38:00 +0000

We also have a Reddy hanging around: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2QCN_Reddy_Kilowatt_Vancouver_British_Columbia

By: ssiess

ssiess — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:32:00 +0000

Cory is speaking at the Great Northern Way Campus this morning, right next door. Part of the same building. It’s worth checking them out, they’re super nice folk with some giant terrifying machines.

By: James Agenbroad

James Agenbroad — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:01:00 +0000

I read it as “Don’t be like Wash.” You know, from Serenity. And of course all this talk about Reddy Kilowat forces me to say “Don’t forget Willey Wirehand. http://www.reddykilowatt.org/2007/03/22/willie-wiredhand-history/

By: Abel Undercity

Abel Undercity — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:02:00 +0000

“In case of emergency, just say ‘SHAZAM!’”

By: Christian Buggedei

Christian Buggedei — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:36:00 +0000

I quite like the warning signs in Turkey too – they are quite a bit cutesy: http://brutales-licht.de/cache/alanya-08/Alanya_08_Dim_Cave_08_800.jpg

And also quite metal, when embedded in concrete: http://brutales-licht.de/cache/alanya-08/Alanya_08_Dim_Cave_06_800.jpg

By: awjt

awjt — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:07:00 +0000

& it’s high fiber, too!

By: Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:37:00 +0000

Brilliant!

By: SmokingHeartDesigns

SmokingHeartDesigns — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:26:00 +0000

And good guitarists seem to come from here as well. This is also the land of tube amps.

By: spiderking

spiderking — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:31:00 +0000

Cory, we’re the Lower Mainland – not the Pacific Northwest. That’s an American thing.

By: Halloween_Jack

Halloween_Jack — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:19:00 +0000

What is it about the Pacific Northwest and awesome high-voltage signs, anyway?

Not sure if it’s related, but the Pacific NW is/was a big center of hydroelectric power. In the book Cadillac Desert, the author credits the abundant hydroelectric power for helping the U.S. win the Pacific war, as the electricity helped create the aluminum smelting industry in that region–apparently aluminum smelters are basically giant resistors–and the American aircraft industry could turn out aluminum craft faster than the Japanese could shoot them down.

By: Halloween_Jack

Halloween_Jack — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:07:00 +0000

I’ve had various problems with BB over the years, but malware has never been one of them.

By: mypalmike

mypalmike — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:03:00 +0000

http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/5517865/il_fullxfull.236822652.jpg

By: John Verne

John Verne — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:47:00 +0000

The pic from San Fran you link to is a pretty standard high voltage warning icon. The same image is in the power room of the corp I work at in SW Ontario.

By: CliffStoll

CliffStoll — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:11:00 +0000

Sounds like a redirect virus on your PC. Usually these do redirects for google or bing, but I’ve heard of them reported for other ip addresses. The virus substitutes a bad IP address for the desired IP address.

To find out more, enter the following string into your favorite search engine:
browser redirect malware
(conceivably, you may have to do this from an uninfected computer)

Several public domain programs are available to cure this: try searching out malwarebytes or TDSSKiller

By: skyhawk1

skyhawk1 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:24:00 +0000

The Flash did come to mind.

By: ocker3

ocker3 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:06:00 +0000

I think that basic design is actually pretty common, for example http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-danger-electrocution-sign-image5578750

By: ocker3

ocker3 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:04:00 +0000

What browser are you using? Never had that problem, sounds like a malware problem

By: daemonsquire

daemonsquire — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:34:00 +0000

That bolt looks a lot more lethal than the li’l Adam’s apple tickle they give you in Luang Prabang. (on a side note, Cory, you in particular might enjoy the faux-Disney bouncy castle I saw there, on the same trip, https://secure.flickr.com/photos/66586176@N00/364681165/in/set-72057594098340531/

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:20:00 +0000

Ah! Makes sense. I’d assumed this was a steel manhole cover.

By: sqyntz

sqyntz — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:13:00 +0000

@Nathan - that appears to be the fiberglass weave where the epoxy resin has worn away

By: jetfx

jetfx — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:12:00 +0000

There can be only one!

By: Simon Garton

Simon Garton — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:05:00 +0000

Us Kiwis would recognise it instantly from one of our local bands.

By: func

func — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:52:00 +0000

Hey, if you’re still in the area Cory, try to checkout Eat Art – they’re up False Creek, so to speak, a few blocks past Main Street. The Mondo Spider is worth a look see, as is Titanoboa and Daisy.

By: robcat2075

robcat2075 — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:24:00 +0000

Since I can’t find a contact page for site problems, I’ll note here that when i come to BB I frequently get redirected to a bestprizedraw.com scam site. It ONLY happens when i visit BB so I presume it is something about your site and not my computer.

By: CliffStoll

CliffStoll — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:39:00 +0000

I’m impressed – danger graphics are extremely important!

-> Huzzah for BC Hydro & PG&E <-

Now, if only poison graphics were placed on household caustics & pesticides

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:26:00 +0000

What are the markings/scratches? Is that from street sweeper bristles? Kind of a nifty effect, if so.

By: Snig

Snig — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:22:00 +0000

It also looks a little like it might give you superpowers.