Radiation
Monday 26th February, 2007 04:15 Comments: 0
I was going to post this on Friday, but never quite got around to it. I mentioned to Ian that the United Nations want to rebrand a well known symbol for a new sign that's a bit less abstract.
Now I know what you're thinking. It's a warning that helicopters are going to shoot their heat seaking missiles in some kind of ("friendly fire"?) incident at people on the ground, and unless they run away, they'll end up dying. But then you remembered there isn't an existing sign for that (unless you consider that the American flag counts?), so perhaps you're now thinking it's going to replace the current radiation symbol? You'd be right. The International Atomic Energy Authority said its new sign, developed in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization should be taken up worldwide ASAP. This bold new logo for ionizing radiation is the result of just five years of research and testing on 1,650 individuals in 11 countries. This new sign will be introduced to supplement the traditional international symbol for radiation.
Now I know what you're thinking. It's a warning that helicopters are going to shoot their heat seaking missiles in some kind of ("friendly fire"?) incident at people on the ground, and unless they run away, they'll end up dying. But then you remembered there isn't an existing sign for that (unless you consider that the American flag counts?), so perhaps you're now thinking it's going to replace the current radiation symbol? You'd be right. The International Atomic Energy Authority said its new sign, developed in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization should be taken up worldwide ASAP. This bold new logo for ionizing radiation is the result of just five years of research and testing on 1,650 individuals in 11 countries. This new sign will be introduced to supplement the traditional international symbol for radiation.