hazard

The world is big, and with it come a lot of threats. There's quickly rising water, bees, brain-eating amoebas, big holes and errant explosions to name a few. To name a few more, there are cliffs, electricity, angry biting monkeys, slippery cliffs, dangerous machinery and fires. So it makes sense we'd need a lot of spooky signs that say a lot with their creepiness.

We live in a world of unconventional hazards. It might seem cartoonish to think that you might get hit by a propeller, get bit by a plague-carrying rodent or fall down a hidden mineshaft. If those weren't things that could happen, we wouldn't need ominous signs that mean serious business. While sometimes horribly weird and unsettling, these creepy and ominous signs are doing their job.

There's no beating around the bush when it comes to spectacular hazards and ominous signs. It's pretty hard to ignore a sign that says "watch your step: open mine shafts" or "radioactive zone" or "step past this line and your mistakes are your own." The creepiest and most sinister signs often mean the most business. It just goes to show that paying attention is usually a good idea.

The world is full of hazards, and with them a bunch of creepy signs that make their message clear. Sure, it's extremely freaky to read a sign that explains anyone could be lurking in the woods, but it's definitely better than if there were no sign at all. We can at least give some credit to these spooky signs that say a lot with their creepiness.

Spooky signs are there to be helpful and warn us of hazards in our environment, but some of them, like these terrifying signs go above and beyond when it comes to being scary. They're doing way too good a job of making us want to stay away.

On any given day, we're exposed to a number of pretty common hazards, and the signs that come with them. For example, the ubiquitous "watch your step." The further away you get from daily life, the more specific the danger becomes, and the more vague and weird their warning signs. Here are signs that are either on purpose or accidentally very scary, and doing a great job at keeping people away. For more, check out these scary signs that mean business.

Most signs just say "Danger" or "Keep Out" but these ones have more of a flair for the dramatic. Whether overly specific or overly vague, theses signs really make you want to stay back.

If you're strolling through some supposedly non-hazardous environment and you see one of these, do yourself a favor and turn back. Oh, and also BEES!

If we saw these signs in the wild we would  just turn around and nope on outta there.

The world is full of creative hazards.

When a sign warns you with comically graphic mutilation, you pay attention to the warning.

Sign-makers will go into great detail to explain unusual hazards. Some are comical, some are just damn spooky. See more at r/ScarySigns

And the sad thing is that they're all necessary.

Those were the days. Good old lead paint, underage smoking and playing on train tracks.