We see warning signs every day, and some hazards become more "everyday" than others. These spooky signs go above and beyond when addressing strange, overly specific, or even vague danger. Spooky signs say a lot with their creepiness.
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Stupidity is one of the only attributes we can trust people to have consistently. Because of this, we have to get extra explicit when it comes to labels and laws. Stuff like, "please don't put salt in eyes" and junk like that. In a similar vein, here are some jobs that only exist because people are dumb. And for some extra scary warnings, here are spooky signs that are doing their job too well.
Scary signs serve the valuable purpose of warning people of possible danger. They're not supposed to be nice or fun. That said, some spooky signs are way scarier and outright threatening than they need to be. Again, we're glad that people are telling us that snakes might come up the toilet, but sometimes a spooky sign is just too dang scary.
All of these signs have the potential to instill some good old fashioned fear. Some of these spooky signs are probably incredibly helpful and we're lucky to have them. Some terrifying signs just sound like a threat. For a break from the scary, here are some funny signs.
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.
At their most basic level, signs exist to give the general public necessary information and warn people of hidden dangers. These foreboding signs went above and beyond when it came to being scary as hell, whether being spooky was their intention or not. Signs just have a habit of being scarier than intended.
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Most of these signs and warnings were intended to scare people off, and they're doing a good job of that. That said, they may be doing too good a job. Like, a reminder of all the deadly wolves in the area is a unique and effective way to make people go away. Seriously, these signs are too good at being spooky.
Your typical sign might have some directive information, and maybe a small diagram or two. These spooky signs went above and beyond, be it their detailed depiction of how bad a threat is, the sad peculiarity of said threat, or just the spookiness of their vague ominousness. There are a lot of signs out there that are scarier than they had to be.
The warning signs here are doing a great job. Like if you find yourself about to swim and then notice a little ol' ENORMOUS SIGN in all caps that says "THIS RIVER IS CONTAMINATED WITH FECAL BACTERIA" you may find yourself a little dissuaded from jumping in. So good job, terrifying signs of the world. Some of these signs don't even know they're scary, sinister or weird, but that doesn't make them not have a threatening aura.
These signs are, for one reason or another, doing a really great job of keeping people away. You don't have to be Norman Nine Fingers to understand that feeding the monkeys is a bad idea. Whether they're ironic, overly vague, or painfully accurate, these signs are definitely scary. For more, check out these scary signs that mean business.
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Whether it's the vagueness, the real looming threat, or even the placement of the sign, these warnings do their job extra hard. Something about them really makes you want to not do what you were thinking of doing, stay in the car, and turn back. Here are some more warning signs that mean business.
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Whether it's by design, coincidence or just straight up ominous vagueness, we don't wanna be around anywhere these signs are. Maybe it's just more noticeable to have a sign that's a little out of the ordinary. It could be that these signs are in fact doing a really good job of keeping people away. Either way, to us, they're pretty damn scary. And by the way, if you want more, then here are more extra spooky signs.
