NoSafetySmokingFirst

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Welcome to NoSafetySmokingFirst!

For images where the text reads correctly left to right, but visual cues (like colouration, vertical proximity, or horizontal separation) lead you to try to read it top to bottom.

This is similar to, but distinct from, the more widely known “DontDeadOpenInside” format. In that case, the text reads correctly top to bottom, but visual cues (like colouration, horizontal proximity, or vertical separation) lead you to try to read it left to right.

The post that started it all:

NO | SMOKING
SAFETY | FIRST

Other related communities:

!dontdeadopeninside@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
!yelldowlgyel@sopuli.xyz (letters arranged in any confusing order)

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submitted 1 month ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/nosafetysmokingfirst@sh.itjust.works

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why are so many NoSafetySmokingFirst's found on the backs of oversized pickup trucks?

[–] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Car size is proportional to car owner's stupidity. The dumber you are, the fancier the idea of mindless communication on the road is for you. And stupid people want their message to be the biggest around, but you can't do that while writing normally, so, you get what you get.

At least that's my theory.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

I think it is more that the appeal of forms of communication where you can exclaim things without having to worry about pesky things like responses increases the dumber the things you want to say are.

[–] PenguinMage@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They can't read... the signs pointed to yes and they put it on