Biohazard: Iconic Symbol Designed to Be “Memorable but Meaningless”

Re:Biohazard: Iconic Symbol Designed to Be “Memorable but Me... by duskwuff on Monday June 06, 2016 @09:07PM (#11851712)

And if you personally own products which have decorative biohazard or radiation symbols on them, make sure you NEVER, EVER bring them into a context where they might be taken literally. (Ideally, don't bring them out into public spaces at all.) In the wrong situation, leaving (say) your "biohazard" lunchbox sitting on a desk could lead to a panicked security lockdown.

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Re:Biohazard: Iconic Symbol Designed to Be “Memorable but Me... by jobu on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @12:11AM (#11852338)

I work at a medical device company, and a coworker of mine uses this lunchbox - http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e72e/

The first time I saw it in the company fridge I completely freaked.

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Re:Biohazard: Iconic Symbol Designed to Be “Memorable but Me... by xkcd-sucks on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @10:30AM (#11854735)

It could totally be BSL2+ if they bled on it accidentally

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