• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    214·
    4 months ago

    For a “don’t dead, open inside”, 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.

    For a “no safety, smoking first”, the text reads correctly left to right, but visual cues (like colouration or horizontal separation) lead you to try to read it top to bottom.

    • Mr_Blott@feddit.ukEnglish
      524·
      4 months ago

      The problem is that the ship picture would be perfectly acceptable on dontdeadopeninside tho

      • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        810·
        4 months ago

        Would it? A true “dontdeadopeninside” reads correctly top to bottom, and incorrectly left to right. The other way around is a “nosafetysmokingfirst”. They are very different formats :)