Signs are supposed to have the most basic of practical purposes. They can give directions, for example, or give the name of a street or place. Perhaps they are there to warn us of a potential hazard up ahead.
Sometimes though, a warning sign can instill more fear and trepidation in a person than is strictly necessary. Sure, it's better to be safe than sorry, but who really wants to be told to watch out for falling snakes? I mean, how often is that really happening?
This list, compiled by Bored Panda, is a series of sinister signs that captured people's attention for their slightly threatening nature. Sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deadly serious, these are the kind of warnings that everyone is definitely taking notice of! Which is, ultimately, the point in putting up signs in the first place.
Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
#1 Sign At An Irish Zoo
Image credits: OctopussSevenTwo
#2 Sarcasm Meets Capitalism
Image credits: Cieslok Media
#3 It’s Only Fair
Image credits: domeafavour97
#4 This Sign At My Uncles House
Image credits: nateair
#5 Slower
Image credits: IPointThings
#6 I Noticed A New Sign At My Doctors Office
Image credits: mynameisntsavannah
#7 Good Advice
#8 This Corn Maze Sign
Image credits: shidanesayo
#9 At Pittsburgh Zoo - What?
Image credits: whododatlikedat
#10 Thanks For The Heads Up
Image credits: Scazon
#11 I Mean... It’s Not Wrong
#12 Presenting Exhibit A
Image credits: phitter72
#13 I Have Well Meaning Neighbours Who Knock On My Door At All Times (All Times) To Inform Me Of Neighbourhood Discord
Image credits: mahuzair
#14 This Sign
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#15 Nope
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#16 This Sign Outside A Cabin My Family Is Staying In
Image credits: cheesybread116
#17 Gotta Be Bold To Urinate In Public In Tirana, Albania
Image credits: LittleCrumb
#18 At The Hippo Exhibit
Image credits: 1stumbler
#19 Take A Guess
Image credits: Paul Smith
#20 This Sign At My Local Orthodox Church
Image credits: SilverSunrises
#21 Alligators Love Kids
Image credits: FilthySpaniard
#22 This Is A Real Sign
Image credits: Jigfly
#23 Public Service Announcement To All Kids
Image credits: vampedvixen
#24 At A Nearby Wolf Sanctuary
Image credits: Gymnos84
#25 Crocodile Enclosure At Sydney Aquarium
Image credits: ReginaldHardwick
#26 Just Another Day In Alaska
Image credits: electronicthesarus
#27 Texas, Home Of The World's Scariest Sign
Image credits: RCViking44
#28 Seen At My Local Tattoo Studio
Image credits: StoneageRomeo
#29 This Is How Our Tigers See You
Image credits: tripadvisor
#30 Trust Me, I Won't
Image credits: Svensit
#31 No Idea What It Means But Can't Be Good
Image credits: CruzWayne
#32 Wheeeeeeeeeeeee-Uh Oh!
Image credits: CaptainCrackbaby
#33 A Good Reminder Not To Drown
Image credits: blindgorgon
#34 No Worries, 3 Layers Of Glass Still Remain To Protect You From The King Of The Jungle
Image credits: Tails_RulesTheWorld
#35 My Relaxing Road Trip From Darwin To Melbourne, Australia
Image credits: AcidUrine
#36 Advertisement For An Anti-Malaria Medicine (1941)
Image credits: National Museum of Health and Medicine
#37 Killer Coconuts In Oahu Hi
Image credits: child_of_old
#38 Ominous AF
Image credits: Citizen_Ken
#39 Found This Gem At A Local Bulk Foods Store
Image credits: OnsetOfMSet
#40 Ummm... Okay?
Image credits: ledromire
by Audrius P. via Bored Panda - Source
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