Why Nostr? What is Njump?
2024-04-24 15:11:51

CourtneyCantrell won't go back on Nostr: #TIL stop signs shaped like octagons were invented in Mississippi in 1923 because ...

#TIL stop signs shaped like octagons were invented in Mississippi in 1923 because someone thought that the more sides a shape had, the higher a danger level it invoked.
A triangle has the fewest number of sides, so it's just a warning.
A square has 4 sides, so it ups the warning level a little.
An octagon has 8 sides, so that's the warning that says Stop Right Where You Are Because Horrors Shall Ensue.

I'm assuming that if we ever see a >8-sided sign, it means #Cthulhu has arrived.
Author Public Key
npub19rgq4n3epn69jh0qn72mcyannha6p83thjvg5l8kkphfql55r33sk5vp9c