Random observation
Sep. 9th, 2003 06:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nockergeekAn observation, made on the way home from taking measurements in the new house:
Ever notice that on yellow crossing signs, humans always have their head floating above their shoulders, but animals aren't stylized in the same way? Animals are just silhouettes, but people are always highly stylized with disembodied heads. This was illustrated by a "Horse Crossing" sign we saw, where there was a floating-head person riding a silhouette horse. Not sure why - you'd think that the horse wouldn't have a floaty-head too - but we have a theory. Humans are sentient, and thus their minds are higher than their bodies; an enlightened, and somewhat disconnected state of existence. Animals, on the other hand, are not so privileged
Pretty damn profound (and a bit of a stretch) for a street sign - I blame the sinus medication.
Ever notice that on yellow crossing signs, humans always have their head floating above their shoulders, but animals aren't stylized in the same way? Animals are just silhouettes, but people are always highly stylized with disembodied heads. This was illustrated by a "Horse Crossing" sign we saw, where there was a floating-head person riding a silhouette horse. Not sure why - you'd think that the horse wouldn't have a floaty-head too - but we have a theory. Humans are sentient, and thus their minds are higher than their bodies; an enlightened, and somewhat disconnected state of existence. Animals, on the other hand, are not so privileged
Pretty damn profound (and a bit of a stretch) for a street sign - I blame the sinus medication.
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Re: the invisible...
on 2003-09-09 09:26 am (UTC)You know, I was thinking about doing that...
Re: the invisible...
on 2003-09-09 09:34 am (UTC)