Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Makes Me Think

Did you know that the peace sign is actually a symbol for "Nuclear Disarmament" ? I didn't!



The peace sign symbol has the semaphoric symbols which denote the letter "N" and "D" for "Nuclear Disarmament" in it !
Semaphore Flags is the system for conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags, rods, disks, paddles, or occasionally bare or gloved hands. Information is encoded by the position of the flags; it is read when the flag is in a fixed position. It was used by ships as a means of communication.

The Semaphore Flag System for 'D' is :




and the Semaphore Flag symbol for 'N' is :




                                                               ( all pictures via Wikipedia )

How cool is that? It just makes me realise how much there is to learn about the world!

2 comments:

  1. That's actually very cool! Where did you find that?
    Rishika

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  2. We were discussing it in my semiotics class and my teacher told me! Its amazing how much he knows!

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