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NoSafetySmokingFirst

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Welcome to NoSafetySmokingFirst!

For images where the text reads correctly left to right, but visual cues (like colouration, vertical proximity, or horizontal separation) lead you to try to read it top to bottom.

This is similar to, but distinct from, the more widely known “DontDeadOpenInside” format. In that case, 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.

The post that started it all:

NO | SMOKING
SAFETY | FIRST

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

NoSafetySmokingFirst is similar to, but distinct from, the more widely known “DontDeadOpenInside” format.

In a DontDeadOpenInside, 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. In a NoSafetySmokingFirst, the text reads correctly left to right, but visual cues (like colouration, vertical proximity, or horizontal separation) lead you to try to read it top to bottom.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago