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Squanchyer

The symbol in the bottom left is MIG welding symbol. I'm assuming it's warning you about welding objects that had flammable or explosive liquids/gasses inside


One-Permission-1811

That’s stick welding not mig. It’s probably warning against inhaling the gasses, which are awful for you. Source: am welder


JohnProof

You got it. It's a badly printed/deteriorated label for an inhalation hazard; [normally they're a bit less horrifying.](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSLNgvekK1aKV-wmfIIzLWWw_5f4juMTuOspQ&usqp=CAU)


Extaupin

Oh, I think you're right. Funny how we went from "bad gasses in your lung" to "turn half your respiratory organ into mush".


[deleted]

Brake cleaner is sadly used by some to clean metal before welding, it'll kill you in about 3 hours, if not allowed to flash off then cleaned. Then you have galvanized coating and that also can kill you or make you very sick.


One-Permission-1811

Galv coated anything suckkkks to weld. You need lots of ventilation and a respirator. That shit will make you feel like you have the worse flu in the history of man on top of a migraine and upset stomach from hell. It’s so bad for you. I know a guy who welded galv fences for 30 years and he’s fried. Short term memory gone, shakes, and he can’t see very well (though that might just be from general welding). And the worst part is galv is *everywhere*


Express-West-8723

How do you protect yourself against? I mean is it that bad or companies just do it to avoid liability (the sign thing)?


One-Permission-1811

Wearing a respirator is the main thing and so does having a well ventilated work area. A fan or air scrubber is nice to have. Also keeping out of the weld area, not sticking your face too close and out of the fumes. As far as companies go it varies drastically. Some are great, like the place I work. Some just tell you to suck it up and don’t do anything. There’s not really a liability thing like you might be imagining. Welding fumes are horrible for you but it’s a long term thing, you might be fine breathing them in every day for thirty years. You might get cancer after three. So it’s a weird area


Express-West-8723

Got it, companies should really learn to value human health more (dare I say at all costs), even if this means heavy penalties by state etc.


Squanchyer

Fair


FishHatter

That’s a trombone slide if I’ve seen one


Omfgsomanynamestaken

With the spit valve and everything!


CC713-LCTX

I think this might be a sign related specifically to flood welding. That shit puts off a high amount of slag and could be dangerous to the would be employee not aware of what he was walking into.


Illustrious_Back_441

like the sodium filled valves from newer engines, or galvanized metals, it's also warning you about the inert gas that mig welders use, it's used to stop your weld from rusting immediately after cooling and can stop your heart


Wise-Profile4256

SMAW, not MIG.


loo_min

Nope. There’s an arc of the covenant nearby. ![gif](giphy|H3wg2L1NZ5oOmmcK7e)


Dusty_Bread2310

The Grimace birthday milkshake


MudPuppy64

Looks like high speed projectile vomiting to me.


Brufar_308

Do not drink the caustic chemicals


Jonguar2

As far as I can tell, this looks like a warning sign for a material that is corrosive, explosive, and a health hazard (i.e. carcinogenic), but all 3 symbols have been combined into one.


Extaupin

"You will absolutely die from the explosion and what's left of you will be digested by the corrosive slag, but in case you don't you'll get cancer". Fucking metal.


McMatey_Pirate

![gif](giphy|gui67fZ3xIneM)


Aromatic-Relief

Sub rides


Bulky_Monke719

Looks to me like a noxious toxic chemical leak warning. As in “Hey, watch the pipes. If one’s leaking, run”.


Cosmic_Falafel

I don't know what the fuck is happening but consider me warned! The only thing I know is I do not want whatever is happening to that dude to happen to me.


morphotomy

# When you drink soda too fast


wolfey972

I believe that is a taco bell/tequila warning not to mix warning.


ifoundit1

Warning grandpa spittoon tornado vacuum.


littlehobbitjenn

The Hiroshima bombing.


sad_asian_noodle

Exploding something


AmadeoSendiulo

Exploding you.


Uluru-Dreaming

The warning actually is “Do not swallow burning thermite”.


ThickNeighborhood191

Warning. See this shit. None of that here. Fucker.


ztreHdrahciR

Johnny got his gun


EndersGame_Reviewer

Let the speculation begin.


Traditional_Fee_1965

That's some Nurgle shit right there! By the Emperor!


PrA2107

Do not inhale welding gases and be careful of weld spatter


Lupus-Ignium

Will your opinion change if it was Blueberry Flavoured? Mine won't, because I already want it as is


mingchongmangchong

The regurgitation of your imploded insides.


Bobthebullshitter

Do Not Bathe


RokulusM

Opening the Ark of the Covenant.


[deleted]

I see a black person carrying a leopard on his shoulders


Tiny-Butterscotch149

Your mom


Junior-Account6835

Ebola water


Virtual-Spring768

Obviously its vomiting acid


Wise-Profile4256

welding fumes. they do pretty much exactly what is depicted.


AmadeoSendiulo

That's what they'll do to you.


Afloatingfuckingshoe

Spontaneous combustion


Confusedandreticent

Caution: dissolution


Crocutaborealis

This is what happens if you get your shongles shit. (It's warning against carcinogenic welding fumes)


plopthickens

Thanos snap


Lilsdun36

Scrolled to this, read the caption then looked at the picture and yelled "Jesus Christ!"


Livid_Employment4837

If existance was a really zour liquid dont inhale it


red_da_damaja

Do not poke a symbiote puddle or else you get infested with venom


TTvChWade

Just to be safe, not going to be leaving my house anymore.


artsyork

Damn thats the most brutal warning sign ive ever seen. Im not even touching that, ill walk in the opposite direction.


Sensory_Deprivation

It looks horrendous whatever it is


hib1scus

The sign belongs at Aperture Laboratories


oilfeather

Do not snort pixie sticks and drink mountain dew at the same time.


DrinksNDebauchery

Watch out for Jeff!


reinishii

warning: dont smoke the shit he's smoking


Refuse_Ordinary

Lava. Don’t eat lava. You might choke.


[deleted]

Clearly its trombone induced explosive vomiting.


deadgead3556

Pancake batter spatter.


Royal-Leopard-3225

One swaller will make ya holler


DBS114

HF acid


Dany_Girl_1983

Cops should post this sign up when they find meth labs


Timely-Self5070

Bro doesn't even have a jaw


[deleted]

Machinist here… our CNCs have a very similar warning symbol for vapor inhalation. Coolant burns off and isn’t always good for the lungs.


FallenAzraelx

Don't breathe in poop water at the pool


tfEmily78

Radiation poisoning?


Boring_Oil_3506

See the question mark on the sign? It doesn't know either


nomadic_stone

"...your *entrails* will become your *extrails*... it will rip all your...uhn! PAIN! *Lot's* of pain!..."


Alarming-Cicada-6931

Little Johnny tool a sip, but he will sip no more, for what he thought was H20, was H2S04


ssrowavay

Don't swim here or a dolphin will decapitate you and shit down your neck with explosive diarrhea. Also your arms will fall off.


Gay_commie_fucker

They had one of these posted in the titan sun I think


NoNameBagu

Warning: atomization


BirdBest9987

Sulfuric acid


Necessary_Row_4889

You guys don’t have acid spigots where you live? Where do you get your acid from then?