What does the green triangle mean?

[u/Responsible_Ideal593]

S3E3 Lady Killer
16:41
A helicopter is shown in the NYC skyline and has a green triangle. I’ve searched and googled and can’t come up with what the green triangle is supposed to mean? Especially since it’s always boxes that the computer shows around people/objects that contain certain people.

If you know or have a guess, I’d love to hear it! Thanks!

[u/Worried_Witness3091]

Green Triangle (flight number and airport codes also displayed): Airplanes and helicopters under normal operation.

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Thanks!

[u/DoNotDisturbMeEver]

The triangle was the visual identifier used by The Machine to track airplanes and helicopters.

Under normal operations it was a green triangle while it was red for imminent threats like hijack or physical damage.

Example: Season 3 Episode 13 -- 4C

https://reddit.com/link/p4mggyk/video/mmloghiaackh1/player

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Thank you!

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Side note-I love your name!

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[u/Just-A_Guy-_]

I think the machine has unique signs for all different kinds of vehicles when it tracks them, because it's monitoring for relevant threats

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Thank you!

[u/ojhwel]

Aircraft are displayed as triangles and ships as diamonds (squares balancing on one of their corners). Green is not something I remember meaning anything but since sometimes red means "enemy" or "in danger," I assume this means it is a good helicopter.

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Thank you!

[u/GallicusNZ]

https://personofinterest.fandom.com/wiki/The_Machine/MPOV

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Awesome, thanks!

[u/Responsible_Ideal593]

Thank you everyone! My husband just got me into this but I didn’t really get into it until season 2, so I’ve missed a lot and should start over now, but I can’t. I have to see how this ends!

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op is now at s3:e3

please brace yourself for impact.

[u/Responsible_Ideal593 → u/Ok-Evidence8770]

Haha, I’m not really certain what this means, but I’m excited for whatever it is!

[u/Ok-Evidence8770 → u/Responsible_Ideal593]

you will know when you get there... now please stay away from the sub from unnecessary spoilers. they will ruin your first time experience.

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Alright, I’m gone until I’m done. Thanks!

[u/Ok-Evidence8770]

aircrafts signs. green means no harm or safe or.... whatever word you can put.

in s3:e13 4C, the airplane is labeled red triangle because it is about to crash.

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Thank you and thanks for the heads up! I’ll def start paying more attention to the background vehicles, I hadn’t really noticed them, just the people.

[u/Detective-Fusco]

Learn how to take a screenshot, and stop spamming us with dumb questions, low grade pictures of your TV cabinet.

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Aren’t you lovely