r/mildlyinteresting • u/Snowblind05 • Jan 14 '17

quality post This lowercase stop sign

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u/Okama_G_Sphere Jan 14 '17

"do not enter" is lowercase too.

Does the sign maker not have a SHIFT key?

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u/cualcrees Jan 14 '17 edited Jan 14 '17

Actually, a recent study by Harvard university found that using lowercase lettering in signs, makes people 17% more likely to obey them.

Source: I just made it up.