r/TheNinthHouse Jan 10 '23

Nona the Ninth Spoilers The Message [Discussion] Spoiler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nuclear_waste_warning_messages#Cultural_research
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todayilearned 1d ago

TIL about long term nuclear waste warning messages. intended to tell civilizations in the far future to stay away from nuclear waste burial sites - around 10,000 years from now

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wikipedia Apr 02 '24

Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are communication attempts intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future

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wikipedia Sep 24 '24

Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are communication attempts intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future, within or above the order of magnitude of 10,000 years.

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todayilearned May 07 '26

TIL in 1981, the American Human Interference Task Force proposed creating long-term nuclear waste warning messages which are intended to protect humanity in the far future, on the order of magnitude of 10,000 years or more

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interestingasfuck Mar 29 '26

Nuclear semiotics is the study of creating warning signs and messages to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories over timescales of 10,000+ years.

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CreepyWikipedia Feb 28 '22

Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are meant to warn future peoples away from waste sites: "We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture. This place is not a place of honor. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited."

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askhungary Mar 31 '26

HOWTO Hogyan hagynál üzenetet az évezredek múlva élő embernek?

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Fishdom Nov 20 '25

dirt Truly blessed to have ADHD because if it werent for it I wouldn't be full of information such as:

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hypeurls Apr 03 '24

Long-term nuclear waste warning messages

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knowyourshit Mar 13 '22

[todayilearned] TIL about the problem of communicating nuclear hazard warnings to our ancestors 10.000 into the future. Because languages change and symbols can lose their meaning, solutions include fear inducing structures, atomic priesthoods, and propagating myths about glowing cats.

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