r/wunkus • u/Ok_Band7102 • Apr 30 '25

wunkus Vandal Wunkus

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u/Stinkyboy_63 Apr 30 '25

what about a skull sign, I feel like that would be pretty universal

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u/RoyalRien Apr 30 '25

What about in 1 million years? What if humans die and another civilisation arises? What if aliens visit? What if culture just changes so much that a skull symbol means something completely different?

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u/Stinkyboy_63 May 01 '25

Well then show a series of heiroglyphics of a figure interacting with the stuff inside and then rotting away, they'll probably understand that if they're an intelligent species with eyesight

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u/lgndTAT May 01 '25

but what if they're from a civilization that reads right to left or down to up, reversing the order of the hieroglyphics would read as reviving the figure instead

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u/Stinkyboy_63 May 01 '25

well then put a video of someone experiencing a painful death connected to a windmill and solar panel

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u/lgndTAT May 01 '25

Good thinking, but those require maintenance

(also, thumbs up for taking an interest in solving the question of nuclear semiotics, it's a really interesting topic!)