Source: まつだゆうき Yuki Matsuda (@yuki_mechanics) - image used with permission
Pictograms at a Japanese restroom look like a horror film poster
Related Article
-
Japanese Cosplayer’s Pennywise and Other Horror Transformations Will Give You Creepy Cool Chills
-
Man taking photos with “his girlfriend” gives off Cthulhian horror vibes
-
Mother shows how easily Japanese fox masks turn a summer festival into a survival horror game
-
An Interview With Master of Horror Manga Junji Ito (Full Length Version)
-
Potty Trained Cat Surprises Owner – And Why You Shouldn’t Flush Cat Poop
-
Mysterious Elderly Lady Freaks Out Japanese Twitter User on Deserted Path with Rare Ghostly Bloom
Public restrooms in Japan and many other countries of the world have pictograms to indicate "men," "women" as well as a wheelchair pictogram for people with disabilities.
Pictograms are designed to be universal, so when a bathroom doesn't use them, it can cause confusion for those who don't know the language, like the case we recently introduced of a Japanese man in the Netherlands.
However, even pictograms can create unintended results...
Last week, on March 3rd, 2022, Twitter user まつだゆうき Yuki Matsuda (@yuki_mechanics) saw a set of pictograms in a Japanese bathroom which made him do a double take:
Reproduced with permission from まつだゆうき Yuki Matsuda (@yuki_mechanics)
"It's just a broken toilet sign, but I can't help but think it looks like the scene of a bizarre murder..."
The torso part of the "male" pictogram must have fallen over. As a result, now it looks as if the woman is dragging the man's body. Since the head of the "man" is still in the correct place, it looks as if it was knocked off, which adds to the horror.
The post went viral, eliciting numerous comments such as:
Incidentally, the pictogram was corrected the next time Yuki Matsuda visited it...