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In the United States, due to concerns that the skull-and-crossbones symbol's association with pirates might encourage children to play with toxic materials, the Mr. Yuk symbol was created to denote poison. However, in 2001, the American Association of Poison Control Center voted to continue to require the skull and crossbones symbol. [11]
August von Mackensen, German field marshal in hussar full dress prior to 1914, with the Totenkopf on his fur busby. Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], i.e. skull, literally "dead person's head") is the German word for skull.
In 1992, only days after the release of Windows 3.1, it was discovered that "NYC" (New York City) in Wingdings was rendered as a skull and crossbones symbol, Star of David, and thumbs up gesture. This was often said to be an antisemitic message referencing New York's large Jewish community. [7]
The Skull and crossbones on a St Pauli supporters flag. Poole Pirates Speedway Team in the United Kingdom have the Skull and Crossbones as their team badge. The logo of the Blackshirts, the starting defensive unit for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, is a Skull and Crossbones with the skull wearing the team helmet. Additionally, the ...
Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: X-11 (2021–2022): set during the events of Dust in the Jupiter Sphere, and tells the story of what Curtis Rothko was doing, depicting his "final battle". [2] Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Love & Piece (2022–2023): an anthology of side-stories featuring characters from Crossbone Gundam. The first part is a ...
Hazard symbols may vary in color, background, borders, or accompanying text to indicate specific dangers and levels of risk, such as toxicity classes. These symbols provide a quick, universally understandable visual warning that transcends language barriers, making them more effective than text-based warnings in many situations.
Crossbones (Brock Rumlow) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer, the character first made a cameo appearance in Captain America #359 (October 1989), before he was fully introduced later that month in issue #360 and his name was revealed in issue #362 (November 1989).
The skull and crossbones is a symbol of a human skull with two long bones crossed below it. It was historically used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, and sees modern-day usage as a warning against poison or other deadly hazards. Skull and crossbones may also refer to: Skull and crossbones (military), in variations used by several military forces