Monday, January 2, 2012

mellow yellow Monday: Big road construction machines



I have always loved big machines, and most of these machines are yellow. Do you know why?




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11 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJanuary 2, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    for 'caution'?

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  2. Chubskulit RoseJanuary 2, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    A busy day for him.

    Here's my Mellow Yellow. Have a fruitful year of the Dragon!

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  3. rainfield61January 2, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Because yellow is "wong" in Cantonese, and "ong" in Hokkien.

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  4. AlJanuary 2, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    I would guess they're yellow for visibility. I think most people like big machines like this, I know I do!

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  5. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 2, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Hi Ann, Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's.... We certainly did.

    Great picture of Mellow Yellow Monday.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. Louis la VacheJanuary 2, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Yes, yellow both for "caution" and visibility.

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  7. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪January 2, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    Louis la Vache, Thanks, some one told me before. That is why my snow/ski pants is yellow. My daughter sayd," Why, mum you buy it yellow?' I replied I read somewhere, if I get lost, people cane see me for far away.

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  8. Reader WilJanuary 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    Hoe are you? I have been thinking of you when the latest earth quake came last week. I hope that there will be no more of them.

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  9. Leah H.January 5, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    I noticed they have yellow colors there maybe something about yellow for big machines:)

    Visiting for MYM! Here's my share- hope you can stop by:)

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    The same reason they paint the roads with yellow/white lines - it's for motorists to see even from afar. It's a fact: our eyes can see these colors even from long distances.


    Megan Payne

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  11. UnknownOctober 12, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    Megan is right. And I guess because people are already familiar with the color yellow, that even heavy equipment manufacturers are using this color. You know, yellow is considered to be the most visible and most attention-getting color, in which it is used in most traffic and warning signs as well.

    Alphonse Daigle

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