Oh, It'll Be Dry

"Wet Floor" and "Wet Paint" signs serve a fine purpose from time to time, but they have two inherent flaws.

1) Though the signs are an attempt to warn passers-by about potentially dangerous ("Wet Floor") or ruinous to clothing ("Wet Paint"), the resulting affect is often the opposite. Instead of being scared away, many people feel compelled to test the referenced surface, just to check. How wet is that floor? Try to slide! As for the paint, many are not convinced until they've carefully yet rebelliously thrown caution to the wind and tested for themselves with an index finger.

2) This brings us to the second point...when someone touches the area advertised as wet with paint, how often does their finger come away stained? Seldom! The same applies when someone gives the floor the old slide test. These signs are designed to be irrelevant after a short period of time, but they do not self-destruct or deteriorate. Instead they hang for a long time after the fact, letting people know a situation that's no longer the case. NOTE: If the floors or walls truly are wet all the time, this is amazing and the sign is infinitely warranted.