I know you don't really think exit signs could save your life, but picture this...
You're happily walking down a well lighted corridor when all of the sudden all of the lights go out! A power outage! You desperately spin around trying to find your bearings in the pitch black darkness. Sweat trickles down your brow, and you think of giving up and dying, when you see IT. Glowing a tender orange you see a beautiful exit sign in the distance. Your spirits lift, and skipping with joy you make your way to salvation.
Hopefully you've now gained a new respect for these glorified lights. Scroll on for more essential data.
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The Parts of an Exit Sign
EXIT - a passage or way out (as defined by Dictionary.com) When you see this word it means a way out of the current room/hall is near.
ARROW - generally, this shape indicates the proper direction of travel to safely exit.
BOX HOUSING - houses the lights that enables the exit sign to function, if not covered the light could be subject to vandalism.
For those of you not knowing what they look like
Buy an Exit Sign!
You know, for your room or your house's front door. Duh, where else would you put them?
Yorklite Electronics Inc - manufacturers of exit signs and other emergency lighting devices.
SRB Technologies - makers of the Betalight, an invoative device you should check out.
Exitronix - another maker of exit signs (among other things). Has a snappy graphics-rich website.