I found this arrow on the lock of my door. It's use is obviously to determine which way to turn the lock. I don't find this arrow necessary, however it does help the two seconds of trying to lock the door.
This is my oven. The arrows are used to crank up or down the temperature of the oven obviously. I find these arrows necessary and extremly helpful. I don't really know how I would set the temp without them.
The Nintendo 64 remote is a necessary part of my house. These arrows help direct my game playing significantly as they move towards the direction they're pointing. Without these arrows, it would be difficult to get around while playing Mario Kart I would imagine.
These arrows are on my T.V. I actually don't know what it means by operate, but I can only assume it means to move something left and right.
I choose my T.V. remote because it has multiple arrows. All of the arrows are directional, up or down, left or right.
There is arrows on top of this prescription bottle. The arrows signify direction telling you to open to bottle counter clockwise.
I've never noticed this arrow before because I haven't really examined a fire hydrant. But I like how the arrow goes through the type to show the direction to open it.
One again, another directional arrow. I like the colors of this sign and also how the type is inside the arrow.
Directional arrow. This signifies a one way street. These signs are boring, we should spice them up a bit.
These are also directional arrows, they enforce the rules of the road as well.
This piece isn't necessarily an arrow. However I viewed it as an arrow pointing upwards. It's use is clearly decoration.
This is the logo on my water heater. I don't really understand why there is an arrow there other than it looks cool on the y?
The dirt devil also has an arrow for its logo. I believe it is supposed to be a devil's tail, but it looks like an arrow to me.
This is a tea packet, the arrow at the top signifies the direction to tear the bag.
The Ross price tag has an arrow to signify their price versus the price offered at other stores. I think this is a clever way to advertise their lower prices.
This isn't necessarily an arrow, however when I first saw it i recongnized the value to be an arrow. The water drops get bigger as it goes up and becomes a design that kind of points.
This is the symbol on my recycling bin. This symbol signifies that this is the recycling bin rather then the trash can. It's interesting that the arrows signify the reuse of recyclables.
These arrows are from my air conditioning buttons in my car. They signify the direction of the air conditioning to blow.
Lastly, I found these arrows in my garage. These arrows are referring to the recommended panel spacing.
As the article says, considering the arrow was one of the first symbols used by humans, we use it frequently. It's amazing how many different uses we have for them today. Identifying location and direction, reinforce rules, etc. Overall, arrows are an important symbol used by every culture and are extremely necessary.
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