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Is this really necessary?
A collection of some of the best (read: dumbest) actual product warning labels. Please feel free to share your own finds.
On a Jabra Drive'n'Talk speakerphone accessory: "Never operate your speakerphone while driving."
On a bag of peanuts: "This product may contain nuts."
On Nytol sleep-aid OTC medication: "May cause drowsiness."
On the warning sticker on a number of different chainsaws: "Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw."
On the gas caps of some jet skis and ATV's: "Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level."
On a hair dryer: "Do not use while sleeping."
On the gas bottle for a blowtorch: "Contents may catch fire."
On a cardboard sunshade for a car windshield: "Do not drive with sun shield in place."
On a carton of eggs: "This product may contain eggs." Yes, the eggs only may contain eggs.
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On a Jabra Drive'n'Talk speakerphone accessory: "Never operate your speakerphone while driving."
On a bag of peanuts: "This product may contain nuts."
On Nytol sleep-aid OTC medication: "May cause drowsiness."
On the warning sticker on a number of different chainsaws: "Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw."
On the gas caps of some jet skis and ATV's: "Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level."
On a hair dryer: "Do not use while sleeping."
On the gas bottle for a blowtorch: "Contents may catch fire."
On a cardboard sunshade for a car windshield: "Do not drive with sun shield in place."
On a carton of eggs: "This product may contain eggs." Yes, the eggs only may contain eggs.
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Re: Is this really necessary?
In a world where people get confused by "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE," yes it's necessary.
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If I buy a carton of eggs, it had damn well better contain eggs.
My grandpa glued an "any" key at the top left of his keyboard. Smartass.Nutso wrote:In a world where people get confused by "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE," yes it's necessary.
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Somebody told me once that instructions like that are generally put there because somebody did that and sued the company over it.
I did once hear of a heated curling iron that bore the label "Not to be used anally."
I did once hear of a heated curling iron that bore the label "Not to be used anally."
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There is a brand of ladders with the warning: Do not use cow patties as feet.
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Plus the fact that the woman who sued Winnebago over the cruise control won.Nutso wrote:In a world where people get confused by "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE," yes it's necessary.
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Am I a bad person for thinking that maybe we should remove all these warnings and let Darwin prevail?
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Many products come packed with a little bag of silicate desiccant (I see them a lot since I work with electronic components at my workplace); these little bags are usually labeled with a warning not to eat the contents. What I'm wondering is why anyone in their right mind would want to eat such a thing!
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I missed that one, though if I was to take a wild guess...she thought cruise control was some sort of self driving mechanism?Captain Seafort wrote:Plus the fact that the woman who sued Winnebago over the cruise control won.Nutso wrote:In a world where people get confused by "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE," yes it's necessary.
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Yup - went into the back to make a cuppa.Lighthawk wrote:I missed that one, though if I was to take a wild guess...she thought cruise control was some sort of self driving mechanism?
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I remember that. I'm surprised she didn't think the button would turn the RV into a boat... you know, so she could take a cruise.
Wait... it's not common practice to put a piece of candy - which doesn't look or smell like candy - into bags of parts?Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Many products come packed with a little bag of silicate desiccant (I see them a lot since I work with electronic components at my workplace); these little bags are usually labeled with a warning not to eat the contents. What I'm wondering is why anyone in their right mind would want to eat such a thing!
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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And she actually managed to convince a jury that doing such a thing was a mistake anyone could make? Oiy. I'm with Mikey, screw the warning labels, if you're not smart enough to keep from killing yourself with everyday objects, you have it coming.Captain Seafort wrote:Yup - went into the back to make a cuppa.
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Hate to be the downer... but maybe a child?Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Many products come packed with a little bag of silicate desiccant (I see them a lot since I work with electronic components at my workplace); these little bags are usually labeled with a warning not to eat the contents. What I'm wondering is why anyone in their right mind would want to eat such a thing!
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True, but they a) will eat anything and b) probably can't read, so the warning is irrelevant. In any event, it's their parents' responsibility to make sure their experiments regarding the edibility of stuff are non-lethal.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hate to be the downer... but maybe a child?
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There are similar packets in beef jerkey and other similar food products. There can been occassions where I have put one in my mouth when not looking.RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hate to be the downer... but maybe a child?Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Many products come packed with a little bag of silicate desiccant (I see them a lot since I work with electronic components at my workplace); these little bags are usually labeled with a warning not to eat the contents. What I'm wondering is why anyone in their right mind would want to eat such a thing!
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