Warning Labels translated to Common Sense English

[adidasguy]

Photo says it all. From package for a tire gauge I just got from Sound Rider (I believe in supporting local bike businesses)

[ojstinson]

My all time favorite warning label was the one on the kids superman costume: "Warning, cape does not enable user to fly".

I believe it was in response to an actual case of a child who was killed jumping off a 4 story balcony wearing a red cape and believing in it's aeronautical capabilities.

[yamahonkawazuki]

My all time favorite warning label was the one on the kids superman costume: "Warning, cape does not enable user to fly".

I believe it was in response to an actual case of a child who was killed jumping off a 4 story balcony wearing a red cape and believing in it's aeronautical capabilities.

or the one on high tension electrical boxes. ive one outside my home. said " death or serious injury may occur. do not tamper with components. " btw i always thought death WAS/IS a serious injury. or the label on a mower deck advising those not to insert body parts while engine is running. all i can say is someone somewhere has had to have done it

[madjak30]

It's really kind of a sad state when you can't expect people to have common sense...people have done these stupid things and sued the companies, hence the disclaimers and warnings...I mean really, if you need to be told not to stick your arm into a running piece of machinery so that you don't loose your arm...you deserve to loose your arm  frickin retards 

It's kind of like someone said "don't do that, you might get hurt"...and the response was "I don't believe you, I'm gonna try it anyway"...or maybe a Darwin Award has become something to strive for??

It's scary where our society is heading...

Later.

[yamahonkawazuki]

It's really kind of a sad state when you can't expect people to have common sense...people have done these stupid things and sued the companies, hence the disclaimers and warnings...I mean really, if you need to be told not to stick your arm into a running piece of machinery so that you don't loose your arm...you deserve to loose your arm  frickin retards 

It's kind of like someone said "don't do that, you might get hurt"...and the response was "I don't believe you, I'm gonna try it anyway"...or maybe a Darwin Award has become something to strive for??

It's scary where our society is heading...

Later.

EXACTLY

[dam]

My favorite was a sign on the wall where a Laser was in use
"Warning Laser in use, DO NOT look into the laser with your remaining eye"

[yamahonkawazuki]

My favorite was a sign on the wall where a Laser was in use
"Warning Laser in use, DO NOT look into the laser with your remaining eye"

there was oen in use at a facility where i had worked. wed light our smokes with it lol ( exit door was beside it lol )

[Twism86]

Common sense is not that common these days.....

[zkbuck]

warning on my saftey glasses "saftey glasses are only safe if they are covering your eyes" ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

[Twism86]

warning on my saftey glasses "saftey glasses are only safe if they are covering your eyes" ARE YOU KIDDING ME!

I work as a safety engineer for a college. We had one eye injury this year. Our first question was "were you wearing your safety glasses?" He said yes. We then asked "Were they over your eyes on on the top of your head?" He said, "oh yea I had them on my forehead.".......  I give up.

[zkbuck]

now i just want to go around the factory i work at and see what stupid warnings i can find 

[madjak30]

now i just want to go around the factory i work at and see what stupid warnings i can find 

You'll probably need a note pad...take more than one piece of paper...

It's amazing how stupid people have become...I am an electrician and work in the oil field service industry...we use kevlar gloves when using our knives to strip wire, some of which one conductor is larger than your thumb & the insulator is over 1/8" thick...you have to take your knife and cut around the wire, then from your circular cut you slice up the wire to the end and peel off the insulator to terminate the wire...some guys remove their gloves to remove the insulator, then "forget" to put the glove back on and end up needing stitches from where the knife slipped off the wire and cut the full length of the palm of their hand...where were your kevlar gloves? on the ground next to me...

Later.

[xunedeinx]

Theres a warning in all instruction manuals for snow blowers not to use on roof's.

Some guy fell off a roof while snowblowing, sued because he wasn't warned not to, and won.

[lucky4034]

Theres a warning in all instruction manuals for snow blowers not to use on roof's.

Some guy fell off a roof while snowblowing, sued because he wasn't warned not to, and won.

Funny story....

Background:  My girlfriend was born in the Philippines, moved to California at 8yo and never previously had ever experience snow.

I moved my girlfriend from sunny San Diego California 3 years ago to northern Indiana (where is snows like hell in the winter).  Our first winter she was getting along fine for the first few weeks since it was light and easy to manage... however, one night we got hit hard and when she walked out to her car it was completely covered in 1-2 feet of snow.  (mind you I was already aware that our room mate at the time had previously cleared the driveway of snow just not cleaned off all the cars)

She came into the bedroom and woke me with...        "Hey baby, can you show me how to use the snow blower?" 


A little confused I asked her... "What are you gonna do with the snow blower?... you should be able to get out just fine"

She replied: "I want to learn how to blow all that snow off the hood of my car!"



freaking SoCal women... gotta love 'em

[yamahonkawazuki]

Theres a warning in all instruction manuals for snow blowers not to use on roof's.

Some guy fell off a roof while snowblowing, sued because he wasn't warned not to, and won.

the most asinine one ever. was the woman who spilled coffeee on her crotch at mcdonalds. sued of course. idk if she won. surely she won an idiot award. which is the required prerequisite for a darwin. but since that time. " warning contents are hot"

[mister]

Theres a warning in all instruction manuals for snow blowers not to use on roof's.

Some guy fell off a roof while snowblowing, sued because he wasn't warned not to, and won.

the most asinine one ever. was the woman who spilled coffeee on her crotch at mcdonalds. sued of course. idk if she won. surely she won an idiot award. which is the required prerequisite for a darwin. but since that time. " warning contents are hot"

She won. 

How 'bout the guy who went to the McDonald's toilet... he reckons the seat was broken and as he sat down his pee pee somehow got caught between the broken seat and the top of the bowl. He said nothing at the time but reckons it happened and not only was he suing them for pee pee damage cause it was now bent, he also was suing them because he was no longer able to root his missus anymore.

How 'bout the woman who worked in a pathology lab dealing with blood soaked bandages etc., she reckons she found a blood soaked bandage in her packet of crisps - yeah right.

Michael

[xunedeinx]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie_defense

[zkbuck]

How 'bout the guy who went to the McDonald's toilet... he reckons the seat was broken and as he sat down his pee pee somehow got caught between the broken seat and the top of the bowl. He said nothing at the time but reckons it happened and not only was he suing them for pee pee damage cause it was now bent, he also was suing them because he was no longer able to root his missus anymore.

guess you can say, he was a bit "bent out of shape"

sorry bad pun but i had to

[xunedeinx]

How 'bout the guy who went to the McDonald's toilet... he reckons the seat was broken and as he sat down his pee pee somehow got caught between the broken seat and the top of the bowl. He said nothing at the time but reckons it happened and not only was he suing them for pee pee damage cause it was now bent, he also was suing them because he was no longer able to root his missus anymore.

guess you can say, he was a bit "bent out of shape"

sorry bad pun but i had to

LMFAO. win

[bill14224]

My all time favorite warning label was the one on the kids superman costume: "Warning, cape does not enable user to fly".

I believe it was in response to an actual case of a child who was killed jumping off a 4 story balcony wearing a red cape and believing in it's aeronautical capabilities.

I once leaped off my uncle's dresser with a towel pinned to my back (with much urging from my older sister, guess who pinned the towel to my back?) pretending I was Mr. Terrific. (horrible show, but hey, I was 4!)  I fell short of my target (his bed) and hit my head on the solid maple footboard.  Took an hour for the bleeding to stop.  It explains a lot, doesn't it?  The rest is history!