Why I lose hope that the human species will survive

Platapus · 01-04-25, 09:23 AM

I firmly believe that the reason products have safety notices are because there is a history of people being dumb.

Submitted as evidence:

I recently purchased an insulated lunch cooler. I was pleased to find out that it included a pair of chemical ice packs. Well, I can always use more ice packs and these were a nice large size.

The packet was labeled High Performance Ice Wall with Deep Freeze performance gel in very large letters. So far, so good.

Then I read the safety warning notices on the product.

There are direct quotes from the product I received

Do not heat. Do not microwave.
Not meant for human consumption
The contents are a safe ice substitute but not a food product

What???

I can only surmise that, at one time, someone took an ice pack and heated it by putting it in to a microwave. Call me traditional, but I tend to use ice packs to keep things... well.. not hot.

I guess someone saw this large squishy pack and thought to themselves, "hey, I can drink this like a juice pack"

Then, there was that person who after eating their picnic lunch still felt peckish and decided to cut open this ice pack and munch some more.

So why, in 2025 do we not have flying cars??

Because there is a very good reason why we don't

Eichhörnchen · 01-04-25, 11:05 AM

Makes my mouth water just looking at it

Otto Harkaman · 01-04-25, 11:35 AM

Skybird · 01-04-25, 11:56 AM

My parents once bought a pack of AA-sized rechargable batteries, unbranded, some never-heard-off junk label, they were sweet because they were cheap. They came with a long leaflet of warnings, which is unusual for simple batteries sold in Germany. It listed many stupid things that one should not do with these: not cooking them in noodle water, not hammering them with a hammer - and not putting two of them into both ears simultaneously, because - quote on - this may result in damage to the brain - quote end.

Jimbuna · 01-04-25, 11:57 AM

I can think of a few people who really shouldn't consider purchasing those.

mapuc · 01-04-25, 01:03 PM

We have to travel back to 1994 where I was studying industrial electrician in an adult education

one day we had a visit from some guy from Husqvarna He showed us what they produced in Sweden and abroad. When he came to the chainsaws he showed us two instruction books. One of them a 30-page-something was for the Scandinavian countries. The other was a lot thicker, this one was meant for the American market

He told us that they had do write down every possible things an owner could think of be doing with their chainsaw, such as trying to cut down a parkometer or cut down high voltage cable in the air or ground etc.

Markus

August · 01-04-25, 01:23 PM

You guys are acting like human stupidity is a new thing. It's not. History is replete with examples of it. What's new is stupid peoples ability to sue others for not adequately warning them of their stupidity.

01-04-25, 09:23 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,404 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Why I lose hope that the human species will survive I firmly believe that the reason products have safety notices are because there is a history of people being dumb. Submitted as evidence: I recently purchased an insulated lunch cooler. I was pleased to find out that it included a pair of chemical ice packs. Well, I can always use more ice packs and these were a nice large size. The packet was labeled High Performance Ice Wall with Deep Freeze performance gel in very large letters. So far, so good. Then I read the safety warning notices on the product. There are direct quotes from the product I received Do not heat. Do not microwave. Not meant for human consumption The contents are a safe ice substitute but not a food product What??? I can only surmise that, at one time, someone took an ice pack and heated it by putting it in to a microwave. Call me traditional, but I tend to use ice packs to keep things... well.. not hot. I guess someone saw this large squishy pack and thought to themselves, "hey, I can drink this like a juice pack" Then, there was that person who after eating their picnic lunch still felt peckish and decided to cut open this ice pack and munch some more. So why, in 2025 do we not have flying cars?? Because there is a very good reason why we don't __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-04-25, 11:05 AM	#2
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,488 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Makes my mouth water just looking at it __________________

01-04-25, 11:35 AM	#3
Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,203 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	__________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm Last edited by Otto Harkaman; 01-04-25 at 03:47 PM.

01-04-25, 11:56 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,732 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My parents once bought a pack of AA-sized rechargable batteries, unbranded, some never-heard-off junk label, they were sweet because they were cheap. They came with a long leaflet of warnings, which is unusual for simple batteries sold in Germany. It listed many stupid things that one should not do with these: not cooking them in noodle water, not hammering them with a hammer - and not putting two of them into both ears simultaneously, because - quote on - this may result in damage to the brain - quote end. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

01-04-25, 11:57 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,112 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I can think of a few people who really shouldn't consider purchasing those. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-04-25, 01:03 PM	#6
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,581 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	We have to travel back to 1994 where I was studying industrial electrician in an adult education one day we had a visit from some guy from Husqvarna He showed us what they produced in Sweden and abroad. When he came to the chainsaws he showed us two instruction books. One of them a 30-page-something was for the Scandinavian countries. The other was a lot thicker, this one was meant for the American market He told us that they had do write down every possible things an owner could think of be doing with their chainsaw, such as trying to cut down a parkometer or cut down high voltage cable in the air or ground etc. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-04-25, 01:23 PM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,237 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You guys are acting like human stupidity is a new thing. It's not. History is replete with examples of it. What's new is stupid peoples ability to sue others for not adequately warning them of their stupidity. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.