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Originally posted by: DaShen
Coffee, Warning: Extremely Hot.
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i let my coffee sit for 3 hours and the cup warning still thinks its extremely hot. it seems like the warning never goes away. when can i drink my coffee? 😕
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: pontifex
we had this safety meeting last year and they had this external company in to present it. they showed some pretty graphic images of stuff that happened to people who didn't follow safety procedures. definitely gets the point across when all thats left of a guy is a few blood smears on the equipment.
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Staple Haufer Klaus?
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no, it wasn't a video like that. just photos if i remember correctly
 
My favorite is the packets of dessicant packaged with electronic equipment. "DO NOT EAT"

Uhm, yea - so why is that needed? Did I really think that HP was being thoughtful an packing me a snack with my new camera??
 
Originally posted by: dullard
My favorite warning was on a can of peanuts. "Warning: may contain peanuts."
Originally posted by: Aflac
Seen on an industrial size washer in our local laundry establishment was the (large lettered) sign: "Warning: Do not put any person in this washer."
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My Dad worked at a laundromat when he was in highschool. There was one washer that was walk-in. My Dad's good friend who also worked there, accidently turned it on while inside (he forgot to turn off the safety switch). When Dad discovered him, there were no chunks left large enough to identify.

Sorry to gross people out, but that is an important warning.
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Gruesome stuff

They dropped the charge against the brother, but I haven't been able to find out what happened with the lawsuit.

Edit: Lawsuit still active.
 
Not really a warning but on the coke bottle i just got out of the machine it says NO REFILL all i have to say is no SH!T
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
My favorite is the packets of dessicant packaged with electronic equipment. "DO NOT EAT"

Uhm, yea - so why is that needed? Did I really think that HP was being thoughtful an packing me a snack with my new camera??
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dessicant is also packaged with stuff like beef jerky.
 
We have warning labels on ALOT of things in the hospital that say

WARNING: Restricted to order and sale by licensed physicians only.

Which when its on a bottle of sterile water I'm like OK how is that dangerous or in anyway needed?!
 
Originally posted by: HBalzer
Not really a warning but on the coke bottle i just got out of the machine it says NO REFILL all i have to say is no SH!T
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Some glass bottles are made to be refilled, and that used to be the common method of bottling was to use refillable
 
Originally posted by: dullard
My favorite warning was on a can of peanuts. "Warning: may contain peanuts."
Originally posted by: Aflac
Seen on an industrial size washer in our local laundry establishment was the (large lettered) sign: "Warning: Do not put any person in this washer."
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My Dad worked at a laundromat when he was in highschool. There was one washer that was walk-in. My Dad's good friend who also worked there, accidently turned it on while inside (he forgot to turn off the safety switch). When Dad discovered him, there were no chunks left large enough to identify.

Sorry to gross people out, but that is an important warning.
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Are you saying that if there was a warning, your father's good friend wouldn't have done what he did? I think it is commons sense to not turn a washer/dryer on with someone inside.
 
Toilet Plunger
Caution: Do not use near power lines.

Aspirin
Caution: Do not use if allergic to aspirin.
 
This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to make your children grow 14 legs.

WTF do I care? I live in TN not CA, it's not like these things are going to hurt me right?
 
Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
Originally posted by: dullard
My favorite warning was on a can of peanuts. "Warning: may contain peanuts."
Originally posted by: Aflac
Seen on an industrial size washer in our local laundry establishment was the (large lettered) sign: "Warning: Do not put any person in this washer."
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My Dad worked at a laundromat when he was in highschool. There was one washer that was walk-in. My Dad's good friend who also worked there, accidently turned it on while inside (he forgot to turn off the safety switch). When Dad discovered him, there were no chunks left large enough to identify.

Sorry to gross people out, but that is an important warning.
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what the heck would that do to clothes if it tore a person to little bits?
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Uhh.. I would think a cotton shirt is a tad more flexible than a human spine.
 
Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
package of peanuts... Caution: May contain nuts or traces of nuts.
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MAY contain? MAY? what on earth... how can a package of peanuts NOT contain nuts...
 
Originally posted by: jdini76
Are you saying that if there was a warning, your father's good friend wouldn't have done what he did? I think it is commons sense to not turn a washer/dryer on with someone inside.
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It is possible that with a warning just over the door that he may have thought twice about entering without first turning off the safety switch. But of course, he could have just been young and stupid and ignored it.

I'm just saying that people get in washers all the time and they get injured/die. Dogooder gave a link with several other examples. This is one warning that is actually needed because people are stupid. And maybe it has helped someone.

Most of the other warnings here are so blatently obvious that I can't imagine that many people have done them. That is unlike the washer problem where many people actually do enter them.
 
Originally posted by: Armitage
My favorite is the packets of dessicant packaged with electronic equipment. "DO NOT EAT"

Uhm, yea - so why is that needed? Did I really think that HP was being thoughtful an packing me a snack with my new camera??
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But if you were to open that package on a kitchen table and leave that packet sitting there, it could look an awful lot like a pack of salt or sugar. I'll stand behind that one as the purpose of the package is not inherintly obvious.
 
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