Trouble is, there's an awful lot of stupid people out there who would try it.....Manufacturers are now having to state what *not* to do with products to avoid being sued.
IIRC it all started after an American sued Flymo after using a lawnmower to trim a hedge because "there was nothing in the instructions that said I couldn't use it as a hedge-trimmer".
and even if there had been Flymo would have lost the case. There has to be a large obvious label on the device itself because users cannot be expected to read the instruction manual.
I tried it
It gave me Lupus
I have to come to terms with the fact i'll never appear in an episode of House
Smell ones mother. Yaas!
This just about says it all
stupid yanks
i don`t have anything profound or funny to write so .............................
Wasn't it in America that someone put their cat in the microwave to dry it out? Sued and won because the manufacturer hadn't explicitly made clear microwaves weren't suitable for drying wet pets...
Another, more well known example, "objects may be closer than they appear" etched in to car wing mirrors.
Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, "Wish you were here."
Steven Wright
I bought some festive lights a few years back (made in China) and the packaging said in bold type, "FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR USE ONLY". I never did work out what the alternative could be :o/
The fact that you can, doesn't always mean you should.
I NEVER watch Emergency Bikers for the emergencies...
O NOT SUCK CARBTUNE WITH YOUR MOUTH.
