Warning Labels Getting More Entertaining
California always sets the bar for safety, environmental cleanliness, public health, etc. So we always like to laugh when labels say things like “This product has been shown to cause cancer in California,” etc. You know what they mean, but the phrasing just kills you.
Reuters - California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2012
So now we’re going to get on lightbulbs: “This product has been shown to cause global warming in California”. So change all the bulbs in your house to new 100W incandescents before your California vacation! (Unless it’s a skiing holiday)
January 31st, 2007 at 8:41 am
I like the warning on the salted peanuts package: May Contain Nuts.
January 31st, 2007 at 9:14 am
Public Notice as Required by Law: Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe.
Note: The Most Fundamental Particles in This Product Are Held Together by a ‘Gluing’ Force About Which Little Is Currently Known and Whose Adhesive Power Can Therefore Not Be Permanently Guaranteed.
Attention: Despite Any Other Listing of Product Contents Found Hereon, the Consumer Is Advised That, in Actuality, This Product Consists Of 99.9999999999% Empty Space.
Some olde favorites from http://www.msu.edu/user/dynicrai/physics/warning.htm