Why do manufacturers insist on putting completely inane warnings on their products? The people who bother to read them are probably clever enough not to need them, and the people who are too dumb to notice aren't going to be helped by this free advice. Take, for instance, some of the examples Forbes recently discovered:
"Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw." Uh, yeah. Now think about it - if you're stupid enough to grab a CHAINSAW by the blade, are you really going to be smart enough to read the label advising you not to be a moron? I don't think so.
Here's another great warning: "Never use a lit match or open flame to check fuel level." This brilliant piece of advice apparently appears on JetSki and other personal watercraft. Duh! I particularly like the comment Forbes made about this one - "Should be followed by: 'And if this was news to you, you are not legally permitted to operate this vehicle or, for that matter, leave the house.'" Definitely!
Manufacturers apparently think they're going to save themselves a lawsuit or two with these ridiculous warning labels, but we all know that lawyers will take any case where they smell money. And remember, it's the lawyers who tell the manufacturers to affix these silly warnings in the first place.
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