h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

If *there* was, not if I was

I suppose it depends if you're sitting or standing, etc.

it's about limiting the extent of damages. financial, not physical. i think also when you have teenagers handling coffee and maybe reheating it in the microwave, a quick reminder prolly isn't a bad thing. sorry, i didn't mean to shoot this one down.

Though it's probably easier to give the warning verbally than written on the cup.

be careful sir, i was too lazy to make a fresh brew of coffee so i got some stale coffee out back and whacked it in the microwave so it is going to be furiously undrinkable. and to be a real bastich i put the milk in it before i nuked it. enjoy.

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Given some of the lawsuits here in America, it wouldn't surprise me if they don't even bother. If I recall correctly, the "Caution: Contents Hot" on coffee glasses started because a woman who ordered coffee from there put it between her legs and something happened (guestimate is below ) where she burned herself. When I read that, I thought "Lady, it's hot, and even I know that man or woman, you don't stick hot coffee near your crotch to go lean over and receive change from the cashier."

Of course, this also goes to one of my favorite warnings. It's at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas (home of the baseball team Houston Astros). In the hallways behind the outfield, there are signs that say "Caution: Be on the lookout for flying baseballs and baseball bats."

Now, the caution for flying baseballs I understand (as I nearly was hit by a baseball one time there even paying attention), but baseball *bats*? ... Home plate is 400 feet away. I'd love to see a baseball player manage to throw their baseball bat after hitting the baseball - or break it that hard - for a bat to reach the top of the outfield and hit anyone or anything.

I think I heard of that dear woman - in a McDonalds, I believe. Started off the whole Stella award thing. Wouldn't have done her any good to have a warning on the coffee cup.

In that particular case the coffee was being served at much too high temperatures, and several customers had already complained. She wasn´t as stupid as she was made out to be.

But still, I always thought if I spill a hot drink over myself, it's my own fault for being clumsy.

You´re not meant to get third degree burns from it though.

Perhaps not. But I wouldn't get any burns at all if I was careful enough not to tip it down my leg.

Ah, but what if someone else spills coffee all over you, and the coffee's too hot?

You could be innocently minding your own business when some drunken trips over and pours superheated coffee all over you.

RF

Well then it'd be the fault of the drunk person. Still wouldn't sue them though. Accidents happen.

It would however be the fault of the company serving the coffee that such an incident ends up with skin grafts instead of just ruined pants.

I had a drunken spilling my vodka once

Well, I hope you sued McDonald's!

RF

Did you get burnt?

on my kids' huffy basetball hoops.

warning: do not remove warning labels or instructions.

it then has a toll free number to call if you need to replace the warning labels.

Found a cracker on a box of praline chocolates... The second item in the list of ingredients is "Hazelnuts" and the allergy advice says:

Contains:
* Nuts, Milk, Soya.
* Made in a factory that handles nuts. May contain traces of nut or nut derivatives.



You've just said it contains nuts, why do you then need to say that it may contain traces of nut? Are these people being paid by the word?

Weird.

I saw a kids t-shirt a few years ago with the label - In the interest of safety, it is advisable to keep your child away from fire and flames.

You think?