This is the world we live in.

"benjrblant" (benjblant) 03/01/2019 at 13:18 • Filed to: None

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A world in which obviously sharp objects require warning labels.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:24

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doesnt look sharp to me... looks like a butterknife

:p

HammerheadFistpunch > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:25

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 03/01/2019 at 13:29

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Keep out of children.  Solid advice there.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/01/2019 at 13:30

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i think so

ttyymmnn > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:33

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Much in the same way that a cup of coffee has to have a warning that it is hot.

benjrblant > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 13:39

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when your multi-billion dollar corporation is intentionally heating it beyond the safe serving temperature in an attempt to get more money from you, yes. it probably should have a warning label on it in that case.

benjrblant > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 13:40

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CAUTION! BUTTER CAN CAUSE HEART DISEASE.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 13:43

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sides.. ive worked in a place where they decided real knives were just too dangerous to trust us with... so they gave us these fucking useless things

somebody still managed to stab himself in the leg with it......

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:44

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oh man... you know how hard it is to get properly salty butter over here?

damn salt nazis

Gerry197 > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:44

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It’s called lawsuits.  Every singe warning you see on anything can usually be traced back to a lawsuit or fear of a lawsuit.   

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:47

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Well that label is telling you that IF you choose to cut your hand, THIS is how you do it properly!

Tristan > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:49

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The facts behind the McD’s coffee story show that it was absolutely a justified lawsuit. I wish more people would look into this.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 13:50

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Today a coworker and I found some battery cells at work that said: If you can read this, Do not use! Pretty contradictary, as this would be readable to assembly  workers when assembling the battery packs...

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 13:53

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I was about to say.

Which means it’s missing the Proposition 65 warning!

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 13:54

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Hey, we have a sugar levy on high sugar content soft drinks like regular Coca Cola, so diet and Coke Zero are cheaper. Large stores also don’t serve high caffeine content soft drinks like Relentless and Monster to under 16s. You have to get cashier assistants approval before you can continue your purchase (under 16s can still buy Relentless and Monster, etc... at other stores than don’t sign up for the thing).

We don’t have a salt or fat issue here with products though. 

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 13:55

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My colleagues use one of these (I refuse point blank too), but the number of colleagues that have hurt themselves using safety knives is ridiculous. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 03/01/2019 at 13:57

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pretty much same thing here.. cept instead of a levy over here the gubment just said reduce your sugar content or stop selling here

(i think... i was only half paying attention to that one.... not like the time they suggested rai sing the prices for alcohol and i ran straight to me shed to grab a pitchfork)

Svend > Tristan 03/01/2019 at 13:59

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But how many people scalded their groins because they sat the cup between their legs while they were driving.

That’s why I don’t allow food or drink in the car for the most part. You want to eat or drink, fine, do it before you get in the car, say at the table of the place you bought the food/drink. 

glemon > Tristan 03/01/2019 at 13:59

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I was going to say when you have lost a major lawsuit relating to a particular issue you will probably takes steps to li mit liability, particularly if you are a multi billion dollar corporation.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 03/01/2019 at 13:59

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yeah.. they really arent as safe as they say they are... (mostly coz its impossible to use the damn things normally)

i’ll stick to me boxcutter

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 14:01

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Same here, though I have a safety box cutter knife, though I broke the safety bit off as it was a stu pi d idea that meant you scored the plastic, rather than cut the plastic. 

glemon > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:07

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I agree it is goofy but I think the lawsuits go something like this. “Defendant, a multi-billion dollar coropration, could have put a warning label on the knife at a marginal cost of .5 cents each, my client, nine-fingered Ned, will never be able to professionally play the harp again, suffering millions of dollars in lost wages and inestimable pain and suffering”

I still don't buy it, but I guess juries do.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:08

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had one of those... decided i hated it... got a nice sturdy metal stanley knife instead

benjrblant > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:09

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McD’s was intentionally serving their coffee excessively hot because their studies showed that customers would eat their food while waiting for their coffee to cool, run out of food, then come back and order something else.

intentionally serving a beverage near boiling temperature is bound to burn/injure someone sooner or later, this person just unfortunately happened to put it in his or her lap. I’m not defending their choice of coffee storage, but 200f liquid in a take-away cup is a bad call.

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 14:09

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In Scotland they have a minimum price per unit of alcohol. Which means high alcohol content cider is three or so times more expensive than in England, so we get loads of Scottish cars driving from way up into Scotland to Carlisle, Berwick, Newcastle, etc... to buy their drink cheaper.

This person drove 300 miles (round trip) to buy cider.

A man took a 300-mile round trip to evade Scotland’s new minimum alcohol pricing law.

Craig Mitchell, from Yoker, Glasgow, drove down to Carlisle in the North of England to get his hands on his favourite Hawksridge Cider.

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In Scotland, the beverage jumped from £2.15 for a two-litre bottle to £5.75 following the introduction of the controversial legislation.

Now, a 50p minimum price per unit is in place. The move has effectively banned cheap deals on booze in Scotlan d.

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I love hearing Scots say how much they love my country, England , because they can buy alcohol cheaper, after 10pm and get deals*.

*We often do a case of beer for £9 or three cases for £21. Lol. 

benjrblant > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 14:11

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this is why i carry my own benchmade griptilian. i ’ve carried this thing almost daily for near 10 years now. i’ve yet to injure myself with it.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:12

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lol... probably the only reason a scot will ever say that :p

but that said.. england is pretty pricey on beers n ciders too

wine is about the same as we pay... and liqours are cheaper there than here for some reason

(i suspect thats coz you brew a good chunk of them)

benjrblant > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 03/01/2019 at 14:12

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nice. i once opened a box and inside it was a document titled “read before opening box”

Svend > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:13

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Ye’, it’s stupid on both sides. McDonalds shouldn’t of been serving it that hot, but people shouldn’t be putting it between their legs.

Also, what’s the deal with the Mc Donalds apple pies/slices. It’s like trying to eat lava.

benjrblant > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/01/2019 at 14:13

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and don’t forget to put some tape on said cut!

benjrblant > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:15

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I know you’re across the pond, but I’d be surprised if you can’t see it from there: we’re in a serious race to the bottom.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:15

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a good blade wont let you down :)

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 14:16

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Beers can be stupidly cheap, the new ‘craft’ and ‘hipster’ stuff can be pricey (most taste like pish).

Most places do deals on wine, like 25% off if you buy six bottles, etc...

Spirits can be really cheap or overly expansive depending on what it is. 

facw > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:16

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I got a new knife today (really need to stop losing my pairing knives), and it certainly had no such silliness:

The included care instructions do note:

Important: Knife blades are very sharp - take care when using as there is a risk of injury.!

It does that in every language though, not just English, for example:

Achtung: Kl ingen sind seht scharf - Verletzungsgefahr!

(I love the fact the second sentence becomes one word in German, Google translate says it means “Risk of injury”)

I wonder if the fact your knives look very dull necessitated the warning.

Svend > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:18

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After the whole Brexit thing, we aren’t far behind and I don’t think much of Europe is far behind us to be honest. The stuff I hear and see coming out of some central and western European countries is awful. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:18

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i pay about a tenner for 24 half liter cans sometimes big brands that are on offer other the times my cheapo thats always around that price

benjrblant > facw 03/01/2019 at 14:19

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I find the German language fascinating and appreciate their efficiency of multi-compound words.

I believe you are correct. These knives came with a 3d printer and while they’re shucking knives or something of the sort, the application probably necessitated the warning.

benjrblant > Svend 03/01/2019 at 14:22

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Aye, I believe you are correct.

Radiolab did a podcast on voting and they had some interesting statistics at the beginning, notably how a survey found that more people are placing less value on democracy and elected leaders. It’s unfortunate because it indicates that history is cyclical. If you get some time, you might like to give it a listen:

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/tweak-vote

CB > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 14:36

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Never seen that up here. America is a strange place. 

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/01/2019 at 14:57

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If I learned anything in the Army. It's impossible to make anything idiot proof, a bigger idiot will always come along. 

CobraJoe > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 15:12

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A world in which obviously sharp objects require warning labels.

I see it more as a “Warning! We don’t want to get sued!”, because it isn’t often that you see a sharp warning on a knife.  

Though that still says something about the world we live in...

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 16:14

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I dont see any warnings about not shoving that in my eye or balancing it on my pepe sooo