Let's stamp out the evil of autoerotic asphyxiation...for the sake of the toddlers.
Clearly, I don't purchase nearly enough electrical appliances these days (a new kettle every six months doesn't really count), because somehow I managed to miss the latest wave of bizarre warning symbols to appear on the associated packaging materials.
What on Earth is going on in this one?
Here's UNREMITTING FAILURE's take on it:
"Evidently this is the international symbol warning, Do not put this plastic bag over your head and then seal it around your throat with your hand, as the result could be asphyxiation. Unfortunately, we didn't see it until it was too late." - http://futility.typepad.com/futility/2006/09/warning_symbol_.html
As if that wasn't a disturbing enough thing to see when unboxing a new flatscreen monitor, it was accompanied by a different graphic of a baby crawling around, apparently with a square fish bowl on its head. Astrobaby! Er, no.
State-imposed safety regulations aside, if people need to be visually reminded of this stuff, then I don't rate their chances of getting the screen resolution settings right very highly...
What on Earth is going on in this one?
Here's UNREMITTING FAILURE's take on it:
"Evidently this is the international symbol warning, Do not put this plastic bag over your head and then seal it around your throat with your hand, as the result could be asphyxiation. Unfortunately, we didn't see it until it was too late." - http://futility.typepad.com/futility/2006/09/warning_symbol_.html
As if that wasn't a disturbing enough thing to see when unboxing a new flatscreen monitor, it was accompanied by a different graphic of a baby crawling around, apparently with a square fish bowl on its head. Astrobaby! Er, no.
State-imposed safety regulations aside, if people need to be visually reminded of this stuff, then I don't rate their chances of getting the screen resolution settings right very highly...