Most pointless warning label

[aussiesniper]

on a can of whipped cream:

"WARNING: contains non-flammable, non-toxic gas"

 

[Flour]

The coffee was in violation of health codes for being, yes, too hot. It was effectively able to give her (and any else who happened to spill it) second degree burns. The store in question had been visited by a Health Inspector repeatedly regarding that very issue. The store never made any adjustments, and when the impending burn occurred, the store was very much at fault for causing burns much more dangerous then they otherwise would have been.

While it did break "health and saftey" it was still a fair amount UNDER the recommended serving temperature. And yes when served coffee SHOULD be able to give you second degree burns, however the trick here is to not spill it on yourself...

On the Stella Awards [http://www.stellaawards.com/stella.html] site, it's said that people getting burned from spilled coffee is something that happens on average once every 24 million cups of coffee.
Does that mean that 24 million people were lucky, or that that single person is just an idiot that doesn't know coffee is supposed to be hot?

I don't have any warning labels/messages of my own, but I have to agree with the people that say that the idiots for who the most obvious warning labels are designed, should be removed from the genepool.

 

[Limos]

I saw one on a can of lighter fluid that said.

WARNING: Do NOT set yourself on fire.

and it had a little picture of a stickfigure on fire and it had the little crossout circle thingy.

 

[Johnny SN1P3R]

The "Game Experience May Change During Online Play" warning on games like WoW.

Yeah, I never got that.

On one of those electric cup heaters: Beverage will get cold if not plugged in.

 

[Madz]

We should stop putting warning labels on things that are redicliously obvious, with the hope that anyone stupid enough to get themselves killed or badly injred by it will never had or have children; thus clensing the gene pool (hopefully) of anyone like them ever being born again...

Problem is, there's a method to this madness. Obviously, people who make ludicrous warning labels have been sued by idiots before.

Exactly. That's where the Coffee "Warning Contents are Hot" warning came from because of the idiot who shoved a cup from McD's between their legs and it split in their lap. So we either have to put up with the dumbasses who sue because they are too stupid to have an ounce of common sense, or we get warning labels that are so obvious we have to wonder if it's worth procreating out of fear our children will inherent the "stupid gene".

God, I remeber this, the scary thing is that the coffee spiller WON the cause, we need to get serious people at the law system (YEAH RIGHT, HA HA >_>) before removing all the labels...

 

[Zak Frost]

I saw a variation on that. "Do not Enter" and beside it "Use other Door". What the hell do you do there?

That's my favorite door related paradox.

(Back on topic)
On a buoy:
"Do not get wet."

 

[tamla]

indeed there is. the AT-4 antitank missile system, on the side of it, says "this side towards enemy"
same warning on the claymore

always makes me laugh that one, very sporting

 

[zachbob2]

I saw one for club saying "For members and non-members only."

 

[Spartan Bannana]

I once saw a sign that said "emergency phone only" but there was no phone anywhere
Oh no, I was gonna call the cops using the wall.

 

[TheKnifeJuggler]

"Warning, use protective jacket and wrist strap during gameplay."

"Warning, pirating this movie is illegal. Pirating this movie that you bought with real money is illegal, and you should not do it."

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

The "Game Experience May Change During Online Play" warning on games like WoW.

Yeah, I never got that.

I think the ESRB mandates that any game with an online component have that, after all they can't really judge a game based on what other people might do.

The ladder for my pool says "Warning shallow water, no diving" and and has an upsidedown, underwater stick figure with its head snaped off. Anyway the point is, why are they warning me about how deep my own personal pool is? For all they know I could have dug down to the bedrock. And it's not like I have a case against anyone if I'm injured by my actions on my property, and if anyone else is injured they only have a case against me. Plus, why the ladder? It would make much more sence to put it on the edging.

 

[Thediscoducky]

On my oh so tasty peanut butter waffer sticks...

WARNING, MAY CONTAIN NUTS

Also saw this on a peanut butter jar once...

On some juggling balls.

WARNING: This set may contian small granules under 3mm that can be a choking hazard. Users in Europe should be over 14 years of age, 8 in the US.

Blow Dryer.

WARNING: Do not use while sleeping

Iron.

WARNING: Never iron clothes ON body

Toliet Cleaner:

WARNING: This product is safe to use around pets and children however neither are advised to drink out of toliet.

Christmas Lights:

WARNING: For indoor and outdoor use ONLY

that just made my day

 

[FranicalFrazical]

"Caution: The contents of this bottle should not be fed to fish." -- On a bottle of shampoo for dogs

"Please keep out of children." -- On a butcher knife.

"Warning: knives are sharp!" -- On the packaging of a sharpening stone

"Do not turn upside down." -- On the bottom of a supermarket dessert box.

 

[Fairee]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but apparently there was one somewhere abroad on a chainsaw:

Do not attempt to stop chainsaw with your hands or genitals.

WTF?

 

[Chezzz]

May Contain Nuts

Cookie for reference

 

[garjian]

http://sanityfound.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/image81.png
lol

pretty much everything in the wiis instruction thingy...

and the classic "For indoor and outdoor use ONLY."

 

[Happy Toki Toki]

We should stop putting warning labels on things that are redicliously obvious, with the hope that anyone stupid enough to get themselves killed or badly injred by it will never had or have children; thus clensing the gene pool (hopefully) of anyone like them ever being born again...

i second that!