"Do Not Eat iPod Shuffle": 30 Dumb Warning Labels 143
jfruhlinger writes "You'd think that people would know electronic equipment isn't for eating, but apparently you'd be wrong. Find out what dumb things companies felt compelled to warn their customers not to do in this list compiled by JR Raphael. Some of the best include: Don't throw your mouse at a co-worker, do not attempt to stop with hands or genitals, and do not put lit candles on phone."
The Shuffle warning was JOKE (Score:4, Interesting)
See here. [archive.org] The page (the article only shows a bit of it in the screenshot) said "iPod shuffle: Smaller than a pack of gum and much more fun.* ". The "warning" was a joke.
* actually, it was a [2] footnote, but Slashdot doesn't allow <sup> tags.
Ring ring ring (Score:5, Interesting)
"Warning! Disconnect telephone lines before opening!"
As someone who was once zapped when removing a PCI modem, I can understand this one. Phone lines carry a moderate DC voltage, plus a higher AC voltage when ringing. It is a good idea to disconnect those lines before handling the circuit boards they connect to. It wouldn't be lethal, but it's unpleasant and could cause you to yank your hand away suddenly (right into a pointy heat-sink or razor-sharp edge of sheet metal).
Re:The 30 Labels - because clickthroughs be damned (Score:4, Interesting)
There is exactly zero chance of that being an actual warning label.
OK, maybe .00003 chance.