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Heat Gun Wins Wacky Warning Label Contest

DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2006
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(AP) A warning that consumers shouldn't use a heat gun that produces temperatures of 1,000 degrees as a hairdryer has won an anti-lawsuit group's award for the wackiest label of the year.

The Wacky Warning Label Contest, in its ninth year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch as part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels.

"When judges see it as their job to dismiss cases that are rooted in frivolous theories, we'll see fewer wacky labels and more fairness in the courts," said Robert B. Dorigo Jones, the group's president.

The $500 first prize went to Tom Brunelle of Holland, who spotted the heat gun warning.

The $250 second prize award went to Jam Sardar of Grand Rapids for a label on a kitchen knife that warns: "Never try to catch a falling knife."

Third prize of $100 went to Alice Morgan of La Junta, Colo. She found a cocktail napkin with a map of the waterways around Hilton Head Island, S.C., printed on it that cautioned: "Not to be used for navigation."

An honorable mention went to Kirk Dunham of Seabrook, Texas. He found this warning on a bottle of dried bobcat urine used to keep pests away from garden plants: "Not for human consumption."

so this was the gun used in Heat?

DUHHH!  

An honorable mention went to Kirk Dunham of Seabrook, Texas. He found this warning on a bottle of dried bobcat urine used to keep pests away from garden plants: "Not for human consumption."

I have a circular saw that reads, and I quote, "Do not stick fingers into moving blade."

There's only one reason for a label like that:

Some idiot, some time ago, cut off his fingers; subsequently sued the manufacturer, claiming he should have been warned  not to put his finger in the blade ; and won the lawsuit.

I have heard that there is a chainsaw out there with a warning something like "Do not grab moving chain to try to stop it."

Quoted: I have heard that there is a chainsaw out there with a warning something like "Do not grab moving chain to try to stop it."

most chainsaws have that warning on them

If you actually read the manual on the Husky Chainsaw, it states

"Do not stop chain with crotch"

I dont know if it is a bad Swedish translation, but it is pretty funny

Quoted: If you actually read the manual on the Husky Chainsaw, it states "Do not stop chain with crotch" I dont know if it is a bad Swedish translation, but it is pretty funny

I thought it said genitals, not crotch?

Kharn

I read:

"Heat" Gun Wins Wacky Warning Label Contest  



So, this isn't really about the FNC, is it?

B_S

the best i've seen was a folding stroller that said "do not fold while baby is in stroller"

Best I ever saw:

"Do not post to ARFcom while drunk"

I've never seen it myself, but I've heard a hairdryer had the warning "Do not use while sleeping."

Quoted: so this was the gun used in Heat?

When I saw the title, thats what I thought it was about....

My Christmas lights say "for indoor or outdoor use only".

The science lab at my university has a big sign in the back saying "_________ University not responsible for damages, injuries, illness, death, or catastrophic destruction on apocalyptic levels due to stupidity."

Quoted: the best i've seen was a folding stroller that said "do not fold while baby is in stroller"

I laughed till I cried on this one.

Quoted: I've never seen it myself, but I've heard a hairdryer had the warning "Do not use while sleeping."

i've seen hair driers that say "Do not use in shower" - i guess that's why my hair was never getting dry ~shrugs~.

On a Speed Queen commercial washing machine I was called out to a service call on.

High speed spin- DON'T PUT PEOPLE IN MACHINE


I guess the the wash cycle is OK for people.

Quoted: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/06/ap/strange/mainD8EVE8O8J.shtml Heat Gun Wins Wacky Warning Label Contest DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (AP) A warning that consumers shouldn't use a heat gun that produces temperatures of 1,000 degrees as a hairdryer has won an anti-lawsuit group's award for the wackiest label of the year. The $500 first prize went to Tom Brunelle of Holland, who spotted the heat gun warning.

There have got to be better than that. I could've won this award years ago.

I think the Navigation one was better.

I soooooooo thought the FN-FNC was getting an award for something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LIke a warning that it can cut down bank robbers with ease!

I got a cheaper version of a dremel tool for Christmas.  In the manual it said not to use the tool for dental surgery.