- Here are the winnners of the M-LAW competition for wackiest
warning label of the year:
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- 1st Prize
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- Do Not Use For Personal Hygiene
- - on a toilet brush
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- 2nd Prize
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- This Product Moves When Used
- - on a child's scooter
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- Previous Winners have included:
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- * Remove Child Before Folding
- - on a baby buggy
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- * Once Used Rectally, Thermometer Should Not Be Used
Orally
- - on a digital thermometer
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- * Never Remove Food Or Other Items From The Blades While
The Product Is Operating
- - on an electric hand blender
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- * Harmful If Swallowed
- - on a three-pronged brass fishing lure.
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- * Do Not Use This Product As A Toy, Pillow, Or Flotation
Device
- - on a bag of air used as a packing material
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- * Do Not Use As A Ladder
- - on a 30cm tall CD rack
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- * Never Iron Clothes While They Are Being Worn
- - on a household iron
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- * Do Not Use The 'Silence Feature' In Emergency Situations.
It Will Not Extinguish A Fire
- - on a smoke detector
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- * Do Not Eat Toner
- - on a laser printer cartridge
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- * And on a pair of cyclist's shin guards -
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- Shin Pads Cannot Protect Any Part Of The Body They Do
Not Cover
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- New Scientist's Feedback regularly publishes absurd product
warnings, and other funny real-life tales. For more amusement, visit:
- http://www.newscientist.com/lastword.ns
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