Scientific product warnings

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by thed, Apr 12, 2002.

  1. thed IT Gopher Registered Senior Member

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    <b>Quantum Product Warnings - A Call For More Scientific Truth In Product Warning Labels</b>

    As scientists and concerned citizens, we applaud the recent trend towards legislation that requires the prominent placement of warnings on products that present hazards to the general public. Yet we must also offer the cautionary thought that, however well intentioned, these warnings merely scratch the surface of what is required in this important area. This is especially true in the light of the findings of 20th century physics.

    We are therefore proposing that all responsible scientists should join together in an intensive push for new legislation that would mandate the conspicuous placement of suitable informative warnings on the packaging of every product offered for sale in the United States of America and / or the European Union. Our suggested list of required warnings appears below.

    Warning: This Product Warps Space And Time In Its Vicinity

    Warning: This Product Attracts Every Other Piece Of Matter, Including The Products Of Other Manufacturers, With A Force Proportional To The Product Of Their Masses And Inversely Proportional To The Distance Between Them.

    Caution: The Mass Of This Product Contains The Energy Equivalent Of 65 Million Tonnes Of TNT Per Net Ounce Of Weight.

    Handle With Extreme Care: This Product Contains Minute Electrically Charged Particles Travelling In Excess Of Five Hundred Million Miles Per Hour.

    Consumer Notice: Because Of The Uncertainty Principle, It Is Impossible For The Consumer To Find Out At The Same Time Both Exactly Where This Product Is And How Fast It Is Moving

    Advisory: There Is An Extremely Small But Nonzero Chance That, Through A Process Known As 'Tunnelling', This Product May Spontaneously Disappear From Its Present Location And Reappear At Any Random Place In The Universe, Including Your Neighbour's Domicile. The Manufacturer Will Not Be Responsible For Any Damages Or Inconvenience That May Result.

    Read This Before Opening Package: According To Certain Suggested Versions Of A Grand Unified Theory, The Primary Particles Constituting This Product May Decay To Nothingness Within The Next Four Hundred Million Years.

    This Is A 100% Matter Product: In The Unlikely Event That This Merchandise Should Contact Antimatter Of Any Kind, A Catastrophic Explosion Will Result.

    Public Notice: Any Use Of This Product, In Any manner Whatsoever, Will Increase The Amount Of Disorder In The Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, The Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Eventually Lead To The Heat Death Of The Universe.

    Note: The Most Fundamental Particles In This Product Are Held Together By A 'Gluing' Force About Which Little Is Currently Known, And Whose Adhesive Power Can Therefore Not Be Permanently Guaranteed.

    Attention: Despite Any Other Listing Of Product Contents Found Hereon, The Consumer Is Advised That, In Actuality, This Product Consists Of 99.999999999% Empty Space.

    New Grand Unified Theory Disclaimer: The Manufacturer May Technically Be Entitled To Claim That This Product Is Ten-Dimensional. However, The Consumer Is Reminded That This Confers No Legal Rights Above And Beyond Those Applicable To three-dimensional Objects, Since The Seven New Dimensions Are 'Rolled-Up' Into Such A Small 'Area' That They Cannot Be Detected.

    Please Note: Some Theories Suggest That When The Consumer Is Not Directly Observing This Product, It May Cease To Exist Or Will Exist Only In A Vague And Undetermined State.

    Component Equivalency Notice: The Subatomic Particles (Electrons, Protons, Etc.) Comprising This Product Are Exactly The Same In Every Measurable Respect As Those Used In The Products Of Other Manufacturers, And No Claim To The Contrary May Legitimately Be Expressed Or Implied.

    Health Warning: Care Should Be Taken When Lifting this Product As Its Mass, And Hence Its Weight, Is Dependant On Its Velocity With Respect To The User.

    Important Notice To Purchasers: The Entire Physical Universe, Including This Product, May One Day Collapse Back Into An Infinitesimally Small Space. Should Another Universe Subsequently Re-Emerge, The Existence Of This Product In That Universe Cannot Be Guaranteed.
     
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  3. Adam §Þ@ç€ MØnk€¥ Registered Senior Member

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    Imagine that one applied to car sales.

    Even worse: Heisenberg stole my car!
     
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  5. wet1 Wanderer Registered Senior Member

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    lol's thed, thanx.
     
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  7. Chagur .Seeker. Registered Senior Member

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    thed ...

    BRAVO!!!!


    Take care

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  8. betavoltaic future-shock-rider Registered Senior Member

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    The TAO of Thed very amusing

    Thed,
    That was both amusing and educational. Like the "Tao of Physics" meets "Monte Python's Flying Circus"
     
  9. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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  10. wet1 Wanderer Registered Senior Member

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    tiassa,

    You should keep your cat in a box so you always know where it is at....

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  11. Gifted World Wanderer Registered Senior Member

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    Quote:

    "You should keep your cat in a box so you always know where it is at..."

    Another quote applied to the box:
    "Consumer notice: Because of the uncertainty principle, it is impossible for the consumer to find out at the same time both exactly where this product is and where it is moving."
     

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