Archive for September 1st, 2006

“Warning: This Product Warps Space and Time in Its Vicinity.”

LOTD: Hey, Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn You . . .

It’s just one of many warnings submitted to his annual Wacky Warning Label Contest. This year, first prize went to a heat gun that removes paint by blasting it with air heated to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The warning label said: “Do not use the heat gun as a hair dryer.”

Second prize went to the warning label on a kitchen knife: “Never try to catch a falling knife.”

Third prize went to a cocktail napkin decorated with a map of the seacoast of Hilton Head, S.C., and a warning: “Caution: Not to be used for navigation.”