More dumbing down of America

WARNING: For all those who think that American society consists of mainly intellectual people, or that we on a whole are smarter than other nations, you may want to skip this part. These labels all came from products people here use everyday!

On a Duraflame fireplace log: "Caution: Risk of Fire."
On a compact disc player: "Do not use the Ultradisc 2000 as a projectile in a catapult."
On a propane torch: "Never use while sleeping."
On a box of rat poison: "Warning-Has been found to cause cancer in labratory mice."
On an air conditioner: "Avoid dropping unit out of window."
On a vacuum cleaner: "Do not use to pick up anything that is currently burning."
On a Batman costume: "Warning-Cape does not enable user to fly."
On a bottle of hair dye: "Do not use as an ice-cream topping."
On a curling iron: "Warning-This product can burn eyes."
On a cardboard windshield screen: "Do not drive with sunshield in place."
On a toner cartridge: "Do not eat toner."
On a toilet bowl cleaning brush: "Do not use orally."
On a pair of shin guards: "Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover."
On a portable stroller: "Caution-Remove infant before folding for storage."
On a plastic, 13-inch wheelbarrow wheel: "Not intended for highway use."
On a laser pointer: "Do not look into laser with remaining eye."
In a microwave oven manual: "Do not use for drying pets."
In the instructions for a digital thermometer: "Do not use orally after using rectally."

These are all honest-to-goodness labels. What bothers me isn't the fact that manufacturers have to warn people about things like this; it's the fact that for them to be added, someone must have done it, or asked the company about it. Scary shit, huh??