Apparently, it took a government agency to clue people in to the fact that being locked into an airtight plastic ball is not exactly a smart idea. I am not ordinarily a friend of the nanny state, but also being no fan of social Darwinism or the use of stupidity as a eugenic tool, I've got to admit that they did the right thing here.
The question I have, of course, is why safety officials and lawyers and the manufacturer and customers didn't figure this one out--never mind customers.
Sunday Firesides: You Don’t Have the Time, Not to Take the Time
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We often talk about time in economic terms. We speak about what we choose
to pay attention to and how we spend our time. When we look at our budget
of ti...
20 hours ago
2 comments:
I would have definitely thought salivating lawyers would have been all over this one.
The only defense I can come up with for those lawyers is that all too many people go into law because they don't understand math and science, so this could have slipped their notice.
I can't give as much of an excuse for company safety compliance (OSHA compliance) officials....no, wait, I can, because my company's safety program is run by HR. I am not making this up.
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