1: Do we really need signs on top of a stone wall, warning that if you walk along the top, you might fall and hurt yourself?
2: Should we put up barriers along cliffs to lessen the likelihood of falling, or let natural selection take its course?
3: Iceland has had to post signs warning people to not walk on the thin crust over lava, how stupid can people be?
4: When you see someone sitting on a cliff, dangling their feet over the edge are you squeamish, or do you wish you were sitting next to them?
5: Tobacco packaging in north America and western Europe contains often graphic health warnings, why would anyone continue to use a product when the packaging says this is likely to lead to gruesome death?
My answers:
1: Do we really need signs on top of a stone wall, warning that if you walk along the top, you might fall and hurt yourself? I think this is ridiculous, people who take risks assume the consequences.
2: Should we put up barriers along cliffs to lessen the likelihood of falling, or let natural selection take its course? Thinning of the herd.
3: Iceland has had to post signs warning people to not walk on the thin crust over lava, how stupid can people be? Everytime we idiot proof it, someone comes up with a better idiot.
4: When you see someone sitting on a cliff, dangling their feet over the edge are you squeamish, or do you wish you were sitting next to them? I get very uncomfortable.
5: Tobacco packaging in north America and western Europe contains often graphic health warnings, why would anyone continue to use a product when the packaging says this is likely to lead to gruesome bad health or an unpleasant death? A monsterous addictive product and a real lack of counseling on how to escape the addition and otherwise cope with life's stress.
Please share your answers in the comments.
1. Of course we do! People just love to sue. One must protect themselves from the actions of idiots.
ReplyDelete2.Dum Dums who get that close to a cliff's edge would probably climb over a barrier. Save taxpayers' money.
3. We live in the U.S. is this a trick question?
4. I walk away with tingling thighs (not the good kind).
5. My sister found it easier to quit her crack habit than tobacco. She's been clean for five years, but cigarettes were the last to go.
1: Do we really need signs on top of a stone wall, warning that if you walk along the top, you might fall and hurt yourself? Yes. Remember Humpty Dumpty!
ReplyDelete2: Should we put up barriers along cliffs to lessen the likelihood of falling, or let natural selection take its course? Yes if it is a part of a public trail system. I believe that there is a wide range of the knowledge of science and natural history. - remember the bell curve - you're not always working with the population to the right of the center.
3: Iceland has had to post signs warning people to not walk on the thin crust over lava, how stupid can people be? See answer to #2
4: When you see someone sitting on a cliff, dangling their feet over the edge are you squeamish, or do you wish you were sitting next to them? See answer to #2. Gravity and the coefficient of friction are not negotiable.
5: Tobacco packaging in north America and western Europe contains often graphic health warnings, why would anyone continue to use a product when the packaging says this is likely to lead to gruesome death? There is perception disconnect between the action and the consequences because it takes years to develop.
Will Jay
My answers:
Too all of them....No! I say let natural selection have its way. Humans are not the brightest bulbs on Broadway. Do we learn? And how many times do we have to do the same thing to expect a different result???
ReplyDelete1. Such a sign and many like them are ridiculous.
ReplyDelete2. Two minds about fencing a cliff top. I would be reluctant but then other animals including livestock do fall off cliffs, and what about toddlers who escape. Maybe it depends on the risk factor, but generally I think they shouldn't be fenced.
3. If they are aware it is a thin crust of lava, they are fools. So, no.
4. Yes, I would get that feeling in my legs if I saw that.
5. Many people do the wrong things by their bodies, quite aware of the dangers. Smoking is just another, one that I've heard is more addictive than many hard core drugs.