[with various snips] > I was surprised to find this warning label... > CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. CAP MAY BLOW OFF > CAUSING EYE OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY. > POINT AWAY FROM FACE AND PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY > WHILE OPENING. > But the physics of a screw-off soda bottle cap just doesn't > seem to have the same ballistic potential. > Sean Oberle
Sadly they do: a friend of my mother has lost the sight in one eye from a fizzy drink screw-on cap that come off with projectile force when undone. Let's hope proper design (the thread slots Ray Corson/ Richard Nute referenced) overcomes the need for warnings in most products, as there are so many now days that I'm sure we've become blind to them (no pun intended). Regards, Mark -- Mark Hone Wellman CJB Limited Email: [email protected] Airport Service Road Tel: +44 (0)2392 629239 (Direct) Portsmouth, Hampshire Tel: +44 (0)2392 664911 PO3 5PG, ENGLAND Fax: +44 (0)2392 697864 --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
