I would speculate that "misuse" is not careless use, but rather the use of the product for actions that other devices are much more practically suited and that a reasonable person would normally choose. For instance, should a cockroach crawl across your desk as you read this, it would be "misuse" to squash him with a slap of your keyboard. (It may also be bad karma, but let's not get too philosophical.)
Misuse creates humor in direct proportion to the degree of outrageous inappropriateness of the action. For instance, activating a pushbutton switch with a hammer is misuse of the switch (although perhaps not of the hammer), and more humorous as the size of the hammer increases. Now, reaching for some relevance to the thread, misuse of a cordset might be something like using it in place of a lift chain. Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 11:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Misuse mains cordset In message <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAJr5t2iPPpBNvSDbfl6YQSzCgAAAEAAAAHXLZSlKMctGnquGw <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]>, dated Fri, 17 Oct 2014, Richard Nute < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> writes: >Misuse is just that: Using a product for some use other than intended >use. What would be the term for those clearly incorrect actions that are not misuse? -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See <http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk> www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Quid faciamus nisi sit? John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
