Comments on: Warning label demanded: TVs subject to gravity

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 16 May 2006 14:27:40 +0000

Shouldn’t parents be required to put warning labels on babies stating that they may be damaged if something heavy falls on them?

By: Dark Lord Xenu

Dark Lord Xenu — Sat, 13 May 2006 11:28:12 +0000

When my first daughter was born, we had or 28″ TV on a shaky bookshelf. When she was learning to walk, we went out and bought an entertainment center to house it.

It seemed a no brainer at the time. I guess life was simpler then.

By: EarlW

EarlW — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:24:33 +0000

That would be followed by an epidemic of stubbed toes and tripping.

Reminds me of a question about the safety of microwave ovens. The answer was “They are very dangerous, especially when they fall on your toe”.

I would counter-sue the parent who ‘perched’ the VCR above the television.

In addition, there is no reason for an 8 yr old child to have a television in their room.

Sue the parents for setting a bad example.

By: David Wilson

David Wilson — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:11:44 +0000

Television kills in more ways than one, it seems.

By: nevins

nevins — Wed, 10 May 2006 12:17:04 +0000

Ralph has hit upon something here. It is not just the manufacturers of heavy things that are at fault, it is the makers of things flat that are the real problem.

These flat things, desks, tables, shelves are an attractive nussance that beg gravity unwary parents to put things on them.

It is only when all of our household posessions are safely on the floor that this epidemic of falling objects will stop.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 10 May 2006 10:37:55 +0000

Maybe we should have warning labels on everything that children could pull down on top of themselves, and on every horizontal surface where someone could leave such objects that could be pulled down by children. Hmmm.. Imagine every table top in the world having a warning lable on each edge accessable to a child…. All forks, knives, pieces of glass or anything breakable, anything hard or weighing more than, say, 10 pounds.

What a beautiful world it would be…