Have We Really Dumbed Down This Much?!
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dseag2
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My father's favorite saying was, "there is no limit to human stupidity" and I see it every day.
hollydolly
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yep I say exactly the same..
my husband taught me that....
horseless carriage
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Packerjohn
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That's true but the media doesn't like us. Just when Covid 19 was at it's peak. All the media screamed about was COVID,COVID, COVID. It sort of ignored that some people were still getting heart attacks, strokes, cancer, etc. Oh yes, smart folks are still around but for some reason we are not "sexy" enough for media to take much notice. I think there is a price for this and society will have to pay. Perhaps it is already with all the mass shooting going on in the USA?
JaniceM
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It sounds impossible, but a few years ago I was watching a show where somebody actually did get part of a metal hanger caught in his throat.
Em in Ohio
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Keeping in mind different methods of testing (who and what was tested and what test was used), it is possibly better or potentially even worse than that. This site has lots of variation in data, but it is interesting - https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country.
Personally, since US youth are given technology at such an early age (i.e. lots of 3 year olds with I-Pads, etc.), I don't doubt it. The tech has become a cheap baby-sitting service and, in my view, a mind-numbing addiction for our children.
RubyK
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Em in Ohio
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@hollydolly said: I know, it constantly amazes me.. I saw on a packet of peanuts recently.. Warning: may contain traces of nuts...
"In the U.S., plain-language labeling on packaged foods is required for 18 different tree nuts. These tree nuts are not the same as peanut (only 40% of children with tree nut allergies have an allergy to peanut),...
https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/common-allergens/tree-nut
I doubt that many folks are aware of that distinction. It would be useful if it said: "Allergy Warning: Peanuts are legumes, but this product may also contain tree nuts." This would help protect the 40% of people who are allergic to both.
"In the U.S., plain-language labeling on packaged foods is required for 18 different tree nuts. These tree nuts are not the same as peanut (only 40% of children with tree nut allergies have an allergy to peanut),...
https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergies/food-allergy-essentials/common-allergens/tree-nut
Em in Ohio
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Label: Never operate your speakerphone while driving.
Product: Jabra Drive 'N' Talk"The 2010 winner of the annual Wacky Warning Label contest, which challenges Americans to find the most ridiculous warning labels in the country. The Jabra Drive 'N' Talk is a Bluetooth speakerphone accessory for cellphones to be used in the car. The Drive 'N' Talk carries this contradictory warning label: "Never operate your speakerphone while driving." So should it just be called the "Talk"?"
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JaniceM
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Why am I not surprised..
A couple of years ago, I needed to check out some "Pre-K" info for a work project.. One thing it said was most children start at 3 years of age, but some places accept two-year-olds and even one-year-old kids.
The other alarming info: Pre-Ks that are all about academics.. The way one place worded it, they didn't want children to 'waste their days' with 'mindless imaginative play'...
In other words, stop little kids' creative minds from developing...
Paco Dennis
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hollydolly
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I think that anyone with at least average intelligence knows this.. at least here in the UK
OneEyedDiva
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For those who mentioned companies protecting themselves from lawsuits from the foolish and the scammers...I agree that's a factor.
@Bella The zipper/***** thing...too funny! But I imagine that has happened enough that the warning is warranted. I know at least two men who said it happened to them.
@Bella The zipper/***** thing...too funny!
But I imagine that has happened enough that the warning is warranted. I know at least two men who said it happened to them.
But just like the Cascade Platinum pods for dishwashing .... they look like candy to little kids.
horseless carriage
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Warning label on a baby stroller
Warning label on a thermometer:
Warning label on a takeout coffee cup:
Warning label on a box of rat poison:
Warning label on an iron-on shirt pattern:
A severe case of: "Stupid is, as stupid does."
feywon
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Does work except when there's faucet handles oddly placed like the inflow for water to my water heater. The pipes are in narrow space between the heater and wall in a corner just as one enters our small bathroom. For some unfathomable reason the cutoff valve, while at a convenient height for most adults is facing away from the position you can reach it from, so we have to think in terms of the handle's right not ours. Thankfully its only been necessary to deal with when we replaced old water heateryep I say exactly the same..
hollydolly
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I have a very oddly places tap under my sink, it's the one needed to attach the garden hose... but it still adheres to the rule of righty tighty...
JaniceM
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How about for dumb we add parents who don't believe in putting items up out of little kids' reach? and then blaming them for doing what children do- mess with things.But just like the Cascade Platinum pods for dishwashing .... they look like candy to little kids.
Geezer Garage
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There are definitely left hand threads, but mostly in automotive, and machinery applications where you have something rotating in a clockwise direction you will often find it has a lefty on thread to prevent it coming off. Table saws are one example and lug nuts on vehicles (not all) especially heavy trucks is another.
Nathan
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That's it, in a nutshell.Sadly, our judicial system is responsible for a lot of the perceived 'dumbing down.' Rewarding stupidity with large cash awards
Dairy? What a shocker!
feywon
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This one does too, but it since it faces away from us the instinctive turning right movement to shut off doesn't work.I have a very oddly places tap under my sink, it's the one needed to attach the garden hose... but it still adheres to the rule of righty tighty...