Weird and Common Sense Questions You Think About

Right Now said:
I'll start with the one that totally baffles me...

Downy liquid added to every wash when you are already using detergent that gets rid of 99% of bacteria and smells.
What?!? Four fagrances are available:
fabric softeners,
Downy Unstoppables (who cares if your clothes are fresh for 12 weeks? Don't you wear them long before the 3 months have passed),
Downy Scent Beads
Downy dryer sheets in lavender and other scents
Downy Infusions (Bliss and Romantic)

So, what's the point? Makes me ponder...
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Speaking of, do you think Dawn really is the only thing that will clean crude oil off baby ducks? I'm serious. Surely any detergent will work.
 

Alligatorob said:
Why do pages in reports and other documents often only say "This Page Intentionally Left Blank"? When in fact that statement makes the page not blank, without it the blankness of the page would be obvious...
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Thanks @Right Now , fun thread
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This always baffled me, too.
When I find this in documents, it does give me paper to cut up in 4x4 sections for quick scrap paper.✂️
 
The Michelin Tire Company was way up the track in tire sales. That is...until...they started those TV ads with the baby in the tire. (Because there is more riding on your tires). They shot up to number one in tire sales, as people felt they needed them to protect their kids.

Fear can be an effective selling point.
 
JustDave said:
When you a box of ashes from a dead relative, how do you know all of those ashes are his, and how many of his ashes end up in someone else's box? I'll bet Undertakers must laugh over how often they don't clean the furnace.
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You make a good point. However, ashes are ashes, are ashes...if it's a party of five in that box, I bet no one would complain.
 
Right Now said:
Dawn is touted to cut grease faster than other detergents. Those ducks have been in oil spills. I'd use Dawn first, I think. But any soap should work.
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Well, I think you're right because, check this:

"When asked whether they have to use Dawn, Nevill replies, "Dawn definitely works the best. It very effectively removes grease but does not cause harm to the skin of the birds." Nevill and the rest of the workers at the International Bird Rescue Research Center sound like walking commercials for Dawn. Jun 22, 2010"

The above is from an article on NPR.org

https://www.npr.org/2010/06/22/1279...r they have,like walking commercials for Dawn.

Huh. So it really does clean the baby ducks better.
 
JustDave said:
When you a box of ashes from a dead relative, how do you know all of those ashes are his, and how many of his ashes end up in someone else's box? I'll bet Undertakers must laugh over how often they don't clean the furnace.
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I am not going to lie, that is just heartbreaking, disgusting to me. I was so worried about it that I wanted to go to the crematorium with my husband's body. It was very expensive to make an appointment to be on site for the process. I could not afford it. There was also no one available to take me and I know in my current state I could not do it alone. I think a lot of people assume it is done on site at the funeral home, that is not the case.
 
Marian said:
Why do tags on mattresses say this? Are the police going to show up at my home if I remove it? Will they take me out in handcuffs and throw me in jail?
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"They" apparently won't do anything. A few years ago I bought a mattress from Metro Mattress, and after 3 weeks it had already sagged. I complained to the company, adjuster had to come and measure, etc. Bottom line, I called the mfg. myself and spoke to the manager. Then, I looked at the tag while speaking to him and noticed the date on the tag said it was made 3 days AFTER I took delivery of said mattress. What a story that guy fed me about being on a Friday and just bumping up the date.
True story so why the big deal with the removal of the tag?
I bought another mattress from another company and donated the"new" one to a women's shelter.
 
My wife got into (in her words) a minor fender-bender with the car a few years back.

I went to the driveway to check out the vehicle...the whole right front headlamp assembly was missing. I found it in the passenger seat!

"Minor" fender-bender?! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
 
Medusa said:
Well, I think you're right because, check this:

"When asked whether they have to use Dawn, Nevill replies, "Dawn definitely works the best. It very effectively removes grease but does not cause harm to the skin of the birds." Nevill and the rest of the workers at the International Bird Rescue Research Center sound like walking commercials for Dawn. Jun 22, 2010"

The above is from an article on NPR.org

https://www.npr.org/2010/06/22/127999735/why-dawn-is-the-bird-cleaner-of-choice-in-oil-spills#:~:text=When asked whether they have,like walking commercials for Dawn.

Huh. So it really does clean the baby ducks better.
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Dawn may not hurt the skin of ducks, but I tried it once and my hands turned into sand paper. One bottle of hand cream later, they finally felt normal again.
 
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