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Unenforceable? The problem with this sort of law is not that it's completely unenforceable, it's that it can be enforced willy nilly: one officer of the law (or agent of the whatever agency tasked to enforce the law) can apply the law to one small business but not another.
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According to the Handmade Toys Alliance, the law will also require all toys to have a date and batch number stamped. Since this law is retroactive, ALL toys that don't have them are contraband (and how many toys do you see have production batch numbers on them?)
My understanding is that the law applies to both domestic and imported "children's products" (not just limited to toys and clothes). Imported materials have to include a certification of testing.
Natural materials are excluded, so cotton, wood, etc. are exempt from the rulings (but painted stuff still have to comply with the testings).
This is a knee-jerk law due to the lead paint in kids toys from China scare. The law is badly written, and enforcement would be prohibitive.
My understanding is that the law applies to both domestic and imported "children's products" (not just limited to toys and clothes). Imported materials have to include a certification of testing.
Natural materials are excluded, so cotton, wood, etc. are exempt from the rulings (but painted stuff still have to comply with the testings).
This is a knee-jerk law due to the lead paint in kids toys from China scare. The law is badly written, and enforcement would be prohibitive.
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Being hit by falling cardboard tubes probably beat being hit by falling concrete.
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We had a similar story on Neatorama a while ago, about how to raise smart children (hint: don't tell them they're smart)
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wouldn’t it be easier to just use a knife?
It would be easier with these stainless steel playing cards!
It would be easier with these stainless steel playing cards!
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WooHoo! 100%.
The water one is kind of like the black swan question, which is like this
- a swan is observed to have white feathers
- all observations so far confirm that all swans have white feathers
People in middle age Europe actually believed that ALL swans are white, until someone noticed that there's a black swan outside of Europe.
It's also the title of the book on the economic collapse by Nassim Taleb.
The water one is kind of like the black swan question, which is like this
- a swan is observed to have white feathers
- all observations so far confirm that all swans have white feathers
People in middle age Europe actually believed that ALL swans are white, until someone noticed that there's a black swan outside of Europe.
It's also the title of the book on the economic collapse by Nassim Taleb.
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Scots are blind to fashion!
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Hah, TronStuck! I wasn't sure anyone would get that ...
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I like the built-in fridge!
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1643! Fixed now, thanks lakelady!
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As long as she has bacon, Gauldar, I'll be okay with that.
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Today Benihana onion volcano, tomorrow yellowstone supervolcano!
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It's Pan the chimp from "The Adventures of Pan and James: Chimpanzee and Bulldog on Errands" and the Japanese shows "Tensai! Shimura Doubutsu-en" (Genius! Shimura Zoo) and "Doubutsu Kisou Tengai!" (Unbelievable Animals).
Previously on Neatorama here. Still makes me ROFL whenever I see him though! :)
Previously on Neatorama here. Still makes me ROFL whenever I see him though! :)
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It should be fixed now.