I read something today on my physics coursework brief, which made me smile to myself. Not because it was a well-written, witty statement on the paper, but because it opened up a whole new area for me to blog about almost endlessly. Health & safety.
Before I say anything else, don't get me wrong, I'm not for deliberately dropping toddlers on their heads, feeding them ball-bearings and running people over "just for lols", but I do think it's ridiculous the lengths people go to these days just to make sure no one gets so much as a single scratch on their arm, or bump on their head. No, what made me laugh was that in a piece of coursework about the viscosity of motor oil, it told me to write a bit about safety.
Of course, I mentioned thechoking hazard posed by the (0.3mm diameter) ball-bearing I will be using, and the importance of clearong up any spillages so no one goes flying, but that only really took up one line. I therefore mentally toyed with the idea of adding a bit more to it. For example:
Hi-vi safety vests. Now, everybody (H&S departments everywhere) knows that in donning such an item, the wearer is immune from death. I don't know why they're not sold with a label saying "H&S notice: in wearing this item, the wearer is unaffected by firearms, hand-grenades, deadly diseases, A-bombs, spontaneous combustion, and Swine Flu." The way the idiots go on about how safe hi-vi vests make people, it's only a matter of time.
Another interesting point to note is that you can go into a shop, buy a hi-vi jacket and stand on the streets giving out fake tickets to random drivers. What fun! Tormenting the British public by making up offences, and best of all, having them believe you're an official!
:P
Lowri Greene :)
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