Well, yes.

[andrewducker]

The can of insect killing spray has a warning on it that "Solvent abuse can kill."

Leaving aside that I'm not sure that Raid is a solvent, who tries to get high using something designed to kill????

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[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

I assume from your question that you've never spent much time in Lanarkshire.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Personally I feel that cans of insect killing spray should probably include a big banner ad saying 'Caution, you can get REALLY REALLY HIGH OFF THIS!'

And then we can let Darwin take care of raising the average level of intelligence of the population.

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

Raid is water-based, it contains almost nothing that would be classed as a solvent from a chemist's point of view. But the propellant gases are most likely a combination of butane/propane/iso-propane, which whilst would not be considered solvents in a chemistry sense, are classed as solvents in terms of drug abuse.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

who tries to get high using something designed to kill?

Pretty much everyone trying to get high, for certain values of "designed". Just this morning I pointed out to someone that caffeine and nicotine were naturally-evolved pesticides... and the ingredients list for a lot of drugs makes them look even more toxic than they end up to be.

-- Steve thinks that huffing Raid is a pretty stupid idea, even for those who think huffing paint is okay.

[skington.livejournal.com]

Like this guy?



(I just wanted to re-post it.)

[matgb]

Hopefully, no one, but "thou shalt put this warning on solvents" is the regulation. Not "thou shalt put this warning on solvents except for daft ones" as companies would try to wriggle out of it.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

And that is probably the right decision; even if it produces incongruous results, cutting exceptions, while natural, is likely to lead to complications. At best, they could consider some alternative wording that might seem less incongruous if people wanted.

[oldbaldchris.livejournal.com]

"who tries to get high using something designed to kill"

You're not serious are you Andy? Where were you living the last 20 years?

[andrewducker]

Clearly under a rock, when I missed the cool kids moving on from whipped cream and tippex to ant-killer :->