zashi Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 This website has Science Project Kits to test if drinking water is safe! >>Guess what? No more spam link and no more zashi :)<< Clay A comprehensive test kit for comparing the water quality! Results on the spot!Test for: Lead, Bacteria, Pesticides, Nitrates, Nitrites, Chlorine Hardness & pH No lab require! Most results are out in less than 10 minutes except for Bacteria test, that needs 48 hours so that bacteria can grow. Very easy to use and easy to follow instructions! They also have printable charts and instructions great for Science Project for 3rd to 8th graders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleAl Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 All water is a deadly hazard. An inch of water will drown a mouse - or 10,000 mice if you want statistical validity. Water is so deadly hazardous that five gallon plastic buckets in America ship with an appended govenrment-mandated International Warning Orange hazard sticker: "¡Aviso! Niños pueden caer adentro de el balde y ahogarse. Retire los niños delos baldes aunque solamente tengan un poco de agua." I don't know why it is specific to Hispanics. America has a huge annual influx that imports itself from Mexico. There will not be a sudden shortage of exploited farm labor from killing off juveniles too stupid not to stick their heads in buckets filled with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I don't know why it is specific to Hispanics. America has a huge annual influx that imports itself from Mexico. There will not be a sudden shortage of exploited farm labor from killing off juveniles too stupid not to stick their heads in buckets filled with water.I'm really at a loss to understand why someone as intelligent as you are Uncle, finds it necessary to be so insulting. I'm sure if you were Hispanic, you would find that statement of yours to be absolutely offensive and also racist. You have always impressed me, and also I'm sure, many others with your intellect, why must you also insist on impressing us with your abrasiveness. I'm sure your acquainted with our FAQ page, maybe you should read it again? C1ay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadalupe Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 All water is a deadly hazard. An inch of water will drown a mouse - or 10,000 mice if you want statistical validity. Water is so deadly hazardous that five gallon plastic buckets in America ship with an appended govenrment-mandated International Warning Orange hazard sticker: "¡Aviso! Niños pueden caer adentro de el balde y ahogarse. Retire los niños delos baldes aunque solamente tengan un poco de agua." I don't know why it is specific to Hispanics. America has a huge annual influx that imports itself from Mexico. There will not be a sudden shortage of exploited farm labor from killing off juveniles too stupid not to stick their heads in buckets filled with water. :) :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleAl Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I'm really at a loss to understand why someone as intelligent as you are Uncle, finds it necessary to be so insulting.The labels are in Spanish. Are you suggesting Japanese-, Chinese-, Vietnamese-, Armenian-, Tagalog-, Pashto-, Ebonics-, Greek-, German-, Bugarian-, Russian-, Gaelic-, Swedish-, Hindi-... and even French-speakers must learn Spanish to protect their bastard get from a creeping evil that will reach out, grab them by their shoulders, and lethally immerse their breathing holes in liquid death? The labels are in Spanish without simultaneous translation. Whom do you suppose they are targeting? (Other than Uncle Al's first guess) http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/bucket.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ay Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 This reminds me of another potentially lethal substance, dihydrogen monoxide, that bears a similar label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadalupe Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 This reminds me of another potentially lethal substance, dihydrogen monoxide, that bears a similar label. So C1ay, does this mean you concur with UncleAl posts? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkt Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 "Do you concur?""I concur, Doctor. Worst case of letahls tupidity I've ever seen.""But at least we now know that it does work... 'Put your head in a bucket of water three times, and take it out twice'";-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I'm sure if you were Hispanic, you would find that statement of yours to be absolutely offensive and also racist. I read it as irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ay Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 So C1ay, does this mean you concur with UncleAl posts? :)posts? I only see one in this thread. Yes, it is assinine that they put a spanish warning on water and no other languages. It actually kind of implies that they are too dumb to know that water can kill them so they need a special warning that speakers of other languages do not need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I read it as irony.Ironic, because some appear to choose a position of agreement by introducing the words of others while laughing under their breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 posts? I only see one in this thread. Yes, it is assinine that they put a spanish warning on water and no other languages. It actually kind of implies that they are too dumb to know that water can kill them so they need a special warning that speakers of other languages do not need.I too took UncleAl's comment as racist (I'm not Hispanic)... but I do have to admit that it is the Spanish speaking people who tend to demand that we make allowances for them more often than other non-English speaking peoples... or maybe its just that the countries the others come from teach English to their children because they know how important English is to success in this world? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishteacher73 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 If you have to live in such a padded world as to not be able to see sarcasm and satire, perhaps a bit of critical thinking is beyond your grasp. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Really, people - anybody who took offence in Uncle Al's comments need to read it again - this time concentrating on the sarcasm, hyperbole and irony that was obviously missed in the first reading. Go, UA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 What may be beyond the grasp of a few is that sarcasm and satire are often used as vehicles of disrespect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Mind Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 posts? I only see one in this thread. Posts 2 & 5 :) Yes, it is assinine that they put a spanish warning on water and no other languages. It actually kind of implies that they are too dumb to know that water can kill them so they need a special warning that speakers of other languages do not need. I don't even know how UncleAl managed to start this one up.... Anyway, I believe that the warning is only in spanish probably due to statistics (More hispanics are killed by buckets than bullets :evil: ), but it could also be that most native born English speakers are able to recognize a warning label based on color, punctuation ( ! ), and homonyms (Aviso! = Attention/Advisory!). Whereas hispanics that don't know English may need it literally spelled out for them the "danger" of buckets... This is just what I think the US government is thinking :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Mind Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 The labels are in Spanish without simultaneous translation. Whom do you suppose they are targeting? (Other than Uncle Al's first guess) http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/bucket.htm Nice :)... Cynical as ever :). infamous, I think you should read this, it may calm you down and show you where he's coming from :evil:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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