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Who would've thought that buying a concentrated spray of chemicals from Walmart and then proceeding to fill your home with it was a bad idea? 'It's sold in Wal
by Ansil849 5y ago
Who would've thought that buying a concentrated spray of chemicals from Walmart and then proceeding to fill your home with it was a bad idea?
'It's sold in Wal-Mart, in America, it _must_ be safe!'
- HPsquared 5y agoThe idea is if something sold in America was in any way dangerous, the seller would be sued into oblivion. Not always the case in practice, but that's the heuristic.
- rmk 5y ago> 'It's sold in Wal-Mart, in America, it _must_ be safe' Actually, this is a pretty reasonable heuristic. If this happened in India, say, then the story would have been very different. American regulatory institutions are relied upon by the whole world, and are de-facto global regulatory institutions. Examples include the FAA, the FCC, the FDA, the NHTSA, the CDC (which has lost a lot of credibility in this pandemic), and so on.
- Ansil849 5y ago> Actually, this is a pretty reasonable heuristic. Except apparently in this case, eh?
- sergiomattei 5y agoShit happens. These systems aren't exactly 100% perfect, but they're usually better than the alternatives.