Am I the only one mildly annoyed by the fact that “Do not eat” is in quotations, like it’s silica gel’s motto or something?
You know you wanna
Submitted 2 months ago by spicytuna62@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
bstix@feddit.dk 2 months ago
No, you’re not. The internet is unsurprisingly full of people being annoyed with just that.
The most valid explanation is that quotation marks used to mean something else. Before we had bold and italics and underscores, typographers would sometimes use quotation marks for emphasis. This kind of ancient mark-up language can be seen in advertising up until the 1950s or so. It is considered to be wrong now.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Unfortunately that’s no excuse we started using Silica gel in the 1950’s too (shockingly early I know) they should have stopped at iteration 1.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s to demonstrate that they have to say it, but they don’t really mean it.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I accept this explanation.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
wink wink nudge nudge
UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Sure, Mr. Hutz.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
before silica was commercially available people used to use rice (in salt shakers, to dry electronics…)
rice contains naturally occurring silica.
also, silica is the same composition as quartz and opals.
Grimy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I mean, I still do this. It’s not like I have a bag of silica in my house. I wouldn’t really put it in my salt shaker either way to be honest.
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Remember, every time there is a cautionary, public sign, it’s likely because more than one person (and likely more) did what the sign said you should NOT do.
Nobody puts up a sign as a theoretical deterrent. It happened.
Kenny2999@lemmy.world 2 months ago
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s how you leave the matrix
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Punctuation can save lives, or as in this case, end them.
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I get enough iny shredded cheese, thanks.
Shadow@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Evotech@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Kill him not wait for my arrival
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 2 months ago
Ok, Tracy.
moonburster@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Anything you could do with this that’s functionally worth the effort?
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Lesley Knope strikes agajn
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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riskable@programming.dev 2 months ago
I know someone who tried this. Their ghost still haunts the simulation.