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 1 month ago by spicytuna62@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
bstix@feddit.dk 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
It’s to demonstrate that they have to say it, but they don’t really mean it.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I accept this explanation.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
wink wink nudge nudge
UnrefinedChihuahua@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Sure, Mr. Hutz.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s how you leave the matrix
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Punctuation can save lives, or as in this case, end them.
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I get enough iny shredded cheese, thanks.
Shadow@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Evotech@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Kill him not wait for my arrival
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 month ago
Ok, Tracy.
moonburster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Anything you could do with this that’s functionally worth the effort?
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Lesley Knope strikes agajn
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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riskable@programming.dev 1 month ago
I know someone who tried this. Their ghost still haunts the simulation.