Stuff from Emma Brad and Phill - Remove small metal pieces

I have been given a new phone at work and it came with a really weird warning note in the box. What do you make of this?

With respect to section 5.4.3.10 of the Australian Communications Authority as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S004 2004 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997:

You should be aware that, under certain operating conditions, the handset earpiece may retain small metallic objects. If this occurs, these objects should be removed before using the handset.

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muppet - Easy!

|27-05-2008 01:21:02

The speaker is a magnetic one. Therefore under certain conditions (maybe
someone yelling at you?) it might attract bits of metal.

Now, what those bits
of metal would be doing in your ear in the first place is a good question.
Maybe if you put the phone on the desk for a minute it might attract staples,
and these should be removed before you put the phone back to your ear, in case
you end up dropping staples into it?

Should I stop thinking now?

phill - Strewth

|27-05-2008 07:00:01

Yeah, yeah, I know what they really mean, but gee wizz, there must be other
things far more dangerous and far more likley than that! For instance I probably
shouldn't insert the power cord in my ear, but they don't warn me against that,
the little holes in the earpiece might attract families of baby scorpions but
they don't mention that one, what if I sneeze whilst talking on the phone and
accidentally inhale the whole thing?

I mean to say, when was the last time you
saw deadly metallic objects retained by your phone handpiece?

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